- This expansion board adds one 5GbE network port for Raspberry Pi 5, which can meet your various needs for those who need to use Raspberry Pi 5 as a Router, Gateway, Firewall, Robot, Smart Home, NAS, VOIP, Industrial Equipment, Telecommunications Equipment and other network devices that need more than one network port.
- Through the RTL8126 chip to achieve the expansion of 5Gbps Ethernet. Comes with aluminum heatsink for better heat dissipation effect and more stable operation performance.
- After power on, the board can be automatically recognised as eth1 without installing driver under Raspberry Pi official OS system. When you use OpenWrt, you need to compile the RTL8126 driver into the firmware.
- PCIe to 5G Ethernet Port HAT expansion board, able to achieve high-speed reading/writing.
- Specially designed for Raspberry Pi 5, compatible with Raspberry Pi 5 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB pc computer (NOT include Raspberry Pi 5).
Features
What's in the Package
Compatibility
- 1 x ZP598 Expansion Board
- 4 x M2.5x20mm Spacers
- 8 x M2.5x4mm Screws
- 1 x PCIe FPC cable
- This ZP598 top HAT is suitable for use with aluminum alloy case.
- For aluminum alloy enclosure, please refer to ZC506 (ASIN: B0F93SQ67G).
- For ZP598 HAT with aluminum alloy enclosure, please refer to ZP006 (ASIN: B0G4ZWBT55).
Where can I find more clear instructions of this product?
Please visit our Wiki website in the top menu for clear instructions of products.
Which case does the HAT support?
It supports our aluminum alloy case ZC506 (ASIN: B0F93SQ67G).
Does it need to install driver to get the Ethernet port to work?
Drive-free of Raspberry Pi official OS, while under OpenWrt system, it needs to install the driver.

















