Radxa Penta SATA HAT
Radxa ROCK Penta SATA HAT is an addon HAT designed for ROCK Series. It utilizes the high speed PCIe buses on ROCK Series and provides a complete NAS solution based on ROCK Series.
Currently supported Radxa ROCK Series products:
- ROCK 3A
- ROCK 3C
- ROCK 4A / 4B
- ROCK 4A+ / 4B+
- ROCK 4SE
- ROCK 5A
Currently supported Raspberry Pi models:
- Raspberry Pi 5
Feature
- Up to 5x HDD/SSD, support 2.5inch or 3.5inch SSD, up to 100T Storage
- 4x SATA + 1x eSATA with power
- Utilize PCIe buses on ROCK Series and Raspberry Pi
- External standard ATX power supply support for HDDs and SBC itself
- 12V DC power input for 2.5/3.5 HDD power and SBC itself (polarity: center positive)
- Support HDD suspend mode
- Support software RAID 0/1/5
- Optional PWM control fan for HDD heat dispatching
- Optional OLED display for IP/Storage info
If you use large capacity 3.5-inch mechanical hard drives on the Penta SATA HAT, you need to check the hard drive specification to determine the peak current of the hard drive. We recommend using a hard drive with a peak current less than 1.7A.
Package List
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Radxa ROCK Penta SATA HAT
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Copper Pillar for fixing
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Adapter Board
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IPEX Cable
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Penta SATA HAT Kit with ROCK 5A support
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Penta SATA HAT with ROCK 3A / 4A / 4B / 4A+ / 4B+ / 4SE support
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Penta SATA HAT with ROCK 3C support
40Pin Pinout
| Description | Function | Pin# | Pin# | Function | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | VCC | |||
| OLED I2C | I2C_SDA | 3 | 4 | VCC | |
| OLED I2C | I2C_SCL | 5 | 6 | GND | |
| 7 | 8 | ||||
| GND | 9 | 10 | |||
| top board key | GPIO | 11 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 14 | GND | |||
| 15 | 16 | GPIO | reset OLED | ||
| 17 | 18 | ||||
| 19 | 20 | GND | |||
| 21 | 22 | ||||
| 23 | 24 | ||||
| GND | 25 | 26 | |||
| 27 | 28 | ||||
| 29 | 30 | GND | |||
| 31 | 32 | ||||
| tb-fan speed | PWM | 33 | 34 | GND | |
| 35 | 36 | ||||
| 37 | 38 | ||||
| GND | 39 | 40 |
User Guide
📄️ Raspberry Pi 5 Use Penta HAT
The Raspberry Pi 5 has a PCIe port that works well with the Radxa Penta SATA HAT.
📄️ Penta SATA HAT top board
The Radxa Penta SATA HAT has a 2x5 seat with the following signal:
📄️ Create RAID Arrays with mdadm
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