cm4 Datasheet

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Table of contents
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Legal disclaimer notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2. Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1. Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1.1. WL_nDisable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1.2. BT_nDisable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2. Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3. PCIe (Gen2 x1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.4. USB 2.0 (high speed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5. GPIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5.1. Alternative function assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.6. Dual HDMI 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.7. CSI-2 (MIPI serial camera) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.8. DSI (MIPI serial display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.9. I2C (SDA0 SCL0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.10. I2C (ID_SD ID_SC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.11. SDIO/eMMC (CM4Lite only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.12. Analog IP0/IP1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.13. Global_EN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.14. RUN_PG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.15. nRPI_BOOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.16. LED_nACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.17. LED_nPWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.18. EEPROM_nWP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3. Electrical and mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.1. Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2. Thermal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.3. Electrical specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4. Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.1. Differential pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.1.1. 100Ω differential pair signal lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.1.2. 90Ω differential pair signal lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5. Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.1. Power-up sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.2. Power-down sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.3. Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.4. Regulator outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Appendix A: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Hardware checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Bootloader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
rpi-eeprom-update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
EEPROM write-protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Kernel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Appendix B: Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Ordering codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Table of contents 2
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1. Introduction
Figure 1. The
Raspberry Pi Compute
Module 4 (CM4).
The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) is a System on Module (SoM) containing processor, memory, eMMC Flash,
and supporting power circuitry. These modules allow a designer to leverage the Raspberry Pi hardware and software
stack in their own custom systems and form factors. In addition, these modules have extra IO interfaces over and above
what is available on the Raspberry Pi boards, opening up more options for the designer.
The design of the CM4 is loosely based on the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, and for cost-sensitive applications it can be
supplied without the eMMC fitted; this version is called the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Lite (CM4Lite).
While previous generations of the Compute Module have all shared the same DDR2-SODIMM-mechanically-compatible
form factor, the new CM4 and CM4Lite are different. The electrical interface of the CM4 is via two 100-pin high density
connectors, and the new physical form factor has a smaller footprint overall when the connectors are taken into
account.
This change is due to the addition of new interfaces: an additional second HDMI, PCIe, and Ethernet. The addition of
these new interfaces, especially PCIe, would not have been possible while preserving the previous form factor.
 NOTE
Unless otherwise stated, for this document CM4 also refers to CM4Lite.
1.2. Features
Key features of the CM4 are as follows:
• Broadcom BCM2711, quad core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.5GHz
• Small Footprint 55mm × 40mm × 4.7mm module
◦ 4 × M2.5 mounting holes
1.1. Introduction 3
• H.265 (HEVC) (upto 4Kp60 decode), H.264 (upto 1080p60 decode, 1080p30 encode)
• OpenGL ES 3.0 graphics
• Options for 1GB, 2GB, 4GB or 8GB LPDDR4-3200 SDRAM with ECC (see Appendix B)
• Options for 0GB (CM4Lite), 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB eMMC flash memory (see Appendix B)
◦ Peak eMMC bandwidth 100MBps (four times faster than previous Compute Modules)
• Option (see Appendix B) for certified radio module with:
◦ 2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac wireless
◦ Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
◦ On board electronic switch to select between PCB trace or external antenna
• Gigabit Ethernet PHY supporting IEEE 1588
• 1 × PCIe 1-lane Host, Gen 2 (5Gbps)
• 1 × USB 2.0 port (high speed)
• 28 × GPIO supporting either 1.8V or 3.3V signalling and peripheral options:
◦ Up to 5 × UART
◦ Up to 5 × I2C
◦ Up to 5 × SPI
◦ 1 × SDIO interface
◦ 1 × DPI (parallel RGB display)
◦ 1 × PCM
◦ Up to 2× PWM channels
◦ Up to 3× GPCLK outputs
• 2 × HDMI 2.0 ports (up to 4Kp60 supported)
• MIPI DSI:
◦ 1 × 2-lane MIPI DSI display port
◦ 1 × 4-lane MIPI DSI display port
• MIPI CSI-2:
◦ 1 × 2-lane MIPI CSI camera port
◦ 1 × 4-lane MIPI CSI camera port
• 1 × SDIO 2.0 (CM4Lite)
• Single +5V PSU input.
1.2. Features 4
Chapter 2. Interfaces
2.1. Wireless
The CM4 can be supplied with an on-board wireless module based on the Cypress CYW43455 supporting both:
• 2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac wireless

• Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
These wireless interfaces can be individually enabled or disabled as required. For instance, in the case of a kiosk
application, a service engineer could enable wireless operation and then disable it once finished.
The CM4 has an on-board antenna. If used it should be positioned in the product such that it is not surrounded by metal,
including any ground plane (see Chapter 3 for further details). Alternatively there is a standard U.FL connector on the
module, see Figure 1, so that an external antenna can be used.
Raspberry Pi Ltd has an antenna kit which is certified to be used with the CM4. If a different antenna is used then
separate certification will be required.
 WARNING
Raspberry Pi Ltd will not be able to assist with certification for third-party antennas.
The selection of internal or external antenna is done at boot time using the config.txt file, and can not be changed
during operation. The config.txt options are dtparam=ant1 to select the internal antenna, or dtparam=ant2 for the external
antenna.
2.1.1. WL_nDisable
This pin serves a number of functions;
1. It can be used to monitor the enable/disable state of wireless networking. A logic high means the wireless
networking module is powered up.
2. When driven or tied low it prevents the wireless network module from powering up. This is useful to reduce power
consumption or in applications where it is required to physically ensure the wireless networking is disabled. If the
interface is enabled after being disabled, the wireless interface driver needs reinitialised.
 NOTE
On CM4 modules without wireless, this pin is reserved.
2.1.2. BT_nDisable
This pin serves a number of functions;
1. It can be used to monitor the enable/disable state of Bluetooth. A logic high means the Bluetooth module is
powered up.
2. When driven, or tied low, it prevents the Bluetooth module from powering up. This is useful to reduce power
consumption, or in applications where it is required to physically ensure the Bluetooth is disabled. If the interface is
enabled after being disabled, the Bluetooth interface driver needs reinitialised.
2.1. Wireless 5
 NOTE
On CM4 modules without wireless, this pin is reserved.
2.2. Ethernet
The CM4 has an on-board Gigabit Ethernet PHY — the Broadcom BCM54210PE — some of the major features of this
PHY include;
• IEEE 1588-2008 compliant

• MDI crossover, pair skew and pair polarity correction
A standard 1:1 RJ45 MagJack is all that is necessary to provide an Ethernet connection to the CM4. Typical wiring of a
MagJack supporting PoE, and with added ESD protection, can be seen in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Ethernet
schematic interface
for the Raspberry Pi
Compute Module 4
supporting PoE, and
with added ESD
protection.
The differential Ethernet signals should be routed as 100Ω differential pairs, with suitable clearances. Length matching
between pairs should be better than 50mm, so in the typical case no length matching is required. However the signals
within a pair need to be length matched, ideally to better than 0.15mm.
The PHY also supports up to 3 LEDs to give user status feedback, these are low active. These LEDs can have a range of
functions, and you should consult your OS driver to see which functions are supported by your driver.
The PHY also provides SYNC_IN and SYNC_OUT at 3.3V signalling to support IEEE 1588-2008.
2.3. PCIe (Gen2 x1)

The CM4 has an internal PCIe 2.0 x1 host controller. While on the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B this has been connected to a
USB 3 host controller (using the Via Labs VLI805), on the CM4 the product designer is free to choose how the interface
is used.
2.2. Ethernet 6
 WARNING
You should ensure that there is a suitable OS driver for any host controller that is chosen before proceeding to a
prototype.
 NOTE
The on-board PCIe Host controller doesn’t support 64-bit accesses from the ARM, they must be split up into two 32-
bit accesses.
Connecting a PCIe device follows the standard PCIe convention. The CM4 has on-board AC coupling capacitors for CLK
and PCIe_TX signals. However the PCIe_RX signals need external coupling capacitors close to the driving source (the
device TX), if you are using an external PCIe/NVMe card these capacitors will be on-board. The PCIe convention is that if
you are wiring directly to an IC then the TX and RX pairs need to be swapped (i.e. TX → RX, RX → TX). If you are wiring
to a connector then this is typically labelled from the host point of view and so TX/RX swaps aren’t required.
Additionally the PCIe_CLK_nREQ must be connected to ensure the CM4 produces a clock signal, and the PCIe_nRST should
also be connected to ensure the device is correctly reset when required.
The differential PCIe signals should be routed as 90Ω differential pairs, with suitable clearances. There is no need to
match the lengths between pairs, only the signals within a Pair need to be length matched ideally to better than 0.1mm.
 TIP
5.10 kernels and newer have had support for MSI-X added. There is a limit of upto 32 IRQs available. If the device
has problems with interrupts then adding pci=nomsi to cmdline.txt (and rebooting) often fixes the issue.
2.4. USB 2.0 (high speed)

The USB 2.0 interface supports up to 480Mbps signalling. The differential pair should be routed as a 90Ω differential
pair. The length of the P/N signals should ideally be matched to better than 0.15mm.
 TIP
The firmware disables the USB interface by default to save power. In recent versions of Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye) it
is automatically enabled by the otg_mode=1 setting in the config.txt file. If you are using a different OS, or an older
version of Raspberry Pi OS, you will need to add this to config.txt to enable the USB interface.
 NOTE
The port is capable of being used as a true USB On-The-Go (OTG) port. While there is no official documentation,
some users have had success making this work. The USB_OTG_ID pin is used to select between USB host and device
that is typically wired to the ID pin of a Micro USB connector. To use this functionality it must be enabled in the OS. If
using either as a fixed slave or fixed master, please tie the USB_OTG_ID pin to ground.
2.5. GPIO
There are 28 pins available for general purpose I/O (GPIO), which correspond to the GPIO pins on the Raspberry Pi 4
Model B 40-pin header. These pins have access to internal peripherals: SMI, DPI, I2C, PWM, SPI, and UART. The
BCM2711 ARM peripherals book describes these features in detail, along with the multiplexing options available. The
drive strength and slew rate should ideally be set as low as possible to reduce any EMC issues. GPIO2 and GPIO3 have
1.8kΩ pull up resistors.
The BCM2711 GPIO bank is powered by GPIO_VREF, this can either be connected to +1.8V for 1.8V signalling GPIO, or
2.4. USB 2.0 (high speed) 7

+3.3V for 3.3V signalling. You should keep the load on the 28 GPIO pins to below 50mA in total. GPIO_VREF must be
powered for the CM4 to start up correctly.
2.5.1. Alternative function assignments

Up to six alternative functions are available. The BCM2711 ARM peripherals book describes these features in detail. The
table below gives a quick overview.
Table 1. GPIO pins

GPIO Pull ALT0 ALT1 ALT2 ALT3 ALT4 ALT5
alternative function
assignment
GPIO0 High SDA0 SA5 PCLK SPI3_CE0_N TXD2 SDA6
GPIO1 High SCL0 SA4 DE SPI3_MISO RXD2 SCL6
GPIO2 High SDA1 SA3 LCD_VSYNC SPI3_MOSI CTS2 SDA3
GPIO3 High SCL1 SA2 LCD_HSYNC SPI3_SCLK RTS2 SCL3
GPIO4 High GPCLK0 SA1 DPI_D0 SPI4_CE0_N TXD3 SDA3
GPIO5 High GPCLK1 SA0 DPI_D1 SPI4_MISO RXD3 SCL3
GPIO6 High GPCLK2 SOE_N / SE DPI_D2 SPI4_MOSI CTS3 SDA4
GPIO7 High SPI0_CE1_N SWE_N / DPI_D3 SPI4_SCLK RTS3 SCL4

SRW_N
GPIO8 High SPI0_CE0_N SD0 DPI_D4 BSCSL / CE_N TXD4 SDA4
GPIO9 Low SPI0_MISO SD1 DPI_D5 BSCSL / MISO RXD4 SCL4
GPIO10 Low SPI0_MOSI SD2 DPI_D6 BSCSL SDA / CTS4 SDA5

MOSI
GPIO11 Low SPI0_SCLK SD3 DPI_D7 BSCSL SCL / RTS4 SCL5

SCLK
GPIO12 Low PWM0_0 SD4 DPI_D8 SPI5_CE0_N TXD5 SDA5
GPIO13 Low PWM0_1 SD5 DPI_D9 SPI5_MISO RXD5 SCL5
GPIO14 Low TXD0 SD6 DPI_D10 SPI5_MOSI CTS5 TXD1
GPIO15 Low RXD0 SD7 DPI_D11 SPI5_SCLK RTS5 RXD1
GPIO16 Low <reserved> SD8 DPI_D12 CTS0 SPI1_CE2_N CTS1
GPIO17 Low <reserved> SD9 DPI_D13 RTS0 SPI1_CE1_N RTS1
GPIO18 Low PCM_CLK SD10 DPI_D14 SPI6_CE0_N SPI1_CE0_N PWM0_0
GPIO19 Low PCM_FS SD11 DPI_D15 SPI6_MISO SPI1_MISO PWM0_1
GPIO20 Low PCM_DIN SD12 DPI_D16 SPI6_MOSI SPI1_MOSI GPCLK0
GPIO21 Low PCM_DOUT SD13 DPI_D17 SPI6_SCLK SPI1_SCLK GPCLK1
GPIO22 Low SD0_CLK SD14 DPI_D18 SD1_CLK ARM_TRST SDA6
GPIO23 Low SD0_CMD SD15 DPI_D19 SD1_CMD ARM_RTCK SCL6
GPIO24 Low SD0_DAT0 SD16 DPI_D20 SD1_DAT0 ARM_TDO SPI3_CE1_N
GPIO25 Low SD0_DAT1 SD17 DPI_D21 SD1_DAT1 ARM_TCK SPI4_CE1_N
GPIO26 Low SD0_DAT2 <reserved> DPI_D22 SD1_DAT2 ARM_TDI SPI5_CE1_N
GPIO27 Low SD0_DAT3 <reserved> DPI_D23 SD1_DAT3 ARM_TMS SPI6_CE1_N
2.5. GPIO 8
GPIO Pull ALT0 ALT1 ALT2 ALT3 ALT4 ALT5
GPIO44 - GPCLK1 SDA0 SDA1 <reserved> SPI0_CE1_N SD_CARD_VOL

T
GPIO45 - PWM0_1 SCL0 SCL1 <reserved> SPI0_CE2_N SD_CARD_PW

R0
Special function legend:
Table 2. GPIO pins

Name Function
alternative function
legend
SDA0 BSC master 0 data linea
SCL0 BSC master 0 clock line
SDAx BSC master 1,3,4,5,6 data lineb
SCLx BSC master 1,3,4,5,6 clock line
GPCLKx General purpose clock 0,1,2
SPIx_CE2_N SPI 0,3,4,5,6 chip select 2
SPIx_MISO SPI 0,3,4,5,6 MISO
SPIx_MOSI SPI 0,3,4,5,6 MOSI
SPIx_SCLK SPI 0,3,4,5,6 serial clock
PWMx_0 PWM 0,1 channel 0
PWMx_1 PWM 0,1 channel 1
TXDx UART 0,2,3,4,5 transmit data
RXDx UART 0,2,3,4,5 receive data
CTSx UART 0,2,3,4,5 clear to send
RTSx UART 0,2,3,4,5 request to send
PCM_CLK PCM clock
PCM_FS PCM frame sync
PCM_DIN PCM data in
PCM_DOUT PCM data out
SAx Secondary mem address bus
SOE_N / SE Secondary mem controls
SWE_N / SRW_N Secondary mem controls
SDx Secondary mem data bus
BSCSL SDA / MOSI BSC slave data, SPI slave MOSI
BSCSL SCL / SCLK BSC slave clock, SPI slave clock
BSCSL - / MISO BSC <not used>, SPI MISO
BSCSL - / CE_N BSC <not used>, SPI CSn
SPI1_CE2_N SPI 1 chip select 2 c
2.5. GPIO 9
Name Function
SPI1_CE1_N SPI 1 chip select 1
SPI1_CE0_N SPI 1 chip select 0
SPI1_MISO SPI 1 MISO
SPI1_MOSI SPI 1 MOSI
SPI1_SCLK SPI 1 serial clock
TXD1 UART 1 transmit data
RXD1 UART 1 receive data
CTS1 UART 1 clear to send
RTS1 UART 1 request To send
ARM_TRST ARM JTAG reset
ARM_RTCK ARM JTAG return clock
ARM_TDO ARM JTAG data out
ARM_TCK ARM JTAG clock
ARM_TDI ARM JTAG data in
ARM_TMS ARM JTAG mode select
PCLK Display parallel interface
DE Display parallel interface
LCD_VSYNC Display parallel interface
LCD_HSYNC Display parallel interface
DPI_Dx Display parallel interface
a
The Broadcom serial control bus is a proprietary bus compliant with the Philips® I2C bus/interface.
b
BSC master 2 & 7 are not user-accessible.
c
SPI 2 is not user-accessible.
2.6. Dual HDMI 2.0

The CM4 supports two HDMI 2.0 interfaces, each one capable of driving 4K images. If both HDMI outputs are used then
each can be driven upto 4Kp30, however if only HDMI0 interface is being used then images up to 4Kp60 are possible.
HDMI signals should be routed as 100Ω differential pairs. Each signal within a pair should ideally be matched to better
than 0.15mm. Pairs don’t typically need any extra matching, as they only have to be matched to 25mm.
CEC is also supported; an internal 27kΩ pullup resistor is included in the CM4.
Basic on-board ESD protection is provided for the I2C EDID signals and the CEC signals; internal pullup and pulldown
resistors are also provided. On the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B the HDMI signals don’t have any extra ESD protection.
Depending on the application, extra ESD protection may be required.
2.6. Dual HDMI 2.0 10

2.7. CSI-2 (MIPI serial camera)

The CM4 supports two camera ports: CAM0 (2 lanes) and CAM1 (4 lanes). CSI signals should be routed as 100Ω differential
pairs. Each signal within a pair should ideally be matched to better than 0.15mm.
The documentation around the CSI interface can be found on the Raspberry Pi website, while Linux kernel drivers can be
found on GitHub.
 NOTE
The official Raspberry Pi firmware supports the OmniVision OV5647, Sony IMX219, Sony IMX296, Sony IMX477 and
Sony IMX708 camera sensors. No security device is required on Compute Module devices in order to use these
camera sensors.
2.8. DSI (MIPI serial display)

The CM4 supports two display ports: DISP0 (2 lanes) and DISP1 (4 lanes). Each lane supports a maximum data rate per
lane of 1Gbps.
Although Linux kernel drivers are available, the DSI interface is not currently documented. Only DSI displays supported
by the official Raspberry Pi firmware are supported. DSI signals should be routed as 100Ω differential pairs; each signal
within a pair should ideally be matched to better than 0.15mm.
 NOTE
While only official DSI displays are supported, other displays can be added using the parallel DPI interface which is
available as a GPIO alternative function. The CM4 supports up to three displays of any type (HDMI, DSI, DPI) at any
one time.
2.9. I2C (SDA0 SCL0)

This internal I2C bus is normally allocated to the CSI1 and DSI1, as these devices are controlled by the firmware. It can
be used as a general I2C bus if the CSI1 ad DSI1 interfaces aren’t being used, or are being controlled by the firmware.
For example libcamera runs on the ARM and doesn’t use the firmware, so in this case you may use CSI1 and this I2C
bus. SDA0 is connected to GPIO44 on the BCM2711 and SCL0 is connected to GPIO45.
2.10. I2C (ID_SD ID_SC)

This I2C bus is normally used for identifying HATs and controlling CSI0 and DSI0 devices. If the firmware isn’t using the
I2C bus e.g. CSI0 and DSI0 aren’t being used then these pins may be used as GPIO 0 and GPIO 1 if required.
 NOTE
If these pins are used as GPIO pins, then to prevent the firmware from checking to see if there is a HAT EEPROM
available, add force_eeprom_read=0 and disable_poe_fan=1 to the config.txt file.
2.11. SDIO/eMMC (CM4Lite only)

The CM4Lite does not have on-board eMMC. The eMMC signals are available on the connector so that an external
eMMC or SD card can be used.
2.7. CSI-2 (MIPI serial camera) 11

The SD_PWR_ON signal is used to enable an external power-switch to turn on power to the SD card; for eMMC it typically
isn’t used. If booting from SD card is required, then a pullup resistor must also be fitted to default the power-switch to
be on. When SD_VDD_OVERRIDE is high ( 3.3V ), this forces 1.8V signalling on the SDIO interface. Typically this is used with
eMMC memory.
Figure 3. CM4Lite SD
card interface.
2.12. Analog IP0/IP1

These are the two spare inputs on the MXL7704. The MXL7704 datasheet should be consulted if these pins are to be
used. On-board filtering is provided by a 100nF capacitor to ground for each signal. On the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B these
are connected to the USB C connector CC1 and CC2 pins.
2.13. Global_EN
Pulling this pin low puts the CM4 in the lowest possible power-down state. After software shutdown, Global_EN needs to
be pulled low for > 1ms to restart the power system on the CM4.
 TIP
It is recommended to only pull this pin low once the OS has shut down.
2.14. RUN_PG
This pin when high signals that the CM4 has started. Driving this pin low resets the module. This should be done with
caution; if files on a filesystem are open they will not be closed.
2.15. nRPI_BOOT
During boot if this pin is low, booting from eMMC will be stopped and booting will be transferred to rpi boot which is via
USB.
2.12. Analog IP0/IP1 12

2.16. LED_nACT
This pin is designed to drive an LED to replicate the green LED on the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. Under Linux this pin will
flash to signify eMMC access. If any error occurs during booting, then this LED will flash an error pattern which can be
decoded using the look up table on the Raspberry Pi website.
2.17. LED_nPWR
This pin needs to be buffered to drive an LED. The signal is designed to replicate the red power LED on the Raspberry Pi
4 Model B.
2.18. EEPROM_nWP
It is recommended that final products pull this pin low to prevent the end users changing the contents of the on-board
EEPROM. See the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B documentation for instructions on the software settings required to support
EEPROM write protection.
2.16. LED_nACT 13
Chapter 3. Electrical and mechanical
3.1. Mechanical
The CM4 is a compact 40mm × 55mm module. The Module is 4.7mm deep, but when connected the height will be
5.078mm or 6.578mm depending on the stacking height chosen.
1. 4 × M2.5 mounting holes (inset 3.5mm from module edge)
2. PCB thickness 1.2mm ± 10%
3. BCM2711 SoC height including solder balls 2.378 ± 0.11mm
4. Stacking height either:
a. 1.5mm with mating connector (clearance under CM4 0mm): DF40C-100DS-0.4v
b. 3.0mm with mating connector (clearance under CM4 1.5mm): DF40HC(3.0)-100DS-0.4v
If the on-board wireless antenna is used (see Section 2.1) it must be orientated towards the edge of the plastic
enclosure and any nearby metal must have cut-outs or the wireless performance will be degraded. It is suggested that
there is at least 10mm clearance around the PCB antenna, but the designer must check the performance.
Figure 4. Mechanical
specification of the
Module 4
There must not be any metal, including ground planes, under the antenna. The ground plane cutout must be a minimum
of 6.5mm × 11mm, but ideally at least 8mm × 15mm. If these requirements can’t be met wireless performance may be
degraded, especially in the 2.4GHz spectrum. It is recommended that the external antenna is used where possible.
3.1. Mechanical 14
 NOTE
The location and arrangement of components on the Compute Module may change slightly over time due to
revisions for cost and manufacturing considerations; however the maximum component heights and PCB thickness
will be kept as specified.
A step file of the CM4 is available as part of the CM4 design data package. This is for guidance only and is subject to
changes over time due to revisions.
3.2. Thermal
The CM4 dissipates less power than the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. The CM4 also contains less metal in the PCB and
fewer connectors, which means that it has less passive heat sinking than the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. Despite it
consuming less power, it may run warmer than the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B.
The BCM2711 will reduce the clock rate to try and keep its internal temperature below 85°C. So in high ambient
temperatures it is possible that the clock will also be automatically throttled back. If the BCM2711 is unable to lower its
internal clocks enough to bring the temperature down, its case temperature will rise above 85°C. It is important that any
thermal solution chosen keeps the ambient temperature for the other silicon devices on the CM4 within the operating
temperature range.
Operating temperature range: -20°C - +85°C non-condensing. NB Optimal RF wireless performance is between -20°C and
+75°C.
3.3. Electrical specification

 WARNING
Stresses above those listed in Table 3 may cause permanent damage to the device. This is a stress rating only;
functional operation of the device under these or any other conditions above those listed in the operational sections
of this specification is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may
affect device reliability.
Table 3. Absolute
Symbol Parameter Minimum Maximum Unit
maximum ratings
VIN 5V Input Voltage -0.5 6.0 V
VGPIO_VREF GPIO Voltage -0.5 3.6 V
Vgpio GPIO Input voltage -0.5 VGPIO_VREF + 0.5 V
 NOTE
VGPIO_VREF is the GPIO bank voltage, which must be tied to either the 3.3V or the 1.8V rail of the CM4.
Table 4. DC
Symbol Parameter Conditions Minimum Typical Maximum Unit
characteristics
VIL(gpio) Input low VGPIO_VREF = 3.3V 0 - 0.8 V

voltage
VIH(gpio) Input high VGPIO_VREF = 3.3V 2.0 - VGPIO_VREF V

voltage
3.2. Thermal 15
VIL(gpio) Input low VGPIO_VREF = 1.8V 0 - 0.35 V

voltage
VIH(gpio) Input high VGPIO_VREF = 1.8V 0.65 - VGPIO_VREF V

voltage
IIL(gpio) Input leakage - - - 10 μA

current
VOL(gpio) Output low - - - 0.4 V

voltage
VOH(gpio) Output high - VGPIO_VREF - 0.4 - - V

voltage
IO(gpio) Output current 1mA 0.87 1.3 - mA
IO(gpio) Output current 4mA default 3.5 5.3 - mA
RPU(gpio) Pullup resistor VGPIO_VREF = 3.3V 33 47 73 kΩ
RPD(gpio) Pulldown VGPIO_VREF = 3.3V 33 47 73 kΩ

resistor
RPU(gpio) Pullup resistor VGPIO_VREF = 1.8V 18 47 73 kΩ
RPD(gpio) Pulldown VGPIO_VREF = 1.8V 18 47 73 kΩ

resistor
Refer to interface specifications (see Chapter 2) for electrical details of other interfaces.
Table 5. Power
Symbol Parameter Conditions Minimum Typical Maximum Unit
consumption
Ishutdown Shutdown GLOBAL_EN = 0V - 15 - μA

current
Ishutdown Shutdown GLOBAL_EN > 2V - 8 - mA

current
Iidle Idle current GLOBAL_EN > 2V - 400 - mA
Iload Operation GLOBAL_EN > 2V - 1400 - mA

current
 NOTE
The figures in Table 5 greatly depend on the end application.
3.3. Electrical specification 16

Chapter 4. Pinout
Table 6. Pinout for the
Pin Signal Description
Module 4
1 GND Ground (0V)
2 GND Ground (0V)
3 Ethernet_Pair3_P Ethernet pair 3 positive (connect to transformer or MagJack)
5 Ethernet_Pair3_N Ethernet pair 3 negative (connect to transformer or MagJack)
7 GND Ground (0V)
8 GND Ground (0V)
13 GND Ground (0V)
14 GND Ground (0V)
15 Ethernet_nLED3 Active-low Ethernet activity indicator (CM4_3.3V signal): typically a green LED is connected
to this pin. IOL = 8mA @ VOL < 0.4V
16 Ethernet_SYNC_IN IEEE1588 SYNC Input pin (CM4_3.3V signal: IOL = 8mA @ VOL < 0.4V)
17 Ethernet_nLED2 Active-low Ethernet speed indicator (`CM4_3.3V`signal): typically a yellow LED is

connected to this pin. A low state indicates the 1Gbit or 100Mbit link: IOL = 8mA @ VOL <
0.4V
18 Ethernet_SYNC_OUT IEEE1588 SYNC Output pin (CM4_3.3V signal: IOL = 8mA @ VOL < 0.4V)
19 Ethernet_nLED1 Active-low Ethernet speed indicator (CM4_3.3V signal): typically a yellow LED is connected
to this pin. A low state indicates the 1Gbit or 10Mbit link: IOL = 8mA @ VOL < 0.4V
20 EEPROM_nWP Leave floating NB internally pulled up to CM4_3.3V via 100kΩ (VIL < 0.8V), but can be
grounded to prevent writing to the on-board EEPROM which stores the bootcode
21 Pi_nLED_Activity Active-low Pi activity LED. 20mA Max, 5V tolerant (VOL < 0.4V). (this is the signal that
drives the green LED on the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B)
22 GND Ground (0V)
23 GND Ground (0V)
24 GPIO26 GPIO: typically a 3.3V signal, but can be a 1.8V signal by connecting GPIO_VREF to
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
Chapter 4. Pinout 17
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
32 GND Ground (0V)
33 GND Ground (0V)
CM4_1.8V
35 ID_SC (BCM2711 GPIO 1) GPIO: typically a 3.3V signal, but can be a 1.8V signal by connecting
GPIO_VREF to CM4_1.8V
36 ID_SD (BCM2711 GPIO 0) GPIO: typically a 3.3V signal, but can be a 1.8V signal by connecting
GPIO_VREF to CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
42 GND Ground (0V)
43 GND Ground (0V)
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
52 GND Ground (0V)
53 GND Ground (0V)
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V
CM4_1.8V. Internal 1.8kΩ pull up to GPIO_VREF
57 SD_CLK SD card clock signal (only available on CM4Lite)
CM4_1.8V. Internal 1.8kΩ pull up to GPIO_VREF
59 GND Ground (0V)
60 GND Ground (0V)
61 SD_DAT3 SD card/eMMC Data3 signal (only available on CM4Lite)
62 SD_CMD SD card/eMMC Command signal (only available on CM4Lite)
65 GND Ground (0V)
66 GND Ground (0V)
71 GND Ground (0V)
73 SD_VDD_OVERRIDE Connect to CM4_3.3V to force SD card/eMMC interface to 1.8V signalling instead of 3.3V,
otherwise leave unconnected. Typically only used if external eMMC is connected.
74 GND Ground (0V)
75 SD_PWR_ON Output to power-switch for the SD card. The CM4 sets this pin high (3.3V) to signal that
power to the SD card should be turned on. If booting from the SD card is required then a
pullup should also be fitted so the power-switch defaults to on. (only available on
CM4Lite)
76 Reserved Do not connect anything to this pin.
77 +5V (Input) 4.75V-5.25V. Main power input
78 GPIO_VREF Must be connected to CM4_3.3V (pins 84 and 86) for 3.3V GPIO or CM4_1.8V (pins 88 and 90)
for 1.8V GPIO. This pin cannot be floating or connected to ground.
80 SCL0 I2C clock pin (BCM2711 GPIO45): typically used for Camera and Display. Internal 1.8kΩ
pull up to CM4_3.3V
82 SDA0 I2C Data pin (BCM2711 GPIO44): typically used for Camera and Display. Internal 1.8kΩ
pull up to CM4_3.3V
84 CM4_3.3V (Output) 3.3V ± 2.5%. Power Output max 300mA per pin for a total of 600mA. This will be powered
down during power-off or GLOBAL_EN being set low
89 WL_nDisable Can be left floating; if driven low the wireless interface will be disabled. Internally pulled
up via 1.8kΩ to CM4_3.3V
91 BT_nDisable Can be left floating; if driven low the Bluetooth interface will be disabled. Internally pulled
up via 1.8kΩ to CM4_3.3V
92 RUN_PG Bidirectional pin. Can be driven low (via a 220Ω resistor) to reset the CM4 CPU. As an
output, a high signals that power is good and CPU is running. Internally pulled up to +3.3V
via 10kΩ
93 nRPIBOOT A low on this pin forces booting from an RPI server (e.g. PC or a Raspberry Pi); if not used
leave floating. Internally pulled up via 10kΩ to +3.3V
94 AnalogIP1 Analogue input of the MXL7704: typically connected to CC pin of Type C power connector
95 PI_LED_nPWR Active-low output to drive Power On LED. This signal needs to be buffered.
96 AnalogIP0 Analogue input of the MXL7704: typically connected to CC pin of Type C power connector
97 Camera_GPIO Typically used to shut down the camera to reduce power. Reassigning this pin to another
function isn’t recommended. CM4_3.3V signalling
98 GND Ground (0V)
99 GLOBAL_EN Input. Drive low to power off CM4. Internally pulled up with a 100kΩ to +5V
100 nEXTRST Output. Driven low during reset; Driven high (CM4_3.3V) once CM4 CPU has started to boot
101 USB_OTG_ID Input (3.3V signal) USB OTG Pin. Internally pulled up. When grounded the CM4 becomes a
USB host but the correct OS driver also needs to be used
102 PCIe_CLK_nREQ Input (3.3V signal) PCIe clock request pin (low to request PCI clock). Internally pulled up
103 USB_N USB D-
105 USB_P USB D+
107 GND Ground (0V)
108 GND Ground (0V)
109 PCIe_nRST Output (+3.3V signal) PCIe reset active-low
110 PCIe_CLK_P PCIe clock Out positive (100MHz) NB AC coupling capacitor included on CM4
111 VDAC_COMP Video DAC output (TV OUT)
112 PCIe_CLK_N PCIe clock Out negative (100MHz) NB AC coupling capacitor included on CM4
113 GND Ground (0V)
114 GND Ground (0V)
115 CAM1_D0_N Input Camera1 D0 negative
116 PCIe_RX_P Input PCIe GEN 2 RX positive NB external AC coupling capacitor required
117 CAM1_D0_P Input Camera1 D0 positive
118 PCIe_RX_N Input PCIe GEN 2 RX negative NB external AC coupling capacitor required
119 GND Ground (0V)
120 GND Ground (0V)
122 PCIe_TX_P Output PCIe GEN 2 TX positive NB AC coupling capacitor included on CM4
124 PCIe_TX_N Output PCIe GEN 2 TX positive NB AC coupling capacitor included on CM4
125 GND Ground (0V)
126 GND Ground (0V)
127 CAM1_C_N Input Camera1 clock negative
129 CAM1_C_P Input Camera1 clock positive
131 GND Ground (0V)
132 GND Ground (0V)
137 GND Ground (0V)
138 GND Ground (0V)
140 CAM0_C_N Input Camera0 clock negative
142 CAM0_C_P Input Camera0 clock positive
143 HDMI1_HOTPLUG Input HDMI1 hotplug. Internally pulled down with a 100kΩ. 5V tolerant. (It can be
connected directly to a HDMI connector; a small amount of ESD protection is provided on
the CM4 by an on-board HDMI05-CL02F3)
144 GND Ground (0V)
145 HDMI1_SDA Bidirectional HDMI1 SDA. Internally pulled up with a 1.8kΩ. 5V tolerant. (It can be
146 HDMI1_TX2_P Output HDMI1 TX2 positive
147 HDMI1_SCL Bidirectional HDMI1 SCL. Internally pulled up with a 1.8kΩ. 5V tolerant. (It can be
148 HDMI1_TX2_N Output HDMI1 TX2 negative
149 HDMI1_CEC Input HDMI1 CEC. Internally pulled up with a 27kΩ. 5V tolerant. (It can be connected
directly to a HDMI connector; a small amount of ESD protection is provided on the CM4
by an on-board HDMI05-CL02F3)
150 GND Ground (0V)
151 HDMI0_CEC Input HDMI0 CEC. Internally pulled up with a 27kΩ. 5V tolerant (It can be connected
153 HDMI0_HOTPLUG Input HDMI0 hotplug. Internally pulled down 100kΩ. 5V tolerant. (It can be connected
155 GND Ground (0V)
156 GND Ground (0V)
157 DSI0_D0_N Output Display0 D0 negative
159 DSI0_D0_P Output Display0 D0 positive
161 GND Ground (0V)
162 GND Ground (0V)
164 HDMI1_CLK_P Output HDMI1 clock positive
166 HDMI1_CLK_N Output HDMI1 clock negative
167 GND Ground (0V)
168 GND Ground (0V)
169 DSI0_C_N Output Display0 clock negative
171 DSI0_C_P Output Display0 clock positive
173 GND Ground (0V)
174 GND Ground (0V)
179 GND Ground (0V)
180 GND Ground (0V)
185 GND Ground (0V)
186 GND Ground (0V)
187 DSI1_C_N Output Display1 clock negative
188 HDMI0_CLK_P Output HDMI0 clock positive
189 DSI1_C_P Output Display1 clock positive
190 HDMI0_CLK_N Output HDMI0 clock negative
191 GND Ground (0V)
192 GND Ground (0V)
197 GND Ground (0V)
198 GND Ground (0V)
199 HDMI0_SDA Bidirectional HDMI0 SDA. Internally pulled up with a 1.8kΩ. 5V tolerant. (It can be
200 HDMI0_SCL Bidirectional HDMI0 SCL. Internally pulled up with a 1.8kΩ. 5V tolerant. (It can be
All ground pins should be connected. If none of the signals on the second connector (pins 101 to 200) are used, then
you may omit the connector to reduce costs, but mechanical stability needs to be considered.
The voltage on GPIO pins 0-27 must not exceed CM4_3.3V if +3.3V signalling is used or CM4_1.8V if +1.8V signalling is used.
These pins are the same as on the 40-pin connector on the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B.
If the CM4_1.8V rail is used to power other devices other than the GPIO_VREF then you should ensure that in case of surprise
power removal (e.g.the +5V pin goes below +4.5V) from the CM4, the load on the CM4_1.8V must go to zero.
Similarly if the CM4_3.3V rail is used to power other devices other than the GPIO_VREF, then you should ensure that in the
case of surprise power removal the CM4_3.3V rail never falls below the CM4_1.8V rail. This is the typical case, but you
should check this in your design. In the case where it does fall below the CM4_1.8V rail, then extra circuitry is required to
disconnect the CM4_3.3V load.
No reverse voltage must be applied to any pin, or power-up may be prevented; i.e. during power-down/off no pin may
have external voltage applied, otherwise this may prevent a subsequent power-up.
4.1. Differential pairs

It is recommended that P/N signals within a pair are matched to better than 0.15mm. Often, matching between pairs is
not so critical: e.g. HDMI pair-to-pair matching should be better than 25mm, so on a typical board no extra matching is
required.
4.1.1. 100Ω differential pair signal lengths

On the CM4 all differential pairs are matched to better than 0.05mm (P/N signals).
 NOTE
It is recommended that pairs are also matched on the interface board.
On the CM4, pair-to-pairs are not always matched, as many interfaces do not require very accurate matching between
pairs. Table 7 documents the CM4 track-length difference within each group. (A non-zero value represents how much
longer in mm that track is, when compared to the signal with zero length difference.)
Table 7. 100Ω
Signal Length
differential pair signal
lengths
CAM0_C_N 0.02
CAM0_C_P 0.02
CAM0_D0_N 0.06
CAM0_D0_P 0.07
CAM0_D1_N 0
CAM0_D1_P 0.01
CAM1_C_N 0.78
CAM1_C_P 0.78
CAM1_D0_N 0.02
CAM1_D0_P 0.01
CAM1_D1_N 0.4
CAM1_D1_P 0.4
CAM1_D2_N 0.05
CAM1_D2_P 0.04
CAM1_D3_N 0.01
CAM1_D3_P 0
DSI0_C_N 0
DSI0_C_P 0
DSI0_D0_N 0
DSI0_D0_P 0
DSI0_D1_N 0.01
DSI0_D1_P 0.01
4.1. Differential pairs 24

DSI1_C_N 1.28
DSI1_C_P 1.28
DSI1_D0_N 0
DSI1_D0_P 0.01
DSI1_D1_N 1.06
DSI1_D1_P 1.06
DSI1_D2_N 0.83
DSI1_D2_P 0.84
DSI1_D3_N 3.78
DSI1_D3_P 3.79
HDMI0_CLK_N 3.25
HDMI0_CLK_P 3.24
HDMI0_TX0_N 1.76
HDMI0_TX0_P 1.76
HDMI0_TX1_N 0.62
HDMI0_TX1_P 0.62
HDMI0_TX2_N 0
HDMI0_TX2_P 0
HDMI1_CLK_N 2.47
HDMI1_CLK_P 2.46
HDMI1_TX0_N 1.51
HDMI1_TX0_P 1.51
HDMI1_TX1_N 1
HDMI1_TX1_P 1
HDMI1_TX2_N 0
HDMI1_TX2_P 0.01
Ethernet_Pair0_P 5.23
Ethernet_Pair0_N 5.23
Ethernet_Pair1_P 0
Ethernet_Pair1_N 0

4.1.2. 90Ω differential pair signal lengths

On the CM4 all differential pairs are matched to better than 0.05mm (P/N signals).
 NOTE
It is recommended that pairs are also matched on the interface board.
Pair-to-pairs aren’t always matched as many interfaces don’t require very accurate matching between pairs. Table 8
documents the CM4 track-length difference within each group. (A non-zero value represents how much longer in mm
that track is, when compared to the signal with zero length difference.)
Table 8. 90Ω
Signal Length
differential pair signal
lengths
PCIe_CLK_P 0.65
PCIe_CLK_N 0.65
PCIe_TX_P 0
PCIe_TX_N 0
PCIe_RX_P 0.23
PCIe_RX_N 0.23
USB2_P 0
USB2_N 0

Chapter 5. Power
5.1. Power-up sequencing

The CM4 requires a single +5V supply, and can supply up to 600mA at +3.3V and +1.8V to peripherals.
All pins should not have any power applied to them before the +5V rail is applied.
If the EEPROM is to be write-protected, then the EEPROM_nWP should be low before power-up.
If the CM4 is to be booted using USB then RPI_nBOOT needs to be low within 2ms of +5V rising.
+5V should rise monotonically to 4.75V and stay above 4.75V for the entire operation of the CM4.
The power-up sequence will start when both +5V rail is above 4.75V and GLOBAL_EN rises. GLOBAL_EN has internal RC delay
so that it rises after +5V has risen. The order of events is as follows
1. +5V rises
2. GLOBAL_EN rises
3. +3.3V rises
4. +1.8V rises at least 1ms after +3.3V
5. RUN_PG rises at least 10ms after +1.8V
6. EXT_nRESET rises at least 1s after RUN_PG
5.2. Power-down sequencing

The operating system should be shut down before the power is removed, to ensure that the file system remains
consistent. If this can’t be achieved, then a filesystem like btrfs, f2fs or overlayfs (use raspi-config to enable this) should
be considered.
Once the operating system has shut down, the +5V rail can be removed or the GLOBAL_EN pin can be taken low to put the
CM4 into the lowest power mode.
During the shutdown sequence the +1.8V will be discharged before the +3.3V rail.
5.3. Power consumption

The exact power consumption of the CM4 will greatly depend on the tasks being run on the CM4. The lowest shutdown
power consumption mode is with the GLOBAL_EN driven low, typically is 15μA. With GLOBAL_EN high but software shut down,
the typical consumption is 8mA. Idle power consumption is typically 400mA, but this varies considerably depending on
the operating system. Operating power consumption is typically around 1.4A; again, this greatly depends on the
operating system and the tasks being executed.
5.4. Regulator outputs

To make it easier to interface to the CM4 the on-board regulators (+3.3V and +1.8V) can each supply 600mA to devices
connected to the CM4. The loads on these outputs isn’t taken into account in the power consumption figures.
5.1. Power-up sequencing 27

Appendix A: Troubleshooting
The CM4 has a number of stages of power-up before the CPU starts. If there is an error at any of the stages, power-up
will be halted.
Hardware checklist
1. Is the +5V supply good? Check this by pulling GLOBAL_EN low and apply an external 2A load to the +5V supply. Does it
stay > +4.75V including noise? Ideally it should remain > +4.9V including any noise.
2. Remove external 2A load, but keep GLOBAL_EN pulled low.
3. Check the CM4 +3.3V rail is < 200mV. If this is not the case there is an external power path back-feeding the CM4,
either directly or indirectly. This could also occur via the digital pins, e.g Ethernet.
4. Still with GLOBAL_EN pulled low check the CM4 +1.8V rail is < 200mV. Again if the +1.8V rail is above 200mV then
there is an external path back-feeding the 1.8V rail. (If nothing is connected to these pins you can ignore this
check.)
5. Remove the pull down on GLOBAL_EN.
6. Check GLOBAL_EN now goes high (it is internally pulled up on the CM4)
7. Check the +3.3V supply rises to > +3.15V. If it does not, this suggests there is too much load on the +3.3V rail.
8. Check the +1.8V rail gets to > +1.71V. If it does not, this suggests there is too much load on the +1.8V rail.
9. Check RUN_PG goes high
10. Check ACT_LED starts to oscillate to indicate booting; check it isn’t flashing an error code.
Bootloader
1. Connect a HDMI cable to see if the HDMI diagnostics screen appears.
2. Connect a USB serial cable to GPIO pins 14 and 15.
a. See https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#configuring-uarts for

details.
3. Short the nRPIBOOT pin to ground to force USB boot mode. The CM4IO board has a jumper for nRPIBOOT This can be
used to enable different boot modes (e.g. network) and enable UART logging.
a. See https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/compute-module.html#flashing-the-compute-
module-emmc
rpi-eeprom-update
1. CM4 will not run recovery.bin from from the EMMC (or SD Card on CM4Lite). Therefore, the only way to update the
bootloader EEPROM is via usbboot or self-update.
EEPROM write-protect
The on-board EEPROM can be write-protected by shorting EEPROM_nWP to ground. The CM4IO board has a jumper for
Hardware checklist 28
EEPROM_nWP.
1. See https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/raspberry-pi.html#raspberry-pi-4-bootloader-
configuration
Firmware
1. A 5.4 or newer kernel and the latest firmware release is required. These can be updated by using usbboot to mount
the EMMC as a USB MSD device.
2. Nightly OS images are now available which contain rpi-update master firmware + kernel. Bug fixes for CM4 will
normally be provided via these images except where a test/patch binary is required.
a. See http://downloads.raspberrypi.org/nightlies/
Kernel
1. The updated OS images use the new Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 device tree file. If that is not found then the
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B device tree file will be used.
a. See https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/blob/rpi-5.4.y/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2711-rpi-cm4.dts
Firmware 29
Appendix B: Availability
Support
For documentation please see the Compute Module Hardware documentation section of the Raspberry Pi website.
Support questions can be posted to the Raspberry Pi forum.
Ordering codes
Table 9. Part number
Model Wireless RAM LPDDR4 eMMC Storage
options
CM4 0 = No 01 = 1GB 000 = 0GB (Lite)
1 = Yes 02 = 2GB 008 = 8GB
04 = 4GB 016 = 16GB
08 = 8GB 032 = 32GB
Example Part Number
CM4 1 02 032
Table 10. Ordering

Wireless RAM LPDDR4 Storage eMMC RPL # Part Number Order Multiple RRP
options
- 1GB Lite SC0695B CM4001000 1+ / Bulk $ 30.00
- 1GB 8GB SC0696B CM4001008 1+ / Bulk $ 35.00
- 1GB 16GB SC0697B CM4001016 1+ / Bulk $ 40.00
- 1GB 32GB SC0698B CM4001032 1+ / Bulk $ 45.00
Yes 1GB Lite SC0691B CM4101000 1+ / Bulk $ 35.00
Yes 1GB 8GB SC0692B CM4101008 1+ / Bulk $ 40.00
- 2GB 8GB SC0680B CM4002008 1+ / Bulk $ 40.00
- 2GB 16GB SC0681B CM4002016 1+ / Bulk $ 45.00
- 2GB 32GB SC0682B CM4002032 1+ / Bulk $ 50.00
- 4GB 8GB SC0684B CM4004008 1+ / Bulk $ 55.00
Support 30
- 4GB 16GB SC0685B CM4004016 1+ / Bulk $ 60.00
- 4GB 32GB SC0686B CM4004032 1+ / Bulk $ 65.00
- 8GB 8GB SC0688B CM4008008 1+ / Bulk $ 80.00
- 8GB 16GB SC0689B CM4008016 1+ / Bulk $ 85.00
- 8GB 32GB SC0690B CM4008032 1+ / Bulk $ 90.00
 NOTE
RRP was correct at time of publication and excludes taxes.
Packaging
Small quantities are supplied in individual cardboard boxes. These have an internal ESD coating so that a separate ESD
bag isn’t required. This packaging is recyclable and reduces waste.
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2.5.1. Alternative function assignments

Table 1. GPIO pins

GPIO1 High SCL0 SA4 DE SPI3_MISO RXD2 SCL6

GPIO2 High SDA1 SA3 LCD_VSYNC SPI3_MOSI CTS2 SDA3

GPIO3 High SCL1 SA2 LCD_HSYNC SPI3_SCLK RTS2 SCL3

GPIO4 High GPCLK0 SA1 DPI_D0 SPI4_CE0_N TXD3 SDA3

GPIO5 High GPCLK1 SA0 DPI_D1 SPI4_MISO RXD3 SCL3

GPIO6 High GPCLK2 SOE_N / SE DPI_D2 SPI4_MOSI CTS3 SDA4

GPIO7 High SPI0_CE1_N SWE_N / DPI_D3 SPI4_SCLK RTS3 SCL4

GPIO8 High SPI0_CE0_N SD0 DPI_D4 BSCSL / CE_N TXD4 SDA4

GPIO9 Low SPI0_MISO SD1 DPI_D5 BSCSL / MISO RXD4 SCL4

GPIO10 Low SPI0_MOSI SD2 DPI_D6 BSCSL SDA / CTS4 SDA5

GPIO11 Low SPI0_SCLK SD3 DPI_D7 BSCSL SCL / RTS4 SCL5

GPIO12 Low PWM0_0 SD4 DPI_D8 SPI5_CE0_N TXD5 SDA5

GPIO13 Low PWM0_1 SD5 DPI_D9 SPI5_MISO RXD5 SCL5

GPIO14 Low TXD0 SD6 DPI_D10 SPI5_MOSI CTS5 TXD1

GPIO15 Low RXD0 SD7 DPI_D11 SPI5_SCLK RTS5 RXD1

GPIO16 Low <reserved> SD8 DPI_D12 CTS0 SPI1_CE2_N CTS1

GPIO17 Low <reserved> SD9 DPI_D13 RTS0 SPI1_CE1_N RTS1

GPIO18 Low PCM_CLK SD10 DPI_D14 SPI6_CE0_N SPI1_CE0_N PWM0_0

GPIO19 Low PCM_FS SD11 DPI_D15 SPI6_MISO SPI1_MISO PWM0_1

GPIO20 Low PCM_DIN SD12 DPI_D16 SPI6_MOSI SPI1_MOSI GPCLK0

GPIO21 Low PCM_DOUT SD13 DPI_D17 SPI6_SCLK SPI1_SCLK GPCLK1

GPIO22 Low SD0_CLK SD14 DPI_D18 SD1_CLK ARM_TRST SDA6

GPIO23 Low SD0_CMD SD15 DPI_D19 SD1_CMD ARM_RTCK SCL6

GPIO24 Low SD0_DAT0 SD16 DPI_D20 SD1_DAT0 ARM_TDO SPI3_CE1_N

GPIO25 Low SD0_DAT1 SD17 DPI_D21 SD1_DAT1 ARM_TCK SPI4_CE1_N

GPIO26 Low SD0_DAT2 <reserved> DPI_D22 SD1_DAT2 ARM_TDI SPI5_CE1_N

GPIO27 Low SD0_DAT3 <reserved> DPI_D23 SD1_DAT3 ARM_TMS SPI6_CE1_N

GPIO Pull ALT0 ALT1 ALT2 ALT3 ALT4 ALT5

GPIO44 - GPCLK1 SDA0 SDA1 <reserved> SPI0_CE1_N SD_CARD_VOL

GPIO45 - PWM0_1 SCL0 SCL1 <reserved> SPI0_CE2_N SD_CARD_PW

Special function legend:

Table 2. GPIO pins

SCL0 BSC master 0 clock line

SDAx BSC master 1,3,4,5,6 data lineb

SCLx BSC master 1,3,4,5,6 clock line

GPCLKx General purpose clock 0,1,2

SPIx_CE2_N SPI 0,3,4,5,6 chip select 2

SPIx_CE1_N SPI 0,3,4,5,6 chip select 1

SPIx_CE0_N SPI 0,3,4,5,6 chip select 0

SPIx_MISO SPI 0,3,4,5,6 MISO

SPIx_MOSI SPI 0,3,4,5,6 MOSI

SPIx_SCLK SPI 0,3,4,5,6 serial clock

PWMx_0 PWM 0,1 channel 0

PWMx_1 PWM 0,1 channel 1

TXDx UART 0,2,3,4,5 transmit data

RXDx UART 0,2,3,4,5 receive data

CTSx UART 0,2,3,4,5 clear to send