yes, DXF file . at here :
Hi, The Wiki lists 4x4 5G and 4x4 2.4G ( Wifi 6 4x4 2.4G Wifi(MT7975N) +4x4 5G Wifi(MT7975P) ) but there are only 5 antenna connectors ( 3x 5Ghz, 2x 2.4 Ghz ), how is the antenna mapping done ? can we connect a 4x4 5Ghz array and 1x 2.4 Ghz ?
I can’t wait for this product to be launched to the market. When will it be available?
We are already in mass production and will be selling to the public soon
It is ax4200 with mt7976.
802.11ax (2.4GHz): up to 574Mbps 802.11ax (5 GHz): up to 3603 Mbps
frequency range 1 x 2.4 GHz, 1 x 5 GHz Bandwidth 20/40 MHz (2.4 GHz band) 20/40/80/160 MHz (5 GHz band) 2 x 2 MIMO technology (2.4 GHz band) 3 x 3 (5GHz band)
What is the maximum power usage with both SSD and 5G module? I would like to take this as a travel router powered by a portable battery bank. Also wondering if there is a heat issue if they are both stacked inside the official case, as there doesn’t seem to be room for a fan and no ventilation holes…?
I’m really liking that darkblue case! Are these all aluminum or plastic?
The more I look at this… the more I think the switch should be facing outwards - I think the case could provide this exposure to allow switched booting preference if the switch were oriented outwards. This would be quite handy.
That and the debug UART - is this accessible over the USB C port as well?
This is great news! With a 1Gb NAND, that allows plenty of OpenWrt packages. Will it come factory-flashed with OpenWrt or at least BPi’s version? That would help get more users set up out-of-the-box.
Lastly, since the PWM fan can be controlled - what temperature sensors are provided/exposed for monitoring?
I think USB booting hasn’t been addressed. And I assume if there is a booting problem that there is some form of recovery? USB booting could make this a lot easier.
Hi,
When all devices are plugged in and run at maximum power, the maximum power consumption can reach about 18W. The new version of the case adds a fan and some ventilation holes
All cases are aluminum.
In general, you only need to use spi nand, and the system on emmc is only used for recovery after bricking.
A USB-UART chip is added to the TypeC, you can use it for debugging, but pay attention to the power supply of the TypeC port of the computer must be enough
Yes, both nand and emmc will be pre-installed with bpi version when leaving the factory,
You can use the temperature sensor of the CPU to monitor the temperature, and then control the fan speed through PWM,
The MTK chip does not support USB boot, so there is no way
Excellent news! An aluminum case with temp-congrolled fan and appropriate vents will be much appreciated! UART over USB C is also much appreciated. Low power shouldn’t be much issue, but fully loaded might be more difficult to find a solution for power.
About the USB boot, I am assuming that the uboot inside the MTK chip does not include this functionality, but could be added into a uboot on the SPI? Has MTK provided any response on the request for USB booting?
There is a PD chip on the USBC, and a power adapter above 20W can be used.
Because USB booting is rarely used, and the workload of software modification is very large, there is no plan to do it for the time being.
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Hi! Will it support Quectel RM500Q-GL? And I noticed that the case does not have the holes for the 5G module antennas. Will you provide additional case designs that can contian PCB antennas for users who use 5G ?
The default setting is RM500U-CN, because the drivers of RM500Q-GL and RM500U-CN are very different and cannot be compatible, so the only way to use RM500Q-GL is to rebuild the image with the right driver.
Sorry，No 5G-capable case for now.
Hello, is there a specific release date?
It is understandable and I hope that the USB boot feature can be enabled in a future uboot version update, especially with having emmc instead of uSD.
While the case may not include holes to support everything, thankfully it is made of aluminum so it should be easy to drill out holes. The benefit is then you can drill the holes wherever you would like to place them.
It’s already on sale without the case, but not in large quantities
We have no plan to do usb boot for the time being, and there is a high probability that we will not do it in the future, Because now not only can SPI NAND boot, but also eMMC.
But there will be an SDK released, you can try to modify it yourself
beside drill out holes , you can also have 3D print the upper cover yourself, and put the 5G antenna inside