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# 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)


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# 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)

### 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)

[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**

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# 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/>

Kontron has it's 

### 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 is ???.

**$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)

### 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

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# 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

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# 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. 


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# 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

[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

RB800:

 - 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>