Qxwlan E558 v2
Important notice
First version of these boards are using different mtd layout, with ART data at the end. You should not use v2 images on v1 board because it will result in lost of ART data!
Supported Versions
Hardware Highlights
Installation
Flash instruction (using U-Boot CLI and tftp server):
- Configure PC with static IP 192.168.1.10 and tftp server.
- Rename
...sysupgrade.bin
filename tofirmware.bin
and place it in tftp server directory. - Connect PC with one of RJ45 ports, power up the board and press “enter” key to access U-Boot CLI.
- Use the following command to update the device to OpenWrt:
run lfw
Flash instruction (using U-Boot web-based recovery):
- Configure PC with static IP 192.168.1.xxx(2-254)/24.
- Connect PC with one of RJ45 ports, press the reset button, power up the board and keep button pressed for around 6-7 seconds, until LEDs start flashing.
- Open your browser and enter 192.168.1.1, select “sysupgrade” image and click the upgrade button.
U-boot controller
U-Boot 1.1.4 (Jun 27 2018 - 11:23:19) E558 (QCA955X) U-Boot DRAM: 16bit ddr2 128 MB FLASH: Winbond W25Q128 (16 MB) LED on during eth initialization... eth0 up eth0 Setting 0x181162c0 to 0x68d02100 Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0 ath>
Default FLASH Layout
m25p80 spi0.0: found w25q128, expected m25p80 m25p80 spi0.0: w25q128 (16384 Kbytes) 7 cmdlinepart partitions found on MTD device spi0.0
Partition | Start | End | Size | Erasesize | Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
mtd0 | 0x000000000000 | 0x000000040000 | 0x00040000 | 0x00010000 | u-boot |
mtd1 | 0x000000040000 | 0x000000050000 | 0x00010000 | 0x00010000 | u-boot-env |
mtd2 | 0x000000050000 | 0x000000060000 | 0x00010000 | 0x00010000 | pri-data |
mtd3 | 0x000000060000 | 0x000000070000 | 0x00010000 | 0x00010000 | art |
mtd4 | 0x000000700000 | 0x0000001D0000 | 0x00160000 | 0x00010000 | kernel |
mtd5 | 0x0000001D0000 | 0x000001000000 | 0x00e30000 | 0x00010000 | rootfs |
mtd6 | 0x000000070000 | 0x000001000000 | 0x00F90000 | 0x00010000 | firmware |
Hardware
Info
Architecture | MIPS |
---|---|
bootloader | web u-boot |
System-On-Chip | QCA9558 |
CPU/Speed | MIPS24Kc 720 MHz |
Flash size | 16 MB NOR-Flash |
RAM | 128 MB DDR2 RAM |
Wireless | WiFi g/n with QCA9558 |
Ethernet | 3x 10/100/1000 Base-T(X) |
Antenna | 2T2R 2.4/5G GHz UFL*2 |
PCIE | 4x miniPCIE |
SIM | 2x microSIM slot |
Serial | YES (via miniUSB or RS232 (soldering needed)) |
LED | Standard Ethernet LED's, WIFI LED |
Hardware buttons | reset button |
Power | 1x DC jack for main power input (24 V) |
Board Size | 174 x 166 x 17mm (L x W x H) |
Specification
- 720/600/200 MHz (CPU/DDR/AHB)
- 64/128 MB of RAM (DDR2)
- 8/16 MB of FLASH (SPI NOR)
- 2T2R 2.4 GHz (QCA9531)
- 2x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet (one port support POE)
- 6x LED (1x RGB, 5 driven by GPIO)
- 1x button (reset)
- 1x miniPCIE slot
- 1x microSIM slot
- 1x DC jack for main power input (9-48 V)
- UART (J100), USB (J102), JTAG (J5) and LEDs (J7) header on PCB
Photos
Serial
Serial connection settings: 115200 8N1, no hardware flow control.