# uConsole CM5 mainboard **URL:** \ **Category:** uConsole\ **Created:** [March 17, 2025, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114 "2025-03-17T12:36:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SA6MVD](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/sa6mvd/32/11859_2.png) [@SA6MVD](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/SA6MVD)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/21 "2025-04-29T19:44:48Z")
Better to keep the expansion port as is and retain compability with existing third party expansion cards. A pci-e connector on the board would allow you to place either an M2 or a PCI-E expansion on the inside and get the best out of two worlds. ---
**Author:** ![neocska92](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/neocska92/32/10052_2.png) [@neocska92](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/neocska92)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/22 "2025-04-30T06:26:41Z")
As I mentioned in one comment, it will have the same PCIe port like Pi5. Now I`m working on the Buck/Boost converter for the battery pack to support 1S(original battery board) 2S and 3S configs,selectable with a dipswitch. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/f/f6f19b8acbf96796408a7505e55f64c72c735a01.png) ---
**Author:** ![QuantumKraken](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/quantumkraken/32/11986_2.png) [@QuantumKraken](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/QuantumKraken)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/23 "2025-04-30T13:20:28Z")
Would you be able to add a PWM Fan header, or expose some of the unused GPIO? That, and the Ethernet FFC would check off everything on my wish list. ---
**Author:** ![SA6MVD](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/sa6mvd/32/11859_2.png) [@SA6MVD](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/SA6MVD)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/24 "2025-04-30T19:03:56Z")
Really great job doing this. I think i speak for a lot of us in saying that no matter how you go about releasing this when you’re done i’ll sure as hell be getting one. One good expansion to do on the board might be a USB-soundcard since i understand there’s issues with getting audio from the CM5 as compared to the CM4. ---
**Author:** ![Rex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rex/32/16852_2.png) [@Rex](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rex)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/25 "2025-04-30T19:06:27Z")
The raspberry pi cm5s audio is fine. It’s the radxa cm5 that has no audio. ---
**Author:** ![SA6MVD](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/sa6mvd/32/11859_2.png) [@SA6MVD](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/SA6MVD)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/26 "2025-04-30T19:19:26Z")
Oh sweet, misunderstanding on my end there. Good thing that’s not an issue. ---
**Author:** ![Let\_Go\_My\_Lego](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/let_go_my_lego/32/10582_2.png) [@Let\_Go\_My\_Lego](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Let_Go_My_Lego)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/27 "2025-05-02T14:58:16Z")
Ethernet would really be nice. Honestly in recent times its been the most wished for port for me at least. I"m fairly sure many other uconsole enthusiasts share my sentiment 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![white-round-square](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/white-round-square/32/10385_2.png) [@white-round-square](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/white-round-square)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/28 "2025-05-02T15:46:16Z")
> [@Let\_Go\_My\_Lego](#): > > Ethernet would really be nice. Honestly in recent times its been the most wished for port for me at least. > [@uEther - extension module](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uether-extension-module/16149/17): > > I’m working on a new design with an additional usb type C port (usb 2.0). Waiting for the new PCBs and the components to arrive in the next ~ 1 or 2 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![uneek](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/uneek/32/11835_2.png) [@uneek](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/uneek)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/29 "2025-05-02T21:43:35Z")
Could have a dual 2.5 lan port or single lan and a bunch of usb, dual hdmi , dual m2 and everything normally found on a dev io. ---
**Author:** ![SA6MVD](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/sa6mvd/32/11859_2.png) [@SA6MVD](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/SA6MVD)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/30 "2025-05-02T21:54:10Z")
Lan port is one of those things that are nice as an expansion, if you want lan get a lan-expansion card and since it’s something that’s pretty seldom used these days it’s better to just carry a dongle. Sure i can see the professional usecase where a sysadmin can whip out his uconsole and plug in to some router but in most cases that’s a fantasy usecase since it’s more and more common that private devices are barred from connecting to the networks for security reasons. Better to just see if this project comes to fruition and he manages to make the device he wants instead of bogging it down with a mile long wishlist. If there’s something we want to add we can do it through the expansion port, via dongles or using the usb3 or pci-e on the inside do add functionality. ---
**Author:** ![netroman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cab0a1/32.png) [@netroman](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/netroman)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/32 "2025-05-04T13:14:49Z")
I would replace USB-A with a second USB-C ---
**Author:** ![silkfella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@silkfella](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/silkfella)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/33 "2025-05-05T15:31:45Z")
exactly you have to have a cable attached anyways so an ethernet dongle really isn’t a big ask, unlike say a SDR. Biggest improvement I want to see is a beefier power rail for cm5, PCIe and USB3. We’ll never get USB-C altmode displayout as the rp5/cm5 soc doesn’t support display port. This is also why Raspberry pi went with HDMI mini vs USB-C on the RP5. ---
**Author:** ![\_N2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/_n2/32/16544_2.png) [@\_N2](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/_N2)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/34 "2025-05-21T17:21:14Z")
I very much would like a board to update my system to 5 Gigabit USB, I have use cases that require the higher speed, as 480Mbit USB will not support the transfer rates required. ---
**Author:** ![\_N2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/_n2/32/16544_2.png) [@\_N2](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/_N2)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/35 "2025-05-21T17:25:32Z")
If nothing else that opens the door for a Power over Ethernet adapter. ---
**Author:** ![Mikejbud](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/mikejbud/32/11205_2.png) [@Mikejbud](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Mikejbud)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/36 "2025-05-29T10:06:51Z")
This looks fantastic! The features that I most want to see are the internal USB C & the PCIe port. I look forward to seeing more progress & hopefully having the opportunity to buy one myself! ---
**Author:** ![neocska92](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/neocska92/32/10052_2.png) [@neocska92](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/neocska92)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/37 "2025-05-30T10:55:48Z")
I`m testing the power supply for the battery pack(charging circuit) After that i will try to fit into the board(small real-estate on the board). The saddest part is, I have limited time to work on this project. ---
**Author:** ![lululvlv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@lululvlv](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/lululvlv)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/38 "2025-07-10T05:17:10Z")
support you！！DO well DONE ---
**Author:** ![lululvlv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@lululvlv](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/lululvlv)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/39 "2025-07-11T13:19:28Z")
dont worry !happy is enough ---
**Author:** ![neocska92](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/neocska92/32/10052_2.png) [@neocska92](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/neocska92)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/40 "2025-07-22T13:06:42Z")
Update, I have managed to resolve multi cell charging with DIP switch selector. Now I`m working on a “first” all in one board, I hope 1-2weeks and wee will have the first board on our hands. ---
**Author:** ![SilentByte](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/silentbyte/32/13492_2.png) [@SilentByte](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/SilentByte)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114/41 "2025-08-11T19:22:42Z")
I don’t want to push, since I know you’ve got limited time to work on this project, but we’re definitely curious to hear how things are going with the board so far. [Previous page](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-mainboard/16114.md?page=3)