PineBerry Pi launches five additional HAT+ boards for the Raspberry Pi 5 with 2.5GbE, GbE, M.2 NVMe, and more
PineBerry Pi was the first company to launch a Raspberry Pi HAT+ board making use of the Raspberry Pi 5’s PCIe FPC connector with the Hatdrive! M.2 HAT for the Raspberry Pi 5 along with the HatDrive! Bottom expansion board that goes underneath the Raspberry Pi 5 SBC.
The company has now launched five additional HAT+ boards for the Raspberry Pi 5 with various PCIe (NVMe/AI modules) and networking (2.5GbE, GbE) options.
Besides the five new boards, PineBerry Pi also changed the design of the original HatDrive! TM1 HAT+ with the new HatDrive! TM1S HAT+ adding one opening to provide easier access to the MIPI CSI/DSI connectors and a custom CNC-milled metal bracket for easier SSD installation.
All the PineBerry Pi HAT+ boards ship with an FPC PCIe ribbon cable and relevant accessories. You’ll find them on the company’s online store for €16,99 to €45,99 depending on the selected model. Some of the new boards are for pre-order so they’ll only start shipping around March 20. There might be a benefit in terms of compactness when using HAT+ boards, but there’s also a price premium, most notably for the HatNET! 2.5G (45.99 Euros) since you can find RTL8156BG USB 3.0 dongles with the same performance going for $20 and up on Amazon.
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