Quad SSD shield for Raspberry Pi 5
The Shield X1011 adds four slots for NVMe SSDs to the Raspberry Pi 5. This means that nothing stands in the way of building a larger NAS.
- Heinz Behling
Subtronic is now offering the Shield X1011 for the Raspberry Pi 5. The board contains four slots for M.2 NVMe SSDs (full-size, format up to 2280). Data is transferred via a foil cable (supplied) via the PCIe 2.0 socket of the Raspi, which should enable data rates of up to 5 Gbps. The manufacturer's technical information gives test results of just under 400 MB/s when reading data.
(Bild: Die Ergebnisse des hdparm-Benchmark-Tests)
It is mounted under the Raspberry using the screw set, so the GPIO port remains free. In addition, there is still space above the Raspberry board for the heat sink and fan. However, at 109 x 87.2 mm, the board protrudes well beyond the side of the Raspberry.
(Bild: Subtronics)
Booting from the drives is not possible, they can only be used as mass storage, for example for a NAS(network attached storage). A 5.5 mm hollow socket is provided for the power supply. The Raspberry is then supplied via Pogo Pins. A power supply unit (5 V/min. 5A) is not included in the scope of delivery.
The shield is distributed by Geekworm at a price of 51 US dollars (approx. 47 euros),
(hgb)
