From owner-freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Thu Oct 22 17:57:56 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-embedded@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB1F4A1C011; Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:57:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@jnielsen.net) Received: from webmail2.jnielsen.net (webmail2.jnielsen.net [50.114.224.20]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "webmail2.jnielsen.net", Issuer "freebsdsolutions.net" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 960A11FDE; Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:57:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@jnielsen.net) Received: from [10.10.1.196] (office.betterlinux.com [199.58.199.60]) (authenticated bits=0) by webmail2.jnielsen.net (8.15.1/8.15.1) with ESMTPSA id t9MHvrrx037489 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:57:55 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from lists@jnielsen.net) X-Authentication-Warning: webmail2.jnielsen.net: Host office.betterlinux.com [199.58.199.60] claimed to be [10.10.1.196] From: John Nielsen Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: looking for suggestions for a small router/appliance board/SoC Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:57:52 -0600 Message-Id: <2EB47812-4744-48B5-BEBF-B2074D9EEA8F@jnielsen.net> Cc: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.1 \(3096.5\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3096.5) X-BeenThere: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:57:56 -0000 Hi- I=E2=80=99m working on a proof-of-concept for a kind of networking swiss = army knife. Can anyone suggest a board that meets the following = requirements? CPU arch doesn=E2=80=99t matter as long as it will run = FreeBSD (Atom, ARM, MIPS, etc). - Small form factor (SoC, probably) - Can support at least 2 802.11a/b/g/n adapters, prefer 3 (any = combination of chip-integrated and mini PCI-e slots. Prefer to avoid USB = if possible) - Has or supports at least 2 1GbE ports. Prefer 3-5 ports with = switching functionality - Storage not super constrained. Built-in storage (if any) can be = small (which I=E2=80=99m arbitrarily defining as less than 128MB) if = there is also an SD card slot or similar. USB storage will do in a = pinch. - Has at least 2 free USB ports after meeting previous requirements - Serial port or header (or GPIO pins that can be used as one? Not too = familiar with that) - Low power consumption (within reason taking the above into account) - Low cost (again, within reason) I may just start with a PC Engines apu1d, but if there are boards that = are smaller, cheaper, have lower power requirements and/or have = integrated wifi or switch capabilities I=E2=80=99d like to look in to = them as well. I know that might be asking a lot, so I=E2=80=99m also open to any = suggestions that are most of the way there. Thanks! JN