Talk:Raspberry Pi

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Raspberry Pi article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

This page is not a forum for general discussion about Raspberry Pi. Any such comments may be removed or refactored. Please limit discussion to improvement of this article. You may wish to ask factual questions about Raspberry Pi at the Reference desk.

This article has not yet been rated on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
It is of interest to the following WikiProjects:

Template:Vital article

Please add the quality rating to the {{WikiProject banner shell}} template instead of this project banner. See WP:PIQA for details.

Computing B‑class High‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Computing, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of computers, computing, and information technology on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.ComputingWikipedia:WikiProject ComputingTemplate:WikiProject ComputingComputing articles
B	This article has been rated as B-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by Computer hardware task force (assessed as Mid-importance).

Introductions (defunct)

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Introductions, a project which is currently considered to be defunct.IntroductionsWikipedia:WikiProject IntroductionsTemplate:WikiProject IntroductionsIntroductions articles

Please add the quality rating to the {{WikiProject banner shell}} template instead of this project banner. See WP:PIQA for details.

United Kingdom B‑class Low‑importance

	United Kingdom portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject United Kingdom, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the United Kingdom on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.United KingdomWikipedia:WikiProject United KingdomTemplate:WikiProject United KingdomUnited Kingdom articles
B	This article has been rated as B-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Please add the quality rating to the {{WikiProject banner shell}} template instead of this project banner. See WP:PIQA for details.

Technology B‑class

	Technology portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Technology, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of technology on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.TechnologyWikipedia:WikiProject TechnologyTemplate:WikiProject TechnologyTechnology articles
B	This article has been rated as B-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.

The following Wikipedia contributor has declared a personal or professional connection to the subject of this article. Relevant policies and guidelines may include conflict of interest, autobiography, and neutral point of view.

Trevj (talk · contribs) This user has contributed to the article. This user has declared a connection.

Individuals with a conflict of interest, particularly those representing the subject of the article, are strongly advised not to directly edit the article. See Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. You may request corrections or suggest content here on the Talk page for independent editors to review, or contact us if the issue is urgent.

Archives

Archive 1	Archive 2	Archive 3
Archive 4	Archive 5	Archive 6

This page has archives. Sections older than 31 days may be automatically archived by when more than 4 sections are present.

GFLOPs in Simplified Model B Changelog

What is the source of the GFLOP values in the Simplified Model B Changelog table? I would suggest that this should be cited.

Block diagram - "which"

@A Shortfall Of Gravitas: In March 2021 you added a "which" comment to the "Hardware" section regarding the block diagram, noting an issue with where the diagram appears on 4k diaplays. (Old revision of Raspberry Pi) I've recently attempted to resolve that, but I don't have a 4k display to check if my solution works. Does the edit I've made work for you? – Scyrme (talk) 23:48, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Raspberry Pi Pico in the Comparison Chart

Should the Raspberry Pi Pico really be compared with the other Raspberry Pis?

The Raspberry Pi Pico is really different from the rest of the Raspberry Pis, and is much more like a microcontroller than the others. I'm not sure if comparing them in the same chart makes sense (and I believe that chart is already too long). Stevenruidigao (talk) 03:24, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Separate articles for Raspberry Pi models

I think having separate articles for different Pi models such as Raspberry Pi 3, 4 and 5 make sense, just like how IBM PC models have different pages such as IBM PC XT and IBM PC AT. VectorVoyager (talk) 13:10, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I absolutely agree with this idea. For me the article in its current form is way too bloated, and it really should just be an overview of the company and its products. Jayanky (talk) 12:48, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've started working this, now the Raspberry Pi 4 has its own article (though the article doesn't have everything I want in it yet). Jayanky (talk) 13:58, 4 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Raspberry Pi do more than SBCs

Raspberry Pi don't just develop SBCs: this has been true since they started work on their first Compute Module, which was released in April 2014. Compute Module products fall into the SoM category, or System on Module, and are described as being targeted at the deeply embedded market.

Additionally, in January 2021, Raspberry Pi released the RP2040 microcontroller chip, also known as RP2, which they developed. The ecosystem around this is described as being microcontroller-based.

Subsequent chips bearing the Raspberry Pi name include the RP3 and RP1. The RP3 is a Broadcom Application Processor (AP) together with a Micron SDRAM chip in a Raspberry Pi package. The RP1 chip is an I/O controller hub developed by Raspberry Pi.

To summarise, there are now 3 product lines, only one of which is covered adequately in the current page:

Single Board Computers (SBCs)
System on Module devices for the deeply embedded market
Microcontrollers, again aimed at deeply embedded systems

[and possibly 4. Silicon IP and chips for SBCs, namely the rpivid H.265 decoded in BCM2711 and BCM2712, and the RP1 I/O controller, also known as a 'south bridge'].

I would therefore propose changing the initial focus of the page from the SBC range, to the company itself. That way, discussion of the other devices could be more logically accommodated. Note that as of 2013 Raspberry Pi consists of two entities - the trading company, and the foundation. It is the trading company which develops and supports all of their products. The foundation is described as being 'platform agnostic' - i.e. it operates to further its charitably goals independently of the development and sale of Raspberry Pi products. It therefore follows that the focus of this page would be the trading company and its activities, there already being a specific page for the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Discuss. Andrewk7 (talk) 22:05, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The business entities are covered at Raspberry Pi Foundation, a separate article. This article should remain focused on the main product, the SBC. MrOllie (talk) 22:08, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]