Raspberry Pi 4
The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is a powerful single-board computer featuring the Broadcom BCM2711 quad-core Cortex-A72 SoC at 1.8 GHz, available with up to 8 GB LPDDR4X RAM. With Gigabit Ethernet, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, dual micro-HDMI 4K outputs, USB 3.0, and a 40-pin GPIO header, it is ideal for IoT, edge computing, and embedded Linux applications.
Overview
The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is a single-board computer built on the Broadcom BCM2711 quad-core Cortex-A72 SoC, with up to 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM, Gigabit Ethernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 and a 40-pin GPIO header. This page lists the board specification and how it connects to ThingsBoard over MQTT.
Key features
- Broadcom BCM2711 SoC, quad-core Cortex-A72
- Up to 8 GB LPDDR4X RAM, microSD card storage
- VideoCore VI GPU
- Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0
- USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports
- Dual micro-HDMI output, up to 4K at 60 Hz
- 40-pin GPIO header
Device profile
Classification fields, using the same connectivity vocabulary the Hub itself uses for the badges on this page. Connectivity is the roll-up of the three rows below it.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Type | Single Board Computer |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, UART, USB, Wi-Fi |
| Physical Interface | Ethernet, USB, UART, SPI, I2C |
| Wireless Technology | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| Industrial Protocol | None |
| Application Protocol | MQTT, HTTP |
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Processor | Broadcom BCM2711, quad-core Cortex-A72 |
| Clock speed | 1.8 GHz |
| GPU | VideoCore VI at 500 MHz |
| RAM | 1 GB / 2 GB / 4 GB / 8 GB LPDDR4X |
| Storage | microSD card slot, up to 256 GB |
| Ethernet | Gigabit, 10/100/1000 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 |
| USB | 2x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0 |
| Video output | 2x micro-HDMI, up to 4K at 60 Hz |
| GPIO | 40-pin header with I2C, SPI and UART |
| Power supply | 5 V / 3 A via USB-C |
| Operating temperature | 0 °C to +80 °C, with thermal throttling |
| Dimensions | 88 x 58 x 19.5 mm |
| Weight | 48 g |
| Operating system | Raspberry Pi OS, Debian-based Linux |
| Certifications | FCC, CE |
Supported use cases
- Edge computing and local data processing
- Environment monitoring: temperature, humidity, air quality
- Smart office and smart retail installations
- Gateway and data logging duties on a Linux host
Device technical documentation
Download datasheets and manuals for the Raspberry Pi 4
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