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layout: download
board_id: "raspberry_pi_2b"
title: "Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Download"
name: "Raspberry Pi 2 Model B"
manufacturer: "Raspberry Pi Foundation"
board_url: "https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-2-model-b/"
board_image: "raspberry_pi_2b.jpg"
download_instructions: "https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-on-raspberrypi-linux/installing-circuitpython-on-raspberry-pi"
downloads_display: true
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features:
  - Ethernet
  - HDMI
  - 40-pin GPIO
---

Didn't think the Raspberry Pi could get any better? You're in for a big surprise! The Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is out and it's amazing! With an upgraded ARM Cortex-A53 quad-core processor, Dual Core VideoCore IV Multimedia coprocessor, and a full Gigabyte of RAM, this pocket computer has moved from being a 'toy' to a real desktop PC!

The Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is the second-generation Raspberry Pi. It replaced the original Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+ in February 2015.

- A 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU
- 1GB RAM
- 100 Base Ethernet
- 4 USB ports
- 40 GPIO pins
- Full HDMI port
- Combined 3.5mm audio jack and composite video
- Camera interface (CSI)
- Display interface (DSI)
- Micro SD card slot
- VideoCore IV 3D graphics core

## Purchase
* [Raspberry Pi](https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-2-model-b/)

## Contribute

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