Does anyone make a case that will fit the 5B+ with a PoE HAT and a NVMe drive?
I’ve been looking can’t can’t seem to find any (beyond a 3D printed one, that mostly works). I don’t mind using something not-quite suited for it. In the end after setup, all I need is the ethernet port exposed.
TIA!
Mike
Did you solve this for yourself? Looking for the same here
I actually tried a couple of solutions. First there is the official case from Radxa;
It has enough room for the PoE HAT and M.2 SSDs on the bottom. Depending on your use case, it can cause the 5B+ to run a little hot, even with the PoE fan running at top speed. My solution for that was to just drill some holes in the top to help vent the heat. If you are so inclined, one could probably mount a fan on top for an even bigger boost.
I have also used this KKSB case too:
Not technically for the 5B+, so no every little thing lines up (like HDMI input is completely covered) but it does fit in it. The PoE HAT is just a centimeter or two too tall to fit the top on (after removing the heatsink). If there are some extra screws and nuts laying around, one can create a spacer jig to raise it up and still attach it. Or just run it topless.
I’d try the official one first though and just mod it if needed. It’s way easier than make a small spacer to raise the roof, so to speak. Hope this helps!
I am late on the conversation, but which PoE HAT do you use? I purchased this one that I just noticed has misleading compatibility information regarding the Rock5b+ (https://radxa.com/products/accessories/25w-poe-plus-hat). This because different sources provide different arguments and in reality the HAT’s pins don’t fit geometrically on the Rock5b+ mounting holes.
That’s the one I actually ordered. I think I got it from Arace. There is an almost identical one that is for the X4, that will not work on the 5B+. In fact, the link on the product page for AliExpress goes to the wrong one. It’s for the X4. At AliExpress, you’re gonna have to pay a little more (at least in the US) to get one that works with the 5B+
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808465497415.html
It seems to be sold out every place else.
@MikeG thank you very much for that info. So apparently there’s an error on the official Radxa website regarding the Alli Express link. However I purchased it from the RS link, that is the correct one. What happens is that it seems that only 3 screw position holes from the Rock board are compatible geometrically with the PoE hat. I believe that for the 5B and 5B+ it is meant to be this way as it is seen on the website: https://docs.radxa.com/en/accessories/radxa-25w-poe?model=5b_3b#mechanical-diagram. My main concern now is if the Hat can serve as a power supply to the 5B+. Have you tested it?
@Rui_Sousa, yes I have. I’m running two 5B+ with the POE+ HATs as a dev platforms that runs Docker containers. They draw about 15W each running Debian Bookworm.
Thanks for that input! I also monitored the power consumption (running debian bookworm) and I had measures of 13-15W. I don’t think I will ever make this board go over the reference of 25W.