{"id":18458,"date":"2018-03-14T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18458"},"modified":"2018-03-14T15:59:54","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T14:59:54","slug":"launched-today-the-raspberry-pi-3b-an-incremental-performance-and-capability-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18458","title":{"rendered":"Launched today: the Raspberry Pi 3B+ : an incremental performance and capability upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_18459\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Beauty-shot-from-RP_sm.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18459\" class=\"wp-image-18459 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Beauty-shot-from-RP_sm.jpg?resize=560%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Beauty-shot-from-RP_sm.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Beauty-shot-from-RP_sm.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Beauty-shot-from-RP_sm.jpg?resize=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Beauty-shot-from-RP_sm.jpg?resize=1024%2C686&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Beauty-shot-from-RP_sm.jpg?resize=560%2C375&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Beauty-shot-from-RP_sm.jpg?resize=260%2C174&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Beauty-shot-from-RP_sm.jpg?resize=160%2C107&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Beauty-shot-from-RP_sm.jpg?w=1120&amp;ssl=1 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new Raspberry Pi 3B+<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good news this morning! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/blog\/raspberry-pi-3-model-bplus-sale-now-35\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raspberry Pi has announced the launch of the new <\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/blog\/raspberry-pi-3-model-bplus-sale-now-35\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Raspberry Pi 3B+<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. An incremental upgrade of the Raspberry Pi 3, the 3B+ features:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an improved processor running at an increased speed of 1.4GHz with an added \u2018heat spreader\u2019 to help with thermal performance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a new Cypress wifi chip and Prolant antenna technology giving access to both 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless networks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a new onboard header for a Power Over Ethernet HAT which will be released by Raspberry Pi in the coming months. (<a href=\"#poe\">See the bottom of the page for more info about this<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improved Ethernet speed courtesy of an upgraded LAN chip. Although still limited by going through USB 2.0, Ethernet users can now get a maximum speed of 300mbps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improved power circuitry to support all the new functionality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>an RF shield over the wifi chip which means that is now possible to embed the Pi inside something else and not have to worry about certification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All these incremental improvements add up to a more powerful, zippier Raspberry Pi which retains its price-point of $35.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Both myself and Tim Richardson<\/strong> were privileged to be sent the hardware ahead of time for testing and experimentation, so we\u2019ve done a <strong>joint review and briefing<\/strong> for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Walkthrough<\/h2>\n<p>For a walk-through of the new board, please watch the video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raspberry Pi 3B+ - a launch day walkthrough\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b2ihjdHPil4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benchmarking<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I ran a sysbench on both the 3 and the 3B+. Here are the results. The commands I ran were:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sysbench --test=cpu --cpu-max-prime=20000 run\r\nsysbench --test=cpu --cpu-max-prime=20000 --num-threads=4 run\r\n<\/span><\/pre>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Computer<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>1-core duration<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>4-core duration<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raspberry Pi 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">370.89s<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">92.63s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raspberry Pi 3B+<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">317.97s<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">79.51s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see, there is an approximate 15-20% speed improvement on the 3B+.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ghalfacree\/benchmarking-the-raspberry-pi-3-b-plus-44122cf3d806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lots more benchmarking by Gareth Halfacree here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Temperature<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to what Gordon Hollingworth has called a \u201cheat spreader\u201d (the metal plate on top of the CPU), the Pi 3B+ runs cooler than the Pi 3 and, as a result you\u2019ll see far less of the thermometer icon on the Pi desktop with the new board.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18460\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3B-corner-shot.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18460\" class=\"wp-image-18460 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3B-corner-shot.jpg?resize=560%2C373&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3B-corner-shot.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3B-corner-shot.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3B-corner-shot.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3B-corner-shot.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3B-corner-shot.jpg?resize=560%2C373&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3B-corner-shot.jpg?resize=260%2C173&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3B-corner-shot.jpg?resize=160%2C107&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3B-corner-shot.jpg?w=1120&amp;ssl=1 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Close-up of the Raspberry Pi 3B+, top-left quadrant showing the &#8216;can&#8217; over the wifi chip, with Raspberry Pi branding, and the &#8216;heat spreader&#8217; over the CPU<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Operating System and Add-ons<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/downloads\/raspbian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new Raspbian operating system<\/a> version supports the 3B+, so make sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/downloads\/raspbian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download the newest version<\/a> before switching on your new Raspberry Pi. If your 3B+ doesn\u2019t boot, chances are, you\u2019re using an old image!\u00a0Naturally, you can also do an upgrade by doing the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt-get update\r\nsudo apt-get dist-upgrade<\/pre>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">I tested out various add-on boards including the SenseHAT, UnicornHATHD, EnviropHAT, the official Camera Module and even the SkywriterHAT. All worked very well and I had no problems with them. There are various other packages that have had, or will need, an update to identify the 3B+ such as GPIO Zero and WS2811 among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ben_nuttall\/status\/973851611813605376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>I can confirm that new images of Raspbian, or an upgrade to just GPIO Zero, will fix any issues with the library thanks to Ben Nuttall replying to a tweet I sent earlier<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changes, or Not<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top of the new Pi appears more sparse than the Pi 3, although I suspect that is just an optical illusion. \u00a0Quite a few are hidden under the heat sink and wifi can and there is less lettering on the board.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18492\" style=\"width: 1046px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pi-3-and-3B-compared-edited.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18492\" class=\"wp-image-18492 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pi-3-and-3B-compared-edited.jpg?resize=560%2C589&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pi-3-and-3B-compared-edited.jpg?w=1036&amp;ssl=1 1036w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pi-3-and-3B-compared-edited.jpg?resize=285%2C300&amp;ssl=1 285w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pi-3-and-3B-compared-edited.jpg?resize=768%2C808&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pi-3-and-3B-compared-edited.jpg?resize=973%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 973w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pi-3-and-3B-compared-edited.jpg?resize=560%2C589&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pi-3-and-3B-compared-edited.jpg?resize=260%2C274&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pi-3-and-3B-compared-edited.jpg?resize=160%2C168&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Raspberry Pi 3 (top) and the new Raspberry Pi 3B+ (bottom)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The speed of both Ethernet and wireless have both been increased. Ethernet is \u2018gigabit\u2019 speed, which actually means about 300Mbps. So, why not full gigabit? This is because Ethernet<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0still runs through the USB 2 bus, so that limits the speed a little. It is still a decent increase and, in my opinion, is more than fast enough for most uses of the Pi. The designers have added Power over Ethernet, though. I suspect this is at the request of commercial users, who apparently buy about one third of the Pis, and probably why the full hardware is not included on-board. That\u2019s the right decision as few school and home users will want it, and those who do will buy the new HAT that will, hopefully, be coming out in the next few months.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18535\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/POE-HAT.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18535\" class=\"wp-image-18535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/POE-HAT.jpg?resize=560%2C376&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/POE-HAT.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/POE-HAT.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/POE-HAT.jpg?resize=560%2C376&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/POE-HAT.jpg?resize=260%2C174&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/POE-HAT.jpg?resize=160%2C107&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Raspberry Pi PoE HAT (prototype)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WiFi has been improved to include both 2.4GHz and 5GHz. 2.4GHz achieves about 40Mbps, while 5GHz gets about 100Mbps. While not stellar compared with a modern PC I think it\u2019s actually more than enough for the Pi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I expect there are people who would like to see full gigabit Ethernet and faster wifi, but what would use it? If the Pi had, say, SATA or USB 3, then a faster Ethernet port would be of more use. There is a reason it does not have either of those, though: cost. While some people would benefit from both of these features, the majority would not, so the extra cost would not be beneficial overall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What other improvements would one have liked? 4K video? While a nice-to-have, I don\u2019t think there are enough people yet who would use it. It would make a nice media server, though. I suspect it would need a better graphics processor, though, and almost certainly more memory. Once again, this would add to the cost and not benefit enough users at this point in time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased memory is something that I have heard more people requesting. This has not been done. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve guessed by now why it hasn\u2019t. Hands up who has actually run out of memory? I\u2019m sure Chromium would benefit, and maybe other desktop applications in general, but I remember the days when 1K or 3.5K were thought adequate!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What else could be changed? More GPIO? That would be nice, but there\u2019s no space on-board and the form factor is now so entrenched that a change would have its own problems. \u00a0And that\u2019s all I can think of!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The Raspberry Pi 3B+ is not\u00a0<em>really<\/em> a new Raspberry Pi, but it <em>is<\/em> a substantial improvement on the Pi 3. You will definitely notice the increased speed of the CPU. If you&#8217;re a heavy network user, improvements to both Ethernet and wifi will make your life easier, especially if you have access to either a hard-wired connection of a 5G wifi connection. At the same price point, Raspberry Pi have delivered again.<\/p>\n<h2>Buying the Raspberry Pi 3B+<\/h2>\n<p>You can buy the 3B+ from all the usual suspects: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepihut.com\/collections\/raspberry-pi\/products\/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pi Hut<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/collections\/raspberry-pi-3-b-plus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pimoroni<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.modmypi.com\/raspberry-pi\/raspberry-pi-a-plusb-plus23-1015\/rpi3-model-b-plus\/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ModMyPi<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cpc.farnell.com\/raspberry-pi\/2773729\/raspberry-pi-3-model-b\/dp\/SC14882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CPC\/Farnell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.rs-online.com\/web\/p\/processor-microcontroller-development-kits\/1373331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RS Components<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uk.pi-supply.com\/products\/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pi Supply<\/a>\u00a0in the UK and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adafruit.com\/product\/3775?src=raspberrypi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adafruit in the USA<\/a>. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/products\/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find out where to get the 3B+ from other countries over on Raspberry Pi&#8217;s product page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yes, if you <a href=\"https:\/\/pi-top.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order any pi-top or pi-topCEEDs together with the Raspberry Pi from pi-top, you&#8217;ll get the 3B+ starting today<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>More coverage<\/h2>\n<p>You can read and see more on the following sites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/raspi.tv\/2018\/new-raspberry-pi-model-3b-1-4-ghz-330mbit-ethernet-802-11ac-poe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RasPi.TV with Alex Eames&#8217; coverage<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk\/2018\/03\/introducing-raspberry-pi-3-b-plus-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt over at Raspberry Pi Spy&#8217;s coverage is here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mythic-beasts.com\/2018\/03\/14\/raspberry-pi-3b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read how Mythic Beasts ran the Raspberry Pi website on the 3B+, just to see what happened, here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/blog\/raspberry-pi-3-model-bplus-sale-now-35\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Raspberry Pi Foundation&#8217;s coverage is here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0keOYRbsvxc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Timmons-Brown (the Raspberry Pi Guy)&#8217;s coverage is here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/magpi\/raspberry-pi-3b-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The MagPi&#8217;s coverage is here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FzLcEpmkiY8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch a special Pimoroni Bilge Tank covering the launch here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.pimoroni.com\/a-deep-dive-into-the-raspberry-pi-3-b-hardware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dive deep into the hardware with Pimoroni (including an x-rayed CPU!) here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2018\/03\/14\/raspberry-pi-model-b-arrives-just-in-time-for-pi-day-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TechCrunch coverage is here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NNwoqEybOqg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Launch video from Estefannie here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hackspace.raspberrypi.org\/features\/raspberry-pi-3b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HackSpace magazine coverage here<\/a>\u00a0(<em>goodness knows why Raspberry Pi, The MagPi and Hackspace\u00a0<strong>all<\/strong> need to cover it, but there ya go!<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non-techies<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.pimoroni.com\/straightforward-guide-to-whats-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tanya Fish from Pimoroni has done a no-nonsense not-particularly-technical blog here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fKWIkuy0Ar0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adafruit&#8217;s launch video is here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itpro.co.uk\/hardware\/30762\/raspberry-pi-3-b-review-petite-perfection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IT Pro&#8217;s coverage is here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hackaday.com\/2018\/03\/14\/raspberry-pi-gets-faster-cpu-and-better-networking-in-the-new-model-3-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hackaday&#8217;s take on the launch (and associated moans in the comments!)\u00a0is here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/raspberry-pi-3-b-co-creator-eben-upton-reveals-all-about-the-new-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TechRepublic coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heise.de\/ct\/artikel\/Der-neue-Raspberry-Pi-3B-schneller-zum-gleichem-Preis-3994036.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German coverage over at Heise.de<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnx-software.com\/2018\/03\/14\/35-raspberry-pi-3-model-b-launched-with-a-faster-processor-802-11ac-wifi-gigabit-ethernet-and-optional-poe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNX Software coverage<\/a> (and some priceless whinges in the comments)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Any coverage I&#8217;m missing? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=610\">Let me know<\/a>!<\/strong><br \/>\n<a name=\"poe\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Power Over Ethernet HAT<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_18564\" style=\"width: 1634px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/770A6319-1624x1080.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18564\" class=\"wp-image-18564 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/770A6319-1624x1080.jpg?resize=560%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/770A6319-1624x1080.jpg?resize=1624%2C1080&amp;ssl=1 1624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/770A6319-1624x1080.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/770A6319-1624x1080.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/770A6319-1624x1080.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/770A6319-1624x1080.jpg?resize=560%2C372&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/770A6319-1624x1080.jpg?resize=260%2C173&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/770A6319-1624x1080.jpg?resize=160%2C106&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/770A6319-1624x1080.jpg?w=1120&amp;ssl=1 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The PoE HAT prototype on top of a Pi 3B+<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A friend of mine has found a <a href=\"http:\/\/cpc.farnell.com\/raspberry-pi\/rpi3-modbp-poe\/poe-hat-for-raspberry-pi-3-model\/dp\/SC14884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listing for the PoE HAT over at CPC\/Farnell<\/a>. You can <a href=\"http:\/\/cpc.farnell.com\/raspberry-pi\/rpi3-modbp-poe\/poe-hat-for-raspberry-pi-3-model\/dp\/SC14884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit that page here<\/a>. Details are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"firstList\">\n<li>Price: \u00a317.75 (including VAT)<\/li>\n<li>Power over Ethernet 802.3af compliant<\/li>\n<li>Class 2 device<\/li>\n<li>Fully isolate Switched-Mode Power Supply (SMPS)<\/li>\n<li>36-56V Input Voltage<\/li>\n<li>5V Output Voltage<\/li>\n<li>Supplies up to 2.5A<\/li>\n<li>Fan Control<\/li>\n<li>Plug-and-play compatibility with Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s (obviously) not available yet, but it&#8217;s nice to see a price point that is affordable. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/products\/poe-hat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">There is a little more info over on the Raspberry Pi website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good news this morning! Raspberry Pi has announced the launch of the new Raspberry Pi 3B+. An incremental upgrade of the Raspberry Pi 3, the 3B+ features: an improved processor running at an increased speed of 1.4GHz with an added&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18458\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[42,47],"tags":[663,250,662],"class_list":["post-18458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-raspberry-pi","category-rpi-shopping","tag-product-announcement","tag-product-launch","tag-raspberry-pi-3b"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Launched today: the Raspberry Pi 3B+ : an incremental performance and capability upgrade - Raspberry Pi Pod<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18458\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Launched today: the Raspberry Pi 3B+ : an incremental performance and capability upgrade - Raspberry Pi Pod\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Good news this morning! 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