Seeed Studio

Seeed reTerminal

Expert rating8 / 10

SoC:: Broadcom BCM2711 (via CM4)
Memory:: 4GB LPDDR4
Display:: 5-inch Capacitive Touchscreen

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Manufacturer: Seeed Studio Last updated: 2026-09-12

Seeed reTerminal Review

Seeed reTerminal is an industrial HMI device built around a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, integrating a 5-inch touchscreen, RS485 and CAN bus interfaces, and onboard sensors into a wall- or DIN-rail-mountable enclosure.

The reTerminal takes the CM4 out of the bare-board world entirely and turns it into a finished industrial panel: touchscreen, RS485/CAN for factory-floor protocols, an accelerometer and light sensor, all in a rugged case that can go straight onto a wall or machine without any custom enclosure design work.

Industrial I/O Out of the Box

Unlike a bare CM4 carrier board, the reTerminal ships with RS485 and CAN bus connectors already wired up, which matters directly for factory automation, building management, and vehicle telemetry projects that would otherwise need a custom HAT.

A Finished Product, Not a Kit

The touchscreen, buttons, LEDs, and sensors are all pre-integrated and enclosed, so the reTerminal functions as a deployable HMI panel from the moment it powers on, trading the flexibility of a bare board for dramatically faster time-to-deployment.

Comparison to Alternatives

Against the ClockworkPi uConsole, both are CM4-adjacent devices with screens, but the reTerminal targets fixed industrial installs with RS485/CAN while the uConsole targets portable general computing. Compared to building a custom HMI around a bare Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5, the reTerminal is more expensive per unit but eliminates enclosure and interface design work entirely.

Our verdict

Reviewed by Burooj Alam. Rated by us, not by users.

Expert rating8 / 10

An excellent shortcut to a deployable industrial touchscreen panel, at a premium over building one from a bare CM4.

Best for

Factory floor HMI panels with RS485/CAN
Building automation touch control panels
Rapid industrial IoT prototyping

Not for

Cost-sensitive hobby projects
Applications needing a larger or higher-res display
General desktop computing use

Specifications

What these specs mean

Identity

Brand	Raspberry Pi Foundation
Model Number	reTerminal (built on Raspberry Pi CM4)

Processor

SoC Model	Broadcom BCM2711

Storage

Onboard Storage	32GB eMMC

Physical and software

Official OS	Raspberry Pi OS, Debian

CPU Architecture	ARM
Memory	4GB LPDDR4
Storage Type	eMMC
Has AI Accelerator / NPU	No
Wireless	WiFi 5
GPIO Header	Yes
Price	195 USD
Use Case	General Purpose

FAQs

What are the key specifications of the Seeed reTerminal (Single-Board Computer/Raspberry Pi CM4/Quad-Core Cortex-A72/5-inch Touchscreen/Industrial HMI Device)?

Key specs for the Seeed reTerminal: SoC Broadcom BCM2711, CPU Architecture ARM, Storage Type eMMC, Storage 32GB eMMC, Processor Quad-Core Cortex-A72 up to 1.5GHz, Memory 4GB LPDDR4.

Will the Seeed reTerminal (Single-Board Computer/Raspberry Pi CM4/Quad-Core Cortex-A72/5-inch Touchscreen/Industrial HMI Device) work with my current setup?

The Seeed reTerminal (Single-Board Computer/Raspberry Pi CM4/Quad-Core Cortex-A72/5-inch Touchscreen/Industrial HMI Device) lists SoC is Broadcom BCM2711. Check that against the hardware you already own before buying, since this is the field that most often decides whether a part fits.

Who is the Seeed reTerminal (Single-Board Computer/Raspberry Pi CM4/Quad-Core Cortex-A72/5-inch Touchscreen/Industrial HMI Device) best suited to?

Best suited to: Factory floor HMI panels with RS485/CAN; Building automation touch control panels; Rapid industrial IoT prototyping.

What are the drawbacks of the Seeed reTerminal (Single-Board Computer/Raspberry Pi CM4/Quad-Core Cortex-A72/5-inch Touchscreen/Industrial HMI Device)?

Not the best fit for: Cost-sensitive hobby projects; Applications needing a larger or higher-res display; General desktop computing use.