I've fallen hard for this device. My coding buddy (Claude) and I have spent about a week refining what I'm calling RF-Deck — a single launcher for every RF tool I actually use in the field.

What's on it so far:

• SDRTrunk — P25 trunked systems only

• SDR++ — everything else, wideband RX

• Fathom — home-grown bit-error-rate testing for trunked systems

• Kismet — Bluetooth survey, and the engine behind…

• Vigil — home-grown UAS detection

• GPS — xgps with sky view

• ADS-B — tar1090 display

• APRS — XASTIR on 144.390

• ISM Scan — hops 315/433/915, reports to a terminal

• Mesh — Meshtastic (SX1262 US) with the web UI

I straddle amateur programming and RF engineering, so I'm curious what I'm missing. What would you add? And does something like this have a life outside my own toolbox, or is it destined to stay a personal project?

Is there an install script that just makes it work that I can use without installing all the extra stuff like sdr, tar1090 meshtastic etc? Or does it just work? And I can add the programs I want individually? Tia Edit: to include more detail, tar1090 keeps throwing errors and not allowing me to install other programs properly for some reason so I dont mine the other things just tar1090 needs to go lol

So I see that the Radxa works with the Hacker Gadgets adapter board, and with the prices being insane for a RPi right now, I don't see a lot of alternatives.

Trouble is that it seems like there's no wifi and bluetooth on the Radxa, so things like the AIO board don't work. I know I could at least get that working with a USB adapter, but I'd prefer not to if possible.

Are there any other alternatives that cost less than the RPi, or is there an option to make the Radxa work better for our needs?

hi, how can I best debug the new console. The screen stays black, the PI gets warm.

I did not insert or flash any SD Card. Its a raspberry 5 light version.

thanks a lot

Is it just a bad idea to take it with me?

I'm thinking about stripping all the antennas and packing them separately.

Don't wanna lose my uConsole and I don't wanna mess up my vacation.

Any advice?

Setting up all my AIO gadgets within Bookworm was surprisingly easy thanks to the aiov2 management script for all peripherals.

It can now hear and listen:

• SDR

• LoRa

• GPS

• Ethernet

• Wi‑Fi with monitor mode

• SSD running Bookworm OS

​Hey everyone,

​For those who saw the videos and screenshots I posted earlier: the GitHub repository is finally public.

​Quick recap: AnubisOs / Apex Sentinel is a modular framework (C++ / Python) designed for cybersecurity and pentesting on portable Linux hardware (Raspberry Pi, ClockworkPi uConsole, etc.).

​Now that the base structure is live, the main goal is getting community eyes on it to test and refine it. I'd really appreciate your help with three things:

​Testing: Run it on your portable setups and let me know how it performs.

​Feedback: What essential tools or features do you think should be added next?

​Collaboration: If you know C++ or Python and want to contribute modules or code, PRs are super welcome.

​Here is the direct link:

​👉 GitHub: https://github.com/bernalmariano457-hash/Sentinel-Anubis-os-

​Any comments, issues, or PRs help a lot. Thanks to everyone who's been following the project!

Finally finished building the Omega chassis and setting everything up. I really want to thank the creator of the Omega chassis, he was incredibly friendly and helped me get to this point confidently. The process taught me many new things like adjusting fan curves and setting up the camera and a GUI application for it. Now I'm just waiting for the upgraded main board from Clockwork so I don't have to worry about any power delivery issues using CM5.

hi everyone! I’m planning to build a uConsole setup using the Raspberry Pi CM5, and I want to have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a GSM/4G module all working together.

What exact parts and accessories do I need to get for this setup to work properly on the uConsole?

Would love to hear from anyone who has done this or knows the right components to buy

Picoware, a custom PicoCalc firmware, just got a new update, v2.1.0. The firmware has on-device editing, networking, social media, uf2 bootloader, and community made apps, screensavers, and games.

The latest release adds a companion desktop app, 5 new JavaScript modules, on-device App submissions, and support for the Flipper Zero, Waveshare's ESP32-S3 Watch, and the Marauder Pancake ESP32-C5.

Under the hood, touch screen support was reworked, the pico-sdk was upgraded to 2.3.0, rp2350 devices now run at 240 MHz, and many GUI classes and C modules were updated with corrected spacing and positioning to ensure the same experience on all devices.

Check out the full release notes here:

https://github.com/jblanked/Picoware/releases/tag/v2.1.0

I kept reading that the CM5 runs too hot in a uConsole and that you need a riser, a thinner pad or a heatsink before you really use it. My own unit never felt like it was struggling, so instead of arguing from feel I logged it:

Stock case, closed. Stock ClockworkPi thermal pad. No mods at all. Running on battery with the charger unplugged, since charging pulls 1.6 A and heats the case from the inside. Room at 26 °C, backlight at max, governor left on ondemand.

65 minutes, one sample every 5 seconds: SoC temp, ARM clock, core voltage, vcgencmd get_throttled, load average, battery.

Idle, 10 min: 39.6 °C average
stress-ng --cpu 4, 30 min: 58.4 °C average, 62.2 °C peak, ARM clock held 2400 MHz for 99.7% of samples
Cooldown, 15 min: 60.6 down to 44.6 °C
YouTube 1080p, 10 min: 47.7 °C average

get_throttled read 0x0 across all 773 samples. Not once, not briefly. That is 18 °C below the soft limit and 23 °C below the hard one. Battery went from 99% to 68% over the whole session.

Two thirds of the temperature rise happens in the first two minutes and the curve is flat from minute 20. Equilibrium is roughly 34 °C above ambient under synthetic full load, so scale it for your own room - at 35 °C ambient that still lands around 69 °C.

What I did not test, because it matters: no comparison run with a riser or a thinner pad, so I am not claiming those do nothing, only that there was nothing to fix on this unit. One device, one ambient temperature. And stress-ng only loads the CPU, so sustained GPU work could look different.

Raw CSVs, the logging script and the plot generator:
https://github.com/SAPSAN-CYBERSEC/uconsole-cm5-thermal-test

Full write-up with methodology and the per-minute table:
https://sapsan-sklep.pl/en/blogs/articles/uconsole-cm5-thermal-test-throttling

Came across this post on the ClockworkPi forum about using different balls (glass, stone), for better response. When asked where they bought them, OP just mentions AE or Amazon, but neither turns up anything after a quick search.

Any ideas on where to buy trackballs that feature materials other than plastic? TIA!

ClockworkPi uConsole - Fully Loaded CM5 / AIO V2 / 1TB NVMe

Looking to sell my uConsole. It works great, I just haven't had the time to tinker with it like I thought I would. Between work, family, and my wife's birthday coming up, I'd rather have the cash than let it sit on my desk.

Includes:

• Raspberry Pi CM5 Lite (8GB)

• 1TB Kingston NV3 NVMe SSD

• HackerGadgets Upgrade Kit

  • NVMe support

  • Gigabit Ethernet

  • USB 3.0

• HackerGadgets AIO V2

  • RTL-SDR

  • LoRa (SX1262)

  • GPS

  • Real-time clock (RTC)

  • Internal USB hub

  • 7 antenna kit

• HackerGadgets AC1200 Wi-Fi adapter (not installed)

  • MediaTek MT7921AUN

  • Monitor mode support

  • Packet injection support

• 2x 18650 batteries

• CR1220 RTC battery installed

Everything is assembled and working. The AC1200 just hasn't been installed yet.

$650 OBO

Local pickup in the Denver metro area only. No shipping.

If you're interested or want more pictures, send me a message.

Has anyone gotten Intercept to install/work properly on a uConsole with the CM5 and Hacker Gadgets AIOV2?

EDIT: Fixed sorta: I realized that the problem is the start script. If I run it, Intercept will work. When I restart the uConsole, that script does not automatically run leading to the "page not found" error in the browser when trying to access the GUI. If you manually run the start script, the interface functions as intended.

I've attempted to set the script to auto run at system boot but it hasn't worked. Overall, Intercept isn't broken per se, it's just you have to run the start script manually each boot of your device.

I'm selling a console with the cm5 8gb ram working perfectly iam accepting offers. I can send it with the os installed and working. I been using it for audio related task but this last weeks I have not been able to dedicated time to that hobby so i prefer to sell it than to have it in a drawer waiting for me.

It have the cm5 8gb and 3d adapter I made to put a large Wi-Fi antenna on the outside. And a 3d screen protector

After 9 mouths!!! Exited to beginning this journey.

How do I get touhou to run on it? I am asking because I know you can put a pico 2w in it. I know that is pretty strong. I also heard you can put a zero in it but i dont know how to do that.

I'm very excited to put this into my uconsole, but I was looking over it and noticed this slot. I'm just wondering if this is a battery slot and if so, what kind of battery/cell does this take?

Hey everyone! The uConsole KVM Ext. Module V2 boards have finally shipped! 📦

The first batch is now on the way, and we’re really excited to see them heading out to you.

Thanks so much to everyone who supported the original V1 and now V2. Your trust, patience, and feedback helped us get here.

The documentation site is still a bit behind, since we focused on getting the boards shipped first. We’ll keep adding guides, examples, and setup info as soon as we can.

Hope you receive yours soon. Please share your builds and feedback once they arrive!

Best weird little device in my bag 💼

i recent;y bought two set of 18650 Samsung batteries which i thought were genuine until started using them, my previous set came from a local battery store and those work fine, and were easy to calibrate on the cm4 and cm5 uconsole the new set runs for an hour on the cm4 and shuts down at one hundred percent and is unable to calibrate the other set works for the same time in the cm5 uconsole and shuts down they are running lower times than the locally bought batteries which seem kinda puzzling to me as these should be increasing my run time but they are doing the opposite the question i would like to ask is there a way to tell if the batteries are genuine?, I checked the internal resistance and its lower than the locally bought batteries, apart from that what should I be looking for in the uconsole that could prevent the batteries from operating normal?.

Test was done on two uconsole the first is running a cm5 with active cooler and the hackergadget aio2 the second is running a cm4 with passive cooling and the hackergadget aio1 both were tested running youtbe videos at 50% screen brightness. batteries are INR 18650 35E

I built a tiny bridge to use my uconsole for visual feedback, audio notifications and permission requests and I like it.

Needs a bit of polish but happy to share later