EEVblog #901 – Raspberry Pi 3 Photoflash Problem

Published on November 17, 2017

NOTE: be sure to watch Part 2 before commenting, it answers some comments & complaints.

The Raspberry Pi 3 has the same Xenon photoflash reset problem as the RPi2, albeit at a much reduced level. Did they implement a fix?
There is also a photoflash problem with the Broadcom BCM43438 WiFi & Bluetooth chipset. The internet connection will lockup when exposed to sufficient Xenon flash light.

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