[arm-allstar] Raspberry Pi 5 release

[David Lang]

On Fri, 29 Sep 2023, Bill Paulus via ARM-allstar wrote:

> Is going to have the heat issue that the pi4 does?

they are selling a $5 temp controlled fan assembly to use with it, so you 
probably don't want to run it passivly cooled.

The Pi4 has a firmware upgrade that greatly reduces the heat generated (mostly 
by the USB controller IIRC)

David Lang

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>> On Sep 29, 2023, at 5:35 PM, David McGough via ARM-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
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>> 
>> For large hub use an RPi5 will be a winner.  For example, an RPi4B
>> currently "maxes out" (meaning running out of CPU resources) at between
>> 120 and 145 directly connected nodes. Above this number of connections (or
>> with heavy CODEC transcoding or webserver activity), the audio begins to 
>> get choppy.  The RPi5 should extend hub capacity to at least double the 
>> current limits, probably even more!  This will significantly simplify 
>> usage for large hubs.
>> 
>> But, I agree, for individual repeater/node use, an RPi3 or Z2W provides 
>> plenty of horsepower. 
>> 
>> 
>> 73, David K4FXC
>> 
>> 
>>> On Fri, 29 Sep 2023, am_fm_radio--- via ARM-allstar wrote:
>>> 
>>> WHY?!?!?!? I have 2 repeaters running on RPI2's RPI3's are even faster.. A RPI4 is OVERKILL... 
>>> 
>>> Go ahead and waste your money.... 
>>> 
>>> Name one feature that you can use with a RPI5 that the others do not have all ready??? 
>>> 
>>> Larry W8LM.. 
>>> 
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