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Raspberry Pi Zero W (Wireless) - $17.95 + Delivery (from $3) @ Core Electronics

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Raspberry Pi Zero W (Wireless) - $17.95 + Delivery (from $3) @ Core Electronics
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anamul on 17/07/2021 - 10:42 core-electronics.com.au (1294 clicks)
Last edited 19/07/2021 - 02:36 by 2 other users

Popular Pi Zero W is back in stock. Couldn't find the "back in stock" option to report so re-posting.

Tech Specs:
BCM 2835 SoC (ARM11 at 1GHz)
512MB of RAM
On-board Wi-Fi - 2.4 GHz 802.11 b/g/n (BCM43438)
On-board Bluetooth 4.1 + HS Low-energy (BLE) (BCM43438)
Storage: micro-SD
Display: mini-HDMI
Power: USB micro-B
USB: 1 x USB micro-B
CSI camera connector (requires adaptor cable)
Unpopulated 40-pin GPIO connector (requires soldering)
Compatible with existing pHAT/HAT add-ons
Dimensions: 65mm x 30.5mm x 5mm
Weight: 9.3g

Want to use it for pi-hole but there's a great discussion in the old thread if you have question.

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  • diamondd on 17/07/2021 - 10:44
    +1

    these make great endpoints for LMS, Spotify, Airplay, or whatever else takes your fancy too.

    • twitch1979 on 17/07/2021 - 15:04

      Hi @diamond, do you have a guide on useing a Pi zero with Spotify? All the guides I have read recommend a Pi 2, 3 or 4.

      • diamondd on 17/07/2021 - 17:39

        software should be exactly the same, and once you solder the header pins on, the hardware instructions should be more or less the same too.

        you'll need a DAC hat in addition to the pi.

        software-wise moode audio is probably the easiest to setup as a Spotify connect device on your network, but I prefer using picoreplayer with LMS.

  • hansch on 17/07/2021 - 10:55

    Can the Pi Zero be used for AdGuard Home?

    Also, does anyone have suggestions on cheap but good case for the Pi Zero?

    Thanks.

    • anamul on 17/07/2021 - 11:03

      Pi-hole does the job but does not block everything as I hear. Core Electronics sells cases but I have ordered from AliExpress. Cheap and heaps of choices.

      • nokia3660 on 17/07/2021 - 14:44
        +4

        Pihole can't block ads if they are served from the same domain as the content, so it depends on how the ad is served. A good example of it is youtube. It is a hit and miss for my LG Smart TV.

        • anamul on 17/07/2021 - 15:54
          +1

          Indian YouTube premium got that covered, thanks to OzB

      • BirdPirch on 17/07/2021 - 17:13

        Pi-Hole does a great job skimming the top off trash ads on websites. As per previous comment, ads served from the domain of the current website or from the monolith ads.google etc will not be blocked unless you can avoid all of googles services. It also helped me discover a virus on my father's phone. Still a very handy Pi project.

    • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2021 - 11:26
      +2

      Works for piHole. I had a non W with an Ethernet PiHat running fine.

      • Steelhunter on 17/07/2021 - 14:37

        Which Ethernet PiHat's can be used for the Pi Zero/Zero W?
        And are there cases available to house the Pi with the Ethernet PiHat?

        • NatDan on 17/07/2021 - 16:04

          I have an original 1B, a 3B, a 4B and 2 x Zeros all powered from external POE/USB adapters. I’ve never used a POEhat and never had any power issues.

  • Sapiens on 17/07/2021 - 10:56

    Thinking about a ghetto plex streamer with 2TB USB attached - anyone tried it?

    • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2021 - 11:01

      You still cant watch a youtube video on a pi 4 without some frames being dropped, I can't imagine a plex server on a Zero

      • Sapiens on 17/07/2021 - 11:09

        Cheers - will pony up

      • MasterScythe on 17/07/2021 - 11:34

        How odd, Pi3 with h264ify does it just fine in HD. (did it all last night, as I do every night, it's my HTPC)

        • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2021 - 11:49

          Maybe I’m wrong Ive never tried running plex on it. But a cheap Nuc or a Pi 4 will do much better especially if you connect it via Ethernet

          • MasterScythe on 17/07/2021 - 12:59

            @[Deactivated]: What program do you use for youtube? I recommend VLC Player. Ensures hardware acceleration, and skips any sort of advertising.

        • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2021 - 12:03
          -1

          Sounds like you need a HTPC upgrade. Any 10 year old i7 should be an improvement.

          • MasterScythe on 17/07/2021 - 12:52

            @[Deactivated]: Not at all.
            It plays all my media without issues, and nothing I've found can match the sub 10W power usage.

      • diamondd on 17/07/2021 - 12:15

        really? On what software? How many fps?

        my Pi4 streams HEVC 4k at 24p on Kodi no problems at all.

        • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2021 - 12:19

          Its just cause of chromium, VLC is fine, h264ify does improve it, but it still struggles sometimes.

          • diamondd on 17/07/2021 - 12:39

            @[Deactivated]: apples and oranges then.

          • MasterScythe on 17/07/2021 - 12:53
            +1

            @[Deactivated]: Oh Chromium; yeah, Chrome doesn't do hardware acceleration on Linux, you'll need to use Firefox for vapi support.

            That said, I run youtube through VLC player, so I've never had issues (or ads).

    • free hot drink on 17/07/2021 - 11:44

      I have been running a Plex Server on a 4 GB Pi 4 with a 12 TB USB attached for quite a while now. Works really well.
      Supports 2-3 parallel streams without hiccup as well.

      Pi Zero - Might not work well

    • diamondd on 17/07/2021 - 12:13

      no, way too ghetto.

    • MasterScythe on 17/07/2021 - 12:55

      For a single stream (maybe 2) and no transcoding, it should work wonders :)

      Though, Kodi and a basic NFS file-share is probably lighter again.

  • eggaz on 17/07/2021 - 11:06
    +1

    Tried to purchase but is sold out

  • PlasticSpaceman on 17/07/2021 - 11:08

    Definitely a neat thing….. I got one from Core ages ago. It's still "Limit of one per customer (as requested by the Raspberry Pi Foundation)", so does anyone know if Core Electronics follow that to the letter and only allow one ever per customer, or do they limit that to one per order…..

    • Jonzay on 17/07/2021 - 11:14
      +1

      I buy one every 9 months or so and they haven't rejected my orders

      • PlasticSpaceman on 17/07/2021 - 11:19

        Sweet. I need to think about what I might use another for then!

      • RecklessMonkeys on 17/07/2021 - 11:32
        +2

        every 9 months

        Is that how long they take to gestate?

  • Jonzay on 17/07/2021 - 11:15
    +1

    "Available with a lead time
    200 units can dispatch between Jul 22 to Aug 16"

    Shows as sold out when you click Add to Cart

  • Hank233333 on 17/07/2021 - 11:20

    It's great for building a travel router, but out of stock.

  • HKS on 17/07/2021 - 11:49
    +1

    good for pihole but get a micro usb to ethernet adapter though

    • anamul on 17/07/2021 - 11:55

      What if it's connected to home wifi? This one is wireless.

    • lunchbox99 on 17/07/2021 - 12:23
      +1

      Meh… a wifi DNS lookup isn't slowing anything down. It doesn't do it for every packet.

      Source been using one of these with pi-hole for ages and I haven't noticed any perceptible difference.

  • 0 0 0 on 17/07/2021 - 11:55

    They are powerful enough to run Domoticz for home automation. I was doing this until I lost my setup due to SD card corruption. Now have two not doing anything. May put to use again one day.

  • humbala on 17/07/2021 - 11:55

    Well it's out of stock, but wonder for pihole will that be good enough using wifi? Or need ethernet to make it reliable for dns resolution?

    • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2021 - 12:41
      +1

      Wifi will be fine for it.

    • MasterScythe on 17/07/2021 - 12:57
      +1

      Wifi will work fine.
      In the mean time, you can run a tiny VirtualBox on your system, and run PiHole there :)
      Point your router to the VM's IP like normal :)

      • humbala on 17/07/2021 - 13:26

        Good idea, will give it a shot to familiar with it

  • Turd on 17/07/2021 - 12:04
    +1

    Works well with DietPi for pihole

  • xjwalker on 17/07/2021 - 14:04

    Anyone know if these will run home assistant? Or is it worth getting something beefier

    • dazeller on 17/07/2021 - 14:18
      +1

      You'll want beefier.

      "Install Home Assistant Operating System" says under suggested hardware: "Raspberry Pi 4 (Raspberry Pi 3 is ok too, if you have one laying around)"

      I think I've tried and I think I remember it being dreadfully slow.

    • MasterScythe on 17/07/2021 - 14:19
      +1

      Like all scalable solutions;
      if you intend to run a hotel, probably a bad idea.
      If you intend to run 4 doors, probably fine.

    • maxwellian on 17/07/2021 - 19:20
      +2

      Couldn't imagine anything worse than running my smart home on an under powered and wifi only device. Use an old laptop from gum tree for $40. It'll do wonders. And you'll never hit a ceiling when looking at adons.

      • 0 0 0 on 17/07/2021 - 19:36
        +1

        For low power consumption the pi zero W is good. Fine with Domoticz. Home Assistant is a resource hog and ran really slowly when I tried. But it did run.

    • Ezekiel2320 on 19/07/2021 - 17:28

      No. New versions of Home Assistant are incompatible with the Pi Zero

  • moreBeanz on 28/07/2021 - 11:43
    +2

    I just installed latest release of Home Assistant OS Release-6 build 1 on a Pi Zero. It's slow, but runs ok once booted.
    Good enough for testing, but will order a Pi4 variant for longer term usage.

    https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system/releases
    Image: haos_rpi0-w-6.1.img.xz

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