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-Minimal, Easy Dev:
+Below is the best-guess set of features that a rooter hardware device would
+include; this is a balance between good functionality, engineering feasibility,
+and cost at the 1k or 10k production batch size:
 
  - Core
-    - ARM SoC, probably BeagleBoard-compatible device
-    - power management/regulator IC for SoC
-    - 256MB RAM
-    - No onboard FLASH, 2GB+ uSD card
+    - ARM SoC, Freescale i.MX6
+    - Power management/regulator IC for SoC
+    - 512MB RAM
+    - No onboard FLASH, 8GB+ uSD card
+    - FRAM chip for routing table persistance
  - WiFi
-    - Atheros ath5k-compatible WiFi bg baseband, radio
-    - Antenna connector
-    - regulator/powermanagement
+    - full-size miniPCIe slot for off-the-shelf dual-band card
  - 802.15.4 
-    - all-in-one chip, trace antenna (?)
+    - all-in-one stm32w chip, trace antenna (?)
  - Ethernet
-    - PHY IC
-    - Single 10/100mbps jack (w/ LEDs)
-    - Connectors with LEDs
+    - GigE switch chip w/ PHY, 5 ports
+    - 4x LAN jacks with drivers for longer cable runs (w/ LEDs)
+    - 1x WAN jack
  - Power
     - 5/12v regulator, ~1amp
     - Power connector
     - Reverse voltage diode
+ - USB Host jack
+ - USB mini jack for UART/JTAG/Mass storage (how? USB2 hub?)
  - Second SD or uSD connector (for expansion)
  - status LEDs and drivers (PWM from SoC?)
  - reset button
  - power switch
 
-"Single PCIe":
+# Absolute Minimal Hardware
+
+A device with the minimal hardware resources required to accomplish rooter
+goals, which could be implemented with as little engineering as possible. This
+would be very similar to the $90 open hardware BeagleBone development board;
+than design could be copied and extended.
 
  - Core
-    - ARM SoC, Freescale i.MX6
-    - Power management/regulator IC for SoC
-    - 512MB RAM
-    - No onboard FLASH, 8GB+ uSD card
-    - FRAM chip for routing table persistance
+    - ARM SoC, probably BeagleBoard-compatible device
+    - power management/regulator IC for SoC
+    - 256MB RAM
+    - No onboard FLASH, 2GB+ uSD card
  - WiFi
-    - full-size miniPCIe slot for off-the-shelf hardware
+    - Atheros ath5k-compatible WiFi bg baseband, radio
+    - Antenna connector
+    - regulator/powermanagement
  - 802.15.4 
     - all-in-one chip, trace antenna (?)
  - Ethernet
-    - GigE switch chip w/ PHY, 5 ports
-    - 4x LAN jacks with drivers for longer cable runs (w/ LEDs)
-    - 1x WAN jack
+    - PHY IC
+    - Single 10/100mbps jack (w/ LEDs)
+    - Connectors with LEDs
  - Power
     - 5/12v regulator, ~1amp
     - Power connector
     - Reverse voltage diode
- - USB Host jack
- - USB mini jack for UART/JTAG/Mass storage (how? USB2 hub?)
  - Second SD or uSD connector (for expansion)
  - status LEDs and drivers (PWM from SoC?)
  - reset button