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Raspberry Pi 5 8GB with External WiFi Antenna Connector (U.FL)
Raspberry Pi 5 8GB with External WiFi Antenna Connector (U.FL)
Regular price
$100.00 USD
Regular price
$110.00 USD
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$100.00 USD
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What's special about this Pi?
Want to use an external antenna with the Raspberry Pi? These Raspberry Pi boards are carefully hand-modified to add a U.FL connector and connect it up. This greatly expands the options for external antennas, and there is no additional dongle needed.
Optional antennas (not included) are available at a discount when ordered at the same time as this Pi. Discount is automatically applied at checkout.
Does the external antenna provide a better WiFi signal?
Does the external antenna provide a better WiFi signal?
That depends on the choice of antenna. However, in my testing I've noticed an improvement over the built-in antenna when using even a mildly directional antenna, properly positioned. The largest reason to use an external antenna is if the Pi is being used in a project where the PCB antenna will be obscured (for example, inside a metal enclosure). In that case, using an antenna on the end of a short piece of coax can let you route the antenna onto the outside of the enclosure.
What quality assurance (QA) testing is performed?
Following the modification, every Pi is tested using a partially automated process to confirm that the new antenna connection is working properly. These are all logged by Pi serial number along with the test statistics to determine a PASS/FAIL state. A QA testing certificate is provided with every individual Pi following a successful PASS. There may be some cosmetic melting of the GPIO header plastic due to its close proximity with the modification area. However, this doesn't impact the functionality or performance of the device.
For general Raspberry Pi 5 information, check out the official webpage here.
For general Raspberry Pi 5 information, check out the official webpage here.
FAQ/Troubleshooting:
Q: Does this impact bluetooth?
A:Yes, bluetooth and WiFi share the same antenna.
Q: Does this make the WiFi any faster?
A: It depends. With an antenna with higher gain (like the +2dBi whip antenna option), it might if the signal level was low enough that it impacts the speed substantially. But generally the impact on speed is only going to be marginal.
A:Yes, bluetooth and WiFi share the same antenna.
Q: Does this make the WiFi any faster?
A: It depends. With an antenna with higher gain (like the +2dBi whip antenna option), it might if the signal level was low enough that it impacts the speed substantially. But generally the impact on speed is only going to be marginal.
Product features
Product features
Specifications:
- 8GB LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM
- Antenna Connector: U.FL
- Broadcom BCM2712 2.4GHz quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 CPU, with cryptography extensions, 512KB per-core L2 caches and a 2MB shared L3 cache
- VideoCore VII GPU, supporting OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.2
- Dual 4Kp60 HDMI® display output with HDR support
- 4Kp60 HEVC decoder
- LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM (2GB, 4GB, and 8GB)
- Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi®
- Bluetooth 5.0 / Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
- microSD card slot, with support for high-speed SDR104 mode
- 2 × USB 3.0 ports, supporting simultaneous 5Gbps operation
- 2 × USB 2.0 ports
- Gigabit Ethernet, with PoE+ support (requires separate PoE+ HAT)
- 2 × 4-lane MIPI camera/display transceivers
- PCIe 2.0 x1 interface for fast peripherals (requires separate M.2 HAT or other adapter)
- 5V/5A DC power via USB-C, with Power Delivery support
- Raspberry Pi standard 40-pin header
- Real-time clock (RTC), powered from external battery
- Power button
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