Waveshare Gigabit / 2.5G Dual Ethernet Base Board for Raspberry Pi CM5

Description

The Waveshare Gigabit / 2.5G Dual Ethernet Base Board is a professional-grade carrier board engineered for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. It transforms the CM5 into a powerful edge computing node by exposing its high-speed interfaces through robust, industry-standard connectors. The board’s dual Ethernet architecture provides network redundancy and bandwidth aggregation, ideal for building network appliances, firewalls, or industrial IoT gateways.

Beyond networking, the board offers extensive multimedia and storage capabilities. The dual MIPI interfaces allow for connecting high-resolution cameras or displays, enabling computer vision and human-machine interface (HMI) projects. The integrated M.2 slot for NVMe SSDs delivers orders-of-magnitude faster storage performance compared to SD cards, which is critical for applications involving large datasets, video streaming, or AI inference at the edge. The wide 7V-36V input range, coupled with features like the encryption chip and EEPROM, ensures reliable and secure operation in field-deployed systems.