John Crispin <j...@phrozen.org> wrote: > tl;dr > In 2024 the OpenWrt project turns 20 years! Let's celebrate this > anniversary by launching our own first and fully upstream supported > hardware design.
> If the community likes the idea outlined below in greater details, we > would like to start a vote. > --- > The idea [....] > Hardwarespecifications: > * SOC: MediaTek MT7981B > * Wi-Fi: MediaTek MT7976C (2x2 2.4 GHz + 3x3/2x2 + zero-wait DFS 5Ghz) > * DRAM: 1 GiB DDR4 > * Flash: 128 MiB SPI NAND+ 4 MiB SPI NOR > * Ethernet: 2x RJ45 (2.5 GbE + 1 GbE) > * USB (host): USB 2.0 (Type-A port) > * USB (device, console): Holtek HT42B534-2 UART to USB (USB-C port) > * Storage: M.2 2042 for NVMe SSD (PCIe gen 2 x1) > * Buttons: 2x (reset + user) > * Mechanical switch: 1x for boot selection (recovery, regular) > * LEDs: 2x (PWM driven), 2x ETH Led (GPIO driven) > * External hardware watchdog: EM Microelectronic EM6324 (GPIO driven) > * RTC: NXP PCF8563TS (I2C) with battery backup holder(CR1220) > * Power: USB-PD-12V on USB-C port (optional802.3at/afPoE via RT5040 module) Why this slow-switching-power-when-enable yet antoher USB crap? optionally - may be, but standart barrel plug 5.5/2.1 + (optional internal JST HX 2.54mm 2P connector) is better. > * Expansion slots: mikroBUS > * Certification: FCC/EC/RoHS compliance > * Case: PCB size is compatible to BPi-R4 and the case design can be re-used > * JTAG for main SOC: 10-pin 1.27 mm pitch (ARM JTAG/SWD) > * Antenna connectors: 3x MMCX for easy usage, assembly and durability > * Schematics: these will be publicly available (license TBD) > * GPL compliance: 3b. "Accompany it with a written offer ... to give any > third party ... a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding > source code" > * Price: aiming for below 100$ [....] _______________________________________________ openwrt-devel mailing list openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel
