Q13Internet of Things
Question
4 marks
Explain the architecture of Raspberry Pi and its pin configuration.
Answer
Raspberry Pi is a single-board computer with a Broadcom SoC and GPIO pins.
Raspberry Pi is a low-cost, credit-card-sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV. It features a Broadcom System on a Chip (SoC) which includes an ARM-compatible CPU and an on-chip GPU.
A key feature is its 40-pin GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) header. These pins allow the Raspberry Pi to interact with the physical world, connecting to sensors, LEDs, and other hardware components essential for IoT applications.