# uConsole R-01 First Impressions **URL:** \ **Category:** uConsole\ **Tags:** r-01, uconsole\ **Created:** [September 10, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-r-01-first-impressions/19658 "2025-09-10T20:24:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tiniuclx](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/tiniuclx/32/13949_2.png) [@tiniuclx](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/tiniuclx)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-r-01-first-impressions/19658/1 "2025-09-10T20:24:56Z")
Finally managed to get my hands on one second hand for a reasonable price after hounding eBay for months. Although I have the CM4 kit on order, it will be a long while until it arrives still, so I am very happy to have something to play around with in the meanwhile. The R-01 is… surprisingly usable! Basic web browsing works fine - though some Javascript rich websites don’t run so well. Have tried getting some more mainstream browsers working, but they’re not on apt, though I am sure Firefox ought to have a RISC-V build out there somewhere. So far I am very impressed by the battery life. It’s reporting 66% after four hours of uptime - though I’m not sure how accurate that percentage is as I haven’t calibrated the system yet. The backplate doesn’t get particularly hot even when the core is working hard. I have a couple expansion boards already (uEther & USB expansion boards) but I haven’t messed around with those yet as I have some Pis arriving tomorrow: a CM3, to use for now, and a CM4 if I can get it working with the Waveshare adapter. Yes, the Waveshare adapter, the one that everyone knows doesn’t work with the uConsole. I want to see if I can either bodge it in hardware or adapt the software to get it to play well. Will report back if I come up with something useful. ---
**Author:** ![macario](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/macario/32/14564_2.png) [@macario](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/macario)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-r-01-first-impressions/19658/2 "2025-09-10T20:38:54Z")
There is also a [CM4S module](https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/compute-module-4s/) which uses the SODIMM from factor. I don’t know whether it works with the uconsole, but it should be using the same interface as the CM3. Cooling may be a problem though. ---
**Author:** ![tiniuclx](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/tiniuclx/32/13949_2.png) [@tiniuclx](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/tiniuclx)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-r-01-first-impressions/19658/3 "2025-09-10T20:41:26Z")
I’ve heard not-so-good things about it so far, so I steered clear. Would rather try and get the Waveshare up and running as there’s always the back-up of the official adapter. Or maybe even the PCIE adapter the people at [hackergadgets.com](http://hackergadgets.com) are working on! (Thanks Rex for letting me know about that) ---
**Author:** ![macario](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/macario/32/14564_2.png) [@macario](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/macario)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-r-01-first-impressions/19658/4 "2025-09-10T21:09:31Z")
[This is the thread](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-now-supports-rpi-cm3-y/11351) where I got my info about CM3 / CM4S. There may be more up-to-date information since. Hope you receive your CM4 kit soon anyway.