{"id":14544,"date":"2016-04-12T15:27:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T14:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14544"},"modified":"2016-04-12T15:29:13","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T14:29:13","slug":"new-add-on-board-brings-wifi-and-bluetooth-to-the-raspberry-pi-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14544","title":{"rendered":"New add-on board brings wifi and Bluetooth to the Raspberry Pi Zero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/redbear-board-2.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14547\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14547\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/redbear-board-2.png?resize=560%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"redbear board 2\" width=\"560\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/redbear-board-2.png?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/redbear-board-2.png?resize=300%2C64&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/redbear-board-2.png?resize=560%2C120&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/redbear-board-2.png?resize=260%2C56&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/redbear-board-2.png?resize=160%2C34&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/redbear-board.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14545\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14545\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/redbear-board.png?resize=560%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"redbear board\" width=\"560\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/redbear-board.png?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/redbear-board.png?resize=300%2C90&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/redbear-board.png?resize=560%2C168&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/redbear-board.png?resize=260%2C78&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/redbear-board.png?resize=160%2C48&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/redbear.cc\/\" target=\"_blank\">RedBear<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1991736672\/redbear-duo-a-small-and-powerful-wi-fi-ble-iot-boa\" target=\"_blank\">who previously ran a Kickstarter for a wifi-enabled Arduino-type board<\/a>) have just launched their latest crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. This time, it is for an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1991736672\/iot-hat-for-raspberry-pi-a-must-have-for-pi-zero\" target=\"_blank\">IoT add-on board for the Raspberry Pi that adds 802.11n wifi and Bluetooth 4.1 (Dual Mode)<\/a><\/strong>. As you can see from the pictures above, it is\u00a0roughly the same size as a Raspberry Pi Zero and is compatible with all versions of the Pi (although would be a little superfluous on the Pi 3!). Take a look at the video below or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1991736672\/iot-hat-for-raspberry-pi-a-must-have-for-pi-zero\" target=\"_blank\">go to the campaign now<\/a>. <em>My opinion of the board is after the video<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1991736672\/iot-hat-for-raspberry-pi-a-must-have-for-pi-zero\/widget\/video.html\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Opinion<\/h2>\n<p>They sent me a <strong>beta<\/strong> of their board to try out and, I have to say, it works marvellously. The instructions for use are very straight-forward. (I won&#8217;t detail them here as it may work differently when the finished product is finally ready and available). After a reboot, wifi networks were findable via the Pi desktop in the same way as\u00a0a dongle.<\/p>\n<p>I compared the wifi speed to that of the official Raspberry Pi Foundation dongle and found them to have almost identical performance. Browsing, likewise, was very similar (obviously) and I didn&#8217;t experience any drop-outs. Bluetooth was also easy to set-up and install (though had slightly more steps, but I&#8217;m sure they&#8217;ll fix this) and I was able to pair devices very easily. As I said before, this is a beta board (v0.3) but it works very well. I&#8217;ve been assured that the final device will be very similar to what I received, so I&#8217;m confident in saying that the product is of a high quality.<\/p>\n<p>If you need these wireless capabilities for your Raspberry Pi and\u00a0you\u00a0don&#8217;t want to (or can&#8217;t) use a wifi\/Bluetooth dongle, this is a great solution, especially for the low-footprint Raspberry Pi Zero.<\/p>\n<p>You can see from their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1991736672\/iot-hat-for-raspberry-pi-a-must-have-for-pi-zero\" target=\"_blank\">campaign page<\/a>\u00a0that it is very light power-wise running at just 230mA on a Zero.<\/p>\n<h2>Technical<\/h2>\n<p>From a technical standpoint, it uses the same Broadcom wifi\/Bluetooth chip that is on the Raspberry Pi 3 so it shouldn&#8217;t be a surprise that it works well.<\/p>\n<h2>Pricing<\/h2>\n<p>The board sells for $9 plus shipping (a very reasonable $5) and there are various add-ons to choose from such as an external antenna that you can plug in to the board to extend the range and a Bluetooth gaming controller. Overall, a very well thought-out campaign and firmly in the &#8216;affordable&#8217; category. Good luck with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1991736672\/iot-hat-for-raspberry-pi-a-must-have-for-pi-zero\" target=\"_blank\">the campaign<\/a>, guys!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1991736672\/iot-hat-for-raspberry-pi-a-must-have-for-pi-zero\" target=\"_blank\">Head over to Kickstarter to read more or to back the campaign<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>P.S. I know&#8230; it&#8217;s not a &#8216;HAT&#8217;.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RedBear (who previously ran a Kickstarter for a wifi-enabled Arduino-type board) have just launched their latest crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. 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