“So glad I got in just in time to make the purchase as they were selling fast! Nice easy to use site I carried on browsing afterwards for future things I might need.”
“I ordered two of these on launch day from The PiHut (http://thepihut.com/). I am impressed by the size and the immediate compatibility with my existing B+ project. I splashed out on a board only and the bundle with their essential kit.
For this test, I simply transferred the micro-SD card and USB WiFi adapter from a running B+. The micro USB to standard USB socket came with the kit.
The picture above (https://nicbkw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Raspberry-Pi-Zero1.jpg) shows a Raspberry Pi Zero fitted with DIL socket (also provided in the kit) on the GPIO pins so it can sit nicely in the T-Cobbler Plus. Note that the power is supplied via a power monitor that shows current with an active WiFi connection; standalone, running linux, no active apps, current consumption is around 0.08A.
The Zero is an interesting solution for IoT; board area is around 1/3 of the B+, then choose any kind of wireless networking; Bluetooth, WiFi and/or GSM. It runs the same Broadcom chip originally used on the A+, but at a faster clock speed. The GPIO pinout is identical to the B+.
The Raspberry Pi Zero costs £4 quantity 1 – great value and definitely exceeds MVP!”
