PCIe to M.2 Adapter with PoE Function Compatible with Raspberry Pi 5, Pi 5 POE HAT M.2-M-Key HAT+ Supports NVMe Protocol M.2 SSD 2230/2242, IEEE 802.3af/at Network Standard with Metal Heatsink

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PCIe To M.2 Adapter With PoE Function For Raspberry Pi 5, Supports NVMe Protocol M.2 Solid State Drive, High-speed Reading/Writing, Supports 802.3af/at network standard, Pi 5 PoE HAT Features 1. This is PCIe To M.2 Adapter With PoE Function compatible with Raspberry Pi 5. It combines Power over Ethernet (PoE) and PCIE to M.2 functions. Supports IEEE 802.3af/at network standards. It supports M.2 NVME hard drives of 2230 and 2242 sizes, and supports SSD booting of Raspberry Pi. 2. Power Over Ethernet---Providing both network connection and power supply for your Raspberry Pi in one cable 3. Support NVMe Drive Protocol --- Compatible With 2230/2242 Size M.2 Solid State Drive. Supports Gen2 and Gen3 Modes, Supports Booting PI5 From Solid State Drive 4. Connecting to PI5 via 16PIN Cable---Based on 16PIN PCIe Interface of Raspberry Pi 5. Standard RPi 40PIN GPIO stackable header, allows connecting other HATs 5. With Active Cooling fan---Accelerate Cooling Effect, More Stable Performance. Onboard Dual LED Indicators--- Easy to monitor the Working Status 6. Onboard 5V & 12V header outputs---5V header provides up to 4.5A output (MAX 25W for 12V+5V total output power). Be able to power extra devices while providing stable power to Raspberry Pi Specifications Network Standard: IEEE 802.3af/at PoE PoE Power Input: 37V ~ 57V DC in Power Output: GPIO Header: 5V 4.5A (MAX) 2P Header: 12V 2A (MAX) Dimensions : 56.5 × 70.0mm Package Content PoE M.2 HAT+ x1 Metal heatsink x1 16P-Cable-40mm x1 Thermal tape (3PCS) x1 Screws pack x1 Review: I had high expectations for this M2 adapter with PoE. It arrived well packaged and with all the described parts bits and pieces. The cooler and the hat all fit well. The PCIe flex cable came loose, and I was afraid that it might be damaged. Putting the hat together was a breeze but getting it to actual work was a pain. I was able to get the NVMe working but the PoE was no good. I noticed my Raspberry Pi 5 would simply failed to turn on with PoE. In the end I gave up and just plugged in Type-C cable and decided to call it a day. The NVMe has been working alright for over a week. And I have been running my Pi5 24x7. The average temperature is about 50 degrees Celsius and fluctuates with the room temperature. Overall, not a bad product but honestly speaking for this price point I would just go for multi-nvme hat instead. If the PoE was reliable then maybe this could have been a solid product but without that it is just an NVMe hat with active cooler. Not bad if you want a reliable NVMe hat with active cooler and unreliable PoE. Review: I love this PoE HAT with integrated NVMe module from Waveshare! Waveshare stuff is always very good quality - great board construction with excellent quality components. This board is no different. All the tolerances for everything are perfect - it installed effortlessly after watching the video included in the product listing. Note that a LOT of PoE gear uses the older standard of 802.3af, which can only supply up to 15.4W - you'll get complaints from your RP if you use that! In fact, this PoE HAT might not even work with so little power - and I'm not going to test it. My own testing used a UPoE switch (60W) which worked perfectly. This variant of Waveshare's PoE HAT includes an NVMe interface and mounting location for the two shortest NVMe drive standards. As you would expect it is ridiculously fast and makes your RP5 work at light speed. The claimed NMVe performance is 800MB/s, so virtually ANY NVMe drive will easily exceed this speed - no need to invest in a premium-performance NVMe drive. I love being able to reduce the number of cables going to my RP gear and this is the best option - power and data over a single PoE-enabled Ethernet cable! Highly recommended!