Updated the FAQ again today...

[liz]

Just a couple of tiny textual tweaks (confirming pricing, mostly) - and a new graphic. Enjoy!

[kme]

That new picture is front page worthy!

[asb]

That is a very snazzy looking diagram. Great work, whoever produced it.

[liz]

[quote]Quote from kme on November 25, 2011, 13:49
That new picture is front page worthy![/quote]

Your wish/my command. The pic is by Paul Beech, who has metamorphosed from competition-winner to very-important-team-member.

[Montekuri]

Was that picture made in scale?

[guru]

[quote]Quote from Montekuri on November 25, 2011, 13:57
Was that picture made in scale?[/quote]

Hey Montekuri,

The pic is made from the PCB diagram and is *not* to scale, or very accurate in dimensions.

That will have to wait for final units.

Don\'t go making cases or anything based on this version of the diagram

[wrhii]

I\'m curious about the CSI Connector Camera marked on the right side near the Ethernet port...

And

The DSI Connector Display on the bottom left near the SD card. Can anyone give more info on these areas?

[Montekuri]

[quote]Quote from guru on November 25, 2011, 14:15
Hey Montekuri,
The pic is made from the PCB diagram and is *not* to scale, or very accurate in dimensions.
That will have to wait for final units.
Don\'t go making cases or anything based on this version of the diagram [/quote]
Ok. Thanks, Paul.
I was just taking some dimensions to make a non official 3D drawing of the R-Pi device:
[img]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i6/mo ... _board.jpg[/img]
[Edited]NO OFFICIAL DRAWING - don\'t take this as a real board representation.

[kme]

I may be wrong, but I understood that there are no GPIO pins - only holes in the PCB for pins. The point being that the IO ports are not buffered and the team didn\'t want amateurs to fry their board by connecting random stuff.

[Montekuri]

[quote]Quote from kme on November 25, 2011, 15:54
I may be wrong, but I understood that there are no GPIO pins - only holes in the PCB for pins. The point being that the IO ports are not buffered and the team didn\'t want amateurs to fry their board by connecting random stuff.[/quote]
Don\'t take my drawing so serious.
There is no actual dimensions and even now we don\'t know if will have or not mounting holes.
It is just a funny 3D drawing made in a free time.

[guru]

[quote]Quote from wrhii on November 25, 2011, 14:41
I\'m curious about the CSI Connector Camera marked on the right side near the Ethernet port...

And

The DSI Connector Display on the bottom left near the SD card. Can anyone give more info on these areas?[/quote]

I think other threads mention a couple of specific electronics parts that use these interfaces. Basically, they\'re connectors for \'dumb\' Cameras and LCD Screens that get used on mobile phones.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum?mingle ... ic&t=444.2

Raspberry Pi have pencilled in a more official camera expansion unit for the future.

[guru]

[quote]Quote from Montekuri on November 25, 2011, 16:13
Don\'t take my drawing so serious.
There is no actual dimensions and even now we don\'t know if will have or not mounting holes.
It is just a funny 3D drawing made in a free time.[/quote]

It may be a funny drawing, but it also seems to be the best one we have so far, so don\'t be surprised if people make comments to help improve it, you\'ve made a good start

[Montekuri]

[quote]Quote from guru on November 25, 2011, 16:27
It may be a funny drawing, but it also seems to be the best one we have so far, so don\'t be surprised if people make comments to help improve it, you\'ve made a good start [/quote]
Ok, Paul.
I will take kme\'s advice and remove the pins.
And I will change the viewpoint of the drawing to show the SD card reader under the board.
[img]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i6/mo ... ficial.png[/img]

[radu]

The drawing shows that both the A and B models have a LAN controller, but only the B model will have a LAN connector. Does that mean it it will be possible to hack some LAN support in the A model as well?

[guru]

It\'s not amazingly clear on the diagram, but under \'Ethernet\' it says \'B Only\'. The B is in a little circle.

[Jessie]

[quote]Quote from radu on November 25, 2011, 19:07
The drawing shows that both the A and B models have a LAN controller, but only the B model will have a LAN connector. Does that mean it it will be possible to hack some LAN support in the A model as well?[/quote]
No, the chip won\'t be there for lan support. Although you can just plug in a USB LAN adapter.

[radu]

[quote]Quote from guru on November 25, 2011, 19:13
It\'s not amazingly clear on the diagram, but under \'Ethernet\' it says \'B Only\'. The B is in a little circle.[/quote]

Yes, but it says that on the Ethernet jack, not on the LAN Controller. If the A model won\'t include a LAN Controller, perhaps the image should be updated.

[guru]

[quote]Quote from radu on November 25, 2011, 19:24
[quote]Quote from guru on November 25, 2011, 19:13
It\'s not amazingly clear on the diagram, but under \'Ethernet\' it says \'B Only\'. The B is in a little circle.[/quote]

Yes, but it says that on the Ethernet jack, not on the LAN Controller. If the A model won\'t include a LAN Controller, perhaps the image should be updated.[/quote]

I\'m with you now. Noted for the next revision

[ukscone]

[quote]Quote from guru on November 26, 2011, 00:10
[quote]Quote from radu on November 25, 2011, 19:24
[quote]Quote from guru on November 25, 2011, 19:13
It\'s not amazingly clear on the diagram, but under \'Ethernet\' it says \'B Only\'. The B is in a little circle.[/quote]

Yes, but it says that on the Ethernet jack, not on the LAN Controller. If the A model won\'t include a LAN Controller, perhaps the image should be updated.[/quote]

I\'m with you now. Noted for the next revision [/quote]

I won\'t say I told you so but i told you so

[guru]

[quote]Quote from ukscone on November 26, 2011, 00:20
[quote]Quote from guru on November 26, 2011, 00:10
[quote]Quote from radu on November 25, 2011, 19:24

Yes, but it says that on the Ethernet jack, not on the LAN Controller. If the A model won\'t include a LAN Controller, perhaps the image should be updated.[/quote]

I\'m with you now. Noted for the next revision [/quote]

I won\'t say I told you so but i told you so [/quote]

Yep. Couldn\'t see the wood for the trees

[ukscone]

[quote]Quote from guru on November 26, 2011, 00:22
[quote]Quote from ukscone on November 26, 2011, 00:20
[quote]Quote from guru on November 26, 2011, 00:10
[quote]Quote from radu on November 25, 2011, 19:24

Yes, but it says that on the Ethernet jack, not on the LAN Controller. If the A model won\'t include a LAN Controller, perhaps the image should be updated.[/quote]

I\'m with you now. Noted for the next revision [/quote]

I won\'t say I told you so but i told you so [/quote]

Yep. Couldn\'t see the wood for the trees [/quote]

Must still say that it is a darn good \"visual aid\" though. It does explain things in \"words of one syllabul\" so that even I can understand it

[guru]

[quote]Quote from ukscone on November 26, 2011, 00:32
[quote]Quote from guru on November 26, 2011, 00:22
[quote]Quote from ukscone on November 26, 2011, 00:20
[quote]Quote from guru on November 26, 2011, 00:10

I\'m with you now. Noted for the next revision [/quote]

I won\'t say I told you so but i told you so [/quote]

Yep. Couldn\'t see the wood for the trees [/quote]

Must still say that it is a darn good \"visual aid\" though. It does explain things in \"words of one syllabul\" so that even I can understand it[/quote]

And little pictures for those crazy drunken hacking sessions! We know how to party round this way \\o/