Unboxing the Raspberry Pi 3: A Stunning Experience

The Raspberry Pi has always been a board I wanted to have. As someone who enjoys tinkering and has a bit of a collector’s hobby, the moment the Raspberry Pi appeared in my sight, I was amazed. Open source, powerful performance, low price, and an exceptionally large community, it must be said that the Raspberry Pi is a “miracle.” I actually wanted to buy a Raspberry Pi 2 when it came out, but at that time there was also the BBB (BeagleBone Black), and I was torn. I kept procrastinating until the Raspberry Pi 3 came out, and I completely fell in love with this board. I waited for a group purchase on the forum, but it never happened.Then, a while ago, I suddenly discovered that the EEWORLD forum collaborated with RS to hold a Raspberry Pi 3 evaluation event. I was extremely excited and immediately began to think about how to play with it. I thought this time I had to seize the opportunity to get one for evaluation and play with it. It wasn’t until a few days before the application deadline that I finally decided to combine some things I learned from my years of work, along with my personal interests, to create a Raspberry Pi 3+ video evaluation. I’m very happy to have been selected in the end.

Actually, the package arrived in Shanghai last weekend, but the delivery address was my workplace, so I couldn’t receive it over the weekend. It wasn’t until yesterday, Monday, that it was delivered to me. Since the package was directly placed at the front desk, when I went to check it around noon, I simply scanned the small package and found it wasn’t mine. Just as I was about to leave, the front desk lady said, “There is a package for you.” I turned around and saw a huge box, and the recipient was me, with the shipping address being the EE headquarters. It was definitely the Raspberry Pi. Now let’s take a look at this huge item after I took out the essentials. EE really put a lot of thought into it.

Here comes the main character:This should be the original packaging received by EE. From this angle, you can see that the bottom of the Raspberry Pi box has been torn. Who did that?After unpacking the packaging, you can see that besides the Raspberry Pi 3 in the box, there is also a thoughtful original protective case included, which is well-made and easy to assemble and disassemble.Identification photo:Side view:Oblique side view:Help me up:Let’s take a look at the back:Comparing the size with a one-yuan coin, it is quite mini. I have heard for a long time that this thing is very small, and only when I got it did I realize that it is indeed the size of a credit card, truly small…Powering on (don’t ask me why the Pi 3 is on the case instead of inside it? Ask Adu ), seeing the flashing red light is correct. After a simple observation, I found that there are only two LEDs on the board, one red and one green, and it seems both are occupied by the system. I want to light up the LEDs! Well, I need to connect external LEDs to light them up, that’s a bad review!The protective case also comes with foot pads, providing very good stability when placed on the table. There are also two small white dots on the side. At first, I thought they were metal contacts, but later I realized that the LED lights need a window, so that’s it.Family portrait:

Just to add a bit of clarification to previous doubts:

The HDMI port of the Pi 3 is of standard size, neither mini nor micro, so a regular HDMI cable will suffice.

I am using a monitor that only has a VGA port, so I bought an active HDMI to VGA cable for over 20 yuan on X treasure, and it works for testing. An active cable means that HDMI needs independent power supply, as it seems that the HDMI port on the Raspberry Pi may not provide enough power, so an active adapter cable is necessary.

The Pi 3 uses a TF storage card, and I used an old 16GB card from my phone. However, the TF card slot is not the type that locks in with a “click” but is pushed straight in and held in place by friction, which makes inserting the card feel unsatisfying. The official explanation is that the locking structure will cause many people to accidentally eject the card when trying to take it out, causing it to fly away…

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