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Raspberry Pi Zero 2W orientation ?

 

Just curious, what will be the position of the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W? Will the components be facing up or down, which side are the header pins soldered to? I have a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W sitting in front of me with the header pins soldered on top and I'm trying to figure out how it's going to sit on the main board, I think the headers must be installed on the bottom of the Pi but not sure. Inquiring minds want to know.
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Joel
N6ALT
 

I guess I should have tagged this as #zBitx.
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Joel
N6ALT
 

Hi Joel,
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Normally the pins should be on the component side..
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73,
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Dick
 

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The RPi Zero 2W is an almost flat circuit board, except for the few connectors on it.

As I recall, the RPi connectors are on the edge of the zBitx case, accessible to the end user (for video, usb connections).


I feel confident the board has the header pins on the component side, and the component side faces the components on the main circuit board, and extends over the 1/8" jacks along the edge of the board. That would put the power, USB, and microHDMI connectors right above the jacks on the side of the case.

We have not yet seen photos of an 'exploded' view of the zBitx components to see how it all goes together in this design.

Ken, N2VIP

On Jan 14, 2025, at 12:20?AM, Dick Frijdal <dick.frijdal@...> wrote:

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Hi Joel,
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Normally the pins should be on the component side..
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73,
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Dick
 

Hi Ken, Dick,
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I believe you are right Ken, now that I look at the picture of the board I can see holes in the PCB that align perfectly with the same holes in the Raspberry Pi where the standoffs will go, they are are next to the audio/mic connectors. This means that there will be little room, (again), for any heat sinks on the CPU with the component facing down against the board. I already have a heat sink attached to the Pi on my bench, we will see if it fits. If not, oh well.
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Joel
N6ALT
 

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Are somehow obtaining a zBitx board w/o an RPi? Why is this an issue?

Ken, N2VIP

On Jan 14, 2025, at 9:23?AM, Joel Caulkins/N6ALT via groups.io <caulktel@...> wrote:

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Hi Ken, Dick,
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I believe you are right Ken, now that I look at the picture of the board I can see holes in the PCB that align perfectly with the same holes in the Raspberry Pi where the standoffs will go, they are are next to the audio/mic connectors. This means that there will be little room, (again), for any heat sinks on the CPU with the component facing down against the board. I already have a heat sink attached to the Pi on my bench, we will see if it fits. If not, oh well.
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Joel
N6ALT
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Hi Ken,
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The zBitx will come with the Raspberry Pi, I just have one that I've been playing around with on the bench and got to wondering where it would go on the zBitx board. I guess I should just wait until there is more information available.
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Joel
N6ALT

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