The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Draws Near as the Company Teams with SECO for a 10.1" HMI Panel
A CM5-powered human-machine interface line from SECO is announced before the CM5 — though Electronica 2024 attendees get a sneak peek.
Raspberry Pi has confirmed that the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 computer-on-module (COM) is coming soon through the announcement of a new partnership, teaming up with SECO to developer a human-machine interface (HMI) platform based on the device — and to celebrate has been showing off the CM5 in the electronic flesh at Electronica 2024, even before a formal launch announcement.
"Our enhanced public profile in the wake of June's successful IPO has opened doors at multiple industrial-focused OEMs [Original Equipment Manufacturers], as demonstrated by this exciting new agreement with SECO," says Eben Upton, Raspberry Pi's chief executive officer, of the partnership. "Our two companies' combined hardware and software capabilities will allow us to deliver solutions for our mutual customers that address demanding use cases at cost effective price points."
"This partnership represents a great opportunity for SECO to leverage Raspberry Pi's widely adopted hardware technology and combine the strengths of both companies in software development," adds SECO chief executive officer Massimo Mauri. "We are confident that our combined expertise will drive business growth and innovation in the industrial IoT space, delivering significant value to our stakeholders."
The partnership will see SECO launching a 10.1" human-machine interface (HMI) platform powered by the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5, the upcoming successor to the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, which swaps out the system-on-chip for the same Broadcom BCM2712 as powers the Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer range. This industrial-targeted device will, SECO says, run the Raspberry Pi OS Linux distribution and feature compatibility with the Raspberry Pi Connect remote access service — the latter to be integrated into SECO's own Clea software stack, which will be made available for all Raspberry Pi models.
Despite announcing the partnership and the CM5-powered HMI device, Raspberry Pi has still not formally announced the Compute Module 5 itself — unless, that is, you're attending Electronica 2024 this week. Pseudonymous attendee "Kuro" has posted images to Mastodon showing the Compute Module 5 and its new IO Board carrier being shown off on the Raspberry Pi booth at the event, giving grist to the rumor mill's claims that the device will be launching by month's end alongside already-teased accessories.
For now, though, neither SECO nor Raspberry Pi have confirmed pricing or availability for their respective products.
Main article image courtesy of Kuro.
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