New Smaller Pi 3 A+
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New Smaller Pi 3 A+
Pack it in Pi Zero. There's a new DMG sheriff in GBZ Town.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/new-pr ... 3-model-a/
It's a Pi 3 B+, and adds...
-1.4GHz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU
-512MB LPDDR2 SDRAM
-Dual-band 802.11ac wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.2/BLE
-Improved USB mass-storage booting
-Improved thermal management
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/new-pr ... 3-model-a/
It's a Pi 3 B+, and adds...
-1.4GHz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU
-512MB LPDDR2 SDRAM
-Dual-band 802.11ac wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.2/BLE
-Improved USB mass-storage booting
-Improved thermal management
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Re: New Smaller Pi 3 A+
I'm interested to see if I can upgrade my Circuit Sword Lite to use one instead of the current zero... I have ordered a 3A+ (although I'm dreading trying to desolder the old one)
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Re: New Smaller Pi 3 A+
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Re: New Smaller Pi 3 A+
Well... option C, the Pi 3B+ would be the best choice of all of them (has the specs of the 3A+ but with the extra memory of the 3B) although you would probably need to strip it down significantly for a GBZ project.
Although since games from most popular systems run fine on the Zero it doesn't make a huge amount of difference unless you want to play PSP / Dreamcast / N64 games and the like at which point you'll need all the power you can get your hands on.
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Re: New Smaller Pi 3 A+
Okay... so there is one drawback vs. the Pi Zero if using the Pi 3 A+ in a Game Boy Zero -- we're gonna need a bigger battery.
From here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/raspb ... enchmarks/
From here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/raspb ... enchmarks/
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Re: New Smaller Pi 3 A+
RxBrad wrote: ↑Fri Nov 16, 2018 6:56 amOkay... so there is one drawback vs. the Pi Zero if using the Pi 3 A+ in a Game Boy Zero -- we're gonna need a bigger battery.
From here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/raspb ... enchmarks/
as well as a bigger battery.....
(Helder got you covered https://sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=6720 )
maybe a decent power module is also not a bad idea...
https://sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=6421
(Helder... ring any bells.... )
but for me, the main concern is the heat this is going to generate when in use (heatsink and cooling might be a must too).....
as the Pi3 B+ isnt as cool as everyone might think (if you know what i mean)...
(its basically the same CPU, with just less RAM... )_
especially in a confined space as something like a DMG shell, or smaller.....
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Re: New Smaller Pi 3 A+
Definitely. I had to add a fan the the Pi3 I use to play games on my TV because it kept overheating & throttling. I'm sure this would have those same problems, but worse, in a DMG-type case.VeteranGamer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:44 ambut for me, the main concern is the heat this is going to generate when in use (heatsink and cooling might be a must too).....
as the Pi3 B+ isnt as cool as everyone might think (if you know what i mean)...
(its basically the same CPU, with just less RAM... )_
especially in a confined space as something like a DMG shell, or smaller.....
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