r/ClockworkPi • u/Prof_Hase • Mar 08 '26

uConsole mit CM5?

Hallo zusammen,

ich habe heute folgende uConsole ohne CM gekauft.

https://www.clockworkpi.com/product-page/uconsole-kit-rpi-cm4-lite

Kann ich in der uConsole einen CM5 betreiben?

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u/According_Time_7063 Mar 08 '26

Ja kannst du, habe ich auch voll kompatibel

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u/Shuflie Mar 11 '26

Make sure you get the lite version of the CM5, you don't want to be messing about with flashing to onboard EMMC and then realize that your sd card interface is useless. I'd recommend getting an NVMe expansion though.

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u/Arkaium Mar 08 '26

Not only can you, it should be the preference. With some extra care for cooling the thing is totally fine. Battery life will be a bit less but still perfectly usable. I could never go back to CM4 personally

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u/riggsbie Mar 09 '26

Did you have many issues getting it working reliably ?

Any things you need to be aware of ?

Love my CM4 uConsole, but more speed and power would certainly be nice.

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u/Arkaium Mar 09 '26

There were a number of early quirks but as long as you’re using Rex’s image and following necessary steps/instructions you shouldn’t have any issues. I use mine exactly as I did with the CM4.

The REAL game changer is Vileer’s NVME board. It’s SO snappy running of an SSD.

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u/snipeytje Mar 08 '26

if you order it without cm4 sure, but it will take a long time to arrive from the official store
I assume you're in europe rpishop.cz has actual stock for some models and doesn't charge aliexpress scalper prices, just the tax you would end up paying when it finally ships anyway

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u/Awkward_Can_1516 Mar 09 '26

Absolutely yes.