Edge-corE EAP102

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Experimental Versions

None at this time.

Hardware Highlights

Installation

→ Install OpenWrt (generic explanation)

OpenWrt can be installed on this device via the RJ45 serial console and the U-Boot bootloader, using the TFTP method.

Flash Layout

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OEM installation using the serial console and TFTP method

Note: the bootm command above only boots OpenWrt temporarily into RAM (initramfs image). After the reboot, OpenWrt will not be permanently installed on the device: you must perform a sysupgrade (via LuCI or CLI, using the -sysupgrade.bin image) once booted into OpenWrt, in order to make the installation permanent on the flash.

→ generic.flashing.tftp

Connecting to the serial console

  1. Connect the PC to the AP's RJ45 console port while the device is powered off.
  2. Open a serial terminal (PuTTY, GtkTerm, or from the command line):
sudo picocom -b 115200 --omap crcrlf /dev/ttyUSB0
  1. Power on the AP and wait for the following boot screen to appear:
PCI1 is not defined in the device tree
In:    serial@78B3000
Out:   serial@78B3000
Err:   serial@78B3000
machid: 801000a
MMC Device 0 not found
Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0
  1. Immediately press Enter to stop autoboot and enter the bootloader shell, until you get the following prompt:
IPQ807x#

Setting up the TFTP server

Before proceeding, configure your PC as a TFTP server (e.g. tftpd-hpa on Linux or tftpd64 on Windows), and place the OpenWrt firmware file (openwrt.bin / openwrt.itb) in the TFTP server's root directory.

Specific values needed for tftp

Bootloader tftp server IPv4 address 192.168.1.15
Firmware images Latest OpenWrt release — use the Firmware Selector searching for “Edgecore EAP102”: download the factory file for the initial boot via TFTP (.itb initramfs image) and the sysupgrade file (.bin) to make the installation permanent
TFTP client (AP) IP address 192.168.1.10
Bootloader prompt IPQ807x#
Serial baudrate 115200, 8N1

Recovery and writing the image to NAND

From the bootloader shell (IPQ807x#), set the environment variables and run the recovery procedure: 

setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.10
setenv serverip 192.168.1.15
setenv fw_tos_recovery 'run rec1 rec2 && run load_image && run write_image && run wipe_tzcfg && reset'

setenv load_image 'ping ${serverip} && tftpboot openwrt.bin && nand erase 0x0 0x3400000 && nand erase 0x3c00000 0x3400000'

setenv write_image 'nand write 0x44000000 0x0 ${filesize} && nand write 0x44000000 0x3c00000 ${filesize}'
setenv wipe_tzcfg 'nand erase 0x3400000 0x800000;'
saveenv

run fw_tos_recovery

At the end of these commands an error will appear on screen, do not worry about it(NAND): 

setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.10
setenv serverip 192.168.1.15 && tftpboot openwrt.itb

bootm

Upgrading OpenWrt

→ generic.sysupgrade

Flash Layout

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Note: the bootm command above only boots OpenWrt temporarily into RAM (initramfs image). After the reboot, OpenWrt will not be permanently installed on the device: you must perform a sysupgrade (via LuCI or CLI, using the -sysupgrade.bin image) once booted into OpenWrt, in order to make the installation permanent on the flash.

Please check out the article Flash layout. It contains examples and explanations that describe how to document the flash layout.

Upgrading OpenWrt

→ generic.sysupgrade

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LuCI Web Upgrade Process

  • Browse to http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/luci/mini/system/upgrade/ LuCI Upgrade URL
  • Upload image file for sysupgrade to LuCI
  • Wait for reboot

Terminal Upgrade Process

If you don't have a GUI (LuCI) available, you can alternatively upgrade via the command line. There are two command line methods for upgrading:

  • sysupgrade
  • mtd

Note: It is important that you put the firmware image into the ramdisk (/tmp) before you start flashing.

sysupgrade

  • Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:
cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
sysupgrade /tmp/xxx.abc

mtd

If sysupgrade does not support this router, use mtd.

  • Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:
cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
mtd write /tmp/xxx.abc linux && reboot

Debricking

→ generic.debrick

Failsafe mode

→ failsafe_and_factory_reset

Basic configuration

→ Basic configuration After flashing, proceed with this.
Set up your Internet connection, configure wireless, configure USB port, etc.

Specific Configuration

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Network interfaces

The default network configuration is:

Interface Name Description Default configuration
br-lan EXAMPLE LAN & WiFi EXAMPLE 192.168.1.1/24
vlan0 (eth0.0) EXAMPLE LAN ports (1 to 4) EXAMPLE None
vlan1 (eth0.1) EXAMPLE WAN port EXAMPLE DHCP
wl0 EXAMPLE WiFi EXAMPLE Disabled

Switch Ports (for VLANs)

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Numbers 0-3 are Ports 1-4 as labeled on the unit, number 4 is the Internet (WAN) on the unit, 5 is the internal connection to the router itself. Don't be fooled: Port 1 on the unit is number 3 when configuring VLANs. vlan0 = eth0.0, vlan1 = eth0.1 and so on.

Port Switch port
Internet (WAN) EXAMPLE 4
LAN 1 EXAMPLE 3
LAN 2 EXAMPLE 2
LAN 3 EXAMPLE 1
LAN 4 EXAMPLE 0

Buttons

→ hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s). Here, we merely name the buttons, so we can use them in the above Howto.

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The Edge-corE EAP102 has the following buttons:

BUTTON Event
EXAMPLE Reset reset
EXAMPLE Secure Easy Setup ses
EXAMPLE No buttons at all. -

Hardware

Info

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Photos

Front:
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Back:
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Backside label:
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Opening the case

→ Warranty

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  • To remove the cover and open the device, do a/b/c

Main PCB:
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Serial

→ port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.

How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
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Serial connection parameters
for Edge-corE EAP102 @@Version@@ 		EXAMPLE 115200, 8N1, 3.3V

JTAG

→ port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.

How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
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Bootloader mods

→ bootloader

Hardware mods

None so far.

Bootlogs

OEM bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE


OpenWrt bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG ONCE OPENWRT IS INSTALLED AND RUNNING


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