PCIe to Gigabit Ethernet Side Adapter for Raspberry Pi 5

The Waveshare PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Side Adapter adds a secondary Gigabit Ethernet port to your Raspberry Pi 5 via PCIe, without blocking airflow or HATs.

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The Waveshare PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Side Adapter for Raspberry Pi 5 offers a different arrangement to your usual on-top or underneath HAT, sitting next to the Raspberry Pi 5 rather than on top/bottom.

This side-on format allows you to add a secondary Gigabit Ethernet interface whilst keeping hardware off of your Raspberry Pi, allowing unrestricted use of HATs, and ensures active coolers get the full airflow they need.

The adapter uses an RTL8111H controller to deliver Gigabit Ethernet via PCIe, offering 10/100/1000Mbps network speeds along with indication LEDs (green = 1000M, yellow = 100M). The board also includes the ability to connect 5V from your Raspberry Pi for additional power, but in most circumstances, this won't be required

The package includes the adapter board, transparent acrylic mounting base, custom PCIe cable, GPIO power cable and a fixings pack.

Raspberry Pi not included

Features

• Adds a secondary Gigabit Ethernet port to your Raspberry Pi 5 via PCIe
• Side-mounted format
• Supports 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet speeds
• Status LEDs indicate active connection
• Includes mounting base

Specifications

Controller	RTL8111H
Ethernet port	RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet
PCIe interface	PCIe x1 GEN2
Power supply	5V
Network standard	10/100/1000Mbps
Indicator status	Accessing 1000M network: the green indicator keeps blinking Accessing 100M network: the yellow indicator keeps blinking

Resources

• Product Wiki

Package Contents

• 1x PCIe to Gigabit Ethernet Side Adapter for Raspberry Pi 5
• 1x Transparent acrylic mounting plate
• 1x 5cm PH2.0 3-pin cable
• 1x 50mm PCIe cable
• 1x Standoff pack

Raspberry Pi not included