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X-rays reveal Raspberry Pi 5's hidden secrets

Jeff Geerling 13:25

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Come learn with me! I X-rayed the new Pi 5—what secrets lie hidden within?

Mentioned in this video:

- Altium article on AC coupling capacitors: https://resources.altium.com/p/ac-coupling-capacitors-pcie-routing
- Pi Zero 2 W hacked U.fl connector: https://hackaday.com/2021/12/13/new-pi-zero-gains-unapproved-antennas-yet-again/
- Raspberry Pi 2012 magnetics manufacturing hiccup: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/manufacturing-hiccup/
- DigiKey article on RJ45 connectors: https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/rj45-connectors-what-you-need-to-know

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Contents:

00:00 - Making the invisible, visible
01:29 - The BCM2712 SoC
03:10 - RAM
03:41 - PCIe
05:02 - RP1
06:43 - WiFi and RF
08:10 - Power Delivery
09:33 - HDMI, MIPI, NIC
10:31 - PCB layers
11:05 - Ethernet's funny squiggles
12:59 - Seeing differently

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