Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:11:16 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com> To: Jeff Meegan <jeffm@frob.org> Cc: John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net>, "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org" <freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: looking for suggestions for a small router/appliance board/SoC Message-ID: <CAJ-VmomhtOiiBkaPX53sEhACAKYQRu7fiM9Uhy2f6jEuJtSoiA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2F3D00CB-C270-4A98-B9C1-554B43574CF1@frob.org> References: <2EB47812-4744-48B5-BEBF-B2074D9EEA8F@jnielsen.net> <CAJ-Vmok4jbffVu-dc9anucTOYRcqR=M_%2BmNKNvqPG0uA%2B=pq%2BA@mail.gmail.com> <2F3D00CB-C270-4A98-B9C1-554B43574CF1@frob.org>
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i have avila/cambria stuff too, but it's old (PCI, no PCIe.) -a On 22 October 2015 at 11:06, Jeff Meegan <jeffm@frob.org> wrote: > I have a couple of Gateworks Avila boards that at least boot. > > On Oct 22, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com> wrote= : > > hi! > > 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. > > > -a > > > On 22 October 2015 at 10:57, John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net> wrote: > > Hi- > > 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 arc= h > doesn=E2=80=99t matter as long as it will run FreeBSD (Atom, ARM, MIPS, e= tc). > > - Small form factor (SoC, probably) > - Can support at least 2 802.11a/b/g/n adapters, prefer 3 (any combinati= on > 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=E2=80=99m arbitrarily defining as less than 128MB) if there is a= lso 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) > > I may just start with a PC Engines apu1d, but if there are boards that ar= e > smaller, cheaper, have lower power requirements and/or have integrated wi= fi > or switch capabilities I=E2=80=99d like to look in to them as well. > > I know that might be asking a lot, so I=E2=80=99m also open to any sugges= tions that > are most of the way there. Thanks! > > JN > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-embedded > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-embedded-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" > >
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