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# Raspberry Pi 3 Model B

[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/nerves-project/nerves_system_rpi3.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/nerves-project/nerves_system_rpi3)



This is the base Nerves System configuration for the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B.



![Fritzing Raspberry Pi 3 image](assets/images/raspberry-pi-3-model-b.png)

<br><sup>[Image credit](#fritzing)</sup>



| Feature              | Description                     |

| -------------------- | ------------------------------- |

| CPU                  | 1.2 GHz quad-core ARMv8         |

| Memory               | 1 GB DRAM                       |

| Storage              | MicroSD                         |

| Linux kernel         | 4.1 w/ Raspberry Pi patches     |

| IEx terminal         | HDMI and USB keyboard (can be changed to UART)   |

| GPIO, I2C, SPI       | Yes - Elixir ALE                |

| ADC                  | No                              |

| PWM                  | Yes, but no Elixir support      |

| UART                 | 1 available - ttyS0             |

| Camera               | Yes - via rpi-userland          |

| Ethernet             | Yes                             |

| WiFi                 | Yes - Nerves.InterimWiFi        |

| Bluetooth            | Not yet                         |



## Installation



If [available in Hex](https://hex.pm/docs/publish), the package can be installed as:



  1. Add nerves_system_rpi3 to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:



        def deps do

          [{:nerves_system_rpi3, "~> 0.6.1"}]

        end



  2. Ensure nerves_system_rpi3 is started before your application:



        def application do

          [applications: [:nerves_system_rpi3]]

        end



## Built-in WiFi Firmware



WiFi modules almost always require proprietary firmware to be loaded for them to work. The

Linux kernel handles this and firmware blobs are maintained in the

`linux-firmware` project. The firmware for the built-in WiFi module on the RPi3

hasn't made it to the `linux-firmware` project nor Buildroot, so it is included

here in a `rootfs-additions` overlay directory. The original firmware files came from

https://github.com/RPi-Distro/firmware-nonfree/blob/master/brcm80211/brcm.



[Image credit](#fritzing): This image is from the [Fritzing](http://fritzing.org/home/) parts library.