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Geekworm UPS Scap 5V5A supercapacitor HAT adds graceful shutdown to Raspberry Pi 5 designs

Geekworm and Mcuzone ship a 5V/5A supercapacitor UPS HAT for the Raspberry Pi 5 in 22F/60F/100F variants, with pogo-pin detection and I2C telemetry.

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  • Geekworm and Mcuzone launched the UPS Scap 5V5A supercapacitor UPS HAT for the Raspberry Pi 5. (S1)
  • Available supercapacitor variants are 22F, 60F and 100F, sized for "a few seconds to a few minutes" of backup. (S1)
  • Integrated PD chip negotiates a true 5V/5A output to avoid Pi 5 low-voltage warnings. (S1)

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What happened

Geekworm, working with Mcuzone, has launched the UPS Scap 5V5A, a supercapacitor-based uninterruptible power supply HAT designed for the Raspberry Pi 5.S1 The board is intended to keep the Raspberry Pi running "long enough (a few seconds to a few minutes) to save data and shut down safely," rather than to provide hours of backup power.S1

The HAT is offered in three supercapacitor variants rated 100F, 60F, and 22F.S1 It integrates a Power Delivery chip to negotiate a true 5V/5A output, which is described as sufficient to run the Raspberry Pi 5 "without triggering the low-voltage warnings that can happen with some power supplies."S1 Power-loss detection is handled through pogo pins on the Raspberry Pi 5, and an I2C interface exposes voltage and current readings in real time.S1

The module accepts two independent power inputs: a wide-voltage DC barrel jack and a standard USB-C PD charger.S1 The combination of pogo-pin loss detection, I2C telemetry and dual inputs lets the host software decide whether to initiate an orderly shutdown or continue running, depending on the supercap variant installed.

Key numbers
MetricReported valueSource
Output rail negotiated5V / 5A[S1]
Supercapacitor options22F / 60F / 100F[S1]
Backup runtime targetA few seconds to a few minutes[S1]
Power inputsDC barrel jack (wide voltage) and USB-C PD[S1]
Host interface for telemetryI2C (voltage, current)[S1]
Power-loss detection pathPogo pins to Raspberry Pi 5[S1]
Street price / availabilityNot disclosed[S1]

Background timeline

  1. - Geekworm and Mcuzone publicly introduce the UPS Scap 5V5A supercapacitor UPS HAT for the Raspberry Pi 5 in 22F, 60F, and 100F versions, with 5V/5A PD output, pogo-pin loss detection and I2C telemetry.[S1]
  2. No prior milestones disclosed by the source.

XAIPART take

Technical impact

The 5V/5A PD negotiation is the meaningful change here: prior Raspberry Pi 5 HAT designs often relied on 5V/3A or 5V/4A sources and tripped the bootloader low-voltage warning under CPU load.S1 A HAT that pulls 5A cleanly is closer to a "drop-in" power source for Pi 5 industrial builds, especially when paired with a USB-C PD brick on the second input.

Pogo-pin sensing plus an I2C telemetry channel is a deliberate design choice for fleet deployment: a daemon on the Pi can read voltage and current continuously and trigger an orderly shutdown before the supercaps collapse.XAIPART analysis

Market impact

Three capacitance tiers (22F/60F/100F) let buyers tune cost-per-node against acceptable shutdown window, which is more granular than typical single-value UPS HATs in this segment.S1 For small-batch industrial or kiosk integrators, that tiering can simplify BOMs across product lines that previously needed different UPS boards per site.XAIPART analysis

Supercapacitor-based UPS parts generally ship with shorter lead times than Li-ion battery UPS HATs, which have faced periodic shipping constraints on hobbyist channels; sourcing teams should still verify any RoHS/UN38.3 documentation is provided even though no cells are present.XAIPART analysis

Action

Engineering teams prototyping Pi 5 gateways or HMIs should shortlist the 60F or 100F variants for any deployment where an unclean shutdown corrupts state (databases, MQTT buffers, SD-card journaling).XAIPART analysis

Procurement should request Geekworm's I2C register map and any reference shutdown daemon before issuing a POs, and confirm whether the dual-input feature supports hot-swap between the DC barrel jack and the USB-C PD source for redundant-power topologies.XAIPART analysis

XAIPART Forecast

XAIPART expects that, by Q2 2027, at least one of the three UPS Scap 5V5A capacitance tiers (22F, 60F or 100F) will be listed in stock at two or more XAIPART-tracked distributor catalogs with a published unit price under 5 USD per 10F of rated capacitance; if no tier is listed in stock at two distributors by 2027-06-30, this forecast is wrong.XAIPART analysis

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Event chain · as of 2026-10-18T04:00:34+08:00 · nodes link to published articles on this site.
Event chain — raspberry-pi+new-productsChain nodes: 2026-10-11 Nuvoton expanded the NuMicro MA35D0 series with three LQFP128 parts and launched the NuMaker-IoT-MA35D0-A2 board, pairing dual Cortex-A35 with a Cortex-M4 for real-time I/O.; 2026-10-11 DEBIX has launched an industrial-grade SBC powered by MediaTek's Genio 720 (MT8391) SoC with a 9-TOPS NPU, dual-display interfaces, and a -40°C to 85°C range.; 2026-10-11 Geekworm and Mcuzone ship a 5V/5A supercapacitor UPS HAT for the Raspberry Pi 5 in 22F/60F/100F variants, with pogo-pin detection and I2C telemetry.; 2026-10-11 Open-source DSPi firmware lets Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico 2 act as a USB sound card with parametric EQ, crossovers, and up to 8 output channels.; 2026-10-11 Walnut Pi has launched a CM5-footprint Compute Module built on the Allwinner T527 octa-core Cortex-A55, with up to 4GB LPDDR4, 16GB eMMC, WiFi 6, and a 2 TOPS NPU.; 2026-10-18 Two 50x26 mm boards - one CPU, one FPGA - drive 1920x1080 or 1366x768 panels over LVDS, eDP, DVI, or VGA for bare-metal embedded UIs.. As of 2026-10-18T04:00:34+08:00. Open forecast: Nuvoton expanded the NuMicro MA35D0 series with three LQFP128 parts and — pending Open forecast: DEBIX has launched an industrial-grade SBC powered by MediaTek's Genio 7 — pending.2026-10-11Nuvoton expanded tour brief ↗2026-10-11DEBIX has launchedour brief ↗2026-10-11Geekworm and Mcuzoour brief ↗this brief2026-10-11Open-source DSPi four brief ↗2026-10-11Walnut Pi has launour brief ↗2026-10-18Two 50x26 mm boardour brief ↗Open forecast: Nuvoton expanded the NuMicro MA35D0 series with three LQFP128 parts and — pendingOpen forecast: DEBIX has launched an industrial-grade SBC powered by MediaTek's Genio 7 — pending
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  6. cuprumflow-graphics-adds-hd-ui-to-mcu-projects-without-an-os2026-10-18
  1. Nuvoton expanded the NuMicro MA35D0 series with three LQFP128 parts and launched the NuMaker-IoT-MA35D0-A2 board, pairing dual Cortex-A35 with a Cortex-M4 for real-time I/O.
  2. DEBIX has launched an industrial-grade SBC powered by MediaTek's Genio 720 (MT8391) SoC with a 9-TOPS NPU, dual-display interfaces, and a -40°C to 85°C range.
  3. Geekworm and Mcuzone ship a 5V/5A supercapacitor UPS HAT for the Raspberry Pi 5 in 22F/60F/100F variants, with pogo-pin detection and I2C telemetry.
  4. Open-source DSPi firmware lets Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico 2 act as a USB sound card with parametric EQ, crossovers, and up to 8 output channels.
  5. Walnut Pi has launched a CM5-footprint Compute Module built on the Allwinner T527 octa-core Cortex-A55, with up to 4GB LPDDR4, 16GB eMMC, WiFi 6, and a 2 TOPS NPU.
  6. Two 50x26 mm boards - one CPU, one FPGA - drive 1920x1080 or 1366x768 panels over LVDS, eDP, DVI, or VGA for bare-metal embedded UIs. aggregator

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Gate verdict hold · 6/6 applicable checks passed · spec v2.9 · C10 ratio 0.047813 · C10 rounds 0
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Editorial score

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Gate score breakdown 6 applicable checks, 6 passed: 100 percent. Hold items: C13 (falsifiable forecast) — sent to human review. Gate spec: v2.9 (S0 + S1 + C1–C20) · Source affinity (C20): 0.5155. Applicable checks passed 6 / 6 = 100% · verdict: hold Hold items: C13 (falsifiable forecast) — sent to human review Gate spec: v2.9 (S0 + S1 + C1–C20) · Source affinity (C20): 0.5155 The gate decides publication. The independent audit score is advisory only.

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  1. Geekworm UPS Scap 5V5A – A supercapacitor UPS HAT for Raspberry Pi 5 — https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/05/geekworm-ups-scap-5v5a-a-supercapacitor-ups-hat-for-raspberry-pi-5/ · rss · accessed

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