8devices Lima

bgn (N300)
QCA4531 chipset based module with 650MHz CPU and 802.11n 2x2 (MIMO) radio
Homepage	Product page
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	8devices Lima
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	8devices Lima-I
FCC ID	Z9W-CM4
IC ID	11468A-CM4
Type	SoM, module
CPU1 Y	Qualcomm Atheros QCA4531
CPU1 Type	MIPS 24Kc
CPU1 Speed	650 MHz
Flash1 Chip	Spansion S25FL512SA
Flash1 Size	64 MiB 67,108,864 B <br />524,288 Kib <br />65,536 KiB <br />512 Mib <br />0.0625 GiB <br /> (Serial(SPI))
RAM1 Size	128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Alliance Memory AS4C64M16D2-25BIN
ETH chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA4531
Switch	Qualcomm Atheros QCA4531
Ethernet Port Count	2-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Stock FW OS	Linux 4.1.23
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0
USB ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	3.3 VDC, 1 A
Serial Port (UART)	yes
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
FCC approval date	27 October 2016
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA4531
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	U.FL
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz

For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm Atheros.

For a list of all currently documented 8devices devices with specifications, see 8devices.

• 300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = N300 class

Overview

• CPU: QCA4531 @650MHz WiSoC, 802.11bgn 2x2 (MIMO)

Links of Interest

• On 8devices wiki
• On OpenWrt wiki

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)

Target: ath79
Subtarget: generic
Package architecture: mips_24kc
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 18.06.0
Current supported version: 25.12.0

LAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA4531
WLAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA4531
Installation method(s):
see git-commit

git • >>

ar71xx: add support for 8devices Lima board Lima is a module for the (IoE) internet of everything applications, based on Qualcomm/Atheros QCA4531. Specification: - 650/600/216 MHz (CPU/DDR/AHB) - 64 MB of RAM (DDR2) - 32 MB of FLASH - 2T2R 2.4 GHz - 2x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet - USB 2.0 Host - PCIe - UART for serial console - 14x GPIO Flash instruction: 1. Download lede-ar71xx-generic-lima-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin and rename it to 8dev_recovery.bin 2. Binary file copy to USB stick and plug into slot USB 3. Press S2 (reset) button 4. Press and hold the S1 button by 5 seconds 5. Wait ~40 seconds to complete recovery Tested on: - Lima development kit

See also

8devices • List of SBCs

• 8devices Carambola
• 8devices Carambola 2
• 8devices Jalapeno
• 8devices Habanero
• 8devices Lima
• 8devices Mango
• 8devices Rambutan

Models

Products

Single band

• 8devices Carambola 2 • Atheros AR9331, 16MB/64MB, 1T1R
• 8devices Centipede • Atheros AR9331, 16MB/64MB, 1T1R
• 8devices Kinkan • Realtek RTL8197FS, 32MB/128MB, 2T2R
• 8devices Lima • Qualcomm Atheros QCA4531, 32MB/64MB, 2T2R

Dual-band

• 8devices Habanero • Qualcomm IPQ4019, 32MB/512MB, 2T2R, Wave2
• 8devices Jalapeno • Qualcomm IPQ4018, 128MB/256MB, 2T2R, Wave2
• 8devices Komikan • Realtek RTL8197FS/RTL8822BEH, 32MB/128MB, 2T2R, BT 4.1
• 8devices Mango • Qualcomm IPQ6010/QCN5121/QCN5152, 32MB/512MB, 2T2R, Wi-Fi 6
• 8devices Rambutan • Qualcomm Atheros QCA9557/QCA9550, 128MB/128MB, 2T2R

Radio modules

• 8devices BLACK bean • Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377, 1T1R, BT, USB
• 8devices BLUE bean • Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377, 1T1R, BT, USB
• 8devices RED bean • Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377, 1T1R, SDIO 3.0, UART