Sometimes we receive samples even though we did not ask for them, said we would have time to review them, or due to miscommunication. That’s exactly what has happened with the Elecrow Pi Terminal, a Raspberry Pi CM4-powered industrial HMI with a 7-inch touchscreen display.
So instead of letting it go to waste, I decided to offer it as the second prize of the CNX Software Giveaway Week 2025 contest.

Elecrow Pi Terminal specifications:
- SoM – Raspberry Pi CM4 Lite
- SoC – Broadcom BCM2711
- CPU – Quad-core Cortex-A72 SoC @ 1.5GHz
- GPU – VideoCore VI with support for OpenGL ES 3.1 and Vulkan 1.0
- VPU
- Decode – H.265/HEVC up to 4Kp60, H.264 up to 1080p60
- Encode – H.264 up to 1080p30
- Memory – 4GB LPDDR4-3200
- Storage – N/A
- Wireless – Dual-band WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0
- SoC – Broadcom BCM2711
- Storage
- 64GB microSD card preloaded with the Raspberry Pi OS + Node-RED software
- M.2 NVMe SSD socket compatible with 2230/2242/2280 modules;
- Display – 7-inch touchscreen IPS display with 1024×600 resolution, 400 cd/m² brightness, 5-point capacitive touch
- Video Output – HDMI port
- Camera – 2x camera FPC/FFC connectors (3.3V)
- Audio
- 3.5mm audio jack
- 6-pin speaker Interface
- Built-in buzzer
- Networking and wireless connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port with optional PoE via 4-pin internal header
- WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 on the CM4 Lite module
- LoRa
- Via mini PCIE socket; supply voltage: 3.3V
- Also support LR1302 LoRaWAN SPI/USB interface gateway module
- 4G LTE cellular
- Via Mini PCIe socket (supply voltage: 3.8V) and Nano SIM card slot
- Supports ELE7670 4G series modules
- 4x removable antenna holes reserved for external SMA antennas
- USB – 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports, 2x 4-pin USB 2.0 headers
- Serial – RS232 DB9 female connector
- Expansion
- 12-pin terminal block with RS485/CAN/ADC
- 8-pin terminal block with 2x DI/DO
- 6-pin terminal block for relay
- 4-pin connector for programming button interface
- 40-pin GPIO header
- Debugging – Serial console via USB Type-C port
- Misc
- Power and Sleep/Wake buttons
- Power, User, and status LEDs
- RTC clock with CR1220 battery holder
- 4-pin fan connector
- Power Supply – 12V to 36V DC (3A)
- Power Consumption – About 9W under load
- Dimensions
- With shell – 192 x 125 x 46mm
- Without acrylic shell – 182 x 115 x 29mm
- Weight – 1 kg with shell
- Temperature Range – Operating: -10 to +60°C; storage: -20 to 70°C
- Relative humidity – 10% to 90%, at 40°C (non-condensing)
- IP Rating – IP65 (front panel)
The giveaway includes the Pi Terminal with the Raspberry Pi CM4 Lite 4GB wireless, three Phoenix type Connectors, a Wi-Fi antenna, a 12V/2A power adapter, a user manual, and an LR1302 LoRaWAN gateway module (SPI US915). Everything is new, and I just opened the package to make sure the unit was working properly. The shipping fee is on the high side because the package is quite heavy at over 1.3kg.
To enter the draw, simply leave a comment with your country and whatever else you’d like to say (no links in the body of the comment). If the country is missing, I’ll consider the entry void. Other rules are as follows:
- Only one entry per contest. I will filter out entries with the same IP and/or email address.
- Contests are open for 48 hours starting at 10 am (Bangkok time) every day.
- Comments will be closed after 48 hours. If comments are open, the contest is still going on.
- Winners will be selected with random.org, and announced in the comments section of each giveaway.
- I’ll contact the winner by email, and I’ll expect an answer within 24 hours, or I’ll pick another winner. Note that I may not be able to contact people who log in with Facebook, Twitter, or Google, so it’s better to use an email address to enter the draw.
- Shipping
- $49 for registered airmail small packet or ePacket for overseas shipping, payable via PayPal within 48 hours once the contest (for a given product) is complete. If PayPal is not an option in your country, we can try to find another payment solution.
- All prizes will be shipped at the same time once we get all the winners, around November 12.
- I’ll make sure we have 7 different winners, so if you have already won a device during this giveaway week, I’ll draw another person.
If you don’t end up winning, the Pi Terminal offered here sells for $152.92 on the Elecrow store, and the LoRaWAN gateway module adds $23.90.

Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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Your website/work is my source for all kinds of news in the field of IoT. Great work! My country: Czechia
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LoRa/4G connectivity on this will be interesting.
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Taiwan
Withdrawn
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Malaysia
Thailand.
Think about using this one as a smart hotspot. Hosting an event and it should be better to have a way to share WiFi easier.
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From France again. This device sounds like a good test bench for CM4 alternatives
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Good luck everybody and thank you cnx for the hard work, from Spain
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Hello again from France
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This might make for a fun ci/cd status display.
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What a great device to start tinkering with. Home Assistant, or something custom. Maybe even a network admin panel. Can’t wait!
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Looks like a really good product. UK
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Thank you for the chance!
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Perfect for home control.
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I would love to join from Belgium!
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Saying hi from Belgium!
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Hi from Belgium!
Australia
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Good luck, everyone. Greetings from Belgium
Libya.
Germany
It’s cool to see all the countries listed here.
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I love you guys all, never used a SoC before.Country: Azerbaijan
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USA – thanks for doing these!
Australia.
I can think of lots of uses for one of these!
Good luck for all!
Latvia
India…
Brazil
Canada
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This one looks like it could be very interesting to play with!
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I come from Indonesia and I wish there’s a specialized store like this in my country.
Finland
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Looks like a perfect device to run OpenCPN on
Canada.
Thank you for the opportunity
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Looks like an interesting setup.
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Canada, eh!
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Great giveaway
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Thank you for the giveaway!
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Denmark. Love the site.
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This looks like it would be fun to play with.
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USA, thanks for the giveaway!
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Keep up all the good work, have your site in my RSS feed for a looooong time.
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Saudi Arabia, i wish i win it
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Love the new products that you investigate and share.
Ashburton, New Zealand.
Taiwan
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United States of America. Thank you!
USA.
Born tinkerer. I would live to get my hands on that board !
New Zealand. Looking to dabble with LoRaWAN, this would be a great starting point!
India
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I wrote a software CHIP8 emulator and I have this idea to convert it into an actual physical device. But I don’t know much about the hardware side of things so I like to lurk at sites like this to learn more.
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Romania.
Hello, glad to be considered for the draw.
david from israel. Cheers
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It looks like great control panel for my smart home.
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Hello from USA.
Australia.
from Alger.it’s a great idea
Portugal
Good luck everybody
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France thanks for the event
Thanks for your site, Portugal
india
Trying again from Belgium!
Hello from Belgium
Latvia
Good morning from Great Britain!
Germany
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Indonesia
USA
Would love to play with with this board..
Canada. Great product.
Slovenia
Thank you, cheers
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I wonder what it would take to turn this into an offline cnc controller.
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Hungary
United States here! 🙂
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Nice!
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Seems interesting
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Hello from Czechia!
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Greetings from Poland. That’s a nice terminal.
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Winter is coming, it’s snow outside I need something new to play in home 😁
Is it only me or everyone is like this in
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Greeting from China.
United States
So cool
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Hello from Indonesia …
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271 entries for the Elecrow Pi Terminal.
Mr Random select number 133. Congratulations Tom! I’ve contact you shortly by email.