From 833cbf9f38f7322aca156500086f8a0358fe3a21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bnewbold Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:44:00 +0200 Subject: backup --- research/cpu.page | 2 + research/devices.page | 17 +++- research/miniPCIe.page | 26 +++++- research/unsorted.page | 231 ------------------------------------------------- 4 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 237 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 research/unsorted.page (limited to 'research') diff --git a/research/cpu.page b/research/cpu.page index 187c52a..f30ba34 100644 --- a/research/cpu.page +++ b/research/cpu.page @@ -140,3 +140,5 @@ AppliedMicro APM86290 - GigE ethernet - 1031FCBGA package (1k pins?) +For price comparison, "Atheros is currently in volume production with the +AR5007AP-G with a list price of $12.50 in 10-k piece lots." diff --git a/research/devices.page b/research/devices.page index dbafde4..819968e 100644 --- a/research/devices.page +++ b/research/devices.page @@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ ### Netgear N600 -AKA, WNDR3700v2. +AKA, WNDR3700v2. . **$90** or +so, though being supplanted by wndr3800? Popular OpenWRT hacker device, used by +bufferbloat project. Chipset connectivity for this device seems to be via PCI +(PCIe?). - SoC: Atheros AR7161 rev 2 680 MHz - - 64MB RAM - 16MB Flash - 4 GigE ports on RTL8366S switch, plus WAN on AG71xx - - Atheros AR9280an and Atheros AR980bgn WiFi PHY chips + - dual-band: Atheros AR9280an and Atheros AR980bgn WiFi PHY chips ### Fonera 2.0n @@ -518,6 +520,15 @@ They also do an i.MX53 module ("Efika MX53"): ############################################################################# # Other +### Ubiquity EdgeRouter Lite + +**$99**, no wireless, runs debian. + +- Dual-Core 500 MHz, MIPS64 with Hardware Acceleration for Packet Processing +- 512 MB DDR2 RAM +- 2 GB on-board flash +- 3x gigabit ethernet ports + ### CuBox Small linux dev computer. **$135**, 1-3 watts. diff --git a/research/miniPCIe.page b/research/miniPCIe.page index b7b19b7..c2cde5f 100644 --- a/research/miniPCIe.page +++ b/research/miniPCIe.page @@ -1,9 +1,25 @@ -miniPCIe cable modem? -open hardware miniPCIe wifi? from Qi hardware? +# miniPCIe WiFi Cards -mini pci-express wifi cards: let's say $30 end cost for dual-band +mini pci-express wifi cards: let's say $30 end cost for dual-band client. + + +$35 atheros based, with AP mode: https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-mini-pcie + +$45: http://store.netgate.com/WLE200NX-80211nabg-miniPCIe-Card-P1763C29.aspx + +$45: http://www.ispsupplies.com/categories/PCI-and-PCI-E/WLE200NX.html?gdftrk=gdfV25486_a_7c1893_a_7c7138_a_7cWLE200NX + +The high-end atheros AR9280-based Ubiquity SR71-E card costs about +[$60](http://www.metrix.net/ubiquiti-sr71e-p-536.html). + +Intel cards seem to be the cheapest and best quality as client devices. +unfortunately, iwlwifi (fully-open intel wireless drivers for most contemporary +devices) don't seem to support host/AP mode as of fall 2012. Only a +software/firmware issue, not a hardware limitation? + +See also [wikipedia wireless driver](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_wireless_drivers) article. [$16 atheros](http://www.amazon.com/Atheros-AR5008-802-11n-Wireless-AR5BXB72/dp/B004ZHWKM0/ref=sr_1_22?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329885631&sr=1-22) @@ -15,3 +31,7 @@ mini pci-express wifi cards: let's say $30 end cost for dual-band [$40 dual-band intel](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106062) +# Other Uses + +miniPCIe cable modem (DOCSIS 3.0)? fiber? mSATA storage? + diff --git a/research/unsorted.page b/research/unsorted.page deleted file mode 100644 index 68b9e53..0000000 --- a/research/unsorted.page +++ /dev/null @@ -1,231 +0,0 @@ - -# Software - -[psyc](http://about.psyc.eu/PSYC): mature, lightweight "SYnchronous -Conferenceing" protocol. appropriate for embedded hardware? - -services/tools: - - in-browser code editing: - - server monitoring: - - vanilla forums (PHP): - - - - (network -tuning and testing tools for linux) - - (network performance tool) - - (small, minimal software and libraries) - - ("musl" libc) - -[TropicSSL](http://www.stackfoundry.com/open-source/tropicssl/) embedded -SSL/TLS library - -[whirlygig random number generator](http://warmcat.com/_wp/whirlygig-rng/), -CPLD-based - -# Network - -[Grid Appliance](http://www.grid-appliance.org/): a virtual machine image for -quickly spooling up a distributed cluster for high performance computing. - -networking tools: - - - - - - - - - -# Hardware - - (comsat downlink to wifi) - - (some bridge/mesh/wireless router?) - -[Vortex86 x86 CPU](http://www.vortex86sx.com/?page_id=286), - -hardware random number generator with schematic: - - -links to CPU power draw benchmarks: - -trimslice tegra 2 all-in-one fanless desktop computer: - - -WiFi Pineapple Mark IV: - - -802.15.4 "MiWi" from microchip (proprietary): - -[SD form factor wireless cards](http://www.spectec.com.tw/products.html) - - - -[Funcube dongle](http://www.funcubedongle.com/?page_id=286) (space SDR) - -more SoCs: -ST SPEAr1340 http://www.st.com/internet/mcu/product/251211.jsp - dual ARM, GigE, PCIe -ST SPEAr300 http://www.st.com/internet/mcu/product/247246.jsp - 333MHz ARM, ethernet -freescale PowerQUICC comms -MPC8349E http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MPC8349E - PowerQUICC II Pro, dual GigE, dual PCI (old), 667MHz -e600 SoC MPC8641D dual core 1.5GHz - "rapidIO", ethernet, PCIe - 15-25watts - -atheros stuff: - - http://www.qca.qualcomm.com/networking/brand.php?brand=4&product=68 - - http://www.qca.qualcomm.com/networking/technology.php?nav1=109&product=90 - - http://www.qca.qualcomm.com/networking/brand.php?brand=4&product=68 - - http://www.qca.qualcomm.com/networking/feature.php?feature=5 - - http://www.qca.qualcomm.com/technology/technology.php?nav1=47 - - http://www.qca.qualcomm.com/technology/technology.php?nav1=50 - -# Writings, Documents - -EFF Open Wireless Movement: -https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/04/open-wireless-movement/ -http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/my_open_wireles.html - -telekommunist writings: - - -"franklin street statement": - - -FCC. FCC 10-201, Open Internet Order, December 2010. Available at - (broken -link) - -: "Networking@Home" blog post from The ISP Column (IETF) - -[arstechnica article](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/03/how-amsterdam-was-wired-for-open-access-fiber.ars) -on wiring amsterdam with fiber - -"User freedom to attach devices" by Scott Jordan and Gwen Shaffer - - - - - - - - - -# Really Unsorted - -Sensorpedia: http://www.sensorpedia.com/ - -(for development) stackoverflow thread on embedded flash linux filesystems: - - -[gpgAuth](http://gpgauth.org/): gpg for web service authentication - -web proxy autodiscovery (for www browser proxy configuration): - - - (routing advice for OpenWRT) - -delamination (net neutrality): - - -MegaMIMO (MIT 100k competitor) - -[underweb](http://underweb.info): experimental/academic non-HTML "multimedia -browser" - -[thimbl](http://www.thimbl.net/index.html) - -[Apple IPv6 issues and status (may 2012)](http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/05/the-future-is-forever-the-state-of-ipv6-in-the-apple-world/) - -"Smart Energy Profile 2.0": - - industry standard for home energy crap - - , - - - -inject/manipulate ads in HTML: - -great hardware documentation example: - - - -[IETF Homenet](http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-homenet-arch-02.txt) - -unforgetable key: split key into N shards, give to friends. they can all -"intervene" together, unlikely to jointly betray you - - - - (GPU software routing) - - (ARM network chips) - - (6lowpan RFC) - -Netgear "Smart Network": - - - (open source support? site down) - -open wifi drivers for broadcom: - -wireless network monitor: - -[vyatta](http://www.vyatta.com/): enterprise firewall services? - -defcon network ops (using aruba hardware): - - -request for managed router on hacker news: -http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1160585 - -debian HOWTOs: - - (vague...) - -blog post on using routers as tor bridges: - -lightweight linux virtual machining: - - -WiFi Direct (device-to-device) - -[MQTT light pubsub protocol](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MQ_Telemetry_Transport) - -Securing Linux LXC containers: -http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-lxc-security/ - -wi-viz: wifi network visualizations -http://devices.natetrue.com/wiviz/ - -python library for analyzing graphs/networks (w/ raster+HTML visualization?): -http://networkx.lanl.gov/ - -quantifying unsavory p2p network usage: -http://arxiv.org/abs/1206.4166 - -DASH7 433MHz "active RFID" radio links: -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DASH7 - -XMPP best practices? http://core.im/ - -UK rural broadband: http://b4rn.org.uk/ - -monit: http://mmonit.com/monit/ - -Ben WPAN: http://en.qi-hardware.com/wiki/Ben_WPAN - -light PHP forum software: http://fluxbb.org/ - -search for publicly-accessible embedded device IPs: http://www.shodanhq.com/ - -"JSON+UDP+DHT=Freedom": http://telehash.org/ - -federated wiki: http://wardcunningham.github.com/ - -happenstance (yet another federated status network): -https://github.com/sdether/happenstance - -- cgit v1.2.3