Actually I bought the silent fans. So I don't have to write any code, too bad the foxconn fans are a misdesign. I'll maintenance this router next week for the new fans. I'm putting it into production at home tomorrow though.
Cheers, -peter On 07/25/17 18:38, Peter J. Philipp wrote: > On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 10:58:13AM +0200, Peter J. Philipp wrote: >> Hi, I got the ER-8. First impression is that it's in good condition, but the >> fans are a little noisy, hoping it won't be a pain. cnmac0 starts on eth4 >> instead of eth0 but that's no problem as long as I remember the order. > I've had this ER-8 a little over a half day and the only gripe I have is > the fan noise. I googled a little about a solution to hardware hack this > to put less noisy fans in there: > > https://community.ubnt.com/t5/EdgeMAX-Stories/Replacing-fans-in-EdgeRouter/cnc-p/1192519#M590 > > But I'm wondering if there is a more elegant solution. Is there any > capability > for sensors and fan speed control in the Edgerouter? Anyone know datasheets > of this functionality out there somewhere? I'm willing to try to write a > driver as a first project, as I can't see these fans going off like that for > 24/7 in my apartment (even if it's in the hallway). > > Regards, > -peter
