April 25, 2021
Description
This is a 2x 3.5" bay NAS cased based on an Odroid XU4Q (or XU4).
The case has been printed and validated.
A good starting point for the NAS software side can be found here:
https://wiki.odroid.com/odroid-xu4/software/ubuntu_nas/ubuntu_nas
This configuration features 100Mb/s file transfer via a 1Gb Ethernet link. For HDD this is close to the theoretical maximum transfer speed.
Please leave comments for feature requests.
The compact version of this housing requires connections to 230/110V - high-voltage can be deadly!
Only commence this assembly, if you are trained to work with 230V. Seek help from professionals, if not.
There is an will be no explanation/plan of or support for the electrical wiring inside this NAS in this project.
You can always stick to the non-230V version and use external power supplies!
Parts needed for the housing:
Screws for mounting HDDs 6-32 UNC 3/4 (phillips preferred)
120mm Fan (a TC version for noise reduction)
2x Fan grills to protect cabling & fingers
For 230/110V compact NAS:
Mean Well RS-25 12V 2A
Mean Well RS-25 5V 5A
Power Inlet IEC320 C14
For external panel mounted ports:
1x HDMI
1x Ethernet
1x USB 2.0
1x USB 3.0
You can get most of these parts at Aliexpress or other sources.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/WSFS-Hot-Solder-Lug-Terminals-IEC-320-C14-EMI-Filter-Boat-Switch-Fuse-Holder/32833213235.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-Speed-USB-3-0-Male-To-Female-USB-3-0-Extension-Cable-Wire-Computer-Host/32827197393.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/USB-2-0-Extension-Cable-Male-to-Female-With-Screw-Panel-Mount-24AWG-28AWG-30cm-50cm/32780159315.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Gold-HDMI-Extension-Cable-Lead-High-Speed-HDMI-Male-to-Female-Ethernet-Extender-with-Screw-Hole/32700650084.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1pcs-30cm-8Pin-RJ45-Cable-Male-to-Female-Screw-Panel-Mount-Ethernet-LAN-Network-8-Pin/32807107289.html
Development Log:
04.07.2018
30.06.2018
10.06.2018
Credits:
The renderings and drawings include modified models from GrabCAD.com and others like
https://grabcad.com/library/odroid-xu4-2, https://grabcad.com/library/mean-well-rs-25-1, etc.
Unfortunately, I can not trace back, where I got everything from. Thanks to everybody in the open source community for sharing!
License:
CC BY-NC-SA - Attribution - Non commercial - Share alike