Raspberry Pi Zero (PIZERO) Review
A Closer Look at Pi Zero
I thought I’d do something a bit different this time, and show you the Raspberry Pi 0 while stacked on a Raspberry Pi Model A+
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You can see the Raspberry Pi Model A+’s gpio pins poking through the holes (for a gpio connector) on the Raspberry Pi Zero.
I used to think that the Model A+ was small…
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The test points on the left on the Zero are apparently for JTAG, but what I want to know is what the footprint for J5 is on the right hand side?
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I like the micro SD socket used on the Raspberry Pi Zero.
I no longer need to worry about the tiny memory going flying from the push-push spring tension!
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Not populating the gpio connector allows far more flexibility in how you mount add-ons – anywhere from soldering wires to using stacking connectors (or just a female connector).
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Ok, this side of the Pi Zero is boring.
I keep looking at how small the board is… and think of all the projects I can potentially embed one in.
I mean a Pi Zero is barely larger than a DIP-40 integrated circuit!
Article Index
- Introducing Raspberry Pi Zero
- A Closer Look at Pi Zero
- Feature Comparison, Operating Systems, Software Compatibility
- Common Applications, Multimedia, Kodi, Hardware Compatibility, USB Hubs, WiFi
- Ethernet, GPIO: WiringPi, pigpio, Add-On Board testing, RoboPi
- More testing: Pi Droid Alpha, SchoolBoard ][, Pi Rtc Dio
- More testing: Pi Jumper, EZasPi, Benchmarks: Booting & Launching Apps, Compiling GNU Emacs
- More Benchmarks: SysBench 0.4.12, iperf client & server, NBench 2.2.3
- More Benchmarks: Unix Bench 5.1.3, hdparm, dd, Power Utilization, Documentation
- Support, Conclusion, What I liked, What I did not like
