Bryan Mayland
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Happy Pi Day everyone! Today, the Pi foundation released a new revision of the Raspberry Pi 3.
No versions of HeaterMeter support the 2018 1.4GHz Pi 3 Model B+
Physically, the design is compatible with the HeaterMeter 4.3, but there is no software support yet. I'll have to get my hands on one to start seeing what is new on the software side. We're definitely going to need new boot firmware and a new wifi driver to start. I'm concerned about them saying it requires more power than the current Pi 3, and they're recommending 2.5A 5V power. We've only got a 1.5A 5V supply that is designed to feed the Pi and the Servo which may be pushing it already. The yellow/green LCD also can pull 120mA by itself (which is part of the reason the new kitsd ship with the more expensive black/white 20mA display), and of course the HeaterMeter needs up to 50mA of power as well.
I'll update as I have more information but the important thing to note is to NOT buy the 2018 Pi 3 Model B+ for use with HeaterMeter at this time.
EDIT: Now available in the latest snapshot "March 22 2018 11:35:45 EDT"
No versions of HeaterMeter support the 2018 1.4GHz Pi 3 Model B+
Physically, the design is compatible with the HeaterMeter 4.3, but there is no software support yet. I'll have to get my hands on one to start seeing what is new on the software side. We're definitely going to need new boot firmware and a new wifi driver to start. I'm concerned about them saying it requires more power than the current Pi 3, and they're recommending 2.5A 5V power. We've only got a 1.5A 5V supply that is designed to feed the Pi and the Servo which may be pushing it already. The yellow/green LCD also can pull 120mA by itself (which is part of the reason the new kitsd ship with the more expensive black/white 20mA display), and of course the HeaterMeter needs up to 50mA of power as well.
I'll update as I have more information but the important thing to note is to NOT buy the 2018 Pi 3 Model B+ for use with HeaterMeter at this time.
EDIT: Now available in the latest snapshot "March 22 2018 11:35:45 EDT"
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