====== 8devices - Carambola 2 ======

The [[http://8devices.com/carambola-2]] is an AR9330 %%SoC%% based embedded board suitable for incorporating into existing designs. It provides all of the IO as pads on the rim of module. A development board is available with USB, RS232, ethernet and antenna exposed on the board.

It has an Atheros style uboot with TFTP load and run-in-place functionality, suitable for doing quick prototyping with (ie, you don't have to flash the unit each time you wish to test a kernel - you can just netboot said kernel.) The smaller AR933x based uboot's have this disabled, requiring you to flash a uboot format kernel before you can boot it.

===== Hardware =====

  * AR9330 %%SoC%%
  * 1x1 2GHz 802.11n support
  * 16MiB NOR flash
  * 64MiB RAM
  * Five 10/100 ethernet ports via an on-chip ethernet switch
  * USB host port
  * RS232 console port
  * Lots of GPIO pins

The development board breaks these out:

  * 2 x 10/100 ports
  * Reset and GPIO button
  * USB Host port
  * Power and RS232 console via mini-USB

===== Building =====

Adrian's build scripts can build this - [[https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-wifi-build/wiki/Carambola2]]

===== Further Information =====

The vendor site - [[http://8devices.com/carambola-2]]