Re: [OpenWrt-Devel] WeIO - Web of Things Platform
Drasko DRASKOVIC drasko.drasko...@gmail.com wrote: WeIO (http://we-io.net/) is new OpenWrt (Barrier Breaker) powered development board for rapid prototyping and IoT, based on Carambola 2 module (Atheros AR9331 CPU). It has a good Indiegogo success so far: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/weio-platform-for-web-of-things, and source code of the main app is here: https://github.com/nodesign/weio, while BSP is here: https://github.com/nodesign/openwrt (currently working on set of patches to be pushed to upstream soon). We hope that this project will lead to further popularization of OpenWrt, as so far we are quite satisfied with results and performance. So, 400Mhz ARM, single wired ethernet that needs to be populated, as far as I can see. Lots of I/O... Yes, a nice IoT platform. Any battery management? The AR9331 uses the Ath9K wifi driver? I'm thinking about ease of sticking it in a tree with a solar panel. -- ] Never tell me the odds! | ipv6 mesh networks [ ] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works| network architect [ ] m...@sandelman.ca http://www.sandelman.ca/| ruby on rails[ ___ openwrt-devel mailing list openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org https://lists.openwrt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel
Re: [OpenWrt-Devel] WeIO - Web of Things Platform
Hi Michael, On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 5:10 PM, Michael Richardson m...@sandelman.ca wrote: So, 400Mhz ARM, single wired ethernet that needs to be populated, as far as I can see. Lots of I/O... Yes, a nice IoT platform. Any battery management? We have not been working on this but normally Carambola 2 module promises 0.5W power consumption (http://www.8devices.com/carambola-2). In general AR9331 is very power efficient (http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr703n). WeIO has some extra components (USB hub and MCU), but generally should not be very different in the terms of power consumption. It is powered by 5V USB, or via external power supply (has a regulator circuit on board). In this sense any external battery, like the ones used as extra batteries for mobile phones and tables, should work without problems. But there is no battery management circuit in the sense that we can measure battery status at first revision of WeIO. We will be looking at more industrial solutions for the second revision and maybe add some missing features. The AR9331 uses the Ath9K wifi driver? Yes, and this is probably the best Linux WiFi driver. It is very powerful, has even opened FW part and can support virtual interfaces - i.e. you can have simultaneous interface in AP and STA mode (tested and working with WeIO). I'm thinking about ease of sticking it in a tree with a solar panel. I do not have experience with this, but basically any supply between 5V and 15V will be OK for powering the board. I am planning to do some measurements on the new batch that arrived a few days ago, and I can present you exact consumption figures. BR, Drasko ___ openwrt-devel mailing list openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org https://lists.openwrt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel
Re: [OpenWrt-Devel] WeIO - Web of Things Platform
Drasko DRASKOVIC drasko.drasko...@gmail.com wrote: In this sense any external battery, like the ones used as extra batteries for mobile phones and tables, should work without problems. That's a good idea. There are even some with built-in solar panels, but the general conclusion is from my solar power gurus that the solar panel is mostly a joke... -- ] Never tell me the odds! | ipv6 mesh networks [ ] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works| network architect [ ] m...@sandelman.ca http://www.sandelman.ca/| ruby on rails[ ___ openwrt-devel mailing list openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org https://lists.openwrt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel
[OpenWrt-Devel] WeIO - Web of Things Platform
FYI, WeIO (http://we-io.net/) is new OpenWrt (Barrier Breaker) powered development board for rapid prototyping and IoT, based on Carambola 2 module (Atheros AR9331 CPU). It has a good Indiegogo success so far: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/weio-platform-for-web-of-things, and source code of the main app is here: https://github.com/nodesign/weio, while BSP is here: https://github.com/nodesign/openwrt (currently working on set of patches to be pushed to upstream soon). We hope that this project will lead to further popularization of OpenWrt, as so far we are quite satisfied with results and performance. BR, Drasko ___ openwrt-devel mailing list openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org https://lists.openwrt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel
