PiLink PL-R5/R5M Series – IP20/IP65 Industrial PCs powered by Raspberry Pi CM5

Made by Japan-based PiLink, the PL-R5 and PL-R5M Series are compact industrial PCs powered by a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5) and offered with either IP20 or IP65 ingress protection rating.

The PL-R5 Series provides one USB 3.0 port, one Gigabit Ethernet port, and 9V to 40V DC input, while the PL-R5M Series offers one USB 2.0 port, one 100 Mbps Ethernet port, an optional extra Gigabit Ethernet port, and a 10.7V to 28.8V DC input range. Both include optional WiFi 5 and Bluetooth, an M.2 B-Key socket for cellular, optional RS-232, RS-485, I2C interfaces, and more. The IP65 models are offered in Basic, Basic Plus (adds 4x analog inputs, 4x DI/DO), and USB (3x USB ports) configurations. The PL-R5 also adds a DIO CAN IP65 variant with two DI, two DO, and two CAN Bus interfaces. The IP20 variants have an even wider choice of options.

PiLink PL-R5/R5M (IP65) specifications:

• SoM – Raspberry Pi CM5
  • SoC – Broadcom BCM2712
    • CPU – Quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 processor @ 2.4GHz
    • GPU – VideoCore V3D VII GPU 800 MHz
  • System Memory – Up to 8GB LPDDR4-4267 SDRAM with ECC
  • Storage – Up to 64GB eMMC flash
  • Wireless – 2.4 GHz/5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 LE
• Storage – MicroSD card slot
• Camera – Internal MIPI CSI connector
• Networking
  • PL-R5 (All variants) – Gigabit Ethernet M8 port
  • PL-R5M Basic and USB – 100 Mbps Ethernet M8 port
  • PL-R5M Basic Plus – 100 Mbps Ethernet M8 port and Gigabit Ethernet M8 port
  • Optional WiFi 5/Bluetooth 5.0 LE (on SoM)
  • Optional 4G LTE via M.2 B-Key slot (EM7431 industrial-grade 4G LTE Cat-7 modem) and NanoSIM card slot
• USB
  • PL-R5 – 1x USB 3.0 Type-A port
  • PL-R5M – 1x USB 2.0 Type-A port
  • USB Type-C port for eMMC flashing
  • USB variant – 2x extra USB 2.0 ports
• Expansion
  • BASIC Plus variant – M5 IO ports with 2x DI, 2x DO, 4x analog inputs
  • DIO CAN variant – M5 IO ports with 2x DI, 2x DO, 2x CAN bus
  • OPT M5 4-pin connector for I2C, RS-232, or RS-485 (selectable)
  • Internal 40-pin GPIO header
• Misc
  • Fan control
  • External battery input
  • BR1225 or CR1225 backup battery for RTC
  • Built-in hardware watchdog
  • eMMC write switch
  • Mounting options: DIN rail mounting, wall mounting
• Power Supply
  • PL-R5 – 9V – 40V DC input
  • PL-R5M – 10.7V to 28.8V DC input
• Dimensions – 132 x 88.7 x 35mm
• Weight – About 540 grams
• Temperature Range – Operating: -20…+60°C; storage: -25…+85°C
• Humidity – 0～95%(non-condensing)
• IP Rating – IP65
• Vibration/shock – IEC 60068-2-6 / IEC 60068-2-27
• EMI – Radiated emissions EN55016-2-3
• EMS
  • Electrostatic radiation immunity EN 61000-4-2
  • Radio frequency electromagnetic fields EN 61000-4-3
  • Fast transient burst EN 61000-4-4

The IP20 variants of the PiLink PL-R5 and PL-R5M industrial PCs have basically the same features, but they don’t feature waterproof connectors, so the company can provide a wider range of interface options, including Single Pair Ethernet, display support for maintenance, additional COM and USB 3.0 ports, and so on.

All models run Raspberry Pi Bookworm or Trixie OS with relevant drivers. There’s plenty of documentation and links to OS images on each product page, but besides the publicly available product brief, all other resources require customers to log in (free registration) or contact the company.

PiLink does not provide pricing information or even methods to purchase its Raspberry Pi CM5 IP20/IP65 industrial PCs or the carrier board, so I assume you may have to contact the company if you are interested. More details about each model can be found on the company’s website.

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