Xerxes Home Lab for Raspberry Pi and NVIDIA Jetson
Private, flexible and affordable Raspberry Pi® & NVIDIA® Jetson platforms built for home labs, servers, automation, and AI.
About This Project
The Xerxes Home Lab project introduces the Xerxes Pi 2026 and Xerxes Nano carrier boards, designed to be private, affordable, and compatible platforms for home lab engineers. These boards support a wide range of compute modules including Raspberry Pi, Turing Pi, Orange Pi, Radxa, and NVIDIA Jetson, featuring M.2 NVMe storage, Power over Ethernet, and extensive expansion options via I2C, I2S, OCuLink, and fan connectors. Open-source rack designs and 3D-printable enclosures allow users to build scalable, organized setups, while the underlying Rockchip RK3566 compute module provides quad-core ARM processing, GPU acceleration, and a dedicated NPU for edge AI workloads.
Key Highlights
Technical Specs
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Board Size (Xerxes Pi 2026) | 40 mm x 120 mm |
| Board Size (Xerxes Nano) | 60 mm x 120 mm |
| Processor | Rockchip RK3566 quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 up to 1.8 GHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G52 2EE |
| NPU Performance | Up to 1 TOPS |
| M.2 PCIe Connector (Pi 2026) | Supports CM4/CM5, up to ~500 MB/s |
| M.2 PCIe Connector (Nano) | Up to three PCIe Gen 3 lanes, ~1 GB/s per lane |
| OCuLink Connector (Nano) | PCIe expansion for external GPUs/AI accelerators |
| Power Options | Power over Ethernet (PoE+) or USB-C |
| Expansion Ports | I2C/I2S via Qwiic connectors |
| Fan Connector | Active cooling for compute modules |
| Price (Ultimate Home Lab) | AU$ 399 (≈ $279) |
Reward Tiers
Risks & Challenges
Implementing OCuLink and managing strict power requirements for the high-performance Jetson architecture presents challenges; ensuring compatibility, thermal management, and timely delivery may be difficult.
Project Insights
Development progress, shipping timeline, and announcements
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