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diff --git a/research/devices.page b/research/devices.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dbafde4 --- /dev/null +++ b/research/devices.page @@ -0,0 +1,666 @@ + +############################################################################# +# Wireless Routers + +### Netgear N600 + +AKA, WNDR3700v2. <http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/netgear/wndr3700?s> + + - 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 + +### Fonera 2.0n + +<http://wiki.fon.com/wiki/Fonera_2.0n_Specifications> + + - SoC: Ralink 300MHz + - 64MB RAM + - 8MB Flash + +### Freedom AP/CEP + +Simple generic devices designed by [Abicom] in the UK; intended to be used as +reference designs? + +abicom: http://www.abicom.co.uk + +[FreedomNx2](http://www.abicom.co.uk/products.php#FreedomNx2): + + - AR7161 WLAN-NPU + +Freedom AP: + + - AR5312 Wireless SoC: 200MHz MIPS + - 10/100 ethernet + - 2.4GHz and 5GHz, dual MAC + +Freedom CPE ([openwrt link](http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/abicom/freedom_cpe)): + + - Atheros AR5312 @ 220MHz + - 32MB RAM + - 8MB Flash + - 10/100 Ethernet + - dualband wifi + +### Apple Airport Extreme + +**$189** 802.11n router with 4 ethernet ports (incl WAN) + + - Marvell 88F5181 SoC + - Atheros AR5416-AC1E 802.11n on a mini-pci (e?) daughter, plus AR5133-AL1E + and WN6M3 chips driving antennas + - ST M29W128FL flash (128Mbit = 16mb) + - 2x Samsung K4H651638H-3UCB DDR RAM chips, 256Mbit/each = 64mb + - Broadcom BCM5325E1QMG ethernet switch + +### Zyxel + +[NBG5715](http://www.zyxel.com/products_services/nbg5715.shtml?t=p) is a +generic "media router" with 128MB RAM, 128MB Flash. +[OpenWRT support](http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/zyxel/nbg5715). + +### Redware + +"Wireless Host Board" +<http://www.redwave.cc/pro-view.asp?pid=1566>: + + - Atheros MIPS 24K 400MHz Network Processor + - 1 Mini PCIe slot (9.2mm) + - 2 Ethenet ports (10/100) + - 32MB RAM + - 8MB Flash + +### Asus + +A line of generic routers advertised as OpenWRT/dd-wrt compatible, some with +relatively large amounts of RAM. +Eg, [on amazon](http://www.amazon.com/RT-N16-Wireless-N-Maximum-Performance-single/dp/B00387G6R8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328077297&sr=8-1) + +### TP-Link + +[1043ND](http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WR1043ND-Ultimate-Wireless-Gigabit/dp/B002YLAUU8) + +############################################################################# +# Dev Systems, Single-board-computers + +[Netgate comparison chart](http://store.netgate.com/Single-Board-Computer-Comparison-Chart-W28C85.aspx) + +### Ubiquity RouterStation Pro + +[openwrt link](http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/ubiquiti/routerstation.pro). **$80** +End of life Fall 2011. + + - Atheros AR7161 MIPS 24K running @ 680MHz + - 128MB of DDR RAM + - 16MB of SPI FLASH + - 3 MINI-PCI Slots(supports Type IIIA) + - 1 WAN Gbit port (arge0) (connected through AR8216 switch chip) + - 3 LAN Gbit ports (arge1) (connected through AR8216 switch chip) + +### jjPlus + +IU3: + + - Atheros AR7161 680MHz Network Processor + - 64Mbytes SDRAM Memory + - 8Mbytes SPI Flash Memory + - Three Type-III Mini-PCI Slot + - Five Gigabit Ethernet Port (1WAN/ 4LAN) + +### Gateworks + +Laguna GW2388-4: + + - Cavium CNS3420 dual core 600MHz Processor + - 128Mbytes DDRII SDRAM Memory + - 16Mbytes Flash Memory + - Four Type III Mini-PCI Slots + - Two Gigabit Ethernet Ports + - uSD Flash Socket + +[Avila GW2355](http://www.gateworks.com/products/avila/gw2355.php): + + - Intel XScale IXP425 533MHz Processor + - 64Mbytes SDRAM + - 16Mbytes Flash + - Four Type III Mini-PCI Slots + - WAN: 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet + - LAN: 4-Port 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet + +[avila comparison table](http://www.gateworks.com/products/avila.php) + +Sells Cambria development/reference boards running OpenWRT. + +### PC Engines + +The ALIX.6F2 is **$122** + + - CPU: 500 MHz AMD Geode LX800 + - DRAM: 256 MB DDR DRAM + - 1 miniPCI slot, 1 miniPCI Express slot (USB only), LPC bus + - 2 Ethernet channels (Via VT6105M 10/100) + +### Ibase + +FWA7404 "security appliance": + + - dual-core Via Nano chip, 1.2MHz, not a SoC + - Chipset: Via VX900 + - up to 2GB of DDR3 RAM + - Mini PCIe slot + - 4x GigE ports + +Same company also sells much larger switches. + +### Soekris + +[NET6501](http://soekris.com/products/net6501.html): + + - Intel Atom E6xx x86 CPU + - FPGA + - 4x GigE (Intel 82574IT) + - 1x miniPCIe slot (or mSATA) + - 1x USB 2.0 only miniPCIe slot + - 2x PCIe slots + - SATA + - several GPIO connected to FPGA + - up to 30watts, requires fan? + - net6501-30: **$300** 600MHz, 512 MB RAM + - net6501-50: **$329** 1GHz, 1 GB RAM + - net6501-70: **$456** 1.6GHz, 2 GB RAM + +[NET5501](http://soekris.com/products/net5501.html): + + - AMD Geode LX single chip processor with CS5536 companion chip + - UltraDMA-100 + - SATA + - 1 to 4 VIA VT6105M 10/100 Mbit Auto MDIX Ethernet ports + - Mini-PCI type III socket. (for t.ex. hardware encryption or wireless controller) + - PCI Slot, right angle 3.3V signaling only, dual PCI slot option + - net5501-60: 433 Mhz CPU, 256 Mbyte DDR-SDRAM, 4 Ethernet Ports **$222** + - net5501-70: 500 Mhz CPU, 512 Mbyte DDR-SDRAM, 4 Ethernet Ports **$254** + +### Hacom + +Embeded x86 computers, multiple GigE ports. +<http://www.hacom.net/catalog/gigabit-ethernet> + +### OPNsense + +**$325+** pfSense gateway devices, with optional WiFi. +<http://www.applianceshop.eu/index.php/firewalls/opnsense/opnsense-wl-pfsense-appliance.html> + + - AMD Geode LX 500Mhz + - 256 MB RAM + - 512 MB flash (CF card) + - Serial console + - WiFi via USB + - 3x 10/100Mbps Ethernet ports + +### PC Engines ALIX Systems + +bare system boards based around AMD Geode processors with miniPCI slots. very +broad support for operating systems (linux, BSDs, commerical, etc). +[pricing](http://pcengines.ch/alix2d2.htm). + +[alix6f2](http://pcengines.ch/alix6f2.htm): + + - **$97** w/o tax + - 1x miniPCI, 1x faux miniPCIe (USB 2.0 ONLY) + - internal serial ports, GPIO, i2c + - 500MHz LX800 AMD Geode processor + - 256 MB RAM + - USB + - 2x ethernet ports (with Via VT6105M) + - 6x6" form factor, 5 W of 12v DC power + +[alix2d2](http://pcengines.ch/alix2d2.htm): + + - almost identical to the above + - **$99** + - 2x miniPCI + +<http://www.switzernet.com/public/081001-alix-umts-debian/> + +[bbox](http://www.bbox.ua/en/configurations/) sells OpenBSD plug-and-play WiFi +boxes based on ALIX boards: **$300+** + +### Kontron + +[KTT30/mITX](http://emea.kontron.com/products/boards+and+mezzanines/embedded+motherboards/miniitx+motherboards/ktt30mitx.html): + +- **$???** (hundreds?) +- NVIDIA Tegra 3 Cortex-A9 Quad Core 900MHz +- up to 2GB DDR3L RAM +- GPU and HDMI +- 1x mPCIe, 1x mPCIe/mSATA, 1x mPCIe for 3G (oboard SIM socket) +- 2x SD card slots +- <7 watts power? +- 2x USB host, 1x USB device +- 2x RS232 serial ports +- 1x Gig Ethernet +- 1x eMMC, 1x SATA +- Operating temp. 0°C to 60°C + +### OpenBlocks + +High-powered plug-like computers. + +On a [debian list](http://lists.debian.org/debian-arm/2012/07/msg00007.html): + +- Product: OpenBlocks AX3 +- Model number: OBSAX3/4 +- Price: JYP 69,800 (**$890**) +- CPU: Marvell ARMADA XP 1.33GHz Dual Cores +- Memory: Onboard 1GB DDR3 +- SO-DIMM: 1 (up to 2GB) +- FlashROM: 128MB (NOR) +- Internal storage: 1 (2.5inch or Half-Slim SATA) +- Internal I/O: JTAG: 1 +- Internal I/O: Mini PCI Express: 1 +- External I/O: 1000BASE-T: 4 +- External I/O: eSATA: 1 +- External I/O: USB 2.0: 2 +- External I/O: RS232C: 2 +- Energy consumption (idle/run time): 10W/13W +- Maximum ambient operating temperature: 0-45C +- OS: Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 +- Weight: 365g +- Power supply: 12V AC adapter +- Size: 101 x 142.1 x 42 mm (with rubber feet) + + +############################################################################# +# Dev Kits, Modules + +Qseven is an organization with a spec for SODIMM-like module connectors: +<http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Congatec-congaQMCB-and-MSC-Q7MBEP4/> + +Kontron and Adlink 314-pin MXM ("mobile PCI Express Module") connector: +<http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Adlink-promises-modules-and-wider-ARM-support/> + +### Rhombus Tech + + +### Qseven Modules + + +### Variscite Modules + +[VAR-SOM-OM44](http://www.variscite.com/products/item/76-var-som-om44-ti-omap4460) +with TI OMAP4460 (1.5ghz dual-core), GigE via USB, 512MB PoP RAM. Cost around +**$120**. + +**$50** +[VAR-SOM-AM35](http://www.variscite.com/products/item/32-var-som-am35-ti-sitara-am3517-am3505) +with TI AM3517 (600mhz Cortex-A8), 100mb ethernet, 64-256mb DDR2 RAM, 256-512mb +Flash, ~1watt power + +### RaspberryPI + +**$25/35** (subsidized by broadcom). 2.5+ watts. + +Broadcom BCM2835 SoC at 700mhz with powerful GPU, 128/256mb RAM, 100mb ethernet (in B model) + +### BeagleBone + +**$90** (no subsidies) + + - SoC: TI AM3358 + - 256 MB RAM + - microSD + - 10/100 ethernet + +### PandaBoard ES + +Uses TI OMAP4460 SoC (1.2ghz dual-core, with GPU) and 1gb DDR2 RAM, comes with +WiFi, 100Mb ethernet, bluetooth. **$182** (subsidized by TI). WiFi is on a TI +"WiLink" module. + +[Almost 10k PandaBoards have been +sold](http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/PandaBoard-ES/) (original design) + +### Cotton Candy + +<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Candy_(single-board_computer)> + +### Phytec Modules + +<http://www.phytec.com/products/som/Cortex-A9/phyCORE-OMAP4460-OMAP4430.html> + +### Gumstix Modules + +[Overo Water +COM](https://www.gumstix.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=228) at **$170**: + + - TI OMAP3530 (720mhz) + - 512mb RAM + - 512mb FLASH + +[Overo Sand COM](https://www.gumstix.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=261) at **$115**: + + - TI OMAP 3503, 600mhz + - 256mb RAM + - no flash + + +### IGEPv2 + +TI OMAP3530 (720mhz) and 515mb RAM, 512mb FLASH, integrated 802.11bg, +bluetooth, 100mb ethernet, audio, microSD, ethernet. + +Open Hardware? + +### Direct Insight Modules + +<http://www.directinsight.co.uk/products/swiftmodule/SwiftModule-omap-4460.html> + +(aka, Strategic Test) +<http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Strategic-Test-TX28S/> (Jan 2012) + +**$50** (10k qnty) TX-28S: + + - SODIMM form factor + - SoC: Freescale i.MX283 (454MHz) + - 64MB RAM + - 128MB Flash + - 10/100 ethernet + + +### Embest Kits + +[Mini2100 Processor Card](http://www.armkits.com/Product/mini2100.asp): +1ghz Samsung S5PV210 w/ 1gb DDR2 RAM + 1gb FLASH, **$140** + +[Mini8510 Processor Card](http://www.armkits.com/Product/mini8510.asp): +1ghz TI DM3730 w/ 256mb RAM + 256mb FLASH, **$100** + +**$150** +[DevKit8500D](http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Embest-DevKit8500D/): + + - TI DaVinci DM3730 or TI Sitara AM3715 1GHz + - 512MB DDR SDRAM + - 512MB NAND flash + +############################################################################# +# Mobile Devices + +### Chromebook + + +### OpenSourceMID + +Non-phone mini-tablet like device, available for **$300**. Has a TI ARM A8 OMAP3530 +processor. 3G, WiFi, bluetooth, + +<http://www.opensourcemid.org/> + +### OpenMoko + +[Neo Freerunner](http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner_Hardware): + + - 802.11bg: Atheros chipset AR6001 + - SoC: 400/500 MHz Samsung 2442B (ARM) (eg, S3C2442B B54) + - 128 MB RAM (half internal, half external?) + - 256 MB Flash + +### iPhone 4S + +<http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone-4S-Teardown/6610/1> + + - Murata SW SS1830010, containing Broadcom wifi+bluetooth? + - Toshiba THGVX1G7D2GLA08 16 GB 24 nm MLC NAND flash memory + - Qualcomm MDM6610 (?) + - Apple A5 dual-core 1GHz with 512 MB DDR2 RAM + +### iPad 2 + +<http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad-2-Wi-Fi-Teardown/5071/1> + + - 1ghz Apple A5 dual-core CPU: APL0498 + - 512mb DDR2 RAM + - 16/32/64gb FLASH + - broadcom BCM43291HKUBC 802.11/bluetooth/FM chip + +### Amazon Kindle + +[Kindle Fire](http://www.ifixit.com/blog/2011/11/15/kindle-fire-teardown/): + + - Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 Processor + - Samsung KLM8G2FEJA 8 GB Flash Memory + - Hynix H9TKNNN4K 512 MB of Mobile DDR2 RAM + - Texas Instruments 603B107 Fully Integrated Power Management IC + - Texas Instruments WL1270B 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi + +### OLPC + +[XO-1 CL1A](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification): + + - CPU: 433MHz x86 AMD 33234G Geode w/ integrated northbridge + - 256MB RAM + - 1GB FLASH + - 802.11bg: Marvell Libertal 88W8388 controller and 88W8015 radio + +############################################################################# +# Plug Computers + +### GlobalScale Devices + +Server Plus (aka SheevaPlug2?) + + - Marvell Kirkwood 6281A1, 1.2GHz + - 512MB 16bit DDR2 RAM, 800MHz + - 512MB NAND Flash + - WiFi 802.11 b/g + - Bluetooth + - 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports + - 2 USB 2.0 ports + - U-SNAP I/O + - 1 Micro-SD Slot + - 1 eSATA @ 3Gb/s SATAII + +DreamPlug (**$160**) + + - Marvell Kirkwood 88F6281, 1.2ghz + - 512mb DDR2 (800mhz) RAM (32bit?) + - 4GB micro-SD, plus extra SD slot + - 2x GigE Ethernet + - 802.11bgn + - eSATA + - 802.11 b/g/n + - Bluetooth 2.1 + - Audio in/out via USB (incl. S/PDIF) + +D2Plug (**$250**) + + - Marvell PXA510, 800MHz + - 1gb DDR3 (800mhz) 32bit bus + - 1x GigE port + +OpenRD + + - Marvell 88F6281, 1.2ghz + - 512mb RAM + +### Marvell Smile Plug +<http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Marvell-SMILE-Plug/> + +With Armada 300 2ghz SoC (88F6282), Marvell Avastar 88W8764 wifi, 512mb DDR3 +RAM and 512mb FLASH. Dual GigE ports, SD card slot. + +### Efika MX Smarttop + +Discontinued? Retailed for around **$130**? + - 800MHz Freescale i.MX515 ARM Coretex-A8 processor + - video (HDMI) + - 512MB RAM + - 8GB internal flash drive + - 100Mbps ethernet + - 802.11 b/g/n radio + - SD card slot + - 5 watts power? + +They also do an i.MX53 module ("Efika MX53"): + + - 1GHz i.MX53 + - 512MB RAM + - 4GB NAND Flash + - 2x USB host + - 4-layer PCB + - ARM Cortex-M3 MCU + - 802.11 b/g/n (Sagrad W-LAN SG901-1098) + + +############################################################################# +# Other + +### CuBox + +Small linux dev computer. **$135**, 1-3 watts. + +Marvell Armada 510 ARMv7 SoC with 1gb DDR3 (800mhz), microSD storage, eSATA, +GigE ethernet, no wifi. + +### Fit-PC + +Home media center oriented devices, with industrial variants. + +[fit-PC2i](http://www.fit-pc.com/web/fit-pc/fit-pc2i-specifications/): + + - Intel Atom 1.1/1.6/2ghz (Z510/Z530/Z550) + - 1/2gb DDR2 RAM + - 2x GigE (Realtek RTL8111) + - 802.11n (with RaLink RT3070) + - DVI video out + - 802.11 + - 6-8w loaded, 1w standby + - **$280 to 480** + +See also [Fit-3](http://www.fit-pc.com/web/purchase/order-direct-fit-pc3/) +(TODO) + +### Google TV (future) + +Marvell 1500 (88DE3100): dual core Cortex-A9-ish, PJ4b-SMP CPU. ~5.3watts, +32bit DDR3 (800mhz) + +### Freescale "Gateway" Device + +**$500** "Home Health Hub" with bluetooth, zigbee, other radios. +[linuxfordevices +article](http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Freescale-HHH/) + +**$350** [Networked Gateway Reference Design](http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=RDMPC8308NSG&tid=AIsplsh); zigbee, 802.11, GigE + + +### Digi International + +ZigBee-based "ConnectPort X2e for Smart Energy" +<http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/ConnectPort-X2e-for-Smart-Energy-/> + +### Axiomtek + +A large/expensive "network appliance" with an Intel Atom chip, 10x GigE ports, +mini-PCIe, etc. +[linux4devices article](http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Axiomtek-NA330/) + +[NA-330](http://us.axiomtek.com/Products/ViewProduct.asp?view=915): + + - Processor -- Intel Atom D425 or D525, both clocked at 1.8 GHz + - Chipset -- Intel ICH8M + - Memory -- up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM + - Storage -- 2 x 2.5-inch bays or 1 x 3.5-inch bay for SATA hard disk drive; Type II CompactFlash slot + - Expansion -- 1 x PCI Express Mini Card slot + - Networking -- 10 x gigabit Ethernet, with configurable LAN bypass and option of two SFP ports + - Power -- 110~240VAC; 84 Watts + +### OpenRB Automation Devices + +[Logic Machine 2](http://openrb.com/features/): +A home automation (and SCADA?) device running linux. Elaborate visualization +and controls via smartphones. + +### Dragino MS12U + +Open Hardware [Dragino](http://www.dragino.com/) device: basic cheap atheros +open-mesh-style device with an 802.15.4 transceiver. +[openwrt link](http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/dragino/ms12) + +Used in the [Flukso Fluksometer](http://www.flukso.net/) and other wireless +devices? + +### VillageTelco + +The [Mesh Potato](http://store.villagetelco.com/mesh-potato.html) is a **$120** +open hardware 802.11 mesh router with a telephone jack, intended to be used to +build rural phone systems. + + - Atheros AR2317 system on a Chip (SoC) + - Silicon labs FXS port chipset + - MIPS 4k processor 180 MHz + - One 10/100Mbit LAN port + - 8 MByte Serial Flash EEPROM + - 16 MByte RAM + - 802.11b/g Atheros wifi, uses madwifi (blob HAL) + +[Next generation planning](http://wiki.villagetelco.org/index.php?title=Next_Generation_MeshPotato) + +### RouterBoard (aka MikroTik) + +Modular wireless router hardware produced by mikrotik (sp?). Mostly having many +Mini-PCI (only a few with PCIe) slots, some with lots of GigE ports. Runs their +proprietary RouterOS, or OpenWRT. <http://routerboard.com/> + +RB751G-2HnD: + + - Atheros 400mhz AR7241 SoC + - 64MB RAM + +[RB493G](http://routerboard.com/RB493G): + + - 680MHz MIPS-BE CPU + - 256MB RAM + - 9x GigE ports + - 3x MiniPCI + +[RB433UAH](http://www.roc-noc.com/mikrotik/routerboard/rb433uah.html): + - **$160** + - 128MB RAM, 512MB Flash + - Atheros AR7161 (MIPS) 680MHz + +RB800 (**$300**): + + - MPC8544 800MHz + - 256MB DDR2 SDRAM + - 3x GigE + - 4x miniPCI + - 1x miniPCIe + - 1x PCIe, 1x PCI slots + +### Excito + +Home media/fileserver device: <https://www.excito.com/node/9> **$425** + + - 1.2 GHz ARM processor (Feroceon 88FR131) + - 512MB DDR-II 800MHz RAM + - 2x GigE + - 802.11a/b/g/n w/ 2x antennas + - 2x USB 2.0 + - eSATA (3Gbps) + - 8-13 watts power, 5 watts idle (?) + - fanless + +### Unsorted + +Dangerous Prototypes Web Platform +http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Web_Platform + +http://boundarydevices.com (single-board computers) + +netfpga: http://netfpga.org/ + +miniPCIexpress device: http://www.unex.com.tw/product/dnxa-92 (wifi) |