Raspberry Pi sales are rocketing in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak

guest · Apr 19, 2020

Raspberry Pi sales are rocketing in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak
April 17, 2020
https://www.techrepublic.com/articl...ed-in-the-middle-of-the-coronavirus-outbreak/

Sales of Raspberry Pi's single-board computers hit 640,000 in March, the second-biggest month for sales since they started selling, as consumers flocked to inexpensive ways to work and learn from home.

While some sales can be attributed to tinkering Pi-hobbyists with a lot more time to fill all of sudden, Eben Upton, the Raspberry Pi's co-creator, told TechRepublic demand is also coming from households that have found themselves in daily battles over use of the family computer.

"It used to be sustainable to have a shared family computer, but now every family member needs to have one to work or learn," said Upton. "Now, everyone is at home competing for the use of one computer."
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Other uses of Raspberry Pi computers have been related to the COVID-19 outbreak more directly. In Columbia, for example, efforts are underway to get ventilators running on Pi computers, which – if successful – could help address the shortage of traditional ventilator equipment in the country.

"A lot of that is Pi-driven," Upton explained, noting that OctoPrint, which is the most popular platform for managing 3D printers, runs on Raspberry Pi.
When the Raspberry Pi Foundation has asked for stories about how people are using their Raspberry Pi devices to address COVID-19, one of the most common uses it saw was people showing their 3D-printed face shields, driven by a Raspberry Pi.
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"One thing we're seeing with this is people finding a niche within which open hardware really works," he said.
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guest · Apr 19, 2020

Raspberry Pi boards are being used to build ventilators
$5 hobby boards are powering ventilators
April 13, 2020
https://www.techspot.com/news/84807-raspberry-pi-boards-used-build-ventilators.html

In brief: The Raspberry Pi Foundation has seen demand for all Pi models surge in recent weeks as people are turning to the inexpensive DIY board for remote learning and home projects. But that’s not the only segment interested in the affordable hardware.

Ventilator manufacturers are reportedly turning to the company’s ultra-affordable Raspberry Pi Zero to help power the life-saving devices. According to Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton, this is the first time (to his knowledge) that Pi boards are being used in medical devices.
Because the foundation is able to rapidly scale manufacturing, they may be able to beat other chip suppliers like Intel to the punch.

Upton said they “build to stock” rather than “building to order,” so they generally have products either on hand or in the pipeline with short lead times. Even still, the sudden demand for products has resulted in some Pi Zero shortages.
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Raspberry Pi to Power Ventilators as Demand for Boards Surges

Demand for all Raspberry Pi Models has surged in recent weeks as people use the inexpensive computers for tasks such as remote learning and doing maker projects at home.
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