Nuremberg-based terioto has launched a brand new service board for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5), and whereas some compete on footprint has chosen a 3rd dimension through which to guide: peak.
“[The] BentoIO CMX2 [is a] low-profile IO [Input/Output] Service Board for [the] Raspberry Pi CM5 with heatsink,” terioto explains of its creation, which options two board-to-board connectors designed to simply accept any mannequin within the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 household — the computer-on-module variant of the Raspberry Pi 5 single-board laptop.
Trying to squeeze a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 right into a slim area? The Bentio CMX2 might do the trick. (📷: terioto)
In contrast to the full-fat Raspberry Pi 5, the CM5 vary is not usable as-is: all its enter and output capabilities are introduced out to a pair of high-density board-to-board connectors on the underside. To truly use it, you want a service board — both of Raspberry Pi’s design, your personal, or a third-party.
The BentIO CMX2 is simply such a service, breaking out the important thing peripherals of the Raspberry Pi CM5 to be used — however the place rival gadgets, resembling the currently-crowdfunding open-hardware Argo CM5 from azlan.works, try to attenuate the footprint of the mixed service and module, terioto has as a substitute focused on minimizing the system’s peak.
The service board measures 85×85mm (round 3.35×3.35″), which is compact however removed from the smallest in the marketplace — however its peak is simply 11mm (round 0.43″), permitting it to cram into areas that smaller-footprint however taller carriers merely cannot squeeze. Regardless of this, it consists of a wide selection of connectivity: a single MIPI Show Serial Interface (DSI) connector, two USB 3.0 Sort-C ports with an extra two USB 2.0 ports out there on an inner header, an M.2 M-key PCI Categorical slot for Non-Unstable Reminiscence Categorical (NVMe) storage modules or accelerator coprocessors, and a 40-pin general-purpose enter/output (GPIO) header.
The board helps each the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 with eMMC and the CM5 Lite with out. (📷: terioto)
For these needing extra, an elective daughterboard add-on gives a single HDMI vidoe and audio output plus a wired gigabit Ethernet port. There’s additionally a four-pin fan connector, whereas a bundled heatsink serves to maintain the Broadcom system-on-chip powering the Raspberry Pi CM5 cool underneath reasonable load. There’s additionally a bodily energy button, a battery connector for the real-time clock (RTC), a button for switching the module into eMMC flashing mode, and a microSD Card slot for CM5 Lite boards with out on-board eMMC.
Extra data is offered on the terioto web site, whereas assembled boards can be found to order on Tindie for $119 together with heatsink — however excluding the Raspberry Pi CM5.