{"id":5915,"date":"2023-11-08T10:23:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T10:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picockpit.com\/raspberry-pi\/?p=5915"},"modified":"2023-11-22T09:56:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T09:56:59","slug":"paragon-project-unofficial-compute-module-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picockpit.com\/raspberry-pi\/paragon-project-unofficial-compute-module-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Paragon Project: Unofficial Compute Module 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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One of the most entertaining aspects to the Raspberry Pi 5 announcement<\/a> was the comments section. A shocking number of people ignored the Pi 5 completely and asked about a Compute Module 5. Well, Arturo182<\/a> has fulfilled everybody’s wishes by hacking together this awesome unofficial Compute Module 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a project that integrates the Raspberry Pi 5 into the Compute Module size and shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, as it says on the PCB, the Compute Module 5 is “Just a meme”, “Not serious”. But this is the best meme board you’re ever going to see. I guarantee it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hardware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This unofficial Compute Module 5 makes it possible to hook up your Raspberry Pi 5 to a board that usually takes a Compute Module 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this picture, Arturo182 has the Raspberry Pi 5 connected to a Cytron CM4 Maker Board<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So obviously, it’s a little bit of a headache with all the ribbon cables and adapters, but it’s definitely doable! But with the 3D-printed standoffs to keep the Raspberry Pi 5 mounted on top of the Unofficial CM5, I find this setup really aesthetically pleasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the right lighting, it’s got a super cyberpunk-y feel to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The customized PCB has all the key ports you could want from your Raspberry Pi 5 – PCIe, USB-C, MicroSD, two HDMIs, two CSI\/DSIs, a USB-A, and a connector to the GPIO pins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s not, however, a perfect 1-to-1 match with the CM4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Other than that though, what could you possibly ask for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is the kind of creative solution that I live for. Arturo182 has some of the best projects around (if you haven’t checked out his Hackaday page<\/a>, you should).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re still not sure what to do with a Compute Module, we’ve got you covered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n