The Computer
The solar server is a Raspberry Pi 5 Model B, here are the relevant technical specifications as per the official documentation in our setup:
- Processor: Broadcom BCM2712 2.4GHz quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 CPU, with Cryptographic Extension, 512KB per-core L2 caches, and a 2MB shared L3 cache
- GPU: VideoCore VII GPU, supporting OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.2
- 4Kp60 HEVC decoder
- Memory: 8GB LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM
- Network:
- Gigabit Ethernet, with PoE+ support (requires separate PoE+ HAT)
- Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi®
- Bluetooth 5.0 / Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
- Storage: microSD card slot, with support for high-speed SDR104 mode
A quick note on the computer's processor architecture:
Besides making sure that your website or application can be run with the specifications above, you should note that the CPU is [ARM64(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AArch64).