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How do you use it without storage? (can you use it without the connectors?) If there was a mini-sd I could imagine: put some image on it that knows your wifi,
by anotheryou 10y ago
How do you use it without storage? (can you use it without the connectors?)
If there was a mini-sd I could imagine: put some image on it that knows your wifi, ssh in to it. So if i manage to solder in power and plug in my spare antenna here it might work. Probably you can even just cut some wire of the right size and program it next to your router, my directional antenna is not much more (just some tin can for the directional part).
- bronson 10y agoIt has 8MB of NOR storage. Sure, you aren't putting Debian on there, but it'll take your wifi creds.
- anotheryou 10y agoAh ok, great.
- jandrese 10y agoI think the intention is that you run something like DD-WRT on it. 8MB of storage is a bit tight even for DD-WRT however, if I was looking at these boards I would seriously consider splurging on the $12 model to avoid the low storage headaches. If I were building a hundred or more devices I'd do the work to make the $4 version work, but for a one-off it's not worth the headache. The PCIe option is surprising. I'm not sure what I would use it for, but it does open up some unusual possibilities.
- kogepathic 10y ago> 8MB of storage is a bit tight even for DD-WRT however 8MB of NOR flash is totally standard for a vast majority of consumer routers. OpenWrt/LEDE will happily fit on 8MB with around 4MB available as /overlay (e.g. for additional packages or data). > The PCIe option is surprising. I'm not sure what I would use it for, but it does open up some unusual possibilities. You can use PCI-e for 5GHz WiFi (most common use for PCIe on this SoC line). You can also buy SATA controllers or Gigabit Ethernet in mini-PCIe form factor. Most UMTS/LTE modems in mini-PCIe form factor are actually only utilizing the USB pins in a mini-PCIe slot, so you don't actually need PCIe for those.