Uctronics Pi Rack – 1U PoE Rackmount for Raspberry 4 [discontinued]
The Uctronics Pi Rack (“Ultimate Rack”) is a 1U 19″ feature-packed Raspberry Pi rackmount solution with PoE, OLED displays, LED power switches, cooling fans and full frontal port rerouting!
The kit includes everything you need to run 4 Raspberry Pis in the rack, including the rack itself along with 4x PoE HATs, 4x OLEDs, 4x LED power pushbuttons and 4x HDMI rerouting boards.
The Pi Rack comes as a kit of parts and will require assembly (please see the user manual for details).
Note: Raspberry Pi and SD card not included
Important: Do not use shielded/Cat7 cables with this rack, as there are compatibility issues with higher category shielded cables.
Features
- PoE Functionality: Custom Uctronics PoE HATs are included in the kit allowing you to power your Raspberry Pis with your PoE switch/router
- Port Re-routing: All of your Raspberry Pi’#s ports are re-routed to the front of the rack, including full-size dual HDMI, 4x USB, Ethernet, MicroSD. The power pushbutton and included 0.91″ OLED are also located at the front of the unit. Power/indicator LEDs are also at the front of the rack unit.
- Power Control: The included LED push-button switch allows you to perform a shutdown without having to run commands from the OS or unplugging power cables.
- Effective Cooling: The rerouting boards are assembled with a cooling fan, which provides powerful heat dissipation to keep the Raspberry Pi from overheating
- High-Quality Materials: The rack is constructed of sturdy carbon steel with a matte black powder-coated finish. All edges are smooth.
- Standard Rack Mount sizing: Compatible with all 1U/19″ rack mount solutions
Package Contents
- 1 x 19” rack mount
- 4 x 0.91 display modules
- 4 x HDMI adapter boards
- 4 x PoE HATs
- 4 x Push button switches
Note: Raspberry Pi and SD card not included
Resources
- User Manual
- OLED GitHub
OLED Setup
To use the 0.91″ OLED display, please add the following boot-up script to read your Raspberry Pi stats (CPU/Memory load, IP address, temperature etc):
Open the rc.local file:
sudo nano /etc/rc.local
Add command to the rc.local file:
cd /home/pi/U6143_ssd1306/C
sudo make clean
sudo make
sudo ./display &
Reboot your system:
sudo reboot
Raspberry Pi Cluster Ideas
- Learn and experiment on Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, Serverless, Microservices and Orchestration on bare metal
- Build a testing environment for your cloud-native apps
- Build a home server for web applications and databases
- Build your own NAS or media centre
- Create a home automation system
- Learn distributed computing and deployment from the ground up
- Build private servers for numerous games
Product information
- Package Dimensions: 19.69″ x 4.72″ x 2.36″
- Item Weight: 1.42 pounds
