Reported by CNX-Software on . Summarized and analyzed by XAIPART Editorial.
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.
| Metric | Reported value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Output rail negotiated | 5V / 5A | [S1] |
| Supercapacitor options | 22F / 60F / 100F | [S1] |
| Backup runtime target | A few seconds to a few minutes | [S1] |
| Power inputs | DC barrel jack (wide voltage) and USB-C PD | [S1] |
| Host interface for telemetry | I2C (voltage, current) | [S1] |
| Power-loss detection path | Pogo pins to Raspberry Pi 5 | [S1] |
| Street price / availability | Not disclosed | [S1] |
Background timeline
- - 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]
- 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
Facts are as reported by the cited source. The design-in, sourcing and forward-looking statements above are XAIPART's analysis, not the source's claims. Pricing, distributor stock and certifications (CE/FCC/UN38.3) were not disclosed in the source and remain unverified.
Corrections: none at publication. This brief will be updated with a timestamp if the source corrects its report.
替代品與生命週期
| 零件 | 關係 | 生命週期 | 依據 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 檔案中無替代品 需要資料 | — | 需要 match_type 在任何前代標籤出現之前 |
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值得關注
| 主張 | 門檻 | 作者 | 狀態 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 un... | no tier is listed in stock at two distributors by 2027-06-30 | Pending |
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| Source fetched | CNX-Software · www.cnx-software.com · 2,016 chars · fetch status success |
|---|---|
| Source sanity (S1) | ok — passed before any model call (no s1_ block recorded) |
| Model / prompt | MiniMax-M3 · prompt Blog Agent - News Summary (v2.8-final) · 6,562 tokens · 54.7s · run completed |
| Gate | verdict hold · 6/6 applicable checks passed · spec v2.9 · C10 ratio 0.047813 · C10 rounds 0 |
| Time contract | 2 <time datetime> values in this brief — 0 violations (+08:00 or date-only) |
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