Mesh/Hardware support - Revision history

Juul at 04:18, 26 May 2016

2016-05-26T04:18:38Z

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	~~sudo mesh wants to support a few different types of devices~~. ~~This page lists the routers we want to support, ordered by approximate priority~~.		THIS PAGE IS OUTDATED. SEE [[Mesh/Home and extender nodes\|Home and extender nodes]] instead.

	~~= First milestone =~~

	~~Our first hardware support milestone includes the following devices~~.		sudo mesh supports only a few routers for use as home nodes but supports a bunch more for use as extender nodes.


	== Ubiquiti Picostation 2 HP ==		== Ubiquiti Picostation 2 HP ==

Juul: /* TP-Link TL-WDR3500 */

2014-08-29T06:39:58Z

TP-Link TL-WDR3500

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	=== TP-Link TL-WDR3500 ===		=== TP-Link TL-WDR3500 ===

	This was recommended by the Guifi net people who visited on August 28th 2014. It's basically a Western Digital N600 with two large'ish external omni antennas. The case is a bit physically larger.		This was recommended by the Guifi net people who visited on August 28th 2014. It's basically a Western Digital N600 with two large'ish external omni antennas. The case is a bit physically larger. Unfortunately it's $42.

	= Second milestone =		= Second milestone =

Juul: /* Western Digital N600 */

2014-08-29T06:08:05Z

Western Digital N600

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	*Ethernet ports: 5 non-PoE		*Ethernet ports: 5 non-PoE
	*USB ports: 1		*USB ports: 1

			=== TP-Link TL-WDR3500 ===

			This was recommended by the Guifi net people who visited on August 28th 2014. It's basically a Western Digital N600 with two large'ish external omni antennas. The case is a bit physically larger.

	= Second milestone =		= Second milestone =

Chrisjx: /* Fourth milestone */

2014-04-11T04:27:13Z

Fourth milestone

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	= Fourth milestone =		= Fourth milestone =

	Support an open hardware router (does not yet exist, though a Beagle Bone Black with an Atheros Chipset is probably as close as we're likely to get soon).		Support an open hardware router (does not yet exist, though a [[Beagle Bone Black]] with an Atheros Chipset is probably as close as we're likely to get soon).

	= Fifth milesone =		= Fifth milesone =

	Support an even more open hardware router, possibly with everything implemented with FPGAs and DACs. Possibly not even limited to the wifi standard.		Support an even more open hardware router, possibly with everything implemented with FPGAs and DACs. Possibly not even limited to the wifi standard.

50.0.83.158: /* Meraki Outdoor */

2014-01-20T03:15:23Z

Meraki Outdoor

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	We have a lot of these, but the Linux kernel currently has no support for their watchdog and it is enabled with a 5 minute timer per default. These are otherwise basically the same as the Picostation 2 HP, but with two ethernet ports and less power.		We have a lot of these, but the Linux kernel currently has no support for their watchdog and it is enabled with a 5 minute timer per default. These are otherwise basically the same as the Picostation 2 HP, but with two ethernet ports and less power.

	*Frequency: 2.4 ~~ghz~~		*Name: Long Range
			*Board: [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Sparky MicroTik RB133]
			*Frequency: 2.4 GHz
	*Chipset: AR2315		*Chipset: AR2315
	*Ethernet ports: 2		*Ethernet ports: 2

Juul: /* TP-LINK TL-WR703N / TL-MR3020 */

2014-01-17T04:57:59Z

TP-LINK TL-WR703N / TL-MR3020

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 *Add 5 GHz-specific and 802.11n-specific configuration options to node-configurator
-== TP-LINK TL-WR703N / TL-MR3020 ==
+== The cheap home router ==
 These are the cheap indoor option. The TL-WR703N is $25 including shipping but is not FCC/CE certified. The TL-MR3020 is basically the same unit with a few extra LEDs and FCC/CE certification and costs $32 including shipping.
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 Remaining ToDo:
-*Add support for external filesystem on USB device.
+*The router boots up and gets and IP with DHCP but then becomes unresponsive?
 = Second milestone =

Juul at 23:41, 13 January 2014

2014-01-13T23:41:06Z

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 *Flash: 8 MB
 *Ethernet ports: 1 PoE
 == Ubiquiti Nanostation M5 ==
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 *Ethernet ports: 1 PoE and 1 with optional PoE passthrough.
-WARNING: Some of the older versions of these have a hardware bug that can kill the router the first time you enable the PoE passthrough.
+WARNING: Some of the older versions of these have a hardware bug that can kill the router the first time you enable the PoE pass-through.
 == Ubiquiti Nanobridge M5 ==
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 *Flash: 8 MB
 *Ethernet ports: 1 PoE
 == Ubiquiti Rocket M5 ==
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 *Flash: 8 MB + USB (port but not sure if USB works in OpenWRT)
 *Ethernet ports: 1 PoE
 == TP-LINK TL-WR703N / TL-MR3020 ==
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 *Flash: 4 MB + USB port for additional storage.
 *Ethernet ports: 1 non-PoE.
 = Second milestone =
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 *Flash: 8 MB
 *Max power: ~200 mW
 == Ubiquiti Nanobeam M5 ==
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 *Flash: 8 MB
 *Ethernet ports: 1 PoE
 = Third milestone =
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 = Fourth milestone =
-Support a fully open hardware router (does not yet exist).
+Support an open hardware router (does not yet exist, though a Beagle Bone Black with an Atheros Chipset is probably as close as we're likely to get soon).

Juul at 23:02, 13 January 2014

2014-01-13T23:02:18Z

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	sudo mesh wants to support a few different types of devices. This page lists the routers we want to support, ordered by ~~appoximate~~ priority.		sudo mesh wants to support a few different types of devices. This page lists the routers we want to support, ordered by approximate priority.

			= First milestone =

			Our first hardware support milestone includes the following devices.

			== Ubiquiti Picostation 2 HP ==

			We have about 70 of these. These were part of our first large purchase and have been the initial focus of our firmware efforts.

			*Frequency: 2.4 ghz
			*Chipset: AR2315
			*Ram: 32 MB
			*Flash: 8 MB
			*Ethernet ports: 1 PoE

			== Ubiquiti Nanostation M5 ==

			The 5 ghz rooftop mesh backbone is initially being built primarily using Nanobridges and Nanostations and Rockets. Nanostations a are light and easy to install on e.g. flagpoles and can support maybe two or three connected Nanobridges.

			*Frequency: 5 ghz
			*Chipset: AR7xxx
			*Ram: 32 MB
			*Flash: 8 MB
			*Ethernet ports: 1 PoE and 1 with optional PoE passthrough.

			WARNING: Some of the older versions of these have a hardware bug that can kill the router the first time you enable the PoE passthrough.

			== Ubiquiti Nanobridge M5 ==

			The 5 ghz rooftop mesh backbone is being built primarily using Nanobridges and Nanostations. Nanobridges are our directional nodes. We connect them to other Nanobridges or to Nanostations.

			*Frequency: 5 ghz
			*Chipset: AR7xxx
			*Ram: 32 MB
			*Flash: 8 MB
			*Ethernet ports: 1 PoE

			== Ubiquiti Rocket M5 ==

			Like a Nanostation, but antenna is better (and external and sold separately) and it has twice the ram and more CPU.

			*Frequency: 5 ghz
			*Chipset: AR7xxx
			*Ram: 64 MB
			*Flash: 8 MB + USB (port but not sure if USB works in OpenWRT)
			*Ethernet ports: 1 PoE

			== TP-LINK TL-WR703N / TL-MR3020 ==

			These are the cheap indoor option. The TL-WR703N is $25 including shipping but is not FCC/CE certified. The TL-MR3020 is basically the same unit with a few extra LEDs and FCC/CE certification and costs $32 including shipping.

			Both of these will need an external USB stick to work with our firmware. These can be had for ~$2.50 for 128 MB sticks and maybe $5.00 for 8 GB. We can probably get lower bulk prices from china.

			*Frequency: 2.4 ghz
			*Chipset: AR7240
			*Ram: 32 MB
			*Flash: 4 MB + USB port for additional storage.
			*Ethernet ports: 1 non-PoE.

			= Second milestone =

			We're not yet sure exactly which platforms will be supported for our second milestone.

			== Meraki Outdoor ==

			We have a lot of these, but the Linux kernel currently has no support for their watchdog and it is enabled with a 5 minute timer per default. These are otherwise basically the same as the Picostation 2 HP, but with two ethernet ports and less power.

			*Frequency: 2.4 ghz
			*Chipset: AR2315
			*Ethernet ports: 2
			*Flash: 8 MB
			*Max power: ~200 mW

			== Ubiquiti Nanobeam M5 ==

			This seems to be the replacement for the Nanobridge. Has nicer mounting bracket with 2D swivel joint. Not yet available for purchase.

			*Frequency: 5 ghz
			*Chipset: AR7xxx
			*Ram: 64 MB
			*Flash: 8 MB
			*Ethernet ports: 1 PoE

			= Third milestone =

			No hard plans, but some ideas are:

			*Generic x86 Linux-based desktop/laptop operating systems.
			*Beagle Bone Black
			*Raspberry Pi

			= Fourth milestone =

			Support a fully open hardware router (does not yet exist).

Juul: Created page with "sudo mesh wants to support a few different types of devices. This page lists the routers we want to support, ordered by appoximate priority."

2014-01-13T22:25:38Z

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