219 Pi: Recent Products and News - 2024 (219.html)
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ICH180RR RPi "Raspberry Pi" "Compute Model Famiily" "Compute Model 4S" "4S Industrial Boards"
"Neil Watson" Q* Q-STaR "Sam Altman" "AI security concerns" "AI Alarm" KYEC
"NVMe SSD base by Pimoroni" CM5 RPi.GPIO "Compute Module 5" "chatGPT 4o"
"Argon NEO 5" "Roman Dodecahedron" Dodecahedron dioptron dioptra
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This article is a part of the IX family of software.
Introduction
The Raspberry Pi Compute Module Family includes the Compute Module 4 [the CM4 and the CM4Lite] (that are devoid of connectors except for two rows of 100 tiny pins each that fastens the Compute Module 4 to a "mother board", usually horizontally or planar), the Compute Module 3 (and the upgraded 3+) and the Compute Module 4S which is an industrial board with "finger pins" that allow the board to be inserted vertically, often beside other identical boards. The Compute Module is often configured alone in a device. The Compute Module 4S (originally containing 1GB of SDRAM) is often configured in a bank of numerous similar boards. Source 08 is a preview of the Raspberry CM5.
The original Compute Module 4 [CM4]
The original Compute Module 4 [CM4] is shown below:
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RPi CM4
The CM4 is described in the author's Article 209. It is designed to be used in small quantities. It can be incorporated by a hobbiest for applications where external device connections are not needed or in applications only requiring compute power. In Article 209, various boards are described that can accommodate (house and power) the CM4. Raspberry provides an impressive range of CM4 boards with varying amounts of RAM, uSD memory and types of wireless communications. The price of each version varies greatly, mainly according to the amount of each type of memory. See Article 209 for more details.
The new RPi Compute Module 4S (with 2GB, 4GB & 8GB)
The first version of the Compute Module 4S had only 1 GB of memory. On 2024 D Apr 24, in Source 01, Dave Lee announced versions of the 4S with 2GB, 4GB and 8 GB of SDRAM (shown below):
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RPi ComputeModule 4S (Industrial Version)
These 4S boards are NOT for private users. They are only sold in 200-unit boxes with prices per unit starting from US $ 25.
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 compatibility wrt Compute Module 5
Source 08 is a preview of the Raspberry CM5. Differences with the CM4 will be:
For most customers, the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 will be pin-compatible with the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4.
The following features have been removed from the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 when compared to the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4:
• Composite video
• 2 lane DSI port
• 2 lane CSI port
• 2 ADC inputs
Other News
Source 02 is a GRABCAD project that creates a 3D model of a Raspberry Pi 4. Source 03 contains 50 very cool projects for the RPi 5. Some of the latter projects are AI projects.
Video Source 01 describes Q* and how Sam Altman was fired then immediately rehired by OpenAI. Note that OpenAI is essentially controlled by MicroSoft. Is this Q* smoke a sign of fire in the AI sector? Were important security concerns relating to AI the real cause of this ouster? Is this an AI Alarm? See the author's Article 218 which is devoted to Artificial Intelligence.
Source 04 is a site where interested technologists can request an 11 page eGuide (illustrated below) describing AI trends in the IT corporate world.
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Among many other topics, it describes corporate use of:
Cloud Computing
ML
Edge Computing
TPU
Cybersecurity
Cyberthreats
Automation
Robots (RPA)
AI Fabric
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Sentiment Analysis
Data Analytics
Tableau
Virtual Reality (VR)
Augmented Reality (AR)
Metaverse
An article at Tom's Hardware (Source 05) describes a billion dollar company (KYEC) being driven by US sanctions from Mainland China to become completely based in Taiwan. Is this even possible?
Source 06 describes the NVMe SSD base by Pimoroni. Source 07 explains how to install AI on an RPi 5. Source 18 contains the openAI instruction on how to converse orally with the new chatGPT 4o. Apparently it is possible using Windows or the Google Assistant.
Source 09 is a 2 year old description of the RPi GPIO module that is also applicable to the RPi 5.
Book Source 01 is a soon-to-be-released book (in paper format) describing Artificial Intelligence.
Other Thoughts
Source 10 says that the recently available "Arc browser" is better than Chrome. But it only works on Mac and Windows 11. Soon on Windows10 and then maybe Linux.
Video Source 2 is a free 1 hr course on Google Gemini for beginners.
BCole suggests Source 16 as a cheap source of printer toner for Brother printers. She also mentioned that a new type of printer is cheaper to operate because it uses liquid ink.
Python's built-in HTTP server
Dan Bader says that Python (but maybe not Thonny) can preview websites as shown below. This is especially useful if Python is being used to write websites.
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Python HTTP Server
Raspberry Pi Audio
The author recently purchased a YS-Audio Amplifier from TEMU for $15.00. (It is also available from AliExpress for C$1.38 . This device is not a simple amplifier. It has three input modes: microphone jack, USB-C and BlueTooth. It has 2 output modes: headphones and a speaker. It requires 12 to 24 DC volts, but does not come with a power supply. It has a volume control that also contains an on/off switch and will "restart the current track" if it is pressed twice. It can even play tunes from a USB drive. A photo of it appears below:
Volume Knob Usage
Rotary button to adjust volume
Short press: play/pause
Two short presses: restart the current track
Long press: power on/off
Source 13 is a link to a pdf that describes the YS-Audio Amplifier in more detail. The YS-Audio Amplifier can be used on a Raspberry Pi 5 to add an audio output jack. It can be used on any Raspberry Pi to provide a microphone jack for audio input. Most Raspberry Pi computers can also drive the YS-Audio using BlueTooth or using a USB-A or USB-B connector.
The author has written an article (Source 12) that describes the many ways that audio output can be produced by a Raspberry Pi computer. Source 12 also describes, in detail, how to use the YS-Audio Amplifier (shown above), and other ways to produce audio output.
FireStick Lite
For decades, our household has watched the late night news on cable. We have recently converted our Internet from our cable supplier to another company. At the same time, we have purchased a FireStick Lite device that lets us watch television via the Internet. For more information about the "FireStick Lite" see Source 17 which is an "early" description of which televsion networks and films that we can watch via the Internet. Perhaps we will soon be watching Global News every night via the Internet.
Argon NEO 5 M.2 NVMe PCIe Case
This is a triple-product-in-one costing only US$38.00 . This case is designed especially for the Raspberry Pi 5B. It is comprised of a metal case, a cooling system (fan and heatsink [photo below left]) and an adapter for a 23xx series PCIe SSD drive [photo below right]. An SSD drive is NOT included with the case. The whole case is made of metal, which keeps the Raspberry Pi 5 "cooler than most cases" that are available. Follow the link to Explaining Computers whose video provides graphical proof of this statement. More details can be read in Source 19, where there are two main URL links:
a) a video by Explaining Computers
b) a link to the product at argon40.com
Article 210 describes the PineBerry "HatDrive TOP" which also attaches a 23xx series PCIe SSD (drive) via the RPi 5B PCIe connector, but without the cooler and case. Another product that connects a 23xx series PCIe SSD (drive), via a USB port, was described in Article 206.
Unfortunately, as of 2024EMay18, this product is currently sold out.
Roman Dodecahedron: Probable Use
Source 20 is a detailled explanation of the probable use of the Roman Dodecahedron (example shown below):
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Roman Dodecahedron
The article (by Amelia Carolina Sparavigna at the Politecnico di Torino,Italy) explains how to use a Roman Dodecahedron to measure distance to an object of known height. The example described shows how a Roman soldier could measure the distance to a banner or flag held upright by a soldier. A Roman or enemy banner called a vexillum would suffice. There are 6 pairs of holes in a Roman Dodecahedron. If the ratio of the diameters of each pair of holes is different for each pair of holes, then 6 different ratios are possible when an object is viewed. The user would, of course, know the ratio of the diameters of each pair of holes. (This ratio, the diameter of one hole and the diameter of the Roman Dodecahedron, together define an angle of view.) The distance to the object can then be calculated if one knows the height of the object observed. In the article at Source 20, one such calculation (based on the dimensions of an actual Roman Dodecahedron) concludes that the object is 15 meters away. Whether or not the author of the article performs the correct calculations, knowing the height of the distant object and the angle of view permits the distance to be calculated.
The webmaster (D@CC) concludes that if the height of an enemy warrior is known or correctly estimated, then the warrior's height (and not a vexillum's height) would be sufficient to approximate the distance to the enemy warrior using the Roman Dodecahedron. Knowing this distance permits slingshot balls or arrows to be fatally aimed. The user of the Roman Dodecahedron would need very good eyesight in at least one eye.
But what is the purpose of the small protrusion at each "corner" of a Roman Dodecahydron? The webmaster believes that these protrusions permit the Roman Dodecahydron to be placed on a flat surface to facilitate each sighting. Simply manually holding the Roman Dodecahedron close to the eye would probably be too wobbly.
Use of a Roman Dodecahedron in this manner is using it as a dioptra (aka dioptron or diopter). Usually a dioptra has an unlimited range of angles, however, a Roman Dodecahedron is limited to 6 fixed angles. The article in Source 20 calls these angles "angles of view".
Sources
Book Sources
Book Source B219:01: Ms. Neil Watson: Taming the Machine: Ethically harness the power of AI - May 28 2024 (336pp) ISBN-13: 978-1398614321
Video Sources
Video Source V219:01: What Is Q*? The Leaked AGI BREAKTHROUGH That Almost Killed OpenAI (35:16ms)
by Mattew Berman c2023LDec10
Video Source V219:02: Google Gemini AI Course for Beginners (1:18:59hms) by freeCodeCamp.org c2024EMay05
Web Sources
Web Source S219:01:www 
[RPi] Compute Module family by Dave Lee on 2024DApr24
Web Source S219:02:www
3D printed RPi-4 Model (almost) by Mateusz Zelek on 2021GJul21
Web Source S219:03:www
50 Cool RPi-5 Projects by Anatol Locker on 2024DApr04
Web Source S219:04:www
The Future of AI in Technology by Account Media on 2024DApr04
Web Source S219:05:www
Top semiconductor company, KYEC, leaves China . . . by Anton Shilov on 2024DApr27
Web Source S219:06:www
The Future of NVMe SSD Base by Pimoroni on 2024BFeb20
Web Source S219:07:www
How to install AI on an RPi 5 by Ibrar Ayyub on 2024CMar04
Web Source S219:08:www 
CM5-Forward-Guidance.pdf by RaspberryPi on c2024CMar04
Web Source S219:09:www
A module to control RPi GPIO channels (0.7.1) by Ben Croston at pypi.org on 2022BFeb06
Web Source S219:10:www
Arc Browser: Better than Chrome by Jack Wallen on 2024EMay01
Web Source S219:11:www
Connexion Family Health Team by Eli Skaff MD on 2024EMay03
Web Source S219:12:www
Rpi_Audio_04 (pdf) by D@CC on c2024EMay10
Web Source S219:13:www
similar-Audio Amplifier - XY-W50L (pdf) from sinilink c2024EMay07
Web Source S219:14:www
XY-AP50L 50WX2 (descr) from ELECbee c2024EMay07
Web Source S219:15:www
YS-AP50L 50Wx2 (click on "show more") from sunThen c2024EMay07
Web Source S219:16:www
Cheap source of printer toner from BCole c2024EMay11
Web Source S219:17:www
FireStick Lite Description from D@CC c2024EMay16
Web Source S219:18:www
How-do-I-converse-orally-with-ChatGPT-on-a-Windows-10-laptop from D@CC c2024EMay17
Web Source S219:19:www 
Argon_NEO_5_Mo2_NVMe_PCIe_Case by D@CC c2024EMay18
Web Source S219:20:www
Roman Dodecahedron: Purpose? by Amelia Carolina Sparavigna c2012DApr29
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