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Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of a new, smaller variant of our low-cost M.2 HAT+ for Raspberry Pi 5: M.2 HAT+ Compact allows you to squeeze a 2230-format (30mm long) M.2 PCI Express card inside our official case, nestled neatly between the fan and the USB connectors. Bring your own PCI Express device or pair it with one of our 2230-format Raspberry Pi NVMe SSDs.
When we launch a flagship product, it can be hard to know exactly which new feature will catch people’s imaginations. Raspberry Pi 5, which turns two years old next week, is our first product with a PCI Express interface, exposed on a small FPC connector. Soon after launch, we saw a variety of third-party peripheral boards, as well as adapters to allow users to connect their own M.2 form-factor PCI Express cards.
Our own standard, square (ish) form-factor M.2 HAT+ launched in May last year and formed the basis for our AI Kit and SSD Kit products. It’s a great solution when using your Raspberry Pi 5 uncased or in a larger enclosure, but while you can use it with our Active Cooler, it doesn’t fit into the official case with the fan installed.
To help us fit into the incredibly tight available space, the Compact variant replaces the FPC cable and socket with a single flex-rigid PCB; this is the first time we’ve used this technology, and we’re rather pleased with how it’s turned out.
The new M.2 HAT+ has been a firm personal favourite since I got my prototype unit earlier in the year. A cased Raspberry Pi 5, with even faster I/O performance, and without compromising aesthetics: we hope you like it.
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