śr., 17 sty 2024 o 16:27 John Crispin <j...@phrozen.org> napisał(a): > > Additional FAQ for OpenWrt One > > This is a summary of some further questions regarding the OpenWrt One > project gathered so far. After OpenWrt voted to move forward, it will be > converted into a page within the OpenWrt wiki as a place for collecting > the latest information. > > Q: Will the various hardware buttons and switches be fully exposed on > the outside? > A: The latest iteration of the design will fully expose all buttons and > switches. > > Q: Will there be an option to purchase preassembled kits? > A: We're considering that option but still need to explore possibilities > with the manufacturer. > > Q: When do you expect general availability? > A: Once we vote to move forward, it will take around 45 days until the > first PCBA engineering samples get shipped. These will be passed on to > developers for testing. Once they are verified it will probably take > another 30-45 days until they can be ordered. So we are looking at April > timeframe. > > Q: What kind of power supply is needed? > A: While the initial announcement imprecisely referred to the power > supply as "USB-PD 12V" the PCB will draw its required power from a USB-C > PD 3.0/2.0 source. > > Q: Why does the current design not feature any USB 3.0 connectivity? > A: USB 3.0 always has the risk of interference with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. We > would like to reduce risk as much as possible. Interference proofing the > board would add considerable complexity and costs. > > Q: Why did you implement a M.2 slot? > A: After careful consideration we came to the conclusion that directly > exposing a PCIe 1x lane in the form of an M.2 slot provides the most > flexibility for potential expansions. It can be used for NVMe storage > (up to 2242 when using an enclosure), e.g. to host containers or media > files. It also enables the simple use of other, non-OpenWrt > distributions with larger storage footprints. > Do you think I can use m.2 A->M converter here and use wifi mt7916 A+E (6GHz) instead of NVMe? Eg. https://kamami.pl/akcesoria-do-raspberry-pi/587051-m2-m-key-to-m2-a-key-adapter-m2-m-key-do-m2-a-key.html Will that work?
> Q: Why is there no consideration for Wi-Fi 6E/7 (6GHz / Tri-Band)? > A: Neither is the mac80211 upstream support for Wi-Fi 7 complete, nor is > there a fully integrated tri-band SoC solution available right now, let > alone fully or partially supported upstream. Supporting Wi-Fi 7 would > drastically increase the overall costs and make it impossible to deliver > sufficient software support in the foreseeable future. > > Q: Why are there only two ethernet ports? > A: We didn't want to impose additional complexity and costs by including > an external managed switch IC. One port is 1GBit/s capable, while the > other features a speed up to 2.5GBit/s. This is a limitation of the > chosen SoC. > > Q: Why should I get the One? There are more capable, more featured > devices available! > A: The OpenWrt One is intended to serve as a robust and simple > educational platform for OpenWrt enthusiasts, it is neither intended to > be a competitor to off the shelf SOHO routers nor do we aim for the > largest possible amount of features. It also serves as a donation > vehicle for the OpenWrt project. > > Q: Does that mean that OpenWrt will stop supporting other hardware? > A: There is no intention at all to change the way OpenWrt operates or > how it implements and supports current and future hardware. The OpenWrt > One device will be supported as one device among many others and receive > the same level of support. > > Q: Doesn't this draw attention away from properly supporting existing > devices? > A: The OpenWrt One project is a privately led initiative by a few > enthusiasts, there is no intent to change the focus of the OpenWrt > project in any way. > > > _______________________________________________ > openwrt-devel mailing list > openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org > https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel -- Janusz Dziedzic _______________________________________________ openwrt-devel mailing list openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel