I've started work on a modular 3D printable case that shouldn't require too many screws to assemble. The design currently looks fairly open, but I plan to add snap on side panels that one can mount SSDs to along with possibly other devices. I also plan to design multiple swappable panels that fit into the grooves around the rim. The gap between the board and these panels could also be used to store components. The inner ring could also be used for wire management with zip ties or some other sort of wire management solution. Thoughts? https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1324222144682397819/1324222145210875996/IMG_7693_-_02.jpg?ex=67775d7a&is=67760bfa&hm=029d5319976c8004ecf3165a3e51e186370522d41e6d1777fd8efe83d3245a8a& https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1324222144682397819/1324222145710129213/mitx_2025-Jan-01_01-27-35AM-000_CustomizedView14769083219.png?ex=67775d7a&is=67760bfa&hm=dcb06e60854f01623c7bafb4922be5f4d77df7d39a0177dcb568b81f8ddab800& https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1324222144682397819/1324222146133884938/Screenshot_2025-01-01_at_1.23.54_PM.png?ex=67775d7a&is=67760bfa&hm=3c0439c19b3db2701f5d52c88adf7ea40837bb98fcc854a98e9dce1dd23b987b&

If you are interested in automating deployment of a Kubernetes cluster to your Turing Pi then please give this a try https://github.com/gilesknap/tpi-k3s-ansible/blob/main/docs/details.md.

Looking at getting a Turing Pi 2.5 but not sure what exactly comes in the box. For example do I need to get the 24 pin PSU, Power Supply, and Heat Sinks separately?

I have tried the following recommendations: 🎯 What the User’s Comments Mean in Plain Terms 1. They flashed all nodes using the BMC web interface (https://turingpi). 2. After flashing, they booted each node and waited for the OS to initialize. 3. They rebooted each node using the BMC (tpi power off -n 1). 4. After two reboots and apt-get update/upgrade, USB-A and HDMI became functional. 5. They used the BMC interface (via browser) and SSH to control and access nodes. 6. They emphasized the importance of performing updates and two reboots for everything to work correctly [root@turingpi ~]$ tpi info |---key----|-----------value------------| api : 1.1 build_version: 2024.05.1 buildroot : "Buildroot 2024.05.1" buildtime : 2024-09-03 17:33:38-00:00 ip : Unknown mac : Unknown version : 2.3.2 |----------|----------------------------| Im flashing both image types "Server" and "Desktop" at different times as I tried to configure node 1 with the ubuntu images (https://joshua-riek.github.io/ubuntu-rockchip-download/boards/turing-rk1.html) Im waiting for a wired keyboard and mouse to arrive just in case my bluetooth keyboard and mouse is the issue. Any suggestions ?

I've got four Jetson Nano boards, the ones with onboard 32G of emmc storage. So way to small for just about anything. I wanted to try them in my turing pi 2 using nvme storage. (500G are pretty cheap now) The posted instructions no longer work, at least not with the latest OS (NVIDIA Jetson Linux 35.6.0) (https://docs.turingpi.com/docs/orin-nxnano-flashing-os) The step to sed some file having to do with EEPROM simply is a file not found. (the whole dir t186ref no longer exists). Nothing really works from that point on. I can install a base OS by popping these boards into a carrier, and I've verified that they can see my nvme board when they are in the turing pi. soooo. I was wondering, is there a way to clone the emmc to the nvme, and then change the boot, to use the nvme instead? (or maybe a way to erase the emmc so that boot goes to the nvme) Or are there updated steps to install to nvme? Long term, trying to decide what to buy to replace these (rk1, RP5, Orin Nano), but I'm on a budget for now. Thanks

I have four Jetson Nano (B01) boards, the version that came with 32G of onboard storage, no sd card slot. I was hoping to boot from NVME. The flashing instructions had me confused I was reading "Orin NX/Nano" to mean "Nano", not "Orin Nano", so moving down the the "Nano (B01)" section on flashing, its just use sdkmanager, but sdkmanager does not seem to be able to write to the NVME. It never has that option.

I finally got my Jetson TX2 NXes flashed, but none of the fans on my heatsinks are spinning. I tried using pwmconfig to just turn them on, but there are no temp monitoring modules detected. I installed a sensor package for Ubuntu, but that didn't do anything. I also followed the guide in the docs on the Turing Pi site, but that didn't work either. Anything else I should try?

Anyone tried to setup a beszel agent on the turing-pi board? https://github.com/henrygd/beszel I can get the agent to start up in a init script but I have no idea how to setup is somekind of systemd/rc-service if there is one.

As noted in Chat, I've received my case order. There are a couple of components needed to complete the build (internal power cable and 120mm x 15mm case fan). Once they arrive, I'll post the process here along with building something like a quick start guide for the Turing Pi documentation site.

How difficult would it be to develop a module similar to LattePanda Mu with x86 support for the Turing Pi2 platform? Considering that x86 fully supports PCI-Express GPUs, this could be a valuable functional expansion for the platform.

Hey guys, I have a Turing Pi V2 (not the V2.5) I bought this already quite some time ago through Kickstarter, but I never booted it up. So there is the stock firmware on it from the release. What is the safest way to upgrade now to the latest firmware? Thanks already for your help here 🙂

I have the early version of the turingpi, that only has the 12v connector for the fan. Just got my new turingpi case. I bought one of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PG6927T, and it works, but its loud. Also, the connector is not quite the same as that on the board, so it fits funny. Anyone have recommendations for either a really quiet fan, or a 12v one that has a knob to turn down the speed? I'd love to get one with the right connector too, just to feed my adhd some.

The fan connector on a pi5 is smaller than the ones on the turing pi board. So trying to use a CM5 on the CM4 adapter boards would need some sort of adapter if you are using a cooling fan. Anying running CM5 boards know of such a thing?

Hi, I have a CM5 Fan which is different than the board fan connector. Is it ok if a change the connector to fit with ? Thanks https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1336207011846553660/1336207012639412235/IMG_20250204_000937.jpg?ex=67a2f741&is=67a1a5c1&hm=bb2214ad511050c975d3125f1d96fe4e216625ada5d7e237fb489a1b187fb310&

Hey guys I did the EMC2301 mod on my tpi. So far so good. I see the UI controls on the UI and also name and modalis is returning correct values (I assume): [root@turingpi 0-002f]$ cat modalias of:Nemc2301T(null)Cmicrochip,emc2301 Now to my problem: By checking now the PINs of the FAN header I only get 3.2V on the RPM speed signal (green wire). The rest is 0v Am I missing something here? I was following this guide here: https://www.nico-maas.de/?p=2702 Thanks 🙂 https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1337468580115120178/1337499496174583829/IMG_0960.jpg?ex=67a7aaf9&is=67a65979&hm=b34ccec17c98a3c0f3b5d52271df1fb7deb6b5c1e1c4619c08f2f9fd64b3ea5f& https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1337468580115120178/1337499496971636746/IMG_0961.jpg?ex=67a7aaf9&is=67a65979&hm=1b4bcbea527e7a8c439c5f2f4606df579e734f795f00f5a8482ce925cd557f14&

Hello, I have received my TPI 2.5.2 board. Tried the 2.1 firmware using a SD card, but I got no indicator lights or anything to go by to see the status. I tried the USB-C debug port but I see no info display. I did get a specific bit of text displayed to me twice with the orange light permanently lit (close to the UART port). I cannot access the board web site (no client via DHCP, nor local mDNS turingpi.local). I can flash and upgrade my RK1's and Jetson Nano's using an older TPI 2 board, but not the 2.5.2 board. I am a bit lost as how to proceed. Is there some procedure for me to follow to get this board updated and running? https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1338456346152140871/1338456346361860096/image.png?ex=67ab261c&is=67a9d49c&hm=7a05254e288135e3d75101ea66013cca6f3ba23270450dfa7ef8f2a098378161&

Since I researched and answered this question in a support ticket, it might be useful information generally. If you

cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/policy

, you will find that fan control is set to "stepwise". The method of PWM fan speed control and speed steps are defined in the the device tree. The process of ramping up and down steps are controlled by a thermal sensor on the RK3588 and pre-defined fan speed trip points. If you

cat /sys/devices/platform/pwm-fan/hwmon/hwmon7/pwm1

, you will see that the default or lowest fan step is 100. I experimented with this FIFO a bit. Basically, just through echoing values to pwm1. The possible range of settings is 0 to 255. At 0, the fan is off. The lowest setting that my test module fan will spin at is 12. Setting pwm1 to 255 caused the fan to spin all the way up and then down to the default step. To me, that means the maximum step value is 254. If you play with these settings a bit, you quickly find that a setting of 254 is, relatively speaking, quite loud.

I made a video to help people install the TuringPI into the official case. I hope this helps people.

According to the Turing Pi 2 document "Raspberry Pi CM4 does not support connectivity through M.2 (NVMe) ports ". If I configure CM4 on all 4 nodes, I don't need to connect an M2 SSD to the back of the board, right? I'm asking because I want to make sure it's defined. If anyone can give me an answer, I'd appreciate it.

Hi guys, as my Turing Pi 2 is already filled with 4x CM4s but I also have a Nvidia jetson nano and a RK 1, I did purchase 2x seeedstudio J101 boards to add the latter to my TPi2 cluster. I have windows and mac machines but no Ubuntu. I'll probably take out one of the CM4s to do the flashing but don't want to rip apart the CM4 cluster. (Waiting for a Turing Pi 3 with min. 2.5 gbit of internal and external network) Until then Nano + RK1 externally in the meantime and extend it into the TPi2 CM4 cluster. Does anybody have any experience with this? (I know topic is to some degree TPi adjacent) Cheers and thanks! Ingo. P.S.: already see that I need to somehow make an adapter for the RK1 cooler plugs as it's smaller than the standard pins on the J101 board

I made a video to guide people through flashing the BMC. In this video, I show how to use the WebUI to do the Over-The-Air update.

I have made a video on how to install the TPI client, I hope this will help other people.

This post is for reference for those who like to actually see how something is done before doing it themselves. For this I have made a video on how to flash a Turing PI node with the

tpi

client. I hope you enjoy it.

Does anyone know of a way to 'image' the eMMC of the RK1. I have rebuilt my RKs multiple times with various issues encountered along the way as I learn and sort out various issues. Having to start from scratch each time is a PITA. I'd like to 'save' the state of the RK1's eMMC at a point in time where everything is good to go, and then start rebuilding from there.

Does anyone have the color codes for the wires of the Turing Pi ITX case switch/LED?

I made a video to showcase how you can use the

Mass Storage Driver

to access the storage of a Node through the BMC. Hope this helps people.

Here is a video I have made that will walk you through step-by-step how to use the UART functionality of the BMC to get access to the boot log. Handy for first-time users of a Turing PI. Hope you enjoy it.

After 3 years since the Kickstarter, I finally put my Turing Pi 2 to work with 4x CM4s. This Part 1 covers everything from component selection, hardware assembly, power, firmware update, DietPi flashing, UART setup, and serial access with picocom. 📘 If you're planning to build your own setup, this might help: 👉 https://piergorelli.com/blog/how-to-buld-a-desktop-kubernetescluster-with-turing-pi2-part-1/ Kubernetes configuration will come in a follow-up post. Let me know what you think — or ask away if you're starting your own build! 🚀

Just saw this : https://linuxgizmos.com/milk-v-showcases-jupiter-nx-a-risc-v-based-alternative-to-jetson-nano-modules/ So, I'm wondering : in a perfect world it should work on the TP2, right ?

I gave a try to the Waveshare CM4-to-CM3-Board to accommodate a CM4 compute module on my good old TuringPi 1. I was able to flash it. And it looks like as it would boot (checked with a HDMI display). However, I do not get a network connection. Any ideas?