From owner-freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Thu Oct 22 18:19:58 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-embedded@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41048A1C6EA for ; Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:19:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jim@netgate.com) Received: from mail-ob0-x234.google.com (mail-ob0-x234.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c01::234]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 011DD1EC7 for ; Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:19:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jim@netgate.com) Received: by obbwb3 with SMTP id wb3so75082274obb.0 for ; Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:19:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=netgate.com; s=google; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=wMMb1SQXRZxGULnwtkSzd5xaHHQRcnD68r3oCMGn6zc=; b=ezFN7kxEu/k2zrdali1Ykm0CthntSM5169D4ld9snH0hINht6nnJ1yagqNH9tYOui5 js8qoLHwky8RfzSUixfFPTW8/pl8l3EVopA+VsMHWBLo4A50AGskyXvRWff58WvN3XMA Ig8eloRafz2Idyvyz0w+DT7wftDO/Zec2wIH8= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:content-type:mime-version:subject:from :in-reply-to:date:cc:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references :to; bh=wMMb1SQXRZxGULnwtkSzd5xaHHQRcnD68r3oCMGn6zc=; b=ZeyhsmvRu/lvTdhrZ922w4FJ+HxGHildDkWJPdhsCjzsFIYPrNEF5S7eGlIipNaZRL Z1y7FuTghMzx3z1IBcE2c8AIgLHH4q9HlA0bHxhxuG3WKTkonf0VCjNmNe/xPs6D4nFJ WcFKDb00sfrcwAj8LoxC0rEYZc2sjCc2Jv6L9yBxfX2fwp2xujyNzadZWwen1vlpIuNH /RUxPLtia7GYDs3TGdJ9EL4tXJyQ423UiHbPsvIkTC5SKTbmGFcLX4tFcjineAAOHpub uXuOf6mpBVIEnvcni9oKTVi4ODccQX1neDv9xFgVxAWzFiwPCL7Vz5diMfzDkonL7PZU Xw7A== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkdNtQniR9nSNeJ+CcJjDteNP7iBjK3N+axKEiKNEGHFsCnrj78wHv5OVIKNckvK7xqwvKL X-Received: by 10.182.247.99 with SMTP id yd3mr11387142obc.37.1445537997325; Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:19:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?IPv6:2610:160:11:33:c192:fa36:e098:5284? ([2610:160:11:33:c192:fa36:e098:5284]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id o185sm6406312oif.5.2015.10.22.11.19.56 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:19:56 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.1 \(3096.5\)) Subject: Re: looking for suggestions for a small router/appliance board/SoC From: Jim Thompson In-Reply-To: <2EB47812-4744-48B5-BEBF-B2074D9EEA8F@jnielsen.net> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:19:56 -0500 Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org, freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <2EB47812-4744-48B5-BEBF-B2074D9EEA8F@jnielsen.net> To: John Nielsen X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3096.5) X-BeenThere: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:19:58 -0000 > On Oct 22, 2015, at 12:57 PM, John Nielsen wrote: >=20 > Hi- >=20 > I=E2=80=99m working on a proof-of-concept for a kind of networking = swiss army knife. Can anyone suggest a board that meets the following = requirements? CPU arch doesn=E2=80=99t matter as long as it will run = FreeBSD (Atom, ARM, MIPS, etc). >=20 > - Small form factor (SoC, probably) > - Can support at least 2 802.11a/b/g/n adapters, prefer 3 (any = combination of chip-integrated and mini PCI-e slots. Prefer to avoid USB = if possible) I openly question your need or the desirability for 3 802.11 adapters. = It can be made to work, but you=E2=80=99re going to have some intermod. > - Has or supports at least 2 1GbE ports. Prefer 3-5 ports with = switching functionality > - Storage not super constrained. Built-in storage (if any) can be = small (which I=E2=80=99m arbitrarily defining as less than 128MB) if = there is also an SD card slot or similar. USB storage will do in a = pinch. > - Has at least 2 free USB ports after meeting previous requirements > - Serial port or header (or GPIO pins that can be used as one? Not = too familiar with that) > - Low power consumption (within reason taking the above into account) > - Low cost (again, within reason) >=20 > I may just start with a PC Engines apu1d, but if there are boards that = are smaller, cheaper, have lower power requirements and/or have = integrated wifi or switch capabilities I=E2=80=99d like to look in to = them as well. you can probably get APU in low-volume, but quantity is very constrained = these days (it=E2=80=99s been true all year). We do have the RCC-VE and RCC-DFF units available. http://store.netgate.com/Desktop-Systems-C83.aspx Jim