In this so-called cyber universe full of crazy bloggers, noise, screams, and lots of stupidity, explaining computers is a real Oasis. Nothing more pleasant than a clear explanation and a simple but elegant edition job with such a superb voiceover. Thank you, Professor!
Thank you for another awesome, easy too understand & very informative video Chris! Let's hope we get a RPi 4 in 2019. Here's my wish list for an RPi 4: Quad Core A72 & Quad Core A53 (Big Little) 64-bit 2Ghz, 2GB RAM, USB 3.0, True GbE, 802.11ac 2.4/5, HDMI 2.0 4K60, optional eMMC. Obviously the price would need to increase, but I don't think $45 is unreasonable. This of course is just my opinion, but please, I'm very interested in the community's feedback & thoughts as well! Have a great day everyone! 😇
Great video, thanks for the opportunity to see the newest version of the Raspberry Pi 3 and how good it works. Very informative, it defiantly has its place in the line up. Thanks again...
Probably worth noting that the only reason the new A+ was made was due to needing to do a 'final' version of it. All new pi's will not be using the same broadcom SOC, as they have finally decided to move to something more modern.
I think the next gen may come very soon. I just bought my first RΠ3 (model B+) & my first RΠ0 (model W). I have not bought any of these little SBCs for some time. I bought a couple of the original boards, cases &c., back in 2012 & an updated version a year or so later. Every time I have bought a version of the RΠ a new 'you-beaut' model has followed hot on the heels of my purchase. So I expect the Π4, or whatever it will be called (Π-Super?), real soon! ;-)
I'll say I expect my digital confections to include a complete and open datasheet. With the recent proliferation of cheap, low quantity board and assembly houses, I would like a design that enables us to incorporate the hardware into our own projects. I understand that the RasPi business model is largely based on the combination of Broadcom artificially controlling the market availability of the SoC, combined with the consumer price point accessibility of the product. I would rather see a product that is based on price point, and a shift to hardware flexibility as the second selling point instead of limiting end user hardware access. I would like a device geared towards learning from a wider range of skills. Something that covers learning basic software all the way to registry level hardware development and integrated embedded systems. If they really want to go cutting edge a sub $45 SoC/FPGA setup would be nice. Regardless, I won't buy anything unless the SoC has a datasheet. -Jake
Nice video as always Chris, I'm here and any day I wait for your interesting and very professional new videos. I like this new Raspberry form factor because the DSI socket permits to connect to the touchscreen, but I don't like 512MB of RAM, for me is an undimensioned device, so I don't think this is a substitute for my RPI 3 and even for my RPI Zero W. I waiting from time a device like this but al least with 1 or 2 GB of RAM, so I don't think I buy it, just wait for next device.
I think it would be a good idea to completely change the name to head off claims of incompatibility. Call it the Blueberry Pi and make the PCB blue. And what do I want on the next Pi? Well, the bare minimum would to start with the features of the 3B+, swap in an Android-compatible processor and add more RAM (RAM is what really determines how responsive a system is). If possible, upgrade the USB to 3.0, allowing real gigabit ethernet. I know the Pi Foundation wants to keep that $35 sweet spot, but I'd be willing to pay $50+ for all of those features.
Hi there, Mr Christopher barnatt Great videos and awesome way of explaining things in a simple and understanding way. I have picked up a Raspberry pi 3A+, have a class 10 Sandisk SD card running raspberry os but it freezes when using the browser checking emails, google drive and so on, i have to unplug it and power it back up I've tried a different SD card but same problem. Temps are about 38C and cpu usage is at about 56% when the freezing starts do you have any suggestions please Thanks in advance
what SBC IS THAT???? LOL SIR CHRIS. I JUST NOTICED AT THE BEGINNING INTRO AT TIME (0.03 AND 0.04) IT SHOWS an SBC. all i can read on the board is ""CUSTARD PIE V2.2""""" . i cannot find it on the internet. I was closely comparing the pins and location of items and NOTHING MATCHES that comes up. Is that an old defunked SBC? I would love to know more about it and if it may be available today possibly. lol Humble Thanks in advance! alton
Since this was announced, I've been thinking of getting the HifiBerry DAC + RCA for improved audio, and a 5 inch touch screen to make an audio kiosk build for book end speakers at home. Has anyone used the HifiBerry? Would this build work okay? Just need some input, to be honest.
I hope the foundation do release a new gen board next year but I feel it might not be until 2020. My wish list for the new gen would be 2.4ghz quad core, 4gb ram, 1gb graphics, USB3.0 with a USB Type C connector!
the main thing about usb C is going to be able to use standard power supplies and have lots of amperage... I have multiple chrome books with usb-c power supplies it will be much easier to find. And the speed with usb-3 will make i/o usable.
This will occur to fans of the numberphile, where there is a feud disputing whether pi was well-chosen, since 2 pi occurs in mathematics (maths?) far more. The name for 2 pi is supposed to be a different Greek letter, tau. Tau fans, for whom strict logic is supreme, would have chosen the more sensible name Raspberry Tau to begin with. But the mistake could be fixed with the Raspberry Pi's successor. OTHO, the Greek alphabet does have a letter after pi, which would make Raspberry Rho logical too. On the third hand, maybe a successor fruit to Raspberry would be appropriate. Strawberry begins with an S instead of an R. So Strawberry Pi, or Strawberry Rho. Unless one of the Pi knockoffs already has Strawberry. On the fourth hand, maybe just some other tag is fine. Raspberry Pi IoT. Raspberry Pi low fat. Raspberry Pi gluten free. Raspberry Pi se. Raspberry Pi XP. Raspberry Pi HD. Raspberry Pi 19. Raspberry Pi 0x13. Raspberry Pi MMXIX. Raspberry Pi Pro. Raspberry Pi ultimate. Raspberry Pi BFG.
I'm surprised you don't have calluses on your fingers from all the unwrapping you have done! Another superb episode in the long running series. ExplainingComputers.com !
It's Sunday night and that means Explaining Computers! Just speaking of Raspberry Pi 3's tho my girlfriend got our daughters Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ from a mail collection point today and I was taken aback by the small size of the starter kit package we got and thought 'There's got to be stuff missing for a box that size' but it had everything needed for a compact system and a number of OS options (Android and various Linux distros) to play about with come Xmas Day.
Hi - Really you are going to wait 3 weeks for Xmas :) I unboxed mine at work and got all excited and was running around to grab a spare monitor / keyboard / mouse and set it up straight away. Used the included premade Raspbian that was supplied and within 10 mins had connected to the work WIFI and was following Chris's information and guides and doing the sudo updates, then ran the stress test for 15 mins.
george maragos - It's a Christmas present for my daughter so the 3 week wait is definitely part of the plan and it'll be a Father/Daughter project on Christmas day especially since she's 6 (7 in January) and her interest in technology has skyrocketed in the year having used all manner of stuff at school. She's also into Minecraft too but with too much of a dank interest in using TNT so that needs attended to ;D.
Reggiep75. Cool. It will make a nice present. It comes loaded with a minecraft version. When i bought my one i ticked the boxes for raspbuan. Small case. Extra heat sinks and fan - it plugs into the gpio pins. I have had it running at times for about 6 hours straight. The only thing to teach is to use the menus snd shut it down via menu / software and not to disconnect simply by the power coard. Only option i bought later was a small wireless usb bluetooth keyboard with mouse Rii ??. Chris has reviewed one on this chanell Regards George
Thanks again for another thoughtful review of single-board computer. Your continued willingness to provide professional quality reviews and insightful commentary is a great asset to the SBC hobbyist community. Keep up the good work!
I hope they name the next generation the Raspberry 2Pi Revision 1. That way we have a nice little math joke there with it named the Raspberry 2PiR1 That's the circumference formula and I find it amazing.
What's the point to making new versions of lesser models? 🤔 New π0s sure, it has its uses, but new _middling_ models? There's no good use for a 3A over a 0 or 3B (unless the 3B were _much_ more than the 3A). Might as well make a new π1 or π2. (The π0 was supposed to be $5. But thanks to postage, it costs a lot more. If you buy a used one (which should be even cheaper), the postage is irrelevant because people insist on selling it for at least $20. The same goes for pretty much everything these days; people want _waaay_ too much money for their old, used junk. 😒)
What I want to see is native usb 3, type c maybe, octa core that can hit at least 1.6 GHz, and 4gb of ram at least. Maybe with nvme or sata support or onboard flash for storage
Perhaps it will be a raspberry tart. Keeping with the baked goods theme. But on a serious note, I'm jelly, Places have been sold out when I last went to go try and order one of these new A+ boards. So it's nice to see it up and running. I think it's main use case will be more for applications that want/need all the umph that a 3b+ has, but without the overhead of a GUI and likely primarily as headless devices. So I can see a lot of these becoming the standard Pi for Raspberry Clusters, being a fair bit cheaper, being able to buy nearly 4 of them to every 3 pi3s. And in the learning environment that's great keeping costs down. The single USB doesn't really get in the way of anything as keyboard/mouse combos that work off the same USB dongle are commonplace for a lot of Pi users. I think it really was the next logical step for te Pi Family of SBCs, and a great step forward for the Model A series, with keeping the footprint of the modern Pi, and it's Mounting Holes and Power/SD/HDMI/AUX ports being in the same locations mean that even if it's a bit off, it will fit into most standard cases, provided you dont care that the USB becomes recessed into the case. [actually that could be a benefit for more sealed cases as a USB dongle would also be recessed.] Thank's for another great and informative video. :D
There's also the issue of the discontinuation of the Broadcom Videocore4 line of SoCs with no follow-up from Broadcom. Even then, the most interesting thing about the VC4 is that its GPU is easy to hack with some GLSL 1.4 specific capabilities hidden in the shader processors, which will make it a very good target for my game engine that uses 2D blitter (or alpha blending) for generating retro-inspired graphics.
Very cool new Raspberry device, makes the lineup more scalable. As usual ExplainingComputers explained it brilliantly and with cool shots. On a side note, I love a different kind of pie, no its not sweet potato pie. haha lame, but couldnt resist! Thanks and have a nice day kind Sir!
What would I want on the next Pi? USB 3, 2GB memory, faster CPU, optional SSD drive spot and a barrel plug for the power supply. That would be a start.
Hi Love your channel. What I would like to see from the Pi Foundation is a Pi cut another way. What I would like to see is a Raspberry Pi 3B + with: No Wifi. 2 GB Ram (or 4 if it is possible.) 1Gb Ethernet No need for a HDMI connector, Camera connector, Display connector or audio connector 2 x USB3.1 2 USB2 You may guess where I am going here.... Clusters......or swarm …. Cheer and give my regards to Mr Scissors, love his cutting sense of humour....
Raspberry Pi 4 or Pi NG My Wishlist :- EMMC Support (could be used for multi-boot), USB 3.0 USB-C as the Power Port (Could also be a Multi-Use Port like normal USB-C Ports) Gigabit Ethernet CPU: >4 Cores (possibly a Big Little architecture ) GPU: Something Better than what exists RAM: 2-4Gbs (also faster ram) HDMI support for 4k Bluetooth 5
Firstly, Im going for The Pi Quadro Next, I wanna say, The pi foundation have played a blinder from day one. Love my own pi. Just fantastic. and lastly, if you are looking for some video ideas, I would love to see how Berryboot is doing these days. What new OS images do they have and how do we update the berryboot whilst its ON the pi. Thanks for all your great vids as usual Chris. A true Sunday staple.
They really need to bring their SBC up to the current standards. E.G. 3.0 USB also flash storage for better performance. Also fix the on board audio quality. One final piece the CPU upgrade. More cores. Either a Hexacore or Octacore CPU.
I would be very content if the next generation just came with USB 3. Anything ELSE would be great, but USB3 really would open a lot of doors (and Wallets!)
What do we want in 2nd gen Pi ? I guess the best addition would be a x64 processor, or at least x86, while still keeping reasonable price. With this they can even keep the memory under 4GB. This would be the real upgrade, and a small revolution, because this would be a good opportunity to buy a basic use PC that is no longer a big desktop PC, and can handle Windows system and apps. Linux is a great system, but its main users are people with bigger knowledge about computers, while Windows is still the number 1 choice for the casuals
KISSbestfan AMD, intel and VIA Microprocessors are the only companies licensed to produce x86 processors. I doubt intel will license The Raspberry Pi Foundation to produce their own x86 processors. VIA Microprocessors would be more likely for them to use but their processors are just bad. They’re Mose likely to stick with ARM although they may choose to use RISC V but I doubt that.
@@SomeNot well you are probably right, but still I think that the second generation Pi with ARM wouldn't really be the real second generation. Just more improved current gen. They will most probably add some stuff like USB 3.0 ports, USB-C for powering it, and probably more RAM etc. That's why I'm hoping that maybe Intel would go for it, after all Udoo was equipped with x86 processor, and they are now probably quite busy with their 9th generation, so maybe they wont bother next year ? Who knows
Respectfully disagree. I think x86_64 has way too much baggage and overhead, let alone x86. The reason the ARM architecture has been kicking so much arse the past ten years is that it isn't weighed down by a boated, piecemeal, 40 year old instruction set.
@@RamLaska I get your point, altough I think that staying with Linux wouldn't make Raspberry Pi the real PC alternative in the future, since like I said, most people work on Windows. It would still be a great SBC for various projects, but not for everyone, and that's the case. I'm not that much of a Linux guy, just like I'm not a Macintosh guy (I also havent been an Amiga guy haha). I'm a typicall Windows user, and I spend years (2002-2014) working on the XP, and since 2014 stuck with Windows 7 for everyday use. My main PC has Windows 10. I cant imagine switching so easily for the Raspbian, and since I dont have any bigger projects besides the retro gaming (maybe someday I'll be doing a CCTV controlled with a Pi), I dont think I'd be interested in the next gen so far. Most probably it would still be equipped with similiar processor, but like I said, with added USB 3.0 and other stuff, that would make it the next generation.
@@KISSbestfan I can appreciate that, and I think there are projects like the Intel compute stick that are targeted for that kind of use case. Theoretically, Microsoft supports ARM, so you could possibly get windows RT to run on the RasPi, but I doubt Microsoft will ever package a full Windows for the Pi, and I doubt that it would be a satisfactory result if they did. Forgive my tacit Microsoft/Intel bashing, it's an old, silly habit. I understand that most folks just want to get down to work, and that's why I use a Mac -- because as much as I like Linux, it's a total pain in the butt as a desktop OS, even for an experienced sysadmin. I'm kind of tired of the Apple Tax, and I'm hoping that Linux will make some more progress on the Desktop. Of course, I have used Windows a lot as well, 3.1, 95, 98, XP, 7, and 10. But I do get kind of spoiled on how fluid and well-thought-out things on the Mac are. It's not something that you'd care about if you haven't used a Mac for long. Just minor little flourishes. Being able to preview images and PDFs very quickly. Being able to drag a folder to an Open... dialog box to switch to that directory. Just little things like that, which I have been spoiled by. I can forgive Linux being clunky, because it's basically a hobby effort. Windows is getting better every year, but in some ways Microsoft is getting worse. They're becoming kind of Facebooky. That scares me ^_^ Cheers. Happy computing, amigo. ;)
Raspberry Pi 10, or X... lol Just hope they don't do what Arduino have done and make the formfactor really small and annoying!! I can see a chance to USB3 being quite obvious as many other SBC's have that now. Maybe PCI-express exposed on a header would be nice, and not unprecedented. SATA would be great, two even :P, as many people try to use Pi's as NAS boxes, media servers, etc, and more storage would be great. The main thing I'd love to see is more focus on home brew tinkering with the Pi's rather than "buy a hat to customise it"... As such MUCH better documentation and official library support would be greatly appreciated both assisting in home brew software solutions and comp-sci type things, but also electronics, and such. We definitely still need Linux as a primary supported OS, and Arm CPU cores too, more memory is needed too given that many SBC's are well above the Pi's now. Having SD cards as the main storage is great as they are super cheap, the eMMC thing is great and all but they aren't as ubiquitous. What I definitely don't want to see is a 'clone' of another board, a move to proprietary software like W10-IOT only, having an intermediate "Arduino" chip as the GPIO controller defeats the while point of the fast GPIO so that would be rubbish!
Trivia: The BlackBerry phone was called "Strawberry" internally, because the keyboard resembled the pattern of seeds on a strawberry. Marketing rejected this, because strawberries have a connotation of laziness and lethargy. Yay, marketing department! 😋
What has annoyed me is the near continuous unavailability of the Zero. It was the board that showed the most promise as a low-cost entry device that we could use for a myriad of projects. They instead limited it to 1 per household and every vendor around me is perpetually out of stock. :( The Zero W has features I don't care about and doubles the price of the board. The A+ takes that further by quadrupling the price of the zero and makes it even more unaffordable as a general purpose compute device. The features are great, but it gets farther and farther away from its original purpose of being available, cheap and accessible. As it nears the 50-80 dollar mark for the 3 B+ (here in Canada) you start looking elsewhere for other features and branch off in to X86 devices for their O/S availability and software compatibility.
Thanks for this video, Chris. Could you please do a video some time in the future about a number of uses for a Raspberry Pi? A top 20, perhaps, maybe more if possible? That could include commercial uses, products that may have Raspberry Pis in them.
@@ExplainingComputers ...perhaps this might present an opportunity to include a quick section instructing viewers on connecting their raspberry pi to an old crt tv (via analog cables)? as i understand this is popular among both gamers and lovers of cinema, but unfortunately there is not much in the way of a useful or quick tutorial on which cable to order or settings to execute to accomplish this easily in either 'retropie' or on the popular media applications. personally, i like to watch old tennis matches--but i have double-faulted now on ebay AND at my local raspberry pi retailer! sigh.
Minor correction Raspberry Pi Zero (including Zero W), 3B, and 4 supports up to 1920x1200 resolution Obviously Raspberry Pi 4 supports even 4k at 60Hz I doubt that either 3B+ or 3A+ would be any different I realise that 1920x1200 is rather non usual resolution, but hardly uncommon. 1. 1920x1200 is actually highest resolution supported by either single link DVI or earlier versions of HDMI 2. It is absolutely standard resolution for any display, which is 16:10 and have resolution of at least 1920 horizontally. I have Apple Cinema 23" vs it is 1920x1200. Additionally I have 2 Dell 3008WFPt, which are 2560x1600 - very convenient resolution
If I don’t already have a NanoPi M1+, I’d have bought a Model A. I just want WiFi, USB port and some decent processor so that I can upload Arduino code from my iPad. The M1+ I have also work as a stand-alone access point for the connection but the package is clunky and powering the thing isn’t always stable
A Raspberry mkII with 2GB of RAM LPDDR3 At very least 1 USB 3.0 port A true Gigabit Ethernet port And some horsepower, some of these Rockchip SoC are pretty good, the BCM that they are using right now is pretty ancient. Everything is pretty reasonable for the next Rpi
I will like to have in the new PI Generation the following: a) More RAM memory b) Higher speeds connectivity (not just Gigabit Ethernet but also new WiFi, even considering WPA3) c) Ability to have PoE ports, in order to control directly attached devices (lights, motors, switches) d) Higher speed processor as well as new faster broadcomm processor e) Start thinking in a Dual CPU socket... I know, I know.. this could be too much, but since this SMC could be used as the brain of a robot or similar, it could be very interesting start thinking on virtual machines, AI, Face recognition.. an so...
It has less RAM needs a SATA shield to allow you to use SSD drives and possibly DDR4 RAM modules and use the SDHC Card as the UEFI Bios, why not drop the ARM chip and go with the AMD A10-7800k
Hi Chris. Good video as always. For me, the Pi A+ is pretty much of a : "Thanks but no." I would prefer to use a 3+, but that is just me. As for a name of the new series of processor I would hope that the wise folks at the foundation would go with a new name nomenclature such as Strawberry, Loganberry, or perhaps Mulberry, Boysenberry, Bayberry, Dewberry or even Salmonberry and not just call it the Raspberry Pi 4. I hope that all is well with you and your family. TAke care.Cheers.
an 8 core arm processor with configurable bios to turn on and off however many cores and underclock/overclock them. usb c, gigabite ethernet, 1gb graphics chip 2-4gb memory mini display port over usb c, probably 2 usbc's built in
I think the point of the A-models is to make things with. I am going to get this for making the final working example of my Google Nest-like device, which I have been developing on a Model 3B, as none of the additional ports are needed by it.
Call it the raspberry Pi R5; To coincide with Risc V computing and leave a space for a 'Raspberry Pi 4' should they wish to an upgraded version around the existing architecture - cool marketing.
Hi, more Ghz to play more old games (or even the new ones with a big GPU added), or kinda rapberry pi zero or tinyer (watch size) with the hability to play youtube vidéoS without lags could be great :D
I really enjoy your videos. I’m wondering, have you done a video an creating a file sharing server to use on a local network. As i am looking at converting my old pc to one, but also thinking maybe using a Raspberry Pi with external hard drives connected to it.
I've made various videos using an SBC as a NAS: eg here: ruclips.net/video/jsCgXQjaviM/видео.html -- and with more setup detail here (but things will work the same on a Pi): ruclips.net/video/gT-EGNl9bZA/видео.html Good Luck!
Good bridge, not nearly as cheap as a bag full of zeroes for cheap projects, but I have more incentive to buy this rather than the B+ (which despite being small can be a bit bulky if I don't remove the USBs and Ethernet).
Why did they go with A+ for the middle of the road pi? I suppose you can tell after the fact, or by reading the stats, but just offhand I would never think the B+ would have more "features" or be larger.
In this so-called cyber universe full of crazy bloggers, noise, screams, and lots of stupidity, explaining computers is a real Oasis. Nothing more pleasant than a clear explanation and a simple but elegant edition job with such a superb voiceover. Thank you, Professor!
Many thanks. :)
buy him dinner first mate! (jk lol)
@@ExplainingComputers what I like is that, I don't feel like I'm on youtube but BBC or something. Good job!
could not agree more
Totally true.... calm, clear, unhurried, great diction... superb
John Lennon explaining computers i'm SOLD!
lol.... sub
Thank you for another awesome, easy too understand & very informative video Chris! Let's hope we get a RPi 4 in 2019. Here's my wish list for an RPi 4: Quad Core A72 & Quad Core A53 (Big Little) 64-bit 2Ghz, 2GB RAM, USB 3.0, True GbE, 802.11ac 2.4/5, HDMI 2.0 4K60, optional eMMC. Obviously the price would need to increase, but I don't think $45 is unreasonable. This of course is just my opinion, but please, I'm very interested in the community's feedback & thoughts as well! Have a great day everyone! 😇
lovely to see that you already made a video on this new addition to the raspberry pi family keep up the good content.
still amazes me that this pi hasnt really taken off , i love mine
Great video, thanks for the opportunity to see the newest version of the Raspberry Pi 3 and how good it works. Very informative, it defiantly has its place in the line up. Thanks again...
Informative and I can conclude this model is not worth bothering with.
It is certainly for a particular market.
Call it the Raspberry Jam! In US English, Jam expresses speed as well as the preserve for bread.
Very cool! Thanks for the great information!
Always a joy to watch your videos ;)
Little bit late today but I always wanted to see Your's Lovely Work Every Sunday.😄😄😄😄
Probably worth noting that the only reason the new A+ was made was due to needing to do a 'final' version of it. All new pi's will not be using the same broadcom SOC, as they have finally decided to move to something more modern.
Indeed -- I make this point at the end of the video . . . :)
really enjoyed this video David thanks for this review
I think the next gen may come very soon. I just bought my first RΠ3 (model B+) & my first RΠ0 (model W). I have not bought any of these little SBCs for some time. I bought a couple of the original boards, cases &c., back in 2012 & an updated version a year or so later. Every time I have bought a version of the RΠ a new 'you-beaut' model has followed hot on the heels of my purchase. So I expect the Π4, or whatever it will be called (Π-Super?), real soon! ;-)
It's RPi, it doesn't have anything to do with π.
I'll say I expect my digital confections to include a complete and open datasheet. With the recent proliferation of cheap, low quantity board and assembly houses, I would like a design that enables us to incorporate the hardware into our own projects.
I understand that the RasPi business model is largely based on the combination of Broadcom artificially controlling the market availability of the SoC, combined with the consumer price point accessibility of the product. I would rather see a product that is based on price point, and a shift to hardware flexibility as the second selling point instead of limiting end user hardware access.
I would like a device geared towards learning from a wider range of skills. Something that covers learning basic software all the way to registry level hardware development and integrated embedded systems.
If they really want to go cutting edge a sub $45 SoC/FPGA setup would be nice.
Regardless, I won't buy anything unless the SoC has a datasheet.
-Jake
he is computer legend.
The lack of usb3 and gigabit ethernet certainly puts Raspberry behind its close rivals.
Nice video as always Chris, I'm here and any day I wait for your interesting and very professional new videos. I like this new Raspberry form factor because the DSI socket permits to connect to the touchscreen, but I don't like 512MB of RAM, for me is an undimensioned device, so I don't think this is a substitute for my RPI 3 and even for my RPI Zero W. I waiting from time a device like this but al least with 1 or 2 GB of RAM, so I don't think I buy it, just wait for next device.
thanks, sir..., run some comparison test.
I think it would be a good idea to completely change the name to head off claims of incompatibility. Call it the Blueberry Pi and make the PCB blue. And what do I want on the next Pi? Well, the bare minimum would to start with the features of the 3B+, swap in an Android-compatible processor and add more RAM (RAM is what really determines how responsive a system is). If possible, upgrade the USB to 3.0, allowing real gigabit ethernet. I know the Pi Foundation wants to keep that $35 sweet spot, but I'd be willing to pay $50+ for all of those features.
another great 🥧 vid, thanks
I love the 3b+ better 😍. Nice vid 👍
Great video!
sir
please make a video on
"how to make a android cell phone by any single board computer by which we can make calls & text msg"
Blueberry Pi. Though I prefer Coconut Cream Pi but that's too long.
Wow im surprised this exists, i thought they'd forgotten about the A
Hi there, Mr Christopher barnatt
Great videos and awesome way of explaining things in a simple and understanding way.
I have picked up a Raspberry pi 3A+, have a class 10 Sandisk SD card running raspberry os but it freezes when using the browser checking emails, google drive and so on, i have to unplug it and power it back up I've tried a different SD card but same problem. Temps are about 38C and cpu usage is at about 56% when the freezing starts do you have any suggestions please
Thanks in advance
What browser are you using?
ExplainingComputers I’m using the chromium browser that comes with the os
what SBC IS THAT???? LOL SIR CHRIS. I JUST NOTICED AT THE BEGINNING INTRO AT TIME (0.03 AND 0.04) IT SHOWS an SBC. all i can read on the board is ""CUSTARD PIE V2.2""""" . i cannot find it on the internet. I was closely comparing the pins and location of items and NOTHING MATCHES that comes up. Is that an old defunked SBC?
I would love to know more about it and if it may be available today possibly. lol
Humble Thanks in advance! alton
The Custard Pie, in all of its generations, sadly only exists in cyberspace. :)
Since this was announced, I've been thinking of getting the HifiBerry DAC + RCA for improved audio, and a 5 inch touch screen to make an audio kiosk build for book end speakers at home.
Has anyone used the HifiBerry? Would this build work okay? Just need some input, to be honest.
It should work just fine I have not tested the HiFi Berry, but it is on my list! :)
This video is so good it deserves an A+
I hope the foundation do release a new gen board next year but I feel it might not be until 2020.
My wish list for the new gen would be 2.4ghz quad core, 4gb ram, 1gb graphics, USB3.0 with a USB Type C connector!
Dream big or go home! Let's put Thunderbolt 3 on that USB Type C connector!
the main thing about usb C is going to be able to use standard power supplies and have lots of amperage... I have multiple chrome books with usb-c power supplies it will be much easier to find.
And the speed with usb-3 will make i/o usable.
Well, here we are, and we got most of what we wanted :)
They will call it Raspberry Tau, because Tau is Pi times 2
That is a very rational suggestion. ;)
This will occur to fans of the numberphile, where there is a feud disputing whether pi was well-chosen, since 2 pi occurs in mathematics (maths?) far more. The name for 2 pi is supposed to be a different Greek letter, tau. Tau fans, for whom strict logic is supreme, would have chosen the more sensible name Raspberry Tau to begin with. But the mistake could be fixed with the Raspberry Pi's successor.
OTHO, the Greek alphabet does have a letter after pi, which would make Raspberry Rho logical too.
On the third hand, maybe a successor fruit to Raspberry would be appropriate. Strawberry begins with an S instead of an R. So Strawberry Pi, or Strawberry Rho. Unless one of the Pi knockoffs already has Strawberry.
On the fourth hand, maybe just some other tag is fine. Raspberry Pi IoT. Raspberry Pi low fat. Raspberry Pi gluten free. Raspberry Pi se. Raspberry Pi XP. Raspberry Pi HD. Raspberry Pi 19. Raspberry Pi 0x13. Raspberry Pi MMXIX. Raspberry Pi Pro. Raspberry Pi ultimate. Raspberry Pi BFG.
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It is positively transcendental!
These math nerds are my kind of scum. 😂👍🖖
@@kennethflorek8532 I am going with the gluten free version :') really in the spirit of our time :')
I think it will be called: Raspberry Pi G2 (Generation 2)
2GB Ram :)
Two USB 3.0, two USB 2.0 :)
1.8GHz :)
£10 extra :(
Let´s call it Strawberry Pi. A Strawberry is bigger than a Raspberry.
Yes the world has gone bonkers !
I'm surprised you don't have calluses on your fingers from all the unwrapping you have done!
Another superb episode in the long running series. ExplainingComputers.com !
It's Sunday night and that means Explaining Computers!
Just speaking of Raspberry Pi 3's tho my girlfriend got our daughters Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ from a mail collection point today and I was taken aback by the small size of the starter kit package we got and thought 'There's got to be stuff missing for a box that size' but it had everything needed for a compact system and a number of OS options (Android and various Linux distros) to play about with come Xmas Day.
Hi - Really you are going to wait 3 weeks for Xmas :)
I unboxed mine at work and got all excited and was running around to grab a spare monitor / keyboard / mouse and set it up straight away.
Used the included premade Raspbian that was supplied and within 10 mins had connected to the work WIFI and was following Chris's information and guides and doing the sudo updates, then ran the stress test for 15 mins.
george maragos - It's a Christmas present for my daughter so the 3 week wait is definitely part of the plan and it'll be a Father/Daughter project on Christmas day especially since she's 6 (7 in January) and her interest in technology has skyrocketed in the year having used all manner of stuff at school.
She's also into Minecraft too but with too much of a dank interest in using TNT so that needs attended to ;D.
Reggiep75.
Cool. It will make a nice present.
It comes loaded with a minecraft version.
When i bought my one i ticked the boxes for raspbuan. Small case. Extra heat sinks and fan - it plugs into the gpio pins. I have had it running at times for about 6 hours straight.
The only thing to teach is to use the menus snd shut it down via menu / software and not to disconnect simply by the power coard.
Only option i bought later was a small wireless usb bluetooth keyboard with mouse Rii ??. Chris has reviewed one on this chanell
Regards
George
Thanks again for another thoughtful review of single-board computer. Your continued willingness to provide professional quality reviews and insightful commentary is a great asset to the SBC hobbyist community. Keep up the good work!
I hope they name the next generation the Raspberry 2Pi Revision 1. That way we have a nice little math joke there with it named the Raspberry 2PiR1
That's the circumference formula and I find it amazing.
Thanks for explaining the joke, I totally wouldn't have gotten the joke otherwise
What's the point to making new versions of lesser models? 🤔 New π0s sure, it has its uses, but new _middling_ models? There's no good use for a 3A over a 0 or 3B (unless the 3B were _much_ more than the 3A). Might as well make a new π1 or π2.
(The π0 was supposed to be $5. But thanks to postage, it costs a lot more. If you buy a used one (which should be even cheaper), the postage is irrelevant because people insist on selling it for at least $20. The same goes for pretty much everything these days; people want _waaay_ too much money for their old, used junk. 😒)
What I want to see is native usb 3, type c maybe, octa core that can hit at least 1.6 GHz, and 4gb of ram at least. Maybe with nvme or sata support or onboard flash for storage
Perhaps it will be a raspberry tart. Keeping with the baked goods theme.
But on a serious note, I'm jelly, Places have been sold out when I last went to go try and order one of these new A+ boards. So it's nice to see it up and running. I think it's main use case will be more for applications that want/need all the umph that a 3b+ has, but without the overhead of a GUI and likely primarily as headless devices. So I can see a lot of these becoming the standard Pi for Raspberry Clusters, being a fair bit cheaper, being able to buy nearly 4 of them to every 3 pi3s. And in the learning environment that's great keeping costs down. The single USB doesn't really get in the way of anything as keyboard/mouse combos that work off the same USB dongle are commonplace for a lot of Pi users.
I think it really was the next logical step for te Pi Family of SBCs, and a great step forward for the Model A series, with keeping the footprint of the modern Pi, and it's Mounting Holes and Power/SD/HDMI/AUX ports being in the same locations mean that even if it's a bit off, it will fit into most standard cases, provided you dont care that the USB becomes recessed into the case. [actually that could be a benefit for more sealed cases as a USB dongle would also be recessed.]
Thank's for another great and informative video. :D
Perfect, Perfect, Perfect.
i mean the Pi, Raspbian and obviously your Video.
:)
There's also the issue of the discontinuation of the Broadcom Videocore4 line of SoCs with no follow-up from Broadcom. Even then, the most interesting thing about the VC4 is that its GPU is easy to hack with some GLSL 1.4 specific capabilities hidden in the shader processors, which will make it a very good target for my game engine that uses 2D blitter (or alpha blending) for generating retro-inspired graphics.
A very good point.
Very cool new Raspberry device, makes the lineup more scalable. As usual ExplainingComputers explained it brilliantly and with cool shots. On a side note, I love a different kind of pie, no its not sweet potato pie. haha lame, but couldnt resist! Thanks and have a nice day kind Sir!
What would I want on the next Pi? USB 3, 2GB memory, faster CPU, optional SSD drive spot and a barrel plug for the power supply. That would be a start.
In my opinion, it would make sense to call the new architecture Raspberry Tau (τ). Like, if you get it!
I see we are of the same mind. Tau is Pi times 2
Yay! More new Explaining Computers as always doing an amazing job!
Hi Chris.. loving the new Mr. Scissors merch... :)
Looks like a nice board to build a fairly powerful smartwatch... hope I'll manage to find time for this project 😀
Hi Love your channel.
What I would like to see from the Pi Foundation is a Pi cut another way. What I would like to see is a Raspberry Pi 3B + with:
No Wifi.
2 GB Ram (or 4 if it is possible.)
1Gb Ethernet
No need for a HDMI connector, Camera connector, Display connector or audio connector
2 x USB3.1
2 USB2
You may guess where I am going here.... Clusters......or swarm ….
Cheer and give my regards to Mr Scissors, love his cutting sense of humour....
Raspberry Pi 4 or Pi NG My Wishlist :-
EMMC Support (could be used for multi-boot),
USB 3.0
USB-C as the Power Port (Could also be a Multi-Use Port like normal USB-C Ports)
Gigabit Ethernet
CPU: >4 Cores (possibly a Big Little architecture )
GPU: Something Better than what exists
RAM: 2-4Gbs (also faster ram)
HDMI support for 4k
Bluetooth 5
The best presentation of video I have seen so far.
Thank you Christopher.
It's just the standard 3b+ minus the extra IO controllers I bet! The PCB is just too similar
wow good content ^__^
Your videos remind me of those TV programs of the late 80's early 90's you'd only see when you have the day off school.
Great video as always!
I really enjoy these videos on these mini computers.
Firstly, Im going for The Pi Quadro
Next, I wanna say, The pi foundation have played a blinder from day one. Love my own pi. Just fantastic.
and lastly, if you are looking for some video ideas, I would love to see how Berryboot is doing these days. What new OS images do they have and how do we update the berryboot whilst its ON the pi. Thanks for all your great vids as usual Chris. A true Sunday staple.
They really need to bring their SBC up to the current standards. E.G. 3.0 USB also flash storage for better performance. Also fix the on board audio quality. One final piece the CPU upgrade. More cores. Either a Hexacore or Octacore CPU.
What about the Raspberry Ripple for a name? Can't wait to see what they come up with!
They could call it the circumference ie RPi2 i(not the classical order for that formula but still works)
I would be very content if the next generation just came with USB 3. Anything ELSE would be great, but USB3 really would open a lot of doors (and Wallets!)
What do we want in 2nd gen Pi ? I guess the best addition would be a x64 processor, or at least x86, while still keeping reasonable price. With this they can even keep the memory under 4GB. This would be the real upgrade, and a small revolution, because this would be a good opportunity to buy a basic use PC that is no longer a big desktop PC, and can handle Windows system and apps. Linux is a great system, but its main users are people with bigger knowledge about computers, while Windows is still the number 1 choice for the casuals
KISSbestfan AMD, intel and VIA Microprocessors are the only companies licensed to produce x86 processors. I doubt intel will license The Raspberry Pi Foundation to produce their own x86 processors. VIA Microprocessors would be more likely for them to use but their processors are just bad. They’re Mose likely to stick with ARM although they may choose to use RISC V but I doubt that.
@@SomeNot well you are probably right, but still I think that the second generation Pi with ARM wouldn't really be the real second generation. Just more improved current gen. They will most probably add some stuff like USB 3.0 ports, USB-C for powering it, and probably more RAM etc. That's why I'm hoping that maybe Intel would go for it, after all Udoo was equipped with x86 processor, and they are now probably quite busy with their 9th generation, so maybe they wont bother next year ? Who knows
Respectfully disagree. I think x86_64 has way too much baggage and overhead, let alone x86.
The reason the ARM architecture has been kicking so much arse the past ten years is that it isn't weighed down by a boated, piecemeal, 40 year old instruction set.
@@RamLaska I get your point, altough I think that staying with Linux wouldn't make Raspberry Pi the real PC alternative in the future, since like I said, most people work on Windows. It would still be a great SBC for various projects, but not for everyone, and that's the case. I'm not that much of a Linux guy, just like I'm not a Macintosh guy (I also havent been an Amiga guy haha). I'm a typicall Windows user, and I spend years (2002-2014) working on the XP, and since 2014 stuck with Windows 7 for everyday use. My main PC has Windows 10. I cant imagine switching so easily for the Raspbian, and since I dont have any bigger projects besides the retro gaming (maybe someday I'll be doing a CCTV controlled with a Pi), I dont think I'd be interested in the next gen so far.
Most probably it would still be equipped with similiar processor, but like I said, with added USB 3.0 and other stuff, that would make it the next generation.
@@KISSbestfan
I can appreciate that, and I think there are projects like the Intel compute stick that are targeted for that kind of use case.
Theoretically, Microsoft supports ARM, so you could possibly get windows RT to run on the RasPi, but I doubt Microsoft will ever package a full Windows for the Pi, and I doubt that it would be a satisfactory result if they did.
Forgive my tacit Microsoft/Intel bashing, it's an old, silly habit. I understand that most folks just want to get down to work, and that's why I use a Mac -- because as much as I like Linux, it's a total pain in the butt as a desktop OS, even for an experienced sysadmin.
I'm kind of tired of the Apple Tax, and I'm hoping that Linux will make some more progress on the Desktop. Of course, I have used Windows a lot as well, 3.1, 95, 98, XP, 7, and 10. But I do get kind of spoiled on how fluid and well-thought-out things on the Mac are. It's not something that you'd care about if you haven't used a Mac for long. Just minor little flourishes. Being able to preview images and PDFs very quickly. Being able to drag a folder to an Open... dialog box to switch to that directory. Just little things like that, which I have been spoiled by.
I can forgive Linux being clunky, because it's basically a hobby effort.
Windows is getting better every year, but in some ways Microsoft is getting worse. They're becoming kind of Facebooky. That scares me ^_^
Cheers. Happy computing, amigo. ;)
Raspberry Pi 10, or X... lol
Just hope they don't do what Arduino have done and make the formfactor really small and annoying!!
I can see a chance to USB3 being quite obvious as many other SBC's have that now. Maybe PCI-express exposed on a header would be nice, and not unprecedented. SATA would be great, two even :P, as many people try to use Pi's as NAS boxes, media servers, etc, and more storage would be great.
The main thing I'd love to see is more focus on home brew tinkering with the Pi's rather than "buy a hat to customise it"... As such MUCH better documentation and official library support would be greatly appreciated both assisting in home brew software solutions and comp-sci type things, but also electronics, and such.
We definitely still need Linux as a primary supported OS, and Arm CPU cores too, more memory is needed too given that many SBC's are well above the Pi's now. Having SD cards as the main storage is great as they are super cheap, the eMMC thing is great and all but they aren't as ubiquitous.
What I definitely don't want to see is a 'clone' of another board, a move to proprietary software like W10-IOT only, having an intermediate "Arduino" chip as the GPIO controller defeats the while point of the fast GPIO so that would be rubbish!
"Blackberry" is already taken
That was the first thing I thought, too.
Yes, it is... but they might as well give it back.
Trivia: The BlackBerry phone was called "Strawberry" internally, because the keyboard resembled the pattern of seeds on a strawberry.
Marketing rejected this, because strawberries have a connotation of laziness and lethargy.
Yay, marketing department! 😋
Back in the day a computer of these specs would cost thousands of dollars
Did I the only one who think Chris look like John Lennon?
No, he looks just like Topher Dyck, who I went to grade school with.🤣
No, I think he looks like Bill Gates.
Now I'm rewriting 'Imagine' with SBC features.
I Imagine you are.
Excellent presentation. I am now beginning to take great interest in SBCs. Cheap and they get most work done.
What has annoyed me is the near continuous unavailability of the Zero. It was the board that showed the most promise as a low-cost entry device that we could use for a myriad of projects. They instead limited it to 1 per household and every vendor around me is perpetually out of stock. :( The Zero W has features I don't care about and doubles the price of the board. The A+ takes that further by quadrupling the price of the zero and makes it even more unaffordable as a general purpose compute device. The features are great, but it gets farther and farther away from its original purpose of being available, cheap and accessible. As it nears the 50-80 dollar mark for the 3 B+ (here in Canada) you start looking elsewhere for other features and branch off in to X86 devices for their O/S availability and software compatibility.
I'll be generous. Looks like a half step sideways not backwards.
Hopefully the next version has USB 3.0. And 1GB RAM. That would make it a nice option for when the Zero is just not enough.
Totally agreed. We need a Pi 4 Model A. :)
They should call it Raspberry Pi XP (lol). I'd like to see USB3 of course and gigabit Ethernet.
Those will like be on the slight bigger Pi4 in the coming year or so ,just my opinion
Nice, I have the zero 1.3 and it lacks a bit of power to be honest (still an awesome computer for $5), so I'll probably upgrade to A+
It will always be hard to beat that $5 for a Pi Zero 1.3. :)
Thanks for this video, Chris.
Could you please do a video some time in the future about a number of uses for a Raspberry Pi? A top 20, perhaps, maybe more if possible? That could include commercial uses, products that may have Raspberry Pis in them.
Now this is something I do have planned! :)
That's great!
@@ExplainingComputers I will love to watch that!.
@@ExplainingComputers ...perhaps this might present an opportunity to include a quick section instructing viewers on connecting their raspberry pi to an old crt tv (via analog cables)? as i understand this is popular among both gamers and lovers of cinema, but unfortunately there is not much in the way of a useful or quick tutorial on which cable to order or settings to execute to accomplish this easily in either 'retropie' or on the popular media applications. personally, i like to watch old tennis matches--but i have double-faulted now on ebay AND at my local raspberry pi retailer! sigh.
Punk Rachmaninoff -- a good idea for a video, composite video connection from a Pi. Noted for 2019! :)
An A++ for EC video!
Don't worry, board wasn't confused, you did it brilliantly!
Even with all 40 GPIO connectors pins!
Excellent video as always! I love RaspberryPi I used it on all my clients.
Minor correction
Raspberry Pi Zero (including Zero W), 3B, and 4 supports up to 1920x1200 resolution
Obviously Raspberry Pi 4 supports even 4k at 60Hz
I doubt that either 3B+ or 3A+ would be any different
I realise that 1920x1200 is rather non usual resolution, but hardly uncommon.
1. 1920x1200 is actually highest resolution supported by either single link DVI or earlier versions of HDMI
2. It is absolutely standard resolution for any display, which is 16:10 and have resolution of at least 1920 horizontally.
I have Apple Cinema 23" vs it is 1920x1200.
Additionally I have 2 Dell 3008WFPt, which are 2560x1600 - very convenient resolution
If I don’t already have a NanoPi M1+, I’d have bought a Model A.
I just want WiFi, USB port and some decent processor so that I can upload Arduino code from my iPad. The M1+ I have also work as a stand-alone access point for the connection but the package is clunky and powering the thing isn’t always stable
A Raspberry mkII with 2GB of RAM LPDDR3
At very least 1 USB 3.0 port
A true Gigabit Ethernet port
And some horsepower, some of these Rockchip SoC are pretty good, the BCM that they are using right now is pretty ancient.
Everything is pretty reasonable for the next Rpi
I will like to have in the new PI Generation the following:
a) More RAM memory
b) Higher speeds connectivity (not just Gigabit Ethernet but also new WiFi, even considering WPA3)
c) Ability to have PoE ports, in order to control directly attached devices (lights, motors, switches)
d) Higher speed processor as well as new faster broadcomm processor
e) Start thinking in a Dual CPU socket... I know, I know.. this could be too much, but since this SMC could be used as the brain of a robot or similar, it could be very interesting start thinking on virtual machines, AI, Face recognition.. an so...
It has less RAM needs a SATA shield to allow you to use SSD drives and possibly DDR4 RAM modules and use the SDHC Card as the UEFI Bios, why not drop the ARM chip and go with the AMD A10-7800k
I hope in next Raspberry Pi will be 2 Gigs (or more) of LPDDR3 Memory and USB 3.0 (or 3.1 Gen2) ))) It will be awesome))
Hi Chris. Good video as always. For me, the Pi A+ is pretty much of a : "Thanks but no." I would prefer to use a 3+, but that is just me.
As for a name of the new series of processor I would hope that the wise folks at the foundation would go with a new name nomenclature such as Strawberry, Loganberry, or perhaps Mulberry, Boysenberry, Bayberry, Dewberry or even Salmonberry and not just call it the Raspberry Pi 4. I hope that all is well with you and your family. TAke care.Cheers.
an 8 core arm processor with configurable bios to turn on and off however many cores and underclock/overclock them.
usb c, gigabite ethernet, 1gb graphics chip
2-4gb memory
mini display port over usb c, probably 2 usbc's built in
I think the point of the A-models is to make things with. I am going to get this for making the final working example of my Google Nest-like device, which I have been developing on a Model 3B, as none of the additional ports are needed by it.
Call it the raspberry Pi R5; To coincide with Risc V computing and leave a space for a 'Raspberry Pi 4' should they wish to an upgraded version around the existing architecture - cool marketing.
Hi, more Ghz to play more old games (or even the new ones with a big GPU added), or kinda rapberry pi zero or tinyer (watch size) with the hability to play youtube vidéoS without lags could be great :D
I really enjoy your videos. I’m wondering, have you done a video an creating a file sharing server to use on a local network.
As i am looking at converting my old pc to one, but also thinking maybe using a Raspberry Pi with external hard drives connected to it.
I've made various videos using an SBC as a NAS: eg here: ruclips.net/video/jsCgXQjaviM/видео.html -- and with more setup detail here (but things will work the same on a Pi): ruclips.net/video/gT-EGNl9bZA/видео.html Good Luck!
ExplainingComputers I thought you had done some before. Thank you
Good bridge, not nearly as cheap as a bag full of zeroes for cheap projects, but I have more incentive to buy this rather than the B+ (which despite being small can be a bit bulky if I don't remove the USBs and Ethernet).
I can't wait for the next generation of #raspberrypi the device needs much more RAM, 1 gig Ethernet , & USB C or SATA.
The USB on Pi 3 is not only shared USB, but also with LAN. Bonkers!
Wish they kept 1G RAM, bonkers!
Why did they go with A+ for the middle of the road pi? I suppose you can tell after the fact, or by reading the stats, but just offhand I would never think the B+ would have more "features" or be larger.
Maybe they will call the next generation the Apple Pi ;-D Then watch all the Apple lawyers coming out of the woodwork...
Frankly the A model does not excite me.
But it could be I am fanatic for my Raspberry pi 3 mobel b+
Don't know why Pi hasn't put out a PC100 form factor model. Seems a natural.
I think the name for the new Pi will be: 4C
(which actually is kinda boring, but makes perfect sense imho)
This might be the last model of Raspberry Pi 3? Next is the new Raspberry Pi 4?
Almost certainly the last "classic" Pi . . .
The new model is going to be called the Raspberry Pi 3.14159265359
In the market has a Raspberry Pi 4 with a fixed RAM without Micro-SD card. Better than this
I want the next versions to be wearable tech.....
Raspberry Tie
I'll get my coat.....
And then we could take them into space and have Raspberry Tie Fighters!
Why, we could even Luke PiWalker and his faithful odroid NanoPC-T3 in it as well ;-)
@@ExplainingComputers Outer space is a hoax. Nobody is going anywhere. Cyberspace is as close as it'll ever get.
@@schoolmaster1945 You first, Slim.
@@schoolmaster1945 Raspberry Fli
I'd love to see them move off Broadcom (not a fan) and to A72 cores. USB3 and SATA standard as well would be awesome.
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