# Hands-on with Raspberry Pi's CM5 Programming Jig

DevFeed: [Hands-on with Raspberry Pi's CM5 Programming Jig](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/hands-on-with-raspberry-pi-s-cm5-programming-jig-10458.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/cm5-programming-jig/>)

Author: jeff@jeffgeerling.com (Jeff Geerling)

Published: 2026-08-19T07:13:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Jeff Geerling](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jeff-geerling.md>)

Topics: [Provisioning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/provisioning.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>)

Tags: [cm5](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cm5.md>), [compute-module](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compute-module.md>), [demo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/demo.md>), [flash](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flash.md>), [images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/images.md>), [management-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/management-tools.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [programming-jig](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming-jig.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [raspberry-pi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/raspberry-pi.md>), [raspberry-pi-os](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/raspberry-pi-os.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>), [video](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/video.md>), [youtube](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/youtube.md>)

## AI overview

Hands-on evaluation of Raspberry Pi's CM5 Programming Jig for provisioning and flashing Raspberry Pi OS onto multiple Compute Modules. The article covers its workflow, setup, web interface, imaging tools, pricing, and comparison with Everypin's CM5 Flash Jig.

## Source excerpt

In the before-times, when Raspberry Pi CM5s were (relatively) affordable, I built a number of Pi clusters (example), and one of the most annoying parts of the build was flashing Raspberry Pi OS to all the Pis. One, two, or even three Pis isn't a big deal, but once you hit 4+, the process of plugging the Compute Module into a carrier board, plugging that into a computer, managing Raspberry Pi Imager, and trying to match up details like a hostname, MAC address, and the physical Pi itself, gets annoying.