Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+ for Pi 5 allows users to connect M.2-format PCIe and NVMe devices to the PCIe FPC connector on Raspberry Pi 5. This HAT+ is an adapter board that supports 2230 and 2242 formats M.2 Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) drives in both PCI Express Gen-2 and higher-performance Gen-3. The M.2 HAT+ for Pi 5 conforms to the HAT+ specifications and is automatically detected by the newer Raspberry Pi software/firmware. This adaptor board is supplied with a 16mm stacking header and spacers/screws to be fitted to a Raspberry Pi 5 with the Active Cooler in place. The 4Gbits/s PCIe 2.0 interface provides fast (~450Mbytes/s) data transfer to and from NVMe SSD drives and other PCIe accessories. The M.2 HAT+ board comes in 65.1mm x 56.7mm x 5.6mm dimensions and 13g weight.
