Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Kit: A Worth Buying Development Kit

Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Kit

52pi (52pi Technology Co., Ltd) is a high-level open-source provider and design company that offers an All-in-one marketplace for various development boards, including a special focus in customized accessories and Kits for the Banana Pi and Raspberry Pi Brand Products. Among their accessories, you can find special modules, Screens, Audio circuits, flash memory cards, Electronic wireless switches, Computer peripheral devices, heat-sinks, keyboards, TFT Display Panels, Case Enclosures, gamepads accessories, and more.

Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Kit (Intro)

One of 52Pi most popular products is its Starter Kit package, containing all the essential accessories every Pi DIY Geek may need for designing and developing open-source projects. All in one package contains nine items in total. A plastic case with a 30 mm Fan, The latest Raspberry Pi 3 Model B single-board computer, 5v/2.5A Power supply Unit, two heat-sinks, one Cooling Pad, HDMI Cable, and a 16GB Micro-SD Card for loading the image system files. That said, for more information, you are welcome to visit the 52Pi AliExpress store link posted below:

52Pi Official AliExpress Store

Pi52 Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Kit Overview

Raspberry Pi 3 | Interfaces

Raspberry Pi 3 Specifications

• Soc: Broadcom BCM2837 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53  1.2GHz (Peak).
• System Memory: 1GB LPDDR2
• Connectivity: 802.11 b/g/n Wireless LAN, Bluetooth 4.1
• Dual-core Video core IV ® Multimedia Co-processor
• 1x Micro-USB connector for power supply
• 1x 10 / 100 Ethernet port RJ45
• 1x Status LED
• 1 x HDMI video / audio
• 1 x RCA video / audio Jack
• 1 x CSI camera connector
• 4 x USB 2.0 ports
• 1x 40 GPIO pins
• 1x Chip Antenna
• 1x DSI Display connector
• 1x Micro-SD card slot
• Dimensions: 85 x 56 x 17 mm

Software Support:

• Supports all the popular ARM GNU / Linux distributions.
• LibreELEC (KODI Media Center OS)
• OSMC (Alternative KODI Media Center OS)
• Windows 10 IoT Core

Package Content:

• 1x Raspberry pi 3 model B.
• 1x 16GB Micro SD Card with Adapter.
• 2x High-quality copper heat-sinks.
• 1x High-quality Copper Cooling Pad
• 1x HDMI Cable.
• 1x Small (30 mm) cooling fan.
• 1x High-Quality Plastic Case.
• 1x 5V 2.5A Power supply Unit (Note: Specify Type when placing order: US / UK / AU).

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Starter Kit Package 

Optional Accessories:

• VGA666 (VGA Interface Adapter) – Buy It Here

• 5 inch  LCD TFT Touch Screen (800 x 480 px) + Screen Stand – Buy It Here

52PI Raspberry Pi 3 Package

Kit Items & Packages

Package Contents

Unboxing the Raspberry Pi 3 Board

The Board Case

The Starter Kit comes with a black color plastic case and plastic case with a 30 mm fan, two copper heat sinks, and one cooler pad. Assembling the board inside the case was very easy without the need to use any bolts. Both parts of the case are connected with Snap-type plastic connections that also give the user flexibility in the separation of both parts of the case, even after they are assembled.

52PI Raspberry Pi 3 inside Case

Optional Accessories

LCD TFT Touch Screen – 52Pi company offers two types of display screens. The 7-inch panel with a resolution of 1024×600 pixels comes with a separated PCB with onboard interfaces which include: VGA, AV and HDMI, Power, and the 5-inch model that comes with a lower resolution of 800×480 pixels panel with a built-in, integrated PCB with HDMI and micro USB interface, located on the back of the unit.

Both display panels can work with any single-board computer, including all of the Raspberry boards series by connecting the screen directly to the board via a standard HDMI Male type cable. This basically makes life much easier connecting to an external screen with HDMI compared to using special flat cables or interfaces that occupy ad use the GPIO header pins. A very useful feature if you are planning on building a mini media workstation-based console.

Interfaces / Connections

The 5-inch screen panel uses a very low power supply source (5V-170mAh) and comes with a built HDMI and a Micro USB interface to the power. To connect the board to it you will need to use a standard USB to Micro USB cable and the HDMI cable. You can use any USB host port as a power source. For example PC, Mini PC, External USB Hub or connect directly to one of the Raspberry Pi 3 USB ports.

5 inch Screen with acrylic stand

GeeekPi Raspberry Pi Display Panel

A Closer Look at the Board

The board provided in the kit is the known Raspberry Pi 3 board, and it’s also important to mention that there are two versions of this board that exist on the market. One type is produced in China, and the original model is produced in the UK. That said, Based on the package writing and the board provided with the package I can confirm it is a genuine Raspberry Pi product.

Raspberry Pi 3 Board

Final Verdict

Because this board was reviewed numerous times, in many Blogs and media websites I didn’t see any point in doing the same. Based on my impression, all of the items provided in this Kit were of high quality and well designed. The bottom line, I recommend it and It’s a Great Buy for the price of $63.99. For further information you are welcome to check the 52Pi Website and the Official AliExpress store link posted below: