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The Radxa Taco is a carrier board for a Raspberry Pi Compute Module that gives you ethernet, USB, and HDMI ports plus a microSD card reader and M.2 2280 and M.2 2230 slots. But this board _also_ has SATA connectors that let your compute module to power a network-attached storage system with up to five hard drives.
When Radxa first launched the Taco board in 2022 it supported the Raspberry Pi CM3 and CM4. Now the company has introduced a new model made for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. It’s available for pre-order for $65, but you’ll need to bring your own compute module and storage.
The carrier board measures 114 x 85mm (4.5″ x 3.4″) and features five SATA connectors, status LED lights, and a boot button on one side, and most of the system’s ports and connectors on the other.
Those include:
* Raspberry Pi CM5 connector (2 x 100-pin)
* 1 x M.2 2280 M-Key slot
* 1 x M.2 2230 E-Key slot
* 1 x microSD card reader
* 1 x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
* 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
* 1 x HDMI 2.0
* 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5 Gbps)
* 1 x USB Type-C (for flashing system firmware)
* 1 x RTC battery holder
* 1 x fan connector with PWM speed control
* 1 x 8-pin GPIO header
* 1 x 12V DC power jack
* 1 x 12V DC power header
Compared with earlier versions of the board, the new model has the same basic design, but it now supports PCIe 3.0 (up from PCIe 2.0), and USB 3.2 (up from USB 2.0).
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