raspberry_pi_3bplus.md
1 --- 2 layout: download 3 board_id: "raspberry_pi_3bplus" 4 title: "Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Download" 5 name: "Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+" 6 manufacturer: "Raspberry Pi Foundation" 7 board_url: "https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus/" 8 board_image: "raspberry_pi_3bplus.jpg" 9 download_instructions: "https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-on-raspberrypi-linux/installing-circuitpython-on-raspberry-pi" 10 downloads_display: true 11 blinka: true 12 features: 13 - Wi-Fi 14 - Bluetooth/BLE 15 - Ethernet 16 - HDMI 17 - 40-pin GPIO 18 --- 19 20 The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ is the most popular Raspberry Pi computer made, and the Pi Foundation knows you can always make a good thing better! And what could make the Pi 3 better? How about a faster processor, 5 GHz WiFi, and updated Ethernet chip with PoE capability? Good guess - that's exactly what they did! 21 22 The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ is the latest product in the Raspberry Pi 3 range, boasting an updated 64-bit quad core processor running at 1.4GHz with built-in metal heatsink, dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless LAN, faster (300 mbps) Ethernet, and PoE capability via a separate PoE HAT. 23 24 - Broadcom BCM2837B0, Cortex-A53 (ARMv8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.4GHz 25 - 1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM 26 - 2.4GHz and 5GHz IEEE 802.11.b/g/n/ac wireless LAN, Bluetooth 4.2, BLE 27 - Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0 (maximum throughput 300 Mbps) 28 - Extended 40-pin GPIO header 29 - Full-size HDMI 30 - 4 USB 2.0 ports 31 - CSI camera port for connecting a Raspberry Pi camera 32 - DSI display port for connecting a Raspberry Pi touchscreen display 33 - 4-pole stereo output and composite video port 34 - Micro SD port for loading your operating system and storing data 35 - 5V/2.5A DC power input 36 - Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) support (requires separate PoE HAT) 37 38 ## Purchase 39 * [Adafruit](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3775) 40 41 ## Contribute 42 43 Have some info to add for this board? Edit the source for this page [here](https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython-org/edit/master/_blinka/{{ page.board_id }}.md).