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Date:      Mon, 11 Sep 2017 11:51:07 -0700
From:      Goo Gle <gsync2@gmail.com>
To:        Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com>
Cc:        "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Good board/router for testing TDMA?
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Hi Adrian,

Oh I see. Thank you.

I guess I'll see if I can find cheaper x86 boards. Otherwise, I'll go with
the previously recommended PC Engines boards.

Thank you for all the help!

-Alana

On Sunday, September 10, 2017, Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> No, the single chip wifi SoCs aren't AR9280. It skipped those.
>
> -a
>
>
> On 8 September 2017 at 16:14, Goo Gle <gsync2@gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> > Hi Adrian,
> >
> > Oh, I see. I'll look for some Intel based board with mPCIe. Maybe the
> > Minnowboard Turbot, Up Squared or the AMD based PC Engines boards Ruben
> > mentioned (thank you!).
> >
> > Since I'm still researching, I'd still like to continue searching for a
> > single SoC solution as well. Do you know of any SoCs that're AR9280
> based?
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Alana
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 12:27 PM, Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I recommend experimenting with some intel CPU thing with mini-pcie and
> >> a mini-pcie AR9280.
> >>
> >> AR9331 is AR9380 based, so it won't work righ tnow, sorry!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -a
> >>
> >>
> >> On 8 September 2017 at 10:58, Goo Gle <gsync2@gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> >> > Hi Adrian,
> >> >
> >> > Thank you for the advice! Do you know of any boards that use the
> AR9280
> >> > or
> >> > is it recommended to find a supported host board and install an AR9280
> >> > mPCIe
> >> > card into it?
> >> >
> >> > I found the following pages:
> >> > https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-wifi-build/wiki/Carambola2
> >> > http://shop.8devices.com/wifi4things/carambola2-DVK
> >> >
> >> > This board seems to be supported and can be purchased. However, it
> only
> >> > supports the 2.4 GHz band. Other than that, it seems great:
> >> > - Single AR9331 SoC that can run FreeBSD with built-in Wi-Fi.
> >> > - GPIO since I hope to control some switches from the board as well.
> >> >
> >> > Do you have experience with this board or do you know of anything
> >> > similar
> >> > that also supports 5 GHz?
> >> >
> >> > Thank you,
> >> > Alana
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> hi!
> >> >>
> >> >> For now, stick with AR9280 devices. AR9380 and later doesn't work
> well
> >> >> due to chip design :(
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> -adrian
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On 7 September 2017 at 20:42, Goo Gle <gsync2@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >> >> > Hello,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I'd like to test some long distance Wi-Fi links (a few kilometers)
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > heard that FreeBSD has built-in support for TDMA which enables
> these
> >> >> > types
> >> >> > of links. I'm admittedly new to FreeBSD and would like to know
> what's
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > good board/router that's well supported by FreeBSD. Something
> >> >> > relatively
> >> >> > cheap and supports at least 802.11n (both 2.4 and 5 GHz) would be
> >> >> > great!
> >> >> > I'm based in USA if it affects availability.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thank you,
> >> >> > Alana
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