Raspberry Pi sells little add-on boards that match on prime of the tiny pc. This type of board is named a hat. Pardon me, it’s HAT for “{hardware} on prime.” C’mon, that’s freakin’ lovely. Anyway, the latest one is an add-on M.2 slot simply sufficiently big for the smallest customary drive (a 2230, 30mm lengthy). That’s the identical one which goes in a Steam Deck.
Raspberry Pi already had an M.2 HAT board for barely bigger 42mm drives, however that one was extra of a full-on enlargement. This one is sufficiently small that it could actually screw down and plug in beneath the peak of the assorted connections of the Pi itself. That signifies that, within the absence of some other main additions to the Pi 5, you may match the M.2 HAT inside a Pi case–particularly the official case bought by the Raspberry Pi firm itself (the cutout is for the fan module), however it also needs to work with loads of others.
The Compact variant of the HAT+ board suits into the identical FPC connection on the Pi 5, as famous by Liliputing, making it a simple integration into most builds. And whereas 30mm M.2 drives are usually much more costly than different choices, it needs to be a quick manner so as to add plenty of additional storage. The brand new HAT is on sale now from numerous suppliers.
