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* '''Designed for Power-Hungry M.2 NVMe Device:''' Raspberry Pi 5-exclusive PCIe extension board optimized for high-demand peripherals like AI accelerator cards and large-capacity NVMe SSDs
* '''Dual Versatile Power Inputs:''' Supports max 120W USB-C PD (27W–120W range, recommended 65W/100W PD power supply) or 9–20V DC jack (recommended 12V 5A power adapter) for flexible power matching
* '''Dual-Circuit High-Current Power Delivery:''' Integrated dual DC-DC converters supply stable 5.1V/8A to Pi 5 and 3.3V/8A to M.2 devices, eliminating cross-interference and ensuring uninterrupted high-performance operation
* '''Full-Range M.2 NVMe SSD Compatibility:''' Works with all common M.2 SSD lengths (2230, 2242, 2260, 2280) for flexible storage/AI peripheral configuration—NVMe devices only
'''M.2 Power Spply:''' 3.3V ±5% Max 8A
'''PCIe 2.0/3.0 Transfer Speeds:''' Up to 8 Gbps
'''Ports & Connectors:'''
'''PCB Size:''' 85mm x 57mm
'''<span style="color:red">Important Notes:</span> '''
* Older NVMe drives with less efficient flash media may not perform as well as newer drives
* New NVMe SSDs are not partitioned and will need to be both partitioned and formatted when first connected to the Raspberry Pi before they will be accessed in the Explorer
==Test & Reviews==
'''Test Conditions'''
* '''System board details:''' Raspberry Pi 5 Model B Rev 1.0, 4G RAM
* '''Interface board details:''' X10xx Series NVMe Shield
* '''Operation system:''' Raspberry Pi OS with desktop (Debian13 (trixie), 64bit, Release date: 4 Dec 2025)
* '''Storage details:''' Netac N930E-PRO M.2 NVMe 128GB, Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500G
'''Testing the SSD speed from command line with dd'''
* 1) To test the write speed, writing 1 GB of data in 10 blocks of 100 MB
* 2) To test the read speed, use dd to read our entire TestingFile file generated from the last command, in 10 blocks of 100 MB each
'''Run at PCIe 2.0'''
[[File:X100x dd test pcie2.0.png]]
'''Run at PCIe 3.0'''
[[File:X100x dd test pcie3.0.png]]
As seen above, the final results with the dd command are:
* '''Write speed:''' 379 MB/s at PCIe 2.0, 603MB/s at PCIe 3.0
* '''Read speed:''' 415 MB/s at PCie 2.0, 781MB/s at PCIe 3.0
'''Testing disk drive read speed with hdparm'''
* '''Run at PCIe 2.0, average read rate:''' 395.5 MB/s (3 samples)
[[File:X100x hdparm test pcie2.0.png]]
*'''Run at PCIe 3.0, average read rate:''' 768.3 MB/s (3 samples)
[[File:X100x hdparm test pcie3.0.png]]
==User Manual==