Raspberry Pi hits sweet spot again with Module 5 launch
A leader in low-cost, high-performance computing, the company said the module delivers the power of Raspberry Pi 5 in a form factor ideal for embedded and industrial applications.
Raspberry Pi has so far sold over 6.1 million compute modules to more than 1000 industrial customers and Compute Module 5 will expand the range of applications that the product line addresses.
Priced from $45, it is based on the same core silicon as Raspberry Pi 5 and boasts features tailored to industrial and embedded applications, This enables design engineers to leverage Raspberry Pi 5’s powerful hardware and optimised software stack in their own custom systems and form factors.
The new launch also continues Raspberry Pi’s strong track record of innovation and high release cadence, marking its 15th new product introduction this year.
Compute Module 5 features a quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 processor, dual 4Kp60 HDMI output, Gigabit Ethernet, optional fully-certified wireless module providing Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth connectivity plus a variety of RAM and eMMC flash options.
In comparison to its predecessor, Compute Module 5 features additional I/O interfaces, allowing even more flexibility and providing a greater breadth of options for product and application design. For cost-sensitive applications, Compute Module 5 is also available without eMMC flash.
It has between two and three times the CPU and GPU performance and roughly twice the memory and I/O bandwidth of Compute Module 4, enhancing its capability for industrial applications.
It is said to be ideally suited to custom hardware designs, industrial machines, IoT devices, and other embedded applications; importantly, in most use cases it is backward compatible with existing devices.
Raspberry Pi CEO, Dr Eben Upton said: “The uptake we’ve seen of Compute Modules to date and their growing use in embedded applications is just the beginning; Compute Module 5 builds on this success and on the power of Raspberry Pi 5.
“The significant upgrades in Compute Module 5 highlight our commitment to investing in step changes in platform performance, acknowledging the need for customised form factors and feature sets from our embedded and industrial customers.”
