Carrier board built for Raspberry Pi CM4, compatible with Raspberry Pi CM5 and Banana Pi CM4. Add up to two PoE Boards for 16 PoE+ ports (10/100).
$79
In stock
NDAA Section 889 (self-attested)
Board only. Compute module sold separately.
| Compute module | Raspberry Pi CM4, Raspberry Pi CM5 or Banana Pi CM4 (sold separately) |
|---|---|
| Storage | 5x SATA III (JMicron JMB585), hot-plug, microSD |
| RAID | Software RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10 (mdadm) |
| Switch | 4x Gigabit RJ-45, managed (Realtek RTL8367RB) |
| PoE | Up to 16 PoE+ ports (10/100 Mbps) with one or two Interceptor PoE Boards. One 48Vdc Power Converter supplies 240W: 8 ports at 30W or 16 ports at 15W |
| Video | 2x HDMI 2.0, up to 4K at 60Hz (one HDMI port with Banana Pi CM4) |
| USB | 4x USB 2.0 (2 rear, 2 via header) |
| Serial | RS-485 connector, UART on the front panel header |
| Power input | Standard 24-pin ATX power supply |
| Size | 100 x 110 mm, Mini-ITX compatible with the Interceptor Board Adapter |
| Other | RTC with CR2032 battery, 4x 12V fan headers (fans run at full speed, no PWM) |
| Operating temperature | 0 to 70 °C |
| Software | CM4 and CM5: Raspberry Pi OS, Debian 12 Bookworm or 13 Trixie, or Ubuntu 25.10 or 26.04 LTS with Exaviz packages from apt.exaviz.com. Banana Pi CM4: legacy Exaviz OS image (still available, no longer developed) |
| Compliance | See our trade compliance statement for the board’s HTS code, ECCN and self-attested NDAA statements on its own components |
Turn a compute module into a NAS or NVR. The Interceptor Carrier Board takes a Raspberry Pi CM4, a Raspberry Pi CM5 or a Banana Pi CM4, so you can start on a CM4 and move to a CM5 on the same board later.
You get five SATA III ports with hot-plug and software RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10 (mdadm), a 4-port Gigabit managed switch, dual 4K HDMI and standard 24-pin ATX power. Add one or two Interceptor PoE Boards for up to 16 PoE+ ports (10/100 Mbps).
With a CM4 or CM5, start from Raspberry Pi OS, Debian 12 Bookworm or 13 Trixie, or Ubuntu 25.10 or 26.04 LTS and add the Exaviz packages from apt.exaviz.com for the switch, PoE and network setup. See the Interceptor software guide. The Banana Pi CM4, with its 5 TOPS NPU for AI on the module, runs its own Exaviz OS image and drives one HDMI output; that image is still available but no longer being developed.
With a CM5: the board's USB ports are USB 2.0, and a CM5 boots from USB 3.0 only. A CM5 whose eMMC has never been written boots from the microSD slot. To use a CM5 with an initialized eMMC, flash it on a Raspberry Pi IO Board first. The front power button works with a Raspberry Pi CM4. The FAQ has the details.
Run the recorder on your own board. Video, storage and switching stay on your network, with no Exaviz account and no Exaviz cloud.
Start on a Raspberry Pi CM4, move to a CM5 on the same board, or fit a Banana Pi CM4 with its 5 TOPS NPU for AI on the module.
Read the post: One Board, Your Choice of Module: Interceptor with a CM4, CM5, or Banana Pi CM4
Five SATA ports and a Gigabit switch on one board, plus PoE+ for cameras, access points or sensors when you add one or two Interceptor PoE Boards.
Building a homelab NAS or NVR? Exaviz Management is coming soon, free with Interceptor. You'll be able to turn PoE ports on and off, group ports, pair boards into one fleet view and see how full storage is, with config drift alerts and an audit log of changes. It will run on your local network over HTTPS with no account and no cloud. Running Home Assistant or your own recorder? Keep it. Exaviz Management will manage the board, not your video: it won't record, store or stream video.
Exaviz Management won't collect any information about you or your network.
Coming soon. Want to hear when it's ready? Sign up for announcements.
Add the Interceptor PoE Board and our free, open-source Home Assistant plugin puts every PoE port in Home Assistant, ready for your dashboard, up to 16 ports with two PoE Boards. See live power draw per port, which ports have a device plugged in and powered, and the MAC address of what is connected, plus its maker when available. Switch ports on or off, or power-cycle a stuck camera or access point with one tap, and track processor temperature and total power draw next to the rest of your smart home. Install it from HACS (search for Exaviz) with Home Assistant running on the Interceptor itself. It needs the free Exaviz software packages on the board, then detects the Interceptor, its PoE Boards and their ports automatically, with no hardware settings to enter.
Adds 8 PoE+ ports (10/100). Up to two on an Interceptor Carrier Board, one on any Cruiser (Cruiser, Cruiser Lite or Cruiser Keel).
Converts 12V from a PC power supply to 48V for the Interceptor PoE Board.
1U rackmount case for an Interceptor build with up to three drives.
