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Raspberry Pi CM5 - Frigate NVR Hailo-8L Benchmarks

ralphjy — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:44:19 GMT

Hailo-8L Thermal Logging The Hailo-8L module that I have is an extended temperature version with an industrial operating temperature range (-40C to 85C). Part Number: HM21LB1C2LAEProduct Name: HAILO-8L AI ACC M.2 B+M KEY MODULE EXT TMP It has two tem...(read more)

POST 8 A case in point...Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 Starter Kit

colporteur — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:12:56 GMT

Recall from an earlier post, that I had ordered and then reordered a case for the Red Pitaya. The first case ordered from a local supplier, wasn’t compatible with the RoadTest unit. It would have been nice if compatibility was mention...(read more)

Raspberry Pi CM5 roadtest - SDR++

gpolder — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:00:13 GMT

In my previous CM5 RoadTest articles I covered the initial setup of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 and the installation and testing of the RTL-SDR. The next step was to try SDR++, one of the more versatile SDR applications available for Linux. A...(read more)

Raspberry Pi CM5 - Frigate NVR Hailo-8L Integration

ralphjy — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:06:34 GMT

It's amazing that almost exactly 2 years ago, I had posted Using an RPi Camera Module 3 with the RPi5 AI Kit. At that time I was waiting for the Hailo-8L capability to be added to Frigate NVR application, so that I could replace the Coral U...(read more)

Raspberry Pi CM5 - Frigate NVR Initial Benchmarks

ralphjy — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:07:09 GMT

I combined the thermal and power logging programs from the previous blog into a single program, cm5_power_temp_logger.py. I also examined the Frigate API to see what type of statistics were accessible through that interface. I think th...(read more)

POST 7 I'm really done this time… Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 Starter Kit

colporteur — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:52:22 GMT

SPOILER ALERT: The Red Pitaya powers down if the USB-micro connection on the module is used. On of my troubleshooting attributes that can be either a blessing or a curse depending on the horse, is that I am persistent. In a previous post I used the t...(read more)

POST 6 I'm taking the win...Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 Starter Kit

colporteur — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:36:29 GMT

Simple exercise use the oscilloscope to display the signal generator. I'm not spending a lot of time here. This was not part of my application pitch. Just getting the unit configured (i.e. OS and network) has had it challenges. I'm taking thi...(read more)

POST 5 Looking for a win...Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 Starter Kit

colporteur — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:39:35 GMT

Up to this point in my data collection posts for the kit, I've recorded little success. Knowing this device has both an oscilloscope and waveform generator I thought maybe I might find some wins in sampling those. Get the pun, sample, oscilloscop...(read more)

POST 4 I'm done beating a dead horse...Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 Starter Kit

colporteur — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:55:15 GMT

My meaning of "beating a dead horse" is wasting time and energy on an task, that cannot be changed. My objective was to load the operating systems into the QSPI & eMCC module and eliminate the need for an SD card. A procedure to accompl...(read more)

POST 3 What is in the box... Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 Starter Kit

colporteur — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:14:52 GMT

I've discovered that the documentation is significantly behind the product supplied for this RoadTest. I would have liked to provide the resource I discovered that my fellow RoadTester could use and not have to visit the dead end rabbit warrens t...(read more)

Raspberry Pi CM5 roadtest - system boot and RTL-SDR setup

gpolder — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:02:38 GMT

System boot Now that Linux is installed, it's time for the first boot. I'm using a Joy-IT RB-LCD10 touchscreen monitor with a resolution of 1280 × 800 pixels. During startup, the system asks for several configuration parameters, including the l...(read more)

POST 2 Road Out Ahead Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 Starter Kit

colporteur — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:13:48 GMT

I've experienced some challenges since I last wrote. I'm about eight hours invested over the last few days and wanted to share my experience in the hope others can avoid the frustrations I've experienced. FIRST: The case I purc...(read more)

Raspberry Pi CM5 - Frigate NVR Benchmark Preparation Part 2

ralphjy — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:35:24 GMT

Thermal Tests continued I had forgotten to mention in my previous post that after the roadtest benchmarking is complete that I still want to monitor thermal and power parameters on the Frigate NVR. To that end, I'm going to create MQTT sens...(read more)

Post almost getting started on the Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 Starter Kit review.

colporteur — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 21:08:39 GMT

The RoadTest for the equipment for the Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 Starter Kit got off to a poor start. The equipment was delivered the week after the schedule indicated reviews were to be completed. This review will be delayed. I don&#...(read more)

Raspberry Pi CM5 - Frigate NVR Benchmark Preparation Part 1

ralphjy — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:35:52 GMT

My objective for this roadtest is to evaluate the performance of the CM5 IO Development kit in implementing a Frigate NVR for my home security cameras. This is the description in my Roadtest Application: " I currently run a home automa...(read more)