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= 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). | |||