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Sentinel Core

Sentinel Core is a Mini-ITX carrier board for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. Fit a CM5 or CM5 Lite, mount the board in a standard Mini-ITX case and run it from a standard ATX power supply, with the module's interfaces on full-size connectors.

The board brings out a PCIe x16 slot wired to the module's single PCIe Gen 2 lane, two HDMI 2.0 ports, two stacked USB 3.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, two 22-pin MIPI connectors for CSI cameras or DSI displays and a 40-pin GPIO header with the Raspberry Pi pinout. Two 12 V PWM fan headers, a CR2032 holder for the module's real-time clock and a power button complete it.

Power comes from the 24-pin ATX connector or from the USB-C port at 5 V. The PCIe slot and the fan headers take their 12 V from the ATX supply, so they need the ATX input. The Compute Module is not included.

Sentinel Core at an angle: a square purple board with the PCIe x16 slot along one edge, two HDMI ports, an Ethernet jack and a USB-C port along the front, the 40-pin header, the Compute Module 5 connectors and a CR2032 holder
Isometry
Sentinel Core from above, with its silkscreen labels: the 24-pin power connector at the top, a prototyping area with 3.3V and 5V rails, CAM/DISP0, CAM/DISP1 and the power button, the COMPUTE MODULE 5 area, LEAD FAN and FOLLOW FAN headers, the PCIe slot on the right, the CR2032 holder, and HDMI0, HDMI1, ETHERNET, USB3 and the USB-C port along the bottom edge
Top down
The underside of Sentinel Core, with the Soldered logo, the through-hole rows of the PCIe slot, the 40-pin header and the prototyping area, and the routed traces between them
Bottom up

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Sentinel Core at an angle: a square purple board with the PCIe x16 slot along one edge, two HDMI ports, an Ethernet jack and a USB-C port along the front, the 40-pin header, the Compute Module 5 connectors and a CR2032 holderProductSentinel CoreMini-ITX carrier board for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5, with a PCIe x16 slot, two HDMI ports, Gigabit Ethernet and ATX power.SKU 333435ShopBuy it on our shopPrice, stock and every variant of this product in the Soldered shop.https://soldered.com/products/sentinel-coreOpen the shop page

At a glance​

ModuleRaspberry Pi Compute Module 5 or CM5 Lite (not included)
Form factorMini-ITX, 170 x 170 mm
ExpansionPCIe x16 slot, one PCIe Gen 2 lane
Video2x HDMI 2.0, full-size
USB2x USB 3.0 Type-A (stacked), USB 2.0 on USB-C
NetworkGigabit Ethernet, RJ45
Power input24-pin ATX, or USB-C at 5 V
GPIO40-pin header, 3.3 V (1.8 V selectable)

What's in the box​

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1Sentinel Core (main product)SKU 333435