[PATCH v2] ath79: add support for Ubiquiti PowerBeam M (XW)
Russell Senior
russell at personaltelco.net
Thu May 27 16:57:09 PDT 2021
I am going to send a v3 patch with the redundant mtd-mac-address
removed in a few minutes, hopefully in-reply-to this thread if I can
manage to do it right.
On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 3:01 PM Adrian Schmutzler
<mail at adrianschmutzler.de> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: openwrt-devel [mailto:openwrt-devel-bounces at lists.openwrt.org]
> > On Behalf Of Vincent Wiemann
> > Sent: Sonntag, 23. Mai 2021 14:20
> > To: Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net>; openwrt-
> > devel at lists.openwrt.org
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ath79: add support for Ubiquiti PowerBeam M (XW)
> >
> > Just as a side-note:
> > There are 5 different versions of the PowerBeam with different device IDs...
> >
> > Source:
> > https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/issues/94#issuecomment-
> > 510831878
> > -- PowerBeam M5
> > -- ERP 26 dBm according to datasheet
> > 'e3e5' = { -- PBE-M5-300
> > pa_gain = 4
> > ant_gain = 22
> > },
> > 'e4e5' = { -- PBE-M5-400
> > pa_gain = 4
> > ant_gain = 25
> > },
> > 'e6e5' = { -- PBE-M5-400 ISO!!
> > pa_gain = 4
> > ant_gain = 25
> > },
> > 'e885' = { -- PBE-M5-620
> > pa_gain = 4
> > ant_gain = 29
> > },
> >
> > -- Powerbeam M2 400?
> > -- ERP 28 dBm according to datasheet
> > 'e6c2' = { -- PBE-M2-400
> > pa_gain = 6
> > ant_gain = 18 dBi
> > },
> >
> > While I think there shouldn't be different DTS files for them, there is a script
> > missing that respects the antenna and external PA gain of these devices.
>
> So far, we have not cared about this at device-support level (at all) as far as I remember.
> I'm not sure whether we apply antenna gain for ath79 Ubiquiti _at all_ by default. (From what I remember we don't).
>
> So, I tend to not care about this for this particular PR.
>
> Best
>
> Adrian
>
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Vincent
> >
> >
> >
> > On 5/23/21 1:59 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
> > > This patch adds support for the Ubiquiti PowerBeam M (XW), e.g.
> > > PBE-M5-400, a 802.11n wireless with a feed+dish form factor. This
> > > device was previously supported by the ar71xx loco-m-xw firmware.
> > >
> > > Specifications:
> > > - Atheros AR9342 SoC
> > > - 64 MB RAM
> > > - 8 MB SPI flash
> > > - 1x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port, 24 Vdc PoE-in
> > > - Power and LAN green LEDs
> > > - 4x RSSI LEDs (red, orange, green, green)
> > > - UART (115200 8N1)
> > >
> > > Flashing via stock GUI:
> > > - WARNING: flashing OpenWrt from AirOS v5.6 or newer will brick your
> > > device! Read the wiki for more info.
> > > - Downgrade to AirOS v5.5.x (latest available is 5.5.10-u2) first.
> > > - Upload the factory image via AirOS web GUI.
> > >
> > > Flashing via TFTP:
> > > - WARNING: flashing OpenWrt from AirOS v5.6 or newer will brick your
> > > device! Read the wiki for more info.
> > > - Downgrade to AirOS v5.5.x (latest available is 5.5.10-u2) first.
> > > - Use a pointy tool (e.g., unbent paperclip) to keep the
> > > reset button pressed.
> > > - Power on the device (keep reset button pressed).
> > > - Keep pressing until LEDs flash alternatively LED1+LED3 =>
> > > LED2+LED4 => LED1+LED3, etc.
> > > - Release reset button.
> > > - The device starts a TFTP server at 192.168.1.20.
> > > - Set a static IP on the computer (e.g., 192.168.1.21/24).
> > > - Upload via tftp the factory image:
> > > $ tftp 192.168.1.20
> > > tftp> bin
> > > tftp> trace
> > > tftp> put
> > > openwrt-ath79-generic-xxxxx-ubnt_powerbeam-m-xw-squashfs-
> > factory.bin
> > >
> > > WARNING: so far, no non-destructive method has been discovered for
> > > opening the enclosure to reach the serial console. Internal photos are
> > > available here: https://fcc.io/SWX-NBM5HP
> > >
> > > Changes since v1:
> > > * renamed from ubnt,powerbeam-m to ubnt,powerbeam-m-xw
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net>
> > > ---
> > > .../ath79/dts/ar9342_ubnt_powerbeam-m-xw.dts | 36
> > +++++++++++++++++++
> > > .../generic/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds | 1 +
> > > .../generic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network | 1 +
> > > target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk | 8 +++++
> > > 4 files changed, 46 insertions(+)
> > > create mode 100644
> > > target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9342_ubnt_powerbeam-m-xw.dts
> > >
> > > diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9342_ubnt_powerbeam-m-xw.dts
> > > b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9342_ubnt_powerbeam-m-xw.dts
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 0000000000..edcb06acef
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9342_ubnt_powerbeam-m-xw.dts
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
> > > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later OR MIT
> > > +
> > > +#include "ar9342_ubnt_xw.dtsi"
> > > +
> > > +/ {
> > > + compatible = "ubnt,powerbeam-m-xw", "ubnt,xw", "qca,ar9342";
> > > + model = "Ubiquiti PowerBeam M (XW)"; };
> > > +
> > > +&mdio0 {
> > > + status = "okay";
> > > +
> > > + phy-mask = <4>;
> > > +
> > > + phy4: ethernet-phy at 4 {
> > > + reg = <4>;
> > > + };
> > > +};
> > > +
> > > +ð0 {
> > > + status = "okay";
> > > +
> > > + /* default for ar934x, except for 1000M and 10M */
> > > + pll-data = <0x02000000 0x00000101 0x00001313>;
> > > +
> > > + mtd-mac-address = <&art 0x0>;
> > > +
> > > + phy-mode = "rgmii-id";
> > > + phy-handle = <&phy4>;
> > > +
> > > + gmac-config {
> > > + device = <&gmac>;
> > > + rxd-delay = <3>;
> > > + rxdv-delay = <3>;
> > > + };
> > > +};
> > > diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds
> > > b/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds
> > > index 1990353394..35ce90aeb4 100644
> > > --- a/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds
> > > +++ b/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds
> > > @@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ ubnt,nanostation-loco-m-xw|\
> > > ubnt,nanostation-m|\
> > > ubnt,nanostation-m-xw|\
> > > ubnt,picostation-m|\
> > > +ubnt,powerbeam-m-xw|\
> > > ubnt,powerbridge-m|\
> > > ubnt,rocket-m)
> > > ucidef_set_rssimon "wlan0" "200000" "1"
> > > diff --git
> > > a/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
> > > b/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
> > > index 4133b9d7d3..6e31cdac69 100644
> > > --- a/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
> > > +++ b/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
> > > @@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ ath79_setup_interfaces()
> > > ubnt,picostation-m|\
> > > ubnt,powerbeam-5ac-500|\
> > > ubnt,powerbeam-5ac-gen2|\
> > > + ubnt,powerbeam-m-xw|\
> > > ubnt,powerbridge-m|\
> > > ubnt,rocket-m|\
> > > ubnt,unifiac-lite|\
> > > diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk
> > > b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk
> > > index 733d803d7a..5948e059e8 100644
> > > --- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk
> > > +++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-ubnt.mk
> > > @@ -328,6 +328,14 @@ define Device/ubnt_powerbeam-5ac-gen2
> > > endef
> > > TARGET_DEVICES += ubnt_powerbeam-5ac-gen2
> > >
> > > +define Device/ubnt_powerbeam-m-xw
> > > + $(Device/ubnt-xw)
> > > + DEVICE_MODEL := PowerBeam M
> > > + DEVICE_PACKAGES += rssileds
> > > + SUPPORTED_DEVICES += loco-m-xw
> > > +endef
> > > +TARGET_DEVICES += ubnt_powerbeam-m-xw
> > > +
> > > define Device/ubnt_powerbridge-m
> > > $(Device/ubnt-xm)
> > > SOC := ar7241
> > >
> >
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