Raspberry Pi Foundation released a new version of RaspberryPi single-board computers – RaspberryPi 3B+.
There is a few improvements.
The price is the same like previous version RaspberryPi 3B, 35 USD.
You can order that on The PiHut, Pimoroni and also RS-online.
The improvements of Raspberry Pi 3B+
– A 1.4GHz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU (ARMv8)
– Dual-band 802.11ac wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.2
– Faster Ethernet (Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0)
– Power-over-Ethernet support (with separate PoE HAT)
– Improved PXE network and USB mass-storage booting
– Improved thermal management
Whole specs:
– Broadcom BCM2837B0, Cortex-A53 (ARMv8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.4GHz
– 1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM
– 2.4GHz and 5GHz IEEE 802.11.b/g/n/ac wireless LAN, Bluetooth 4.2, BLE
– Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0 (maximum throughput 300 Mbps)
– Extended 40-pin GPIO header
– Full-size HDMI
– 4 USB 2.0 ports
– CSI camera port for connecting a Raspberry Pi camera
– DSI display port for connecting a Raspberry Pi touchscreen display
– 4-pole stereo output and composite video port
– Micro SD port for loading your operating system and storing data
– 5V/2.5A DC power input
– Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) support (requires separate PoE HAT)
Soon will be available POE HAT which will be connected to Raspberry Pi and the maximum input voltage will be up to 48V and the HAT generates 5V for RPi 3B+.
UPDATE:
Farnell, distributor of electronics components, released an offer for PoE HAT which is used for power of Raspberry Pi 3B+ through ethernet cable.
The price will be almost 15 GBP (21 USD) (excluding VAT), now isn’t on the stock (19th May 2018).
The input voltage is from 36V up to 56V, output voltage is 5V and the current is up to 2.5A. The HAT contains fan regulator. The HAT is compliant with Ethernet 802.3af, Class 2.
Farnell link – uk.farnell.com/raspberry-pi/rpi3-modbp-poe/poe-hat-for-raspberry-pi-3-model/dp/2842231
This info shared hackster.io.
Detail of PoE HAT
Reduced schematic of Raspberry Pi 3B Plus https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/schematics/rpi-3bplus_reduced_schematic.pdf
More info: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-model-bplus-sale-now-35/
Specs and Benchmarks: https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/raspberry-pi-specs-benchmarks/
