Raspberry Pi Zero W

The Raspberry Pi Zero W (Wi-Fi)microcomputer has joined the Zero line of microcomputers, replicating 100% of the computing performance of the Raspberry Pi Zero, and gaining additional capabilities for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless communication based on the Cypress CYW43438 chip (similar to the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B).

The Raspberry Pi Zero W is a great platform for experimenting with Internet of Things (IoT) applications, automation projects, launching a camera, mini-server, game console, music, robotics, VPN client, media center, games, development in php / python / nodejs / etc / c ++ programming languages.

The difference between Raspberry Pi Zero W is that this microcomputer was not designed to be high-performance, but thanks to the available features and budget price, it is quite enough for many purposes.

The Raspberry Pi Zero W is based on the Broadcom BCM2835 chip, which includes an ARM1176JZ-F CPU processor overclocked to 1 GHz and a 400 MHz VideoCore IV dual-core GPU coprocessor. On top of it is an Elpida B4432BBPA-10-F 512MB memory chip.

The wireless antenna is integrated into the PCB:

Raspberry Pi Zero W is a single-board computer based on ARM architecture that runs a fairly large selection of operating systems (the most popular choice is various Linux distributions, such as ArchLinux). You just need to add a Micro SD card with the OS. A microcomputer has a single-core processor, which must be taken into account when choosing an OS.

Wireless communication characteristics (CYW43438):

• Frequency range: 2.4 GHz
• Wi-Fi: 802.11 b / g / n wireless LAN
• Bluetooth 4.1
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

Key Features:

• Chip: Broadcom BCM2835 with CPU and GPU
• CPU processor: ARM1176JZ-F with a clock speed of 1 GHz
• GPU graphics coprocessor: VideoCore IV with a clock speed of 400 MHz
• RAM memory: 512 MB
• Mini HDMI and Micro USB with OTG ports
• Power supply from Micro USB
• Standard 40-pin GPIO connector for expansion cards
• Composite video connector
• CSI (Camera Serial Interface) camera connector
• Memory card slot: MicroSD

Overall dimensions: 66mm × 32mm × 5mm