CloudShell 2 for XU4

The CloudShell-2 for the ODROID-XU4 is an affordable DIY Network Attached Storage (NAS) Solution with RAID support. Like the original CloudShell, it includes a color LCD and IR receiver on the front, but adds support for USB Attached SCSI (UAS or UASP) and useful data storage technologies (RAID-0, RAID-1 and SPAN). It offers dual slots for 3.5” HDD/SSD drives. The CloudShell-2 also includes a USB 3.0 to SATA bridge (JMicron JMS561), which supports UAS and allows installation of a dual 3.5″ SATA HDD/SDD storages.

 

Specifications
Storage
– 2 Drive Bays
– Supported size : 3.5″ SATA HDD

Supported RAID Type
– Basic(PM)
– JBOD
– RAID 0
– RAID 1

Appearance
– Color: Clear, Smoky Blue
– Size (Height x Width x Depth): 140 x 110 x 221.5 mm
– Weight: 0.64kg(without HDD)

Others
– Fan 92 mm x 92 mm (cool and quiet modes)
– IR Receiver (remote controller not included)
– 2.8″ 320×240 TFT LCD
– 15V/4A Power Supply (included)
** 3pin Power Cord is sold separately.
** XU4 and HDDs are not included.
** Do not apply higher than 16Volt.

 

Further information is available in the WiKi. : https://wiki.odroid.com/accessory/add-on_boards/xu4_cloudshell2/xu4_cloudshell2
More story about this project : http://magazine.odroid.com/wp-content/uploads/ODROID-Magazine-201704.pdf#page=36

 

Hardware Block Diagram

You don’t need to connect another power supply to XU4.

We have two different color choices. Smoky-Blue and Clear-Transparent.
Laser cut acrylic enclosure

 

 

CLOUDSHELL 2 BOARD DETAIL

 

Assembly Guide :https://wiki.odroid.com/accessory/add-on_boards/xu4_cloudshell2/xu4_cloudshell2

320×240 TFT LCD Display example

 

Performance :

Local storage speed test with two WD 6TB Red NAS HDDs on Kernel 4.9 LTS with USAP driver.

 

Cloudshell 2 is a great choice to build you own DIY high performance Network Storage!