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, Freescale i.MX6 - Power management/regulator IC for SoC - 512MB RAM - No onboard FLASH, 8GB+ uSD card - FRAM chip for routing table persistance - WiFi - full-size miniPCIe slot for off-the-shelf dual-band card - 802.15.4 - all-in-one stm32w 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 - 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 ## BOM

Subsystem

What

MFG

MPN

Qty

Cost @1k

Total

 

Core

ARM SoC

Freescale

I.MX6

1

$22.00

$22.00

 
 

512MB RAM

   

1

$15.00

$15.00

 
 

8GB uSD

   

1

$6.00

$6.00

 
           

$0.00

 
           

$0.00

 

Wireless

miniPCIe DualBand

Intel?

 

1

$35.00

$35.00

 
 

802.15.4 TX/RX

TI

CC2520

1

$2.50

$2.50

 
 

miniPCIe slot

   

1

$2.50

$2.50

 
           

$0.00

 

Ethernet

GigE PHY

   

1

$2.00

$2.00

 
 

Ethernet Jack

   

1

$1.50

$1.50

 
 

Switch chip

Realtek

RTL8366SR-GR

1

$10.00

$10.00

 
 

Ethernet Jacks

tyco

 5557563-1

1

$5.00

$5.00

 
           

$0.00

 

USB

USB Host

Areva

87520-0010BLF  

1

$0.40

$0.40

 
 

USB Mini

Molex

56579-0576

1

$1.11

$1.11

 
 

Voltage Protect

On semi

NCP349MNAETBG

1

$1.00

$1.00

 
 

FTDI

   

1

$1.50

$1.50

 
           

$0.00

 

Power

Inductor

TDK

VLCF5020T-2R2N2R6-3

3

$0.90

$2.70

 
 

Voltage Protect

On semi

NCP349MNAETBG

1

$1.00

$1.00

 
 

SoC Pwr

TI

TPS65217B

1

$4.00

$4.00

 
 

Regulator

TI

TPS73701DRBR

1

$0.95

$0.95

 
           

$0.00

 

Other Comp

Passives

   

50

$0.01

$0.25

 
 

LEDs

Dialight

598-8170-107F

4

$0.05

$0.20

 
 

Diode

   

4

$0.10

$0.40

 
 

microSD slot

   

1

$1.00

$1.00

 
 

SD Slot

ALPS

SCHA5B0200

1

$1.00

$1.00

 
 

Power Jack

CUI

PJ-002A

1

$0.30

$0.30

 
 

buffer

TI

SN74LVC2G07DCKR

2

$0.12

$0.24

 
 

Transistors

   

3

$0.20

$0.60

 
 

Button

Omron

B3U-1100P

4

$0.55

$2.20

 
 

Crystal

Epson

MC-30632.7680k-A

4

$0.30

$1.20

 
 

Fudge Electronics

   

1

$2.00

$2.00

 
           

$0.00

 
           

$0.00

 

Production

6 Layer PCB

   

1

$8.00

$8.00

 
 

Assembly

   

1

$8.00

$8.00

 
           

$0.00

 
           

$0.00

 

TOTAL

         

$139.55