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Everyone, it seems, loves the Raspberry Pi Zero. With its low price-point and slimline looks, it’s a great choice for embedded projects. Today, it gets even better: Raspberry Pi has launched the Raspberry Pi Zero W<\/strong>. The W stands for wireless or wifi because the Zero W sports the same wifi & Bluetooth chip as the Pi 3, allowing you to connect to a wifi network and Bluetooth peripherals out-of-the-box (or\u00a0anti-static bag, anyway).<\/p>\n

The new hardware comes at a price, however: the Pi Zero W costs $10, compared to the original’s $5. In the UK, this works out at \u00a39.60 at the current exchange rate compared to \u00a34 for the current, non-wireless version.<\/p>\n

If you’re sold already, you can get hold of a Raspberry Pi Zero W from The Pi Hut<\/a>,\u00a0from Pimoroni<\/a>, from ModMyPi<\/a>\u00a0or Adafruit in the USA<\/a><\/strong>. Other stockists include:\u00a0pi3g<\/a> in Germany, Samm Teknoloji<\/a> in Turkey, Kubii<\/a> in France, Spain, Italy and Portugal, and Kiwi Electronics<\/a> in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. MicroCenter in the USA is playing catch-up and will have some stock shortly.<\/p>\n

With the new chip on-board, I expect it to draw slightly more power than the other models of Zero.\u00a0Fortunately, the non-wireless board will also be made, for at least the foreseeable future or until demand dries up, so if you want really<\/em> low power, and don’t need the additional connectivity, then that’s\u00a0probably still the option you’ll go for.<\/p>\n

Apart from these things, and some minor layout changes, everything else is the same.\u00a0The single-core BCM2835 chip is still at the heart of the board and it still hosts 512MB of RAM.\u00a0The other thing that I really noticed is that the Raspberry Pi logo is now on the reverse of the Zero, along with the HDMI label and a licencing message for\u00a0Proant AB<\/a>, the innovators behind the new triangular wireless antenna, which is\u00a0itself neatly fitted onto the front of the board.\u00a0Roger Thornton<\/a> (Principal Hardware Engineer at Raspberry Pi) has done a first-class job at fitting everything onto the sparse expanse of the single-layer board!<\/p>\n

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Raspberry Pi Zero W (reverse)<\/p><\/div>\n

Also released today is a lovely new, official case for the Pi Zero<\/a>, designed and manufactured by\u00a0Kinneir Dufort<\/a> and T-Zero<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy Alex Eames, RasPi.TV<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Compatible with all versions of the small board, the case is made out of the same hard, injection-moulded red and white plastic as the official case for the Pi 3. It comes with three interchangeable lids that are etched with the official logo.\u00a0There is a solid lid, one with a cut-out for the GPIO and one with a camera hole and mounting points for the official camera module. Also included is a very short camera module cable (currently unavailable elsewhere) and some rubber feet to stick to\u00a0the underside of the main body of the case. Speaking of the underside, it has a cut-out for the GPIO so you can always get access to the pins, should you want to. The case is also available from The Pi Hut<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other options<\/h3>\n

Pimoroni have taken the opportunity to create some brand new kits featuring the Zero W. The Scroll Bot<\/a> is pictured below and there are several other kits. Well worth taking a look at their starter kit<\/a>\u00a0and other project kits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Opinion<\/h3>\n

When you consider how much more usable the wireless\u00a0chip makes the Zero, I think this is still a real bargain at \u00a39.60. In use, it behaves identically to the original Zero versions (apart from a slight increase in power consumption) and it is still eminently suitable for all kinds of embedded projects, from mini-cameras to robots and\u00a0wearables. The addition of the wireless chip opens up all kinds of possibilities for connectivity;\u00a0providing you’ve set it up in advance, you can now just plug-in-and-go, using a wireless network and a Bluetooth keyboard & mouse. Plus you’ve still got the USB port available for use: the possibilities for Internet of Things projects are endless. I think Raspberry Pi is onto another winner here. My advice? Get hold of yours while the first batch is still available<\/a>! The normal rule for Pi Zeros applies for purchases of the W: one Raspberry Pi Zero W per customer, per order. No doubt this rule will upset some people, but the reasons for this are well-documented and understandable considering the pressures of producing enough Raspberry Pi 3s to satisfy demand.<\/em><\/p>\n

Other coverage<\/h3>\n

Visit this page for the official product announcement from Raspberry Pi<\/a>\u00a0and their launch video including an interview with Eben Upton, Gordon Hollingworth and Roger Thornton.<\/p>\n

You can also see a\u00a0great<\/em> video from The MagPi about the board, presented by Rob Zwetsloot.<\/a>\u00a0The MagPi have also announced that if you subscribe to the magazine<\/a>, you’ll get a Zero W!<\/p>\n

For another look at the Raspberry Pi Zero W, check out Alex Eames’ coverage on RasPi.TV<\/a>\u00a0including a special news report video<\/a> and some great product photographs.<\/p>\n

You can also catch Matthew Timmons-Brown’s (The Raspberry Pi Guy’s) video here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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