ARK Electronics has released ARK Just A Pi, a compact carrier board for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 designed for plug-and-play integration with an autopilot.
Using the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 form factor, the board features a built-in Ethernet switch, dual 100 Mbps Ethernet connectors and multiple JST-GH interfaces.
Just A Pi supports a range of connectivity options, including I2C, PCIe x2, Micro HDMI, USB-C, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, UART, SPI, PWM and GPIO. It also includes dual MIPI CSI connectors and a fan connector matching Raspberry Pi 5 pinouts.
A six-pin Molex Clik-Mate power connector matches ARK PAB power modules. The board requires a 5 V power supply rated for at least 2 A, with overall power requirements depending on usage and connected peripherals. The MicroSD card slot is functional only with Lite versions of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 or Compute Module 5 without eMMC storage.
Just A Pi is built in the United States and is NDAA compliant. It weighs 19.5 g and measures 4.0 × 5.5 × 1.31 cm.
An available bundle includes a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Lite with Wi-Fi and 2 GB of RAM, together with an NDAA-compliant 64 GB MicroSDXC card with ARK UI pre-installed.
A Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 is required, while the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 is partially compatible.
