Core and adapter board directory
trinity's reference table of every compute core that fits the uConsole — ISA, RAM, eMMC, WiFi, OS support, adapter needed or not — plus the adapter boards.
What it takes
- Purchase required
Difficulty 1 of 3 — easy.
Details
Split out of the hardware directory in June 2026, it rates OS support per core (CM4 'best', CM4S and CM5 'great', CM3/CM3+ 'good', A-06 'okay', R-01 and Radxa CM5 'poor', OrangePi CM5 'barely', A-04 and CM1 none), lists RAM and eMMC options, and notes the practicalities: the CM5's RTC battery needs an MX1.25 ultra-thin connector, A-06 kernels may not support some panel revisions, the CM3 went end-of-life in October 2025, and prices are 'in flux for economic and geopolitical reasons'.
Read it with the OS directory by the same author before buying a module.
Links
Open at Forum thread- Forum: OS directoryForum
Related mods
A CM5 drops into the CM4 adapter for a faster CPU, up to 16 GB of RAM and USB 3.0 — get a Lite with WiFi, update its EEPROM, and mind the heat.
Every CM4 or CM5 sits on an adapter in the CM3 socket: the $19 open-source original, HackerGadgets' $23 board with NVMe and USB 3.0, or lulu's $20 CM5 kit.
An RK3588S module with up to 32 GB RAM on HackerGadgets' Radxa adapter: display, keyboard, USB and charging work, no onboard WiFi, mainline kernel since 2026.
ClockworkPi's own RK3399 module — two Cortex-A72 plus four A53, Mali-T864, 4 GB — needs no adapter; $129, with a smaller but real software base.
A single-core 1 GHz RISC-V module with 1 GB and no GPU — a terminal machine with long battery life, now sold out, with a small but determined software scene.
The mainboard's socket is a CM3 socket, so a CM3, CM3+ or CM4S drops straight in; PotatoMania's kernel work made them usable and Rex's images support them.