A new model of the Raspberry Pi was released this month that comes packed with more ports and uses less power. While the price has remained the same, a few things have changed that make external hardware work differently. Ladyada has a breakdown of everything that matters.
The big difference with the Raspberry Pi is the SD card slot is now Micro SD. With that in mind Adafruit went through most of its accessories to see what works and what doesn’t. Here’s a summation of what still works:
- PiTFT – pinout and electric-wise it works and is tested, but our custom PiTFT kernel does not support the new USB/Ethernet chipset. We’re working on it and hope to release a new version soon!
- 16×2 Character LCD plates (not tested yet but we’re pretty confident it works)
- Proto Plate (not tested yet but we’re pretty confident)
- PiTFT – pinout and electric-wise it works and is tested, but our custom PiTFT kernel does not support the new USB/Ethernet chipset. We’re working on it and hope to release a new version soon!
- 16×2 Character LCD plates (not tested yet but we’re pretty confident it works)
- Proto Plate (not tested yet but we’re pretty confident)
- Any USB-based devices, WiFi dongles, etc.
- Any monitors that are HDMI based
- Any displays that are NTSC-based
- Pi Cameras
- Any other cables, such as USB console cables, microUSB cables, Ethernet cables, HDMI to VGA adapters, USB hubs, power packs.
And what doesn’t:
You may need a new Kernel/Firmware: If you have an older Raspbian or NooBs or whatever (before ~ June 20 2014) do a sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade to update your kernel & firmware! Without new kernel/firmware, the USB/Ethernet chip doesn’t work so make sure you do this on a Model B since you need to have ethernet or USB to work in order to download the files over the Internet!
GPIO Cables & Cobblers: Even though the ‘top 26 pins’ are still compatible pinouts, IDC cables have a bit of a thicker part and the ends, so it will bump into the #27 and #28’th pins when you try to plug it in. If you’re desperate, you can cut those two pins with diagonal cutters
You’ll also need a new case for it since the form factor’s a bit different. You can find more detailed information and a breakdown of everything else over at Adafruit.
What does/doesn’t work anymore [Adafruit]
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