{"id":714,"date":"2020-06-09T11:46:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T09:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.techbase.eu\/en\/?p=714"},"modified":"2020-06-09T11:46:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T09:46:58","slug":"modberry-m500-series-with-ssd-m-2-support-and-next-level-configurability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.techbase.eu\/en\/modberry-m500-series-with-ssd-m-2-support-and-next-level-configurability\/","title":{"rendered":"ModBerry M500 series with SSD\/M.2 support and next level configurability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2017, TECHBASE Group<\/strong> introduced an industrial-grade automation controller, based on popular Raspberry Pi 3<\/strong> board. The device called ModBerry M500<\/strong> incorporated latest Raspberry Pi SBC and TECHBASE\u2019s standard industrial board to enhance the capabilities of market RPi3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ModBerry M500<\/strong> added wide range of I\/Os to the board, including RS232\/485 serial ports, digital and analog I\/Os, 10\/100Mbps Ethernet port, USB, 1-Wire and optional CAN. ModBerry series also offers additional wired interfaces and wireless communication modules with their proprietary modules called ExCard. The range of wireless modules include 3G\/LTE, NarrowBand-IoT (NB-IoT), Wireless M-Bus, ZigBee, LoRa, Sigfox, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth<\/strong> and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rasbperry Pi 4 upgrade of ModBerry M500<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, with the premiere of Raspberry Pi 4<\/strong>, TECHBASE upgraded their ModBerry M500 device with the latest revision of this popular SBC, further enhancing the performance of their device. New 1.5GHz quad-core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A72<\/strong> processor (approximately 3 times better performance than previous Cortex-A53 powering Raspberry Pi 3+ Model B and Compute Module 3 and 3+). ModBerry M500<\/strong> can now be configured from 2GB \/ 4GB LPDDR4 SDRAM options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revised ModBerry M500<\/strong> features Gigabit Ethernet, USB3.0<\/strong>, two microHDMI<\/strong> ports supporting OpenGL ES 3.x and 4Kp60 <\/strong>hardware decode of HEVC video. The device is fully compatible with previous versions of Rasbperry Pi based Industrial IoT devices and accessories from TECHBASE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.2 SSD support for ModBerry M500<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Latest software update for Raspberrry Pi 4<\/strong>, now available in beta, makes it possible to boot directly from USB 3.0<\/strong> connected drive, without the need for an SD card. With a possibility to run the OS directly from SSD<\/strong> is a massive breakthrough, allowing users to improve the performance of the system and data access speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ModBerry M500<\/strong> offers now a feature to include M.2 SSD<\/strong> drive in industrial-grade device. The merge of industrial interfaces and SSD-boosted Raspberry Pi 4 is a perfect solution for on-site data management and gateway application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ModBerry M500 roadmap for 2020+<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Difficult times of coronavirus outbreak in early 2020 changed the expectations for new Industrial IoT devices. Slowed market needed some adjustments to overly expanded devices with reserve of not quite necessary features for different applications – often raising the price of the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New addition to ModBerry M series and Industrial IoT Ecosystem offered by TECHBASE Group is the revised ModBerry M500 Lite<\/strong> device, to ensure the full configurability of device\u2019s resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ModBerry M500 Lite features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n