Askey RAC2V1K
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| Homepage | Product page | ||||
| WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru | Askey RAC2V1K | ||||
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| dd-wrt | Status Unknown | ||||
| OpenWrt | Supported | ||||
| Tomato any flavor | Incompatible | ||||
| Gargoyle | Status Unknown | ||||
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| Brand • Model • Rev | Askey RAC2V1K | ||||
| FCC ID (fcc.io) | H8NRAC2V1K | ||||
| FCC ID (fcc.report) | H8NRAC2V1K | ||||
| Type | wireless router | ||||
| CPU1 | Qualcomm IPQ8065 | ||||
| CPU1 Type | ARMv7-A | ||||
| CPU1 Speed | 1.7 GHz ( 2 cores ) | ||||
| Flash1 Chip | Spansion S34MS04G200BHI00 | ||||
| Flash1 Size | 512 MiB 536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br /> (NAND) | ||||
| RAM1 Size | 1 GiB 1,024 MiB <br />1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br /> (DDR3) | ||||
| RAM1 Chip | Samsung K4B4G1646E-BYK0 | ||||
| ETH chip1 | Qualcomm IPQ8065 | ||||
| Switch | Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337 | ||||
| Ethernet Port Count |
1-1GbE-WAN 4-1GbE-LAN | ||||
| Wired Standard | IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab | ||||
| Stock bootloader | U-Boot | ||||
| Expansion IF types | USB 3.0, Mini PCIe | ||||
| Mini PCIe slots | 2 | ||||
| USB ports | 1 | ||||
| USB Hub Compatible | Untested | ||||
| Power | 12 VDC, 2.5 A | ||||
| Connector type | barrel | ||||
| Serial Port (UART) | yes, (115200 8N1) | ||||
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| Manuf/OEM/ODM | Askey RT4230W-D187 | ||||
| 3rd Party Firmware Support |
OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs) | ||||
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| Availability | End of Life | ||||
| FCC approval date | 07 March 2017 | ||||
| Country of manuf | Taiwan | ||||
| Radio 1 | |||||
| Radio1 module | Askey WLL4230 Dual | ||||
| Radio1 module IF | Mini PCIe (oversized) | ||||
| Chip1 | Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984 | ||||
| Wireless interface OUI | B4:EE:B4 | ||||
| Antenna Connector Type | MHF4 | ||||
| MIMO status | 4x4:4 | ||||
| Wireless Standard | IEEE 802.11a/n/ac | ||||
| 802.11ac | up to 1733 Mbps | ||||
| 802.11n | up to 600 Mbps | ||||
| 802.11a | up to 54 Mbps | ||||
| WiFi Operating Frequency | 2.4 GHz | ||||
| Radio 2 | |||||
| Radio2 module | Askey WLL4230 Dual | ||||
| Radio2 module IF | Mini PCIe (oversized) | ||||
| Chip1 | Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984 | ||||
| Wireless interface OUI | B4:EE:B4 | ||||
| Antenna Connector Type | MHF4 | ||||
| MIMO status | 4x4:4 | ||||
| Wireless Standard | IEEE 802.11b/g/n | ||||
| N-QAM | up to 800 Mbps | ||||
| 802.11n | up to 600 Mbps | ||||
| 802.11g | up to 54 Mbps | ||||
| 802.11b | up to 11 Mbps | ||||
| WiFi Operating Frequency | 2.4 GHz | ||||
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For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm.
For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm Atheros.
For a list of all currently documented Askey devices with specifications, see Askey.
Overview
"RT4230W-D187(RoHS)A Rev:9" is silkscreened on the board in the FCC photos.
- Branded for Charter (Spectrum) internet.
Links of Interest
Flashing
| NOTE: During configuration or flashing a device, the only things that should be hooked to the device is the computer and power. |
Flashing OpenWrt
Target: ipq806x
Subtarget: generic
Package architecture: arm_cortex-a15_neon-vfpv4
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 22.03.0
Current supported version: 24.10.4
Subtarget: generic
Package architecture: arm_cortex-a15_neon-vfpv4
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 22.03.0
Current supported version: 24.10.4
LAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337
WLAN Hardware: 2x Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984
WLAN Comment: MIMO 4x4, Wifi module via miniPCIe connection
Installation method(s):
See devicepage, see git-commit
Install Comment:
Flash with initramfs and change the bootcmd variable in uboot
Recovery method(s):
U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery
Comment:
This device is marketed by Spectrum as RAC2V1K but the OEM name is used because there are different revisions
WLAN Hardware: 2x Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984
WLAN Comment: MIMO 4x4, Wifi module via miniPCIe connection
Installation method(s):
See devicepage, see git-commit
Install Comment:
Flash with initramfs and change the bootcmd variable in uboot
Recovery method(s):
U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery
Comment:
This device is marketed by Spectrum as RAC2V1K but the OEM name is used because there are different revisions
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ipq806x: add support for Askey RT4230W REV6
This adds support for the Askey RT4230W REV6
(Branded by Spectrum/Charter as RAC2V1K)
At this time, there's no way to reinstall the stock firmware so don't install
this on a router that's being rented.
Specifications:
Qualcomm IPQ8065
1 GB of RAM (DDR3)
512 MB Flash (NAND)
2x Wave 2 WiFi cards (QCA9984)
5x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet (Switch: QCA8337)
1x LED (Controlled by a microcontroller that switches it between red and
blue with different patterns)
1x USB 3.0 Type-A
12V DC Power Input
UART header on PCB - pinout from top to bottom is RX, TX, GND, 5V
Port settings are 115200n8
More information: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/askey-rac2v1k-support/15830
https://deviwiki.com/wiki/Askey_RAC2V1K
To check what revision your router is, restore one of these config backups
through the stock firmware to get ssh access then run
"cat /proc/device-tree/model".
https://forum.openwrt.org/t/askey-rac2v1k-support/15830/17
The revision number on the board doesn't seem to be very consistent so that's
why this is needed. You can also run printenv in the uboot console and if
machid is set to 177d, that means your router is rev6.
Note: Don't install this if the router is being rented from an ISP. The defined
partition layout is different from the OEM one and even if you changed the
layout to match, backing up and restoring the OEM firmware breaks /overlay so
nothing will save and the router will likely enter a bootloop.
How to install:
Method 1: Install without opening the case using SSH and tftp
You'll need:
RAC2V1K-SSH.zip:
https://github.com/lmore377/openwrt-rt4230w/blob/master/RAC2V1K-SSH.zip
initramfs and sysupgrade images
Connect to one of the router's LAN ports
Download the RAC2V1K-SSH.zip file and restore the config file that
corresponds to your router's firmware (If you're firmware is newer than what's
in the zip file, just restore the 1.1.16 file)
After a reboot, you should be able to ssh into the router with username:
"4230w" and password: "linuxbox" or "admin". Run the following commannds
fw_setenv ipaddr 10.42.0.10 #IP of router, can be anything as long as
it's in the same subnet as the server
fw_setenv serverip 10.42.0.1# #IP of tftp server that's set up in next
steps
fw_setenv bootdelay 8
fw_setenv bootcmd "tftpboot initramfs.bin; bootm; bootipq"
Don't reboot the router yet.
Install and set up a tftp server on your computer
Set a static ip on the ethernet interface of your computer (use this for
serverip in the above commands)
Rename the initramfs image to initramfs.bin, and host it with the tftp
server
Reboot the router. If you set up everything right, the router led should
switch over to a slow blue glow which means openwrt is booted. If for some
reason the file doesn't get loaded into ram properly, it should still boot to
the OEM firmware.
After openwrt boots, ssh into it and run these commands:
fw_setenv bootcmd "setenv mtdids nand0=nand0 && setenv mtdparts
mtdparts=nand0:0x1A000000@0x2400000(firmware) && ubi part firmware && ubi
read 0x44000000 kernel 0x6e0000 && bootm"
fw_setenv bootdelay 2
After openwrt boots up, figure out a way to get the sysupgrade file onto it
(scp, custom build with usb kernel module included, wget, etc.) then flash it
with sysupgrade. After it finishes flashing, it should reboot, the light should
start flashing blue, then when the light starts "breathing" blue that means
openwrt is booted.
Method 2: Install with serial access (Do this if something fails and you can't
boot after using method 1)
You'll need:
initramfs and sysupgrade images
Serial access:
https://openwrt.org/inbox/toh/askey/askey_rt4230w_rev6#opening_the_case
Install and set up a tftp server
Set a static ip on the ethernet interface of your computer
Download the initramfs image, rename it to initramfs.bin, and host it with
the tftp server
Connect the wan port of the router to your computer
Interrupt U-Boot and run these commands:
setenv serverip 10.42.0.1 (You can use whatever ip you set for the computer)
setenv ipaddr 10.42.0.10 (Can be any ip as long as it's in the same subnet)
setenv bootcmd "setenv mtdids nand0=nand0 &&
set mtdparts mtdparts=nand0:0x1A000000@0x2400000(firmware) && ubi part firmware
&& ubi read 0x44000000 kernel 0x6e0000 && bootm"
saveenv
tftpboot initramfs.bin
bootm
After openwrt boots up, figure out a way to get the sysupgrade file onto it
(scp, custom build with usb kernel module included, wget, etc.) then flash it
with sysupgrade. After it finishes flashing, it should reboot, the light should
start flashing blue, then when the light starts "breathing" blue that means
openwrt is booted.
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See also
- Askey RT4230W • Puma - 802.11ac 4x4 Router • PPage
- Askey RT4220W • Cube Router - 802.11ac 2x2 Router • PPage
Categories:
- Askey
- Embedded system/wireless router
- Embedded System Qualcomm
- Embedded System IPQ8065
- Qualcomm
- Embedded System ARMv7-A
- Embedded System
- Embedded System Qualcomm Atheros
- Embedded System QCA8337
- Qualcomm Atheros
- Manuf Askey
- OpenWrt Supported
- Embedded System QCA9984
- Has Mimo Status
- Embedded System IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
- Embedded System IEEE 802.11b/g/n
- Dual-Radio Wireless Embedded System
- Wireless Embedded System
- Dual-Band
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