RPi Documentation

Note: All datasheets, documents and Trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.

=Published Datasheets=

User Guides
Raspberry Pi Users Guide eBook now available at Amazon



Raspberry Pi Processor Broadcom System-On-Chip:
BCM2835 ARM Peripherals - (BCM2835 datasheet errata)

GPIO Datasheet Addendum - GPIO Pads Control

ARM 11 CPU Core:
(ARM1176JZF-S)

Model B LAN Chip:
(LAN9512) Data Brief | (LAN9512) Datasheet

Model B+ USB 2.0 Hub and 10/100 Ethernet Controller :
(LAN9514) Data Brief | (LAN9514) Datasheet

Production Boards (2012 Q1):
none available yet

Beta Boards:
Gert's Beta Boards Mechanical Data

Rev 2.1 (2013 Q4):
Revised port numbering.

Raspberry Pi Rev 2.1 Electrical Schematics

Rev 2.0 (2012 Q3):
PCB includes mounting holes, and additional P5 GPIO Header (256Mb RAM briefly - 512Mb typical)

Raspberry Pi Rev 2.0 Electrical Schematics

Rev 1.0 (2012 Q1):
Does not include mounting holes or P5 header (256Mb RAM Only).

Raspberry Pi Rev 1.0 Electrical Schematics

Beta Boards:
Beta Board PCB Layers Screenshot

Beta Board PCB Layers Screenshot, labelled version

=Additional Published Information=

Gert Board:
Gertboard-Overview

Gertboard Users Manual (pdf)

Gertboard Assembly Manual (pdf)

Power Supply Details:
Detailed explanation of the Beta board power supply

Preliminary power supply schematic, Beta board

=Documentation Projects=

Low Level Documentation
This section lists community produced documentation of low level aspects of the Raspberry Pi that are not documented elsewhere.


 * RPi Framebuffer - Documentation on BCM2835's frame buffer and mailbox. Also documented in more detail here
 * RPI vcgencmd usage - Documentation for the vcgencmd command.
 * RPI BCM2708 Parameters - Documentation for the bcm2708 specific kernel parameters / module options.

Frambozenier.org Datasheets:
Frambozenier.org Documentation Project Datasheets - Selection of detailed datasheets on the Raspberry Pi (developed on the wiki, reviewed then published).