Someone finally did it: A private AI Keyboard (CM5 Roundup)

Wow there's a lot to cover, from the tiniest Pi computer to a full Pi AI mechanical keyboard!

Sam has listed his prototype TypeOrTalk V2 keyboard on eBay, if you want to bid on it: https://www.ebay.com/itm/267259133332

Here are _all_ the projects I covered today—the Amazon links are affiliate links:

- Sentinel Core: https://sanctuary-systems.com/sentinel-core/
- EDAtec ED-SBC3300: https://edatec.cn/sbc/sbc3300
- CM5 MINIMA REV1 (source): https://github.com/piecol/CM5\_MINIMA\_REV1
- CM5 MINIMA REV2 (source): https://github.com/piecol/CM5\_MINIMA\_REV2
- CM5 MINIMA REV2 (buy): https://www.elecrow.com/cm5-minima-r-2.html
- CM5 MINIMA (other variants): https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pierluigi-colangeli\_minima-cm5-oshw-activity-7327603359085940736-F8av
- CM5 MINIMA Hackster article: https://www.hackster.io/piecol/tiny-open-source-media-streamer-with-lorawan-what-a98a93
- Waveshare CM5 Nano A: https://amzn.to/4dlJyEp
- Waveshare CM5 Nano B: https://amzn.to/45kEa2m
- Waveshare CM5 Mini Base Board B: https://amzn.to/4dFkFEd
- Sfera Labs Strato Pi Max: https://sferalabs.cc/strato-pi-max/
- TypeOrTalk Keyboard: https://typeortalk.com/
- TypeOrTalk Keyboard's creator: https://www.youtube.com/@samwechsler
- MirkoPC v2: https://pipci.jeffgeerling.com/boards\_cm/mirkopc-v2.html
- Level1Techs video on Modulo5 IO PoE+: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSaRKe7RANA
- Waveshare CM5-POE-BOX-A PoE Kit: https://amzn.to/3S5vB3V
- Orban Optimod Audio Processor: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/raspberry-pi-cluster-spotted-inside-6k-audio-processor
- OCP-TAP Switchberry: https://pipci.jeffgeerling.com/boards\_cm/ocp-tap-switchberry-v1.html

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Contents:

00:00 - You talk, it types
01:12 - Sentinel Core Mini ITX motherboard
02:06 - EDATEC Mini ITX Industrial computer
03:11 - The guy with the Swiss accent
03:44 - Tiny Pi - MINIMA CM5
04:52 - Even Smaller - Waveshare Nano boards
05:31 - Better than a Pi 5
06:06 - Strato Pi Max
07:56 - AI Keyboard - TalkOrType
10:28 - MirkoPC V2
11:36 - What happened to Pineboards?
12:46 - Waveshare PoE IO Kit
13:20 - Compute Modules go pro
13:56 - Bonus: Chicken Jeffrey