The Waveshare CM5-ETH-RS485-4G-BASE Raspberry Pi CM5 carrier board is rich with features including GbE and 2.5GbE RJ45 jacks, options for 4G LTE/5G connectivity, RS485 terminal blocks, relay, digital outputs, and more.
It offers an HDMI output capable of 4K, an M.2 Key-M socket for NVMe SSDs or AI accelerators, dual MIPI DSI/CSI connectors, ten LEDs for status and user interaction, and supports a wide 7-36V DC power input.
Waveshare CM5-ETH-RS485-4G-BASE Specifications:
- Supported System-on-Modules – All Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 with up to 16GB RAM, 64GB eMMC flash, Wireless
- Storage
- NVMe SSD (optional) via M.2 Key-M socket
- MicroSD card socket for CM5 Lite
- Video Output
- HDMI 2.0 port, supports 4K resolution
- 2x MIPI DSI connectors (multiplexed with MIPI CSI)
- Camera I/F – 2x MIPI CSI connectors (multiplexed with MIPI DSI)
- Networking
- Gigabit Ethernet RJ45
- 2.5GbE RJ45
- Optional WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.2 on CM5 module
- Optional 4G LTE/5G via M.2 B-Key module and Nano-SIM card slot; SIM7600G-H-M2, SIM8260G-M2, or SIM8262E-M2 recommended
- Two antenna holes on the metal case
- USB
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A port
- 1x USB 2.0 Type-C port for power and firmware flashing
- 1x USB 2.0 Type-A port
- Industrial I/Os
- 4x RS485 via terminal block
- 1x Digital input within 5V ~ 36V
- 1x Relay – Contact rating: ≤ 10A 250V AC or ≤ 10A 30V DC
- Expansion
- M.2 M-Key socket (PCIe Gen2/3 x1) for 2230/2242/2280 NVMe SSD or AI module
- M.2 B-Key socket + Nano-SIM slot for 4G LTE/5G cellular module
- Misc
- 10x blue LEDs (2x user, 8x status for RS485, networking, relay, etc.)
- 4-pin 5V PWM fan header
- Buzzer
- 2-pin RTC battery connector
- Onboard encryption chip
- Power Input
- 7V ~ 36V wide voltage range via screw terminal + jack
- 5V 5A Type-C port
- Dimensions
- Board – 108 x 100 mm
- Metal case – 132.50 x 112.20 x 34.50 mm
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