1. Introduction to Raspberry Pi 5

1.1. Preparation before use

To use Raspberry Pi5, you need the following equipment:

A Raspberry Pi motherboard;

A power supply;

An SD card and a card reader;

You can set up Raspberry Pi as an interactive computer with a desktop, or as a headless computer that can only be accessed through the network. To set up Raspberry Pi as a headless computer, you don't need to prepare any additional peripherals. You can pre-configure the host name, user account, network connection, and SSH when installing the operating system.

If you want to use the interactive Raspberry Pi with a desktop directly, you need the following additional accessories:

A monitor and HDMI cable;

A set of keyboard and mouse.

1.2. Introduction

Raspberry Pi 5 uses a 64-bit quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 processor running at 2.4GHz, which has a CPU performance improvement of 2 to 3 times compared to Raspberry Pi 4. In addition, it is equipped with an 800MHz VideoCore VII GPU, which can provide a significant increase in graphics performance, dual 4Kp60 display output through HDMI, and state-of-the-art camera support through a redesigned Raspberry Pi image signal processor. It provides consumers with a smooth desktop experience and opens the door to new applications for industrial customers.

This is the first full-size Raspberry Pi computer using silicon materials made in-house by Raspberry Pi. RP1 provides most of the I/O functions for Raspberry Pi 5 and brings a huge change in peripheral performance and functionality. Aggregate USB bandwidth has been more than doubled, allowing faster data transfer to external UAS drives and other high-speed peripherals; the dedicated dual-channel 1Gbps MIPI camera and display interface used on earlier models has been replaced by a pair of four-channel 1.5Gbps MIPI transceivers, increasing the total bandwidth by three times, supporting any combination of up to two cameras or displays; peak SD card performance is doubled by supporting SDR104 high-speed mode; the platform showcases a single-channel PCI Express 2.0 interface for the first time, providing support for high-bandwidth peripherals.

1.3. Parameter comparison with Raspberry Pi 4B

Its main features are as follows:

˙Quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz

˙Dual 4kp60 HDMI display output, support HDR

˙VideoCore VII graphics card, support OpenGL-ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.2

˙Raspberry Pi connector for PCIe (1 2.0 port, requires additional HAT)

˙802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0 (support BLE)

˙Real-time clock (RTC) and RTC battery interface

˙Fan interface

˙Power button

1.4. Functional distribution

1.5. Dimensions (unit: mm)