Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 16:39:12 +0400 From: Lev Serebryakov <lev@serebryakov.spb.ru> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ubiquiti SR71-E (ar9280) support? Or, maybe, other Mini-PCIe high-power WiFi card? Message-ID: <3310594119.20110516163912@serebryakov.spb.ru> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikDcpNhK%2Buk6HgeN8zPvapfuh0L9Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <1813166089.20110516155219@serebryakov.spb.ru> <BANLkTikDcpNhK%2Buk6HgeN8zPvapfuh0L9Q@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello, Adrian. You wrote 16 =EC=E0=FF 2011 =E3., 16:21:05: Thank you for detailed explanation. Of course, I'll upgrade to 9-STAVLE as it becomes STABLE :) > I've no idea what the implications are for power usage on Mini-PCIe > cards. Ubiquiti have stopped selling the SR71-E cards and I'm not sure > why; and I'm not sure whether there are other cards out there that are > Mini-PCIe and high powered. You may want to contact Ubiquiti and ask. Power seems not ot be a problem -- many high-power Mini-PCI cards has additional contacts (in form of standard header, which allows to attach unused now 3.5" FDD power connector, for example) for 5V power to enable high-power operations. My Senao EMP card has, for example... > Thanks and good luck! Thank you for you work on Atheros and wifi in FreeBSD :) --=20 // Black Lion AKA Lev Serebryakov <lev@serebryakov.spb.ru>
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