Raspberry Pi 5 + Pineboards AI Bundle Case

This enclosure was designed specifically for the combination of a Raspberry Pi 5 and the Pineboards AI Bundle (Hailo-8L + NVMe SSD adapter) under heavy load, with an active fan on both sides. I created this model because I could not find any existing enclosure — neither commercial nor printable — that properly addressed the mechanical and thermal challenges of this board combination with respect to the housing of two fans.

The stacked (“piggyback”) construction of the boards creates several problems:

• insufficient airflow around the SSD
• no proper fan mounting options
• problematic mounting geometry
• thermal issues under sustained AI workloads

In my setup, the NVMe SSD overheated under high load. This enclosure was designed to solve these issues cleanly.

Features

• optimized spacing between Raspberry Pi 5 and Pineboards AI Bundle
• controlled clearance to floor and side walls for airflow
• dedicated fan mounting position
• improved ventilation around the NVMe SSD
• proper cable clearance
• mechanically stable mounting
• easy assembly and maintenance access
• designed specifically for active cooling scenarios

The model was tested with sustained high-load AI workloads where SSD temperatures previously became problematic.

Hardware

Designed for:

• Raspberry Pi 5
• Pineboards AI Bundle (Hailo-8L accelerator & NVMe 2280 SSD)

Notes

I recommend active airflow for sustained AI inference workloads, especially when using fast NVMe SSDs.

STEP/source files are included so the enclosure can be modified for different fans (I'm using a standard Raspberry Pi Cooling Fan 30x30x7mm and heatsinks on the SSD).