Specifications:
- SoC: Broadcom BCM63168 dual 400MHz MIPS
- Flash: 16MB SPI NOR W25Q128WFG
- RAM: 128MB DDR3 W631GG6KB-15
- Ethernet: 1x 1000M, 3x 100M
- Wifi: BCM435F
- 1x USB 2.0 port
- 3x Button
- 12x LED
Flashing via serial
- Connect to the 3.3V TTL UART on the board
(J6 pinout Vcc Rx Tx Gnd) at 115200-8-N-1
- Press any key in the serial console when powering up the board to enter
the CFE prompt
- Configure an interface on your workstation to static IP 192.168.1.100
and connect it to the board
- Start a TFTP server with the firmware image
- On the CFE prompt, enter the command
"f 192.168.1.100:openwrt-bmips-bcm63268-smartrg_sr505n-squashfs-cfe.bin"
Signed-off-by: Kyle Hendry <kylehendrydev@gmail.com>
[Remove unneeded LED labels]
Signed-off-by: Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@gmail.com>
The Comtrend VG-8050 is a wifi gigabit ethernet router, 2.4 GHz single band with
two external antennas.
Hardware:
- SoC: Broadcom BCM63169
- CPU: dual core BMIPS4350 @ 400Mhz
- RAM: 128 MB DDR
- Flash: 128 MB NAND
- LAN switch: Broadcom BCM53125, 5x 1Gbit
- Wifi 2.4 GHz: SoC (BCM63268) 802.11bgn
- USB: 1x 2.0 (optional)
- Buttons: 2x (reset)
- LEDs: yes
- UART: yes
Installation via CFE web UI:
1. Power off the router.
2. Press reset button near the power switch.
3. Keep it pressed while powering up during ~20+ seconds.
4. Browse to http://192.168.1.1 and upload the firmware.
5. Wait a few minutes for it to finish.
Signed-off-by: Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@gmail.com>
BMIPS is a generic arch that can be used for multiple Broadcom SoCs, each one
with its own specific drivers, so instead of having a huge kernel supporting
all of them, let's switch to a subtarget per SoC like other OpenWrt targets.
Signed-off-by: Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@gmail.com>
Kyle Hendry