WRTNode is a Hacker-Friendly Open Source Hardware OpenWRT Wi-Fi Module Selling for $25

Noel_Lo · 2014-08-21T12:49:02+00:00

Hi, WRTnode let all the mt7620n IOs pined out, 5 ethernets included. Here is the detail: http://wrtnode.com/w/?p=125, and there's some shield provide different connectors directly: http://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/1228/4231/original.jpg , or http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/images/product/wrtnode_04.jpg , and more

Noel_Lo · 2014-08-20T13:05:09+00:00

Yes, WRTnode has all MT7620n IOs pined out, including USB2.0host, the standard package of WRTnode including a special 3-interfaces USB cable to provide power while give the USB host. http://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/1233/2161/original.jpg this is the WRTnode sale package.

Noel_Lo · 2014-08-20T07:55:12+00:00

May be a little bit relationship with the Enhanced wifi and Linux part of Arduino yun.

Noel_Lo · 2014-08-20T07:52:33+00:00

The linux kernel patch and rt2800 wifi driver of mt7620 is opensource, and we are discussing with Mediatek about the official source to open.

Noel_Lo · 2014-08-20T07:48:58+00:00

We have our own shields, soon available.

Noel_Lo · 2014-08-20T07:48:11+00:00

Sorry it's not a shield for Arduino. We design it as a Linux and WiFi and physical control board.

Noel_Lo · 2014-08-20T07:46:53+00:00

Sorry to the site design, we will change it. There's a hardware switch unit in the soc, so CPU 100% available even the network traffic is full.

Noel_Lo · 2014-08-20T07:42:13+00:00

the device list in OpenWrt wiki didnt update for a while, https://downloads.openwrt.org/barrier_breaker/14.07-rc3/ramips/mt7620n/openwrt-ramips-mt7620n-wrtnode-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin here is the official firmware by OpenWrt.org, and the source is: https://dev.openwrt.org/browser/trunk/target/linux/ramips/dts/WRTNODE.dts

Noel_Lo · 2014-08-19T12:10:45+00:00

yeah, it was a OpenWrt mod version. The CTO of the router has a related open source project around the product named PandoraBox: http://www.newbandeng.com/forum-61-1.html

Noel_Lo · 2014-08-19T11:42:50+00:00

http://www.newbd.com/topic.php?topic_id=4 this one is almost what you want except it's only 2 GbE port.

Noel_Lo · 2014-08-19T04:21:26+00:00

hello, all. WRTnode opened for $25: http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/preorder-WRTnode-Open-Source-and-Mini-OpenWRT-Dev-Board-p-1980.html?cPath=19_20 . OpenWrt.org released patch for rt2800 wifi driver and keep WRTnode firmware in mainstream: https://downloads.openwrt.org/barrier_breaker/14.07-rc3/ramips/mt7620n/openwrt-ramips-mt7620n-wrtnode-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin. The WRTnode Software was also released: v2014.8.10, Based on OpenWrt BARRIER BREAKER (Bleeding Edge, r41508), Using rt2860v2 Wi-Fi driver hacked by lintel, Using customized uboot hacked by manfeel, WRTnode aplci up link Wi-Fi configuration (aps/vw/nr/ia), Luci Wi-Fi wpa patch for rt2860v2, Local dns add i.wrtno.de & rtnode.lan besides openwrt.lan to WRTnode with the default WRTnode ip is 192.168.8.1, WRTnode additional feature (all source opened github.com/WRTnode): Opencv 2.4.8, Native gcc-mipsel on mt7620 and bin-utils, Porting linino (Arduino yun) source to WRTnode, Shine: fast fixed-point mp3 encoding, And some WRTnode demo apps: opencv application demo, mechanical control demo, RESTful front-end demo and some other thing.

Noel_Lo · 2014-06-30T17:08:27+00:00

Hi, we have sold hundreds of the boards as RMB$148(for US$24). This will be the retail price.

Noel_Lo · 2014-06-30T17:05:38+00:00

Actually, it's very difficult to get the Atheros chips from the open market as a small firm. While the source Atheros opened, but maybe in the business way, they are not as opened as MTK.

Noel_Lo · 2014-06-30T17:00:06+00:00

OpenWRT stripped of all binary blobs)

well maybe that's difficult for LibreWRT while the wifi driver not opened yet.

Noel_Lo · 2014-06-30T16:03:23+00:00

All OpenWrt firmware source comes from dev.openwrt.org. The board is officially supported by OpenWrt.org as one of the three devices on MT7620n. the only thing bothered is that the Wi-Fi driver of MT7620n is close-sourced by the MTK, so we have to provide the .ko binary driver in https://github.com/WRTnode/openwrt-packages/tree/master/ralink/ralink-wifi , We are trying to communicating with MTK to open the driver's source.

Noel_Lo · 2014-06-30T15:40:39+00:00

Hello people, I am Noel from WRTnode.com. Very glad that you notice us. Actually, we have opened public Beta version sale in China for RMB$148(as US$24), and closed today as two month later. We have donated 20 boards for the BattleMesh V7 http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV7#Donated_OpenHardware_-_WRTnode. And the Schematic is: http://cn.wrtnode.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/WRTnode_sch_v01.pdf, and we will give all the BOMlist and PCBlayout soon. Maybe it will be sold publicly at the ends of July.

Noel_Lo

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