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Chapter 8

Raspberry Pi and single-board computers

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In this chapter · 7 sections
  1. Raspberry Pi models for IoT
  2. Raspberry Pi Pico: the microcontroller
  3. Other SBCs
  4. The 40-pin GPIO header
  5. Powering a Pi
  6. Your first Python program
  7. MCU or SBC?

A single-board computer (SBC) runs a full Linux operating system, so it can handle cameras, databases, web servers and AI models that a microcontroller cannot.

A single-board computer (SBC) runs a full Linux operating system, so it can handle cameras, databases, web servers and AI models that a microcontroller cannot. Use one as the gateway or brain, and let microcontrollers handle the sensors.

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