From owner-freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Thu Oct 22 18:13:10 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@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 8727EA1C439 for ; Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:13:10 +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 42D0F1A58 for ; Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:13:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeffm@frob.org) Received: (qmail 27267 invoked by uid 503); 22 Oct 2015 18:06:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.100.131?) (jeffm@98.203.199.57) by server283.com with ESMTPA; 22 Oct 2015 18:06:29 -0000 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: Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:06:27 -0700 Cc: John Nielsen , "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" , "freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org" Message-Id: <2F3D00CB-C270-4A98-B9C1-554B43574CF1@frob.org> References: <2EB47812-4744-48B5-BEBF-B2074D9EEA8F@jnielsen.net> To: Adrian Chadd X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3094) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.20 X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:13:10 -0000 I have a couple of Gateworks Avila boards that at least boot. > On Oct 22, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Adrian Chadd = wrote: >=20 > hi! >=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 >=20 > -a >=20 >=20 > On 22 October 2015 at 10:57, John Nielsen > wrote: >> 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) >> - 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. >>=20 >> I know that might be asking a lot, so I=E2=80=99m also open to any = suggestions that are most of the way there. Thanks! >>=20 >> JN >>=20 >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org = mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-embedded = >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-embedded-unsubscribe@freebsd.org = " > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org = mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless = > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org = "