Raspberry Pi 2 Announced, Includes Windows 10 Support

Post by Eorl @ 10:27am 03/02/15 | 39 Comments

From out of nowhere, the small form factor computer board known as Raspberry Pi has unveiled a second unit, this time offering six times the boost compared to the original model and support for Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10 OS.

The latest model comes in at the same price as the B+ model, costing just $35. In terms of specs, the Raspberry Pi 2 comes equipped with a a 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU, 1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM and of course, features complete compatibility with Raspberry Pi 1.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation also revealed plans to incorporate Windows 10 into the current model. According to the company’s website, The Foundation has been working with Microsoft for the past six months in order to bring Windows 10 to Raspberry Pi 2. Furthermore, the Pi 2-compatible version of Windows 10 will be completely free of charge to makers.

The company plans to continue production of the current models. As explained in the Raspberry Pi 2 FAQ, while there is demand for the Pi 1 Model B and Model B+, the Foundation will continue to meet said demand. Both boards will continue to sell for $35.

For those unfamiliar with the Raspberry Pi, the device itself is a credit card-sized, inexpensive home PC created by The Raspberry Pi Foundation. The foundation’s goal is to advance education in adults and children through the field of computing, in an affordable manner.

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Hogfather
Posted 10:59am 03/2/15

Holy s*** that's gonna be epic.

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TiT
Posted 11:58am 03/2/15

if it had second network port. perfect router

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d^
Posted 03:54pm 03/2/15

I still have no idea what they can do or how you would use them. Are they a small PC or some s***?

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Herron
Posted 08:23pm 03/2/15

RPi isn't a more powerful arduino, they really don't compare. RPi is a cheap low power computer that can run an OS on it. An arduino is still just an expandable micro-controller.

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Dazhel
Posted 08:23pm 03/2/15

If you tap the limits of an arduino processor then the RPI is the next step

Quite correct, but that's certainly an understatement. :-)
Like saying when you outgrow a tricycle the next step up is a supercharged Ducati.

In comparison to the grunty new Pi specs above, an Arduino is basically just a microcontroller that typically runs at 16Mhz and has ~1-32KB of RAM.

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Twisted
Posted 09:05pm 03/2/15

I still have no idea what they can do or how you would use them. Are they a small PC or some s***?

Whatever you want really :) If you just want something pre-existing just lookup Rasberry Pi projects. My work colleague has done some stupid level of home automation with Arduino's.

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hardware
Posted 09:28pm 03/2/15

I've not come across anyone yet who has a raspberry pi and actually used it for something truly purposeful (ie not just a novelty) AND it was the best hardware choice for the task.

i know heaps of people who have one though

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Eorl
Posted 09:57pm 03/2/15

I've not come across anyone yet who has a raspberry pi and actually used it for something truly purposeful (ie not just a novelty) AND it was the best hardware choice for the task.

i know heaps of people who have one though

The price definitely helps in people just buying one for the hell of it. I'm tempted, but then I remember I have no real point for one right now.

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Whoop
Posted 10:25pm 03/2/15

but can it run octoprint?

I've not come across anyone yet who has a raspberry pi and actually used it for something truly purposeful (ie not just a novelty) AND it was the best hardware choice for the task.

i know heaps of people who have one though

everyone on the internet I talk to wants one to hook up to their 3d printer. You can use it to remotely start a print, hook a web cam up to it and monitor the printer, log in via a web page and manually control the printer (move it around, home it, heat it up, etc) so you can have the printer in one room of your house and the PC in another without having to manually transfer stuff via SD card

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Ickus
Posted 10:27pm 03/2/15

yes, there are even guides on octoprint on how to install it on a RPi

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koopz
Posted 12:27am 04/2/15

I've not come across anyone yet who has a raspberry pi and actually used it for something truly purposeful (ie not just a novelty) AND it was the best hardware choice for the task.

I'm kinda sure there's a lot of us who just don't post here anymore... but this is Pie.

I like Pie

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Whoop
Posted 04:58am 04/2/15

yes, there are even guides on octoprint on how to install it on a RPi

I know it runs on a pi, but does it run on the NEW pi?

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hardware
Posted 07:40am 04/2/15

oh, for sure, i'm sure there are people somewhere on the web who have actual uses for ones

but most times one is used i'm just like why didn't you use a second hand netbook that's got a built in screen and built in keyboard and built in battery backup?

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HerbalLizard
Posted 08:02am 04/2/15

I have often considered getting one for a syslog server. But kept looking at hardkernel odroid-u3 instead.

As for windows 10 on a pi, its going to be interesting if dev's are going to have to port stuff to the platform or not.

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Twisted
Posted 10:26am 05/2/15

I've not come across anyone yet who has a raspberry pi and actually used it for something truly purposeful (ie not just a novelty) AND it was the best hardware choice for the task.

Well when you think about it, unless you have an actual interest what would you do with it? Its like people who buy tablets before thinking about what they would use it for. They often just do dumb s*** like play angry birds or something without even realising any real use potential for their scenario. Tablets aren't for everyone, in spite of what apple might tell you.

This guy found a use for one, but then again he had a need/idea before he ran off and bought one.

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Hogfather
Posted 11:09am 05/2/15

This is what I want one for.

My understanding is that the Pi (especially the Pi mk 2!) can drive 1080p via HDMI and run Windows 10 (at minimum this will be some sort of an ARM / RT deal), and it has wifi and ethernet.

So I think that with a nice plastic enclosure it would be a ridiculously cheap streaming Home Theatre 'PC' as you can get Plex and Netflix etc from the Windows Store. Compared to a Roku this is a very cheap device that will also surf the web for you pretty well, the ethernet Rokus start at over $150 USD and don't have a proper OS environment (ie no web browser).

Given that its Windows 10 and can push 1080, you can probably stream an XBox One and maybe even Steam to it too if x86 emulation is available! o.O

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TiT
Posted 03:17pm 05/2/15

Yeah will probably ditch the Chrome cast for this for my parents.

They are running Media Browser 3 and i am sick of them having to transcode all the MKV files which i download.

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3x0dus
Posted 09:18pm 05/2/15

picked 2 up yesterday,

I already have a Pi B+ running as a Solar Logger using Serial to USB Adapter.

1 is for a friend, the other I have setup with OSMC (Raspbmc) menu is so much faster than the B+, probably 4x faster.

Tested a few h264 videos out seemed to play fine, for around $5 you can buy a MPEG-2 License key for OSMC(XBMC/KODI) for pi, which allows you to use the onboard hardware decoder for say USB Tv Tuners TS streams etc.

from element 14, PI + case is like $50, if you need Wi-Fi + $10, if you need a USB Micro power adatper + $13

so if this runs windows RT even HALF decent, its a pretty compelling machine for children/oldies.

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Jim
Posted 01:07am 06/2/15

if it had second network port. perfect router

4 usb ports though so a usb nic is probably feasible

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HerbalLizard
Posted 08:25am 06/2/15

What like this
http://raspberry.piaustralia.com.au/products/banana-pi-router-bpi-r1

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Jim
Posted 05:26pm 06/2/15

nice

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koopz
Posted 02:19am 07/2/15

but most times one is used i'm just like why didn't you use a second hand netbook that's got a built in screen and built in keyboard and built in battery backup?

reliability, obviously

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d0mino
Posted 09:26am 07/2/15

Anyone used one for XBMC/KODI HTPC?

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Mantorok
Posted 02:38pm 07/2/15

Here's a guy running Kodi on the Raspberry Pi 2:

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BOOST
Posted 03:13pm 07/2/15

TiT, get your parents Plex. There was a thread a while ago where it was discussed. It transcodes on the fly.

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Hogfather
Posted 03:56pm 07/2/15

TiT, get your parents Plex. There was a thread a while ago where it was discussed. It transcodes on the fly.

Can you install the Plex server onto a Chromecast?

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Twisted
Posted 04:26pm 07/2/15

Can you install the Plex server onto a Chromecast?

No and you need a separate Plex app to run it on your phone/tablet. It has awesome DNLA as well though which doesn't require an app to control obviously and it all links back to the Plex database for updating what you've watched, etc.

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Whoop
Posted 09:22am 08/2/15

This is what I want one for.

My understanding is that the Pi (especially the Pi mk 2!) can drive 1080p via HDMI and run Windows 10 (at minimum this will be some sort of an ARM / RT deal), and it has wifi and ethernet.

So I think that with a nice plastic enclosure it would be a ridiculously cheap streaming Home Theatre 'PC' as you can get Plex and Netflix etc from the Windows Store. Compared to a Roku this is a very cheap device that will also surf the web for you pretty well, the ethernet Rokus start at over $150 USD and don't have a proper OS environment (ie no web browser).

Given that its Windows 10 and can push 1080, you can probably stream an XBox One and maybe even Steam to it too if x86 emulation is available! o.O

Print your own! http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:604915

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foolix
Posted 08:23pm 08/2/15

its win10 embedded, if you think you're going to get a desktop you're sadly mistaken.

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TiT
Posted 11:31pm 08/2/15

TiT, get your parents Plex. There was a thread a while ago where it was discussed. It transcodes on the fly.

My parents are running plex server that does the trancoding. that is the problem. i dont want it to transcode. i want the full qualiity mkv to play there tv.

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Whoop
Posted 10:37pm 09/2/15

My TV plays MKV's natively, upgrade your TV

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step
Posted 01:55pm 10/2/15

My TV plays MKV's natively, upgrade your TV

I can say I'm quite a big fan of the display structure that Plex & Kodi provide. My movies directory has over 2000 files... it's not fun navigating at all with the s***** tv menu & remote.

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Jim
Posted 02:23pm 10/2/15

My parents are running plex server that does the trancoding. that is the problem. i dont want it to transcode. i want the full qualiity mkv to play there tv.

this sounds completely different to what you said earlier but anyway.. plex should only be transcoding if the device requesting the media isn't compatible with the original format

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step
Posted 07:47am 11/2/15

this sounds completely different to what you said earlier but anyway.. plex should only be transcoding if the device requesting the media isn't compatible with the original format

Or if your bandwidth settings (stream quality) require it to.

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Spook
Posted 08:05am 11/2/15

i do have to "fix" some of my mkv's so plex will play them as is:

minor inconvenience using https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/66729-orcas-mkv-fix-tool-version-12-new-update/ orkas mkv fix, once on a file.

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Jim
Posted 10:08am 11/2/15

are you using the plex client bundled with the tv or something?

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Spook
Posted 10:15am 11/2/15

yup

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Jim
Posted 10:31am 11/2/15

likely nothing to do with plex then
never needed to fix an mkv for an ion-based htpc running the plex client either, but wife used the tv client a few times before she realised it was a different thing and found some files wouldn't play, but were fine when I switched the input to the htpc and played them via plex there

I suss out the tv plex client in my sony from time to time to see if they made it less painful to use compared to a regular plex client, but nope. still no decent media and annoying extra menus to navigate through, dunno why it's different than a regular plex client

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Spook
Posted 10:55am 11/2/15

yer, its a samsung plex client issue, the plex guys supplied the fix and it works perfectly, tiny bit of overhead, not a drama.

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