EP-0210

N04 M.2 2280 PCIe to NVMe Top

Purchase Link

• Purchase Link: [ https://52pi.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/n04-m-2-2280-pcie-to-nvme-top ]

Description

N04 is an NVME M.2 SSD(NVMe 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280 GEN 3) PIP (PCIe Peripheral Board) for the Raspberry Pi 5 that uses the new PCIe interface of the Raspberry Pi 5 to utilise the NVME M2 SSDs for fast data transfers and ultra-fast booting.

N04 is compatible with the standard HAT size of Raspberry Pi and supports quad sizes of NVMe SSD: 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280. The included SSD mounting screws make it convenient for users to switch between the two sizes at any time.

Features

• Designed for RPI 5: Dedicated to the latest single-board computer, the Raspberry Pi 5.
• NVMe Capability: Supports installing NVMe (M-key) drives in M.2 format sizes 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280, extra custom CNC SSD mount screw, no soldering required.
• PCIe Support: PCIe x1 interface in both Gen2 & Gen3 standards.
• Ventilation hole design: Ventilation hole design provides excellent ventilation airflow for cooling.
• Camera/Display fpc cutout: The openings in the PCB allow for the routing of two Display/Camera FPC cables.
• Gold-plated PCB: Gold-plated PCBs offer superior electrical performance.
• PCIe ultra-short signal lines: The short trace routing of PCIe is more reliable and faster, fully meeting the signal requirements of PCIe 3.0.
• LED Indicators: Features LED light for M.2 disk activity (“ACT”).
• M.2 Standard-Compliant Power System: Integrated voltage regulator delivering up to 3A for the 3.3V power rail, compliant with M.2 (NGFF) standard.
• All Necessary Accessories Included: Comes with a FPC PCIe ribbon, M2 and M2.5 screws, spacers, and extra custom CNC SSD mount screw.

Gallery

• Product outlook

• Frontal face

• Back face

• 2D mechanical drawing

• NVMe SSD supported Key type

• After assembling

• Product Details

• Booting From NVMe Available

You can just remove the TF card away after configuring the NVMe SSD card as booting device.

• Application scenario

How to aseemble it

• Please assemble it according to following figure.

• • Step 1. Power off the Raspberry Pi 5 and remove the USB C power connection from the Pi. We need to make sure that the power is off.
  • Step 2. Gently lift the PCIe connector plastic housing so that it unlocks and insert the flat flex cable so that the gold “teeth” are facing the USB / Ethernet ports.
  • Step 3. Setting up an NVMe SSD on the Raspberry Pi 5
  • Step 4. Gently apply pressure to the plastic connector housing so that the cable is locked in place.
  • Step 5. Perform the same procedure on the NVMe board.
  • Step 6. Insert your NVMe drive with Raspberry Pi OS into the NVMe board and secure it in place.
  • Step 7. Check all of the connections are correct and then power up the Raspberry Pi 5.

PDF Download

• 2D Mech N04 M.2 2280 PCIe to NVMe Top PDF file: File:2D Mech N04 M.2 2280 PCIe to NVMe Top.pdf

How to enable PCIe on Raspberry Pi 5?

• Modify /boot/firmware/config.txt and adding following parameters:

dtparam=pciex1

And the connection is certified for Gen 2.0 speed (5 GT/sec), but you can force it to Gen 3.0 (10 GT/sec) if you add the following line after:

dtparam=pciex1_gen=3

You can run devices at PCIe Gen 3.0 speeds if you test and they run stable.

• Enable auto detection PCIe and booting from NVME.

sudo rpi-eeprom-config --edit

Adding following parts:

PCIE_PROBE=1
BOOT_ORDER=0xf416 

The 6 means to enable booting from nvme. Reboot Raspberry Pi 5 and try to use `lsblk` or `lspci -vvv` to get more details of the PCIe device.

Package Includes

• 1 x N04 M.2 2280 PCIe to NVMe Top
• 1 x PCIe FFC cable (40mm length)
• 4 x M2.5x16mm Spacers
• 6 x M2.5x5mm Screws
• 1 x M2x4mm Screws (to fix MVME M2 SSD)

Keywords

• N04 M.2 2280 PCIe to NVMe Top, PCIe to NVMe top for Raspberry Pi 5, Pi5's PCIe extension board for NVMe SSD.