# ARK Just A Pi - A tiny NDAA-compliant Raspberry Pi CM5 carrier board for drones and robots

DevFeed: [ARK Just A Pi - A tiny NDAA-compliant Raspberry Pi CM5 carrier board for drones and robots](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ark-just-a-pi-a-tiny-ndaa-compliant-raspberry-pi-cm5-carrier-board-for-drones-and-robots-14012.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/31/ark-just-a-pi-a-tiny-ndaa-compliant-raspberry-pi-cm5-carrier-board-for-drones-and-robots/>)

Author: Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

Published: 2026-08-31T10:49:27Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [CNX Software - Embedded Systems News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/cnx-software-embedded-systems-news.md>)

Topics: [Raspberry Pi](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/raspberry-pi.md>), [Embedded Systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/embedded-systems.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Ethernet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethernet.md>)

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## AI overview

The article reports on ARK Electronics' Just A Pi, a small NDAA-compliant carrier board for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. It describes its connectors, interfaces, dimensions, weight, supported modules, installation requirements, and pricing.

## Source excerpt

ARK Just A Pi is a tiny NDAA-compliant carrier board for the Raspberry Pi CM5 designed for drones, robots, or other space-constrained embedded applications that's about the size of the Compute Module itself. This follows ARK Electronics' NDAA-compliant ARK Jetson Orin NX/Nano bundles introduced in 2024. The new "Just A Pi" is much smaller and lighter, features a built-in 100 Mbps Ethernet switch with two JST-GH Ethernet ports, a micro HDMI port, two MIPI CSI camera connectors, a microSD card slot, a PCIe FFC connector, a USB 3.0 Type-C dual role connector, and a range of small connectors for UART, SPI, PWM, GPIO, and fan. It also features a power connector for the company's PAB power modules. ARK Just A Pi specifications: Supported SoM Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 - Full support Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 - The following interfaces are not supported: CSI1/CAM1, UART2, USB-C, PCIe, and fan [...] The post ARK Just A Pi - A tiny NDAA-compliant Raspberry Pi CM5 carrier board for drones and robots appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News.