As you know, the foundation distributes different models to cover multiple fields of employment.

If the general version of the Raspberry Pi is the largest and most complete, and is intended as a general-purpose PC developed for use in rooms, homes and companies, the Compute Module variation is intended for those looking for a much more compact solution that can be useful as the engine of any undertaking.

Its uses range from a DIY digital camera to a commercial digital signage system, including industrial resolutions.

Truly, it is used for anything., both at beginner and professional level, and are included in dedicated boards that are the ones that mount the rest of the components that are needed to form a complete PC.

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4S

It has not been announced yet, but it will be the next version of this series according to what we observed on the site of Revolution Pi, one of the companies that help in entrepreneurship and manufacture solutions with Raspberry Pi technology.

It will be an alternative use option to the Compute Module 3+ launched in 2019. It maintains the characteristic super-small size as it is only slightly larger than a DIMM module that we use as RAM in laptops.

Despite their small size, these modules contain all the basic elements needed: CPU, RAM and storage integrated into a single package, although they do not offer the connectivity of the full versions for obvious size reasons.

Raspberry Pi Compute Module in front of the full version

Processor optimization

The big news of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4S is the processor optimization over previous editions.

A Broadcom BCM2711 with a 4-core ARM Cortex-A72 at 1.5 GHz, which is the one used by the Raspberry Pi 4 single-board PC.

The HDMI output has also been improved to version 2.0a and the RAM has been upgraded to LPDDR4.

The storage is exactly the same (32GB eMMC), the same Ethernet and USB 2.0 ports, as well as the 200-pin SODIMM connector.

Apart from the hardware innovations, they assure that the use of the new central processing unit will improve the availability of the series.

Like all chip developers, Raspberry Pi has had trouble meeting supply in recent months due to factory closures during the COVID pandemic.

There is no known release date, but its price is expected to be as low as everything else coming from the sales leader in the single-board mini-PC or SBC category.

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