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4 Raspberry Pi accessories

Figure 4.2
The dearest case
for Raspberry Pi 4

across and we decided that our Raspberry Pi 4 deserves it. It is manu-
factured by DeSalvo Systems ( desalvoinc.com) and made from a sin-
gle block of copper. The CPU, RAM, and USB controller are heat sunk
to the housing so passive cooling is guaranteed even when Raspberry
Pi 4 is overclocked.
1 A reasonably priced case for Raspberry Pi 5 is shown in Figure 4.3.
This is a rugged industrial enclosure with an extender board with
USB-C and two micro HDMIs on the same plane as USBs and Ethernet
ports of the Raspberry Pi 5 board.

• Cooling solutions (heat sinks, fans, cooling cases)
• Development and prototyping accessories (breadboards and
jumper wires, sensors and modules, robotics kits).

Some of the accessories are official Raspberry Pi gear, many more
are products made by third-party manufacturers, ranging from pretty
large companies (Adafruit – have a look here for more information:
 www.adafruit.com; Pimoroni –  shop.pimoroni.com; CanaKit –
 www.canakit.com; The Pi Hut –  thepihut.com) to individuals with
a keen interest in electronics and some business acumen. Individuals
often sell their accessories through online marketplaces like Etsy, Tin-
die, or Kickstarter, and some even through Github (e.g. user iancanada
at  github.com/iancanada/DocumentDownload.
Vilros (have a look at their About us file here:  vilros.com/pages
/about-us), a company founded in 2010, was established with the goal
of helping to create a more technological savvy society. They promote
STEM education and sell components and kits produced by Raspber-
ry Pi, micro:bit (https://microbit.org), 8BitDo ( www.8bitdo.com),
Arduino ( store.arduino.cc), and many other important manufactur-
ers of Raspberry Pi goodies.

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