About this episode

The episode features a discussion on Sfera Labs' industrial Raspberry Pi platform and its capabilities in edge computing and reliability.

In this episode of The Electropages Podcast, host Robin Mitchell speaks with Ulderico Arcidiaco, CEO and Co-Founder of Sfera Labs, about the company's latest industrial Raspberry Pi platform, the Strato Pi Plus. Ulderico explains how Sfera Labs combines Raspberry Pi computing with industrial-grade connectivity, reliability, and edge computing capabilities. The discussion explores the challenges of designing hardware for industrial environments, including isolated RS485 communications, CAN FD networking, power management, long-term availability, and remote deployment. The conversation also covers the current memory and supply chain situation affecting Raspberry Pi products, why pricing uncertainty has become a major challenge for industrial developers, and why availability often matters more than cost for long-life industrial systems. A major focus of the episode is the architecture of the Strato Pi Plus, which combines a Raspberry Pi 5 with an RP2354 microcontroller. Ulderico explains how the microcontroller can manage communications, watchdog functions, power control, failover systems, and storage management independently of the main processor. This allows developers to create…

People in this episode

Host: Robin Mitchell

Guest: Ulderico Arcidiaco

Topics covered

• Industrial Raspberry Pi Systems
• Edge Computing
• Self-Healing Reliability
• Hardware Design Challenges
• Supply Chain Issues
• Industrial Automation

Keywords

• Raspberry Pi
• Edge Computing
• Industrial Systems
• Reliability
• Supply Chain
• Power Management
• Remote Deployment
• CAN FD Networking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sfera Labs

Products: Strato Pi Plus, Raspberry Pi 5, RP2354

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