From owner-freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Thu Oct 22 18:22:57 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 1F5F4A1C89F for ; Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:22:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeffm@frob.org) Received: from server283.com (server283.com [64.14.68.91]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF37B1194 for ; Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:22:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeffm@frob.org) Received: (qmail 3792 invoked by uid 503); 22 Oct 2015 18:22:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.100.131?) (jeffm@98.203.199.57) by server283.com with ESMTPA; 22 Oct 2015 18:22:55 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.0 \(3094\)) Subject: Re: looking for suggestions for a small router/appliance board/SoC From: Jeff Meegan In-Reply-To: <20151022182128.GY65715@funkthat.com> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:22:52 -0700 Cc: Adrian Chadd , "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" , John Nielsen , "freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <2EB47812-4744-48B5-BEBF-B2074D9EEA8F@jnielsen.net> <2F3D00CB-C270-4A98-B9C1-554B43574CF1@frob.org> <20151022182128.GY65715@funkthat.com> To: John-Mark Gurney X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3094) 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 18:22:57 -0000 Right. Adrian said that he was not sure if Gateworks were supported, so I was just adding my experience. > On Oct 22, 2015, at 11:21 AM, John-Mark Gurney = wrote: >=20 > Jeff Meegan wrote this message on Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 11:06 -0700: >> I have a couple of Gateworks Avila boards that at least boot. >=20 > And only 100mbit ethernet, so failes the gige part of the = requirements... >=20 >>> On Oct 22, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Adrian Chadd = wrote: >>>=20 >>> The PC engines boards are your best bet to begin with. There's = updated >>> ARM hardware from Gateworks but I don't recall if we ever got a port >>> fully working on it. >>>=20 >>> On 22 October 2015 at 10:57, John Nielsen > wrote: >>>> Hi- >>>>=20 >>>> I???m 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???t 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) >>>> - 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???m 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???d like to look in to them as = well. >>>>=20 >>>> I know that might be asking a lot, so I???m also open to any = suggestions that are most of the way there. Thanks! >=20 > --=20 > John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 >=20 > "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not."