# blackdevice\. Smart ideas, fully engineered: We turn innovative ideas into fully integrated tech solutions, from design to final implementation\. > Engineering company focused on hardware and embedded software\. We help companies turn ideas into production\-ready devices\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.2, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Páginas - [about](https://blackdevice.com/about/) - [contact](https://blackdevice.com/contact/) - [Disclaimer](https://blackdevice.com/disclaimer/) - [Cookies Policy](https://blackdevice.com/cookies-policy/) - [home](https://blackdevice.com/) - [projects](https://blackdevice.com/projects/) - [services](https://blackdevice.com/services/) - [blog](https://blackdevice.com/blog/) ## Entradas - [Hive mechanical design evolution\. Raspberry Pi compute platform](https://blackdevice.com/hive-mechanical-design-evolution/): Hive's latest prototype marks another important step in the evolution of our Raspberry Pi compute platform\. In this article, we take you behind the scenes to explain the mechanical design decisions, industrial design improvements and engineering lessons that are shaping Hive into a product ready for homelabs, edge computing and professional deployments\. - [Hive Community Survey \#2: What the Raspberry Pi community told us](https://blackdevice.com/hive-community-survey-2-what-the-raspberry-pi-community-told-us/): Our second Hive Community Survey brought together feedback from 60 early supporters and revealed valuable insights into Raspberry Pi homelabs, Kubernetes, Kickstarter preferences and future HiveLab projects\. Here's what we learned—and how the community is helping shape Hive\. - [Introducing HiveLab\. Build the first community projects on Hive](https://blackdevice.com/introducing-hivelab-build-the-first-community-projects-on-hive/): Hive Lab is our new community hub for Raspberry Pi, homelab and self\-hosting enthusiasts who want to build real projects with Hive\. Learn how the first community call will work, how to apply through our upcoming Community Survey, and how you can help shape the future of Hive while creating projects that inspire the community\. - [What we learned building a Raspberry Pi cluster, and how those lessons shaped Hive](https://blackdevice.com/what-we-learned-building-a-raspberry-pi-cluster-and-how-those-lessons-shaped-hive/): A year after deploying our early Raspberry Pi compute cluster prototype, it came back to the workshop for maintenance before heading to a new datacenter\. It was the perfect opportunity to revisit the design, inspect the hardware and reflect on the lessons that helped shape what eventually became Hive\. - [Insightst from the first Hive community survey](https://blackdevice.com/what-we-learned-from-the-first-hive-community-survey/): We sent our first community survey to Hive early supporters to better understand who is joining the project, what they want to run, and what matters most before Kickstarter\. Here's what we learned—and how that feedback is already influencing Hive\. ## Project - [Smart fitting room control system](https://blackdevice.com/project/smart-fitting-room-control-system/): Fitting Room Intelligence transforms fitting rooms into a source of operational insight\. Improve customer experience, optimise space usage and reduce queues with real\-time occupancy awareness and privacy\-first presence detection\. - [Retail insight platform](https://blackdevice.com/project/retail-insight-platform/): Retail insight platform gives retail teams a real\-time operational view across every store\. Monitor activity, analyse usage patterns, optimise staffing and energy consumption, and turn distributed IoT data into actionable business intelligence\. - [USBSafe\. Active port protection for makers who build without limits](https://blackdevice.com/project/usbsafe-active-port-protection-for-makers-who-build-without-limits/) - [ioX\. Industrial Raspberry Pi CM5 carrier board with PoE\+](https://blackdevice.com/project/iox-industrial-raspberry-pi-cm5-carrier-board-poe/): The ioX is a professional\-grade carrier board designed and manufactured by blackdevice for the Raspberry Pi CM 5\. Sharing the same compact footprint as the official IO board, it adds PoE\+, dual HDMI, dual DSI, 3\.5mm audio, M\.2 NVMe storage, and a flexible GPIO expansion header — all in a single board built for real\-world industrial and commercial deployments\. - [Pi Hack\. Development board for Raspberry Pi CM5](https://blackdevice.com/project/pi-hack-raspberry-pi-compute-module-5-carrier-board-industrial-applications/): Pi Hack is a professional\-grade carrier board designed and engineered by BlackDevice for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5\. Developed for industrial, commercial, and embedded environments, it transforms the CM5 into a powerful, compact mini\-computer ready for deployment in demanding projects\. Pi Hack combines high\-performance connectivity, industrial\-focused features, and flexible expansion options — all in a robust, reliable form factor optimized for long\-term operation\. ## Categorías - [Raspberry Pi](https://blackdevice.com/category/raspberry-pi/) - [DIY projects](https://blackdevice.com/category/diy-technology-projects/) - [Hive by blackdevice](https://blackdevice.com/category/hive-arm-cluster-project/) - [blackdevice updates](https://blackdevice.com/category/news-updates/) - [How does it work?](https://blackdevice.com/category/how-does-it-work/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://blackdevice.com/sitemap_index.xml)