uConsole USB ext. board — four USB-C ports and internal storage
Radiation_Joe's Tindie card adds four USB-C ports; Kirou uses it to mount an internal SSD, tested on CM4 and CM5.
What it takes
- Plug & play
- Purchase required
Difficulty 1 of 3 — easy.
Details
A $40 expansion card with four USB-C ports and an internal USB breakout. Kirou's thread documents fitting a USB SSD inside the console on it as a mass-storage upgrade that keeps the SD card free, and compares notes with lulu's NVMe route. Works on CM4 and CM5 (CM3 untested).
Links
Open at Tindie — uConsole USB ext. boardRelated mods
Open-source card with three USB-C ports, an internal FFC USB header and speaker pads, from the maker of uPico.
A community PCB that replaces the 4G modem with four extra USB ports — schematic and layout on Codeberg.
Uses the FPC connector for power and I²C, and the mainboard's unused USB pads for a GL850 four-port hub — Qwiic and solder headers out.
The all-in-one expansion card: RTL-SDR, SX1262 LoRa, GNSS, RTC and a USB hub with internal USB-C; the adapter board adds USB 3.0 and Gigabit Ethernet.
The 2024 original: an RTL-SDR (R820T2), USB hub and real-time clock on one expansion card — the board that started the AIO line.
10/100 Ethernet from a Microchip LAN9500A USB bridge, plus a USB-C port, on an expansion card.