{"id":20655,"date":"2020-11-13T16:20:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T15:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20655"},"modified":"2020-11-13T16:27:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T15:27:10","slug":"maker-decides-to-mill-his-own-custom-pcb-for-the-raspberry-pi-compute-module-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20655","title":{"rendered":"Maker decides to mill his own custom PCB for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20656\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkVq4cXUAYEpJ1.jpg?resize=560%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkVq4cXUAYEpJ1.jpg?w=2500&amp;ssl=1 2500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkVq4cXUAYEpJ1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkVq4cXUAYEpJ1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkVq4cXUAYEpJ1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkVq4cXUAYEpJ1.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkVq4cXUAYEpJ1.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkVq4cXUAYEpJ1.jpg?resize=560%2C315&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkVq4cXUAYEpJ1.jpg?resize=260%2C146&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkVq4cXUAYEpJ1.jpg?resize=160%2C90&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkVq4cXUAYEpJ1.jpg?w=1120&amp;ssl=1 1120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkVq4cXUAYEpJ1.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Frankfurt-based Maker and Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timonsku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">timonsku<\/a> decided to create his own carrier board for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/blog\/designing-the-raspberry-pi-compute-module-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4<\/a>. He milled the PCB as a single copper layer with no vias or solder mask. He soldered it up, attached the CM4, provided power over USB-C and lo and behold, the screen sprang to life and displayed the OS he had loaded via a microSD card.<\/p>\n<p>As he says on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timonsku\/status\/1326618272905777152?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Twitter thread<\/a>, this wouldn&#8217;t pass any sort of certification, but the HDMI does work:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20657\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkXGIUXEA0CqEr.jpg?resize=560%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkXGIUXEA0CqEr.jpg?w=2500&amp;ssl=1 2500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkXGIUXEA0CqEr.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkXGIUXEA0CqEr.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkXGIUXEA0CqEr.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkXGIUXEA0CqEr.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkXGIUXEA0CqEr.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkXGIUXEA0CqEr.jpg?resize=560%2C315&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkXGIUXEA0CqEr.jpg?resize=260%2C146&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkXGIUXEA0CqEr.jpg?resize=160%2C90&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkXGIUXEA0CqEr.jpg?w=1120&amp;ssl=1 1120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EmkXGIUXEA0CqEr.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another pic showing just the carrier board:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20658\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/carrier-only-scaled.jpg?resize=560%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/carrier-only-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/carrier-only-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/carrier-only-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/carrier-only-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/carrier-only-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/carrier-only-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/carrier-only-scaled.jpg?resize=560%2C315&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/carrier-only-scaled.jpg?resize=260%2C146&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/carrier-only-scaled.jpg?resize=160%2C90&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/carrier-only-scaled.jpg?w=1120&amp;ssl=1 1120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/carrier-only-scaled.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This was just a proof-of-concept without any bells and whistles such as GPIO breakouts, but he did it just to show how relatively easy it is to do a simple carrier board for the CM4.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timonsku\/status\/1326618272905777152?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">view the Twitter thread here<\/a>. The project has been <a href=\"https:\/\/hackaday.io\/project\/175832-minimal-raspberry-pi-cm-4-carrier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">uploaded to Hackaday<\/a> and you can <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/PTS93\/Minimal-RPi-CM-4-Carrier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">access the PCB files on GitHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks to Albert Hickey for spotting this!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frankfurt-based Maker and Twitter user timonsku decided to create his own carrier board for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4. He milled the PCB as a single copper layer with no vias or solder mask. 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