Product brief
Cruiser Carrier Board v1.0
One board instead of a PoE switch, a recorder and a server.
Cruiser turns a Raspberry Pi CM5 into a complete edge box. Power cameras, access points and sensors straight from the board, record to NVMe or SATA, and run the software you choose on the same CM5. No separate PoE switch, no cloud account, no extra boxes.
From $99 US list price. Cruiser Keel, no PoE. PoE versions from $119. Board only. CM5 sold separately.
- 8xGigabit PoE+ ports (4 on Cruiser Lite)
- 120WPoE budget: 8 ports at 15W or 4 at 30W
- 2.5GbEWAN uplink
- 3xUSB 3 (5 Gbps)
- ESP32-C62.4 GHz Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth LE, Zigbee coming soon
Highlights
- Built for Raspberry Pi CM5
- Power eight cameras straight from the board on Cruiser (4 on Cruiser Lite), no separate PoE switch
- Add an Interceptor PoE Board for 8 more PoE ports (10/100), 16 in total on Cruiser (12 on Cruiser Lite or Cruiser Keel)
- Put an NVMe SSD or a Hailo-8 accelerator in the M.2 slot
- 2x SATA with hardware or software RAID for recordings
- ESP32-C6 radio: 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE, with Zigbee coming soon
Built for
- Edge NVR
- Power up to eight PoE cameras at 15W, or four at 30W, on Cruiser (four ports on Cruiser Lite), and record them on the same board with NVMe and two SATA drives in hardware or software RAID.
- PoE switch and edge server
- Run your network services, VMS or containers on the CM5 while the board feeds your PoE devices.
- Edge AI
- Put a Hailo-8 accelerator in the M.2 slot and run detection right next to the cameras.
- Smart building hub
- Use the ESP32-C6 for 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE devices, with Zigbee through the same radio coming soon.
Versions
| Version | Switch ports | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruiser | 8x Gigabit PoE+ | NVR, PoE switch | $149 |
| Cruiser Lite | 4x Gigabit PoE+ | Smaller installs | $119 |
| Cruiser Keel | 4x Gigabit, no PoE | Non-PoE builds | $99 |
Specifications on page 2 →
Cruiser Carrier Board v1.0
Specifications
| Compute module | Raspberry Pi CM5 or CM5 Lite (sold separately) |
|---|---|
| Switch | Cruiser: 8x Gigabit PoE+. Cruiser Lite: 4x Gigabit PoE+. Cruiser Keel: 4x Gigabit, no PoE |
| PoE | IEEE 802.3at (PoE+), 802.3af compatible. 120W budget: eight ports at 15W or four at 30W (firmware 1.1.2 or later) |
| Uplink | 2.5GbE WAN port (Realtek RTL8156BG) |
| Storage | M.2 Key-M (PCIe Gen 2 x1, 2230 to 2280), 2x SATA III, microSD |
| RAID | Hardware RAID 0, 1, Span or JBOD (DIP switch), or Linux software RAID |
| Wireless | ESP32-C6: 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and Bluetooth LE, Zigbee coming soon. External antenna connector; antenna not included |
| Video | 2x HDMI 2.0, up to 4K at 60Hz, independent displays |
| USB | 3x USB 3 (5 Gbps), 4x USB 2.0 (2 stacked, 2 via header) |
| Expansion | 2x Qwiic/STEMMA QT, FFC connector for an Interceptor PoE Board (+8 ports at 10/100 Mbps) |
| Power input | DC barrel jack (5.5/2.1 mm). Cruiser and Cruiser Lite: 48 to 57V. Cruiser Keel: 13 to 57V, 24V or higher recommended, 48V when an Interceptor PoE Board is attached |
| Size | 170 x 120 mm, Mini-ITX compatible with standoff spacers |
| Operating temperature | 0 to 70 °C |
| Software | Raspberry Pi OS, Debian 12 Bookworm or 13 Trixie, Ubuntu 25.10 or 26.04 LTS (arm64) with Exaviz packages from apt.exaviz.com |
| Compliance | See our trade compliance statement for the board's HTS code, ECCN and self-attested NDAA statements on its own components |
Good to know
Board only. Raspberry Pi CM5 or CM5 Lite sold separately. The 120W PoE budget is shared by every port, including an attached PoE Board, and PoE Board ports run at 10/100 Mbps. Planning all 16 ports? Talk to us first. The ESP32-C6 uses an external antenna, not included.
