EmbeddedWishlist [FreeBSD WIKI]

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===== FreeBSD/embedded Netperf wishlist 2011 =====

Assume we have $1k to provide better %%NetPerf%% cluster infrastructure
for testing the existing support of %%FreeBSD%%/arm, %%FreeBSD%%/mips and
%%FreeBSD%%/powerpc ports. This premise may or may not be true, but
assume, however, that it's there.

We're talking about the existing support. In other words, about a
situation where a commiter wants to test his/her patch on ARM/MIPS
and verify that %%FreeBSD%% is still booting.

Which boards would be the most beneficial for the project's developers?

While pondering the boards which we would want to buy, please consider:

**1**) UART availability -- This must be either the normal UART port or
USB-based port that works with %%FreeBSD%%. (The USB cable hooked up between
the board and the %%FreeBSD%% PC must provide a valid working UART.)

**2**) Ethernet -- similar to UART availability, the Ethernet port
must work. The Ideal candidate has U-boot with Ethernet support, which
can fetch the %%FreeBSD%% kernel over the TFTP and a %%FreeBSD%% port that can
perform booting over NFS. (%%FreeBSD%% must support the board's Ethernet
controller.)

==== LIST ====

| # | Architecture | CPU | Name | Link | Notes | Price | Power (W) | Ethernet ports | We need |
| 1 | ARM | Marvell Kirkwood 6281 1.2Ghz | %%GuruPlug%% Server | http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-guruplugdetails.aspx | OUT-OF-STOCK / Prone to overheating? | $130 | ?? | 2 |
| 2 | ARM | Marvell Kirkwood 6281 1.2Ghz | %%DreamPlug%% | http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/c-5-dreamplugs.aspx |  | $160 | ?? | 2? |
| 3 | ARM | Marvell Kirkwood 6281 1.2Ghz | %%OpenRD%%-Ultimate | http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-35-openrd-ultimate.aspx# | Port could be fully tested | $250 | up to 36W | 2 | YES (2) |
| 4 | ARM | TI %%DaVinci%% TMS320DM6446 800Mhz? | Rincon GW2361 %%MultiMedia%% Platform |  | **optional item** (port in P4), expensive | $425 | ?? | 1? |
| 6 | MIPS | Atheros AR7161 MIPS 24K 680MHz(800MHz possible) | Ubiquiti %%RouterStation%% Pro | http://ubnt.com/rspro |  | $80 | 7W | 2? | YES (2) |
| 7 | MIPS | %%RaLink%% RT3052F | Fonera 2.0N | https://shop.fon.com/FonShop/shop/US/ShopController?view=product&product=PRD-022 | **soldering is required** | $100 | 5-7 | 5 |
| 8 | MIPS | %%RaLink%% RT5350F | D-Link DIR-320/NRU | ?? | **soldering is required** | $50 | 5-6 | 5 |
| 9 | %%PowerPC%% | Freescale MPC8544 | %%RouterBoard%% RB800 | http://routerboard.com/RB800 | Somewhat expensive | $360 | NOINFO | 1? | MAYBE (1) |
| 10 | ARM | ? | Panda board | http://www.pandaboard.org/ | best armv6/7 option | $150 | ~10 W | 1gigE | yes |
| YES sum |  |  |  |  |  | $660 |  |  |
| MAYBE sum |  |  |  |  |  | $360 |  |  |
| TOTAL sum |  |  |  |  |  | $1020 |  |  |

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===== Future platforms =====

**This part of a webpage won't be a subject of eventual $1k grant.**

**This page may or may not have practical purpose. Feel free to put stuff which you want to work on and which you**
**can't afford by yourself.**

This part of the web page is devoted for listing other potential candidates useful for %%FreeBSD%% development. Unlike
the previous portion of the page, this part shows all boards which we're interested in.
If you have an interest in a particular board and you'd like to make %%FreeBSD%% run on
it, feel free to put it in the table below. Please put your name next to the board.

| Contact person | Architecture | CPU | Name | Link | Notes | Price | Power consumption (W) | Ethernet ports |

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