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| - | ====== Mercury MAC1200R ====== | + | ====== Mercury MAC1200R |
| - | The Mercury MAC1200R is a wireless router with dual wireless radio (802.11a/ | + | The Mercury MAC1200R |
| This device can be found at [[http:// | This device can be found at [[http:// | ||
| - | + | ===== Supported Versions | |
| - | ===== Hardware highlights | + | ---- datatable ---- |
| - | ^ CPU ^ Ram ^ Flash ^ Network ^ USB ^ Serial ^ | + | cols : Brand, Model, Versions, Supported Current Rel, OEM device homepage URL_url, OWrt Forum Topic URL_url, Device Techdata_pageid |
| - | | Atheros AR9344 | 128 MiB | 8 MiB | 5 10/100 Ethernet + 802.11b/g/n + 802.11ac| No | Yes | | + | headers : Brand, Model, Version, Current Release, OEM Info, Forum Topic, Technical Data |
| - | + | align : c, | |
| - | + | filter | |
| - | ===== Supported versions ===== | + | filter |
| - | ^ Version/Model ^ Launch Date ^ OpenWrt version supported ^ | + | ---- |
| - | | v1.1 | 2014 | trunk [[https:// | + | |
| Support for 802.11a/ | Support for 802.11a/ | ||
| - | <WRAP box center 80%> {{: | + | ===== Hardware |
| - | /* Special style definitions for the various Tables of Hardware. */ | + | |
| - | {{page> | + | |
| ---- datatable ---- | ---- datatable ---- | ||
| - | cols : Model, Versions, | + | cols : Model, Versions, |
| - | align : | + | header |
| + | align : | ||
| filter | filter | ||
| - | ----</ | + | filter |
| - | ===== Hardware ===== | + | ---- |
| - | ==== Detailed hardware ==== | + | |
| - | | **[[wp> | + | |
| - | | **Vendor: | + | |
| - | | **[[docs: | + | |
| - | | **[[docs: | + | |
| - | | **[[docs:hardware: | + | |
| - | | **Flash size: | + | |
| - | | **Flash Chip: | + | |
| - | | **RAM size: | + | |
| - | | **RAM Chip: | + | |
| - | | **Wireless No1: | + | |
| - | | **Wireless No2: | + | |
| - | | **[[docs: | + | |
| - | | **USB: | + | |
| - | | **[[docs: | + | |
| - | ==== Serial connection ==== | ||
| - | The serial port of the MAC1200R can be accessed using the TTL pins shown in the image below. A voltage level converter (such as a CP2102 TTL-USB dongle) is required. | ||
| - | With the Atheros logo the right way up and the leds to the back, counting from the Atheros SOC left to right, the pinout is TX, RX, GND. Also see the image (which is upside down): | + | ===== Installation ===== |
| + | ---- datatable ---- | ||
| + | cols : Model, Versions, Supported Current Rel, Firmware OpenWrt Install URL_url, Firmware OpenWrt Upgrade URL_url, Firmware OEM Stock URL_url | ||
| + | headers | ||
| + | align : c,c,c | ||
| + | filter | ||
| + | filter | ||
| + | ---- | ||
| - | {{:media:mercury:mercury-mac1200r-ttl.jpg?300|Mercury MAC1200R TTL pins}} | + | -> [[docs:guide-user:installation:generic.flashing|Install OpenWrt (generic explanation)]] |
| - | The communication settings are: TTL voltage, 115200 bps, 8N1. | ||
| - | |||
| - | ===== OpenWrt support ===== | ||
| - | The Mercury MAC1200R can run OpenWrt since trunk [[https:// | ||
| - | |||
| - | ==== OpenWrt installation ==== | ||
| Installing OpenWrt from the factory firmware is not possible right now; TP-Link started to use a new firmware format with RSA signature in China. It is possible however to do it from U-Boot via TFTP. | Installing OpenWrt from the factory firmware is not possible right now; TP-Link started to use a new firmware format with RSA signature in China. It is possible however to do it from U-Boot via TFTP. | ||
| - | === TFTP method === | + | ==== TFTP method |
| To upload the firmware via TFTP you need a TFTP server running on your computer configured with the IP address 192.168.1.100/ | To upload the firmware via TFTP you need a TFTP server running on your computer configured with the IP address 192.168.1.100/ | ||
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| db12x> bootm 9f020000 | db12x> bootm 9f020000 | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| + | |||
| + | ===== Hardware ===== | ||
| + | ==== Detailed hardware ==== | ||
| + | ^ [[wp> | ||
| + | ^ Vendor | ||
| + | ^ [[docs: | ||
| + | ^ [[docs: | ||
| + | ^ [[docs: | ||
| + | ^ Flash size | 8192 KiB | | ||
| + | ^ Flash Chip | [[http:// | ||
| + | ^ RAM size | 128 MiB | | ||
| + | ^ RAM Chip | ? | | ||
| + | ^ Wireless No1 | SoC-integrated: | ||
| + | ^ Wireless No2 | On-board chip: QCA9882 2x2 MIMO 802.11a/ | ||
| + | ^ [[docs: | ||
| + | ^ USB | No | | ||
| + | ^ [[docs: | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Serial connection ==== | ||
| + | The serial port of the MAC1200R can be accessed using the TTL pins shown in the image below. A voltage level converter (such as a CP2102 TTL-USB dongle) is required. | ||
| + | |||
| + | With the Atheros logo the right way up and the leds to the back, counting from the Atheros SOC left to right, the pinout is TX, RX, GND. Also see the image (which is upside down): | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{: | ||
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| + | The communication settings are: TTL voltage, 115200 bps, 8N1. | ||
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| ===== Bootloader ===== | ===== Bootloader ===== | ||
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| * OpenWrt ticket including the original patch for Barrier Breaker 14.07: [[https:// | * OpenWrt ticket including the original patch for Barrier Breaker 14.07: [[https:// | ||
| * Article at ComputerSolutions.cn: | * Article at ComputerSolutions.cn: | ||
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| ===== Tags ===== | ===== Tags ===== | ||
| + | [[meta: | ||
| {{tag> | {{tag> | ||