BOLT Arion (PL100)

abgn+ac (AC1200)
AC1200 LTE Wireless Router
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Incompatible
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	BOLT Arion
Model Part Number	PL100
FCC ID	none specified
Type	wireless router, LTE gateway
CPU1 Y	MediaTek MT7621A
CPU1 Type	MIPS 1004Kc
CPU1 Speed	880 MHz ( 2 cores ) 16-bit
Flash1 Chip	Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size	32 MiB 33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br /> (SPI NOR)
RAM1 Size	128 MiB 134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> (DDR3)
RAM1 Chip	Brand? Model?
ETH chip1	MediaTek MT7621A
Switch	MediaTek MT7621A
Ethernet Port Count	1-1GbE-WAN 1-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Expansion IF types	none specified
Power	12 VDC, 1.5 A
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 3.3V TTL, (57600 8N1)
Flags: LTE
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability	End of Life
End of Life date	2018
Radio 1
Chip1	MediaTek MT7603E
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
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
Radio 2
Chip1	MediaTek MT7612E
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
802.11ac	up to 867 Mbps
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz

For a list of all currently documented MediaTek chipsets with specifications, see MediaTek.

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

• 867 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.) = AC1200 class

Overview

additional gigabit transformer and RTL8211FD managed by the LTE module on the backside of the PCB

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki

Target: ramips
Subtarget: mt7621
Package architecture: mipsel_24kc
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 22.03.0
Current supported version: 24.10.5

LAN Hardware: MediaTek MT7621A
LAN Comment: additional gigabit transformer and RTL8211FD managed by the LTE module on the backside of the PCB
WLAN Comment: MediaTek MT7603E, MediaTek MT7612E
Installation method(s):
Telnet, U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery, see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery, see git-commit
Comment:
additional gigabit transformer and RTL8211FD managed by the LTE module on the backside of the PCB

git • >>

ramips: add support for BOLT! Arion This device is from now-defunct BOLT! ISP in Indonesia. The original firmware is based on mediatek SDK running linux 2.6 or 3.x in later revision. Specifications: - SoC: MediaTek MT7621 - Flash: 32 MiB NOR SPI - RAM: 128 MiB DDR3 - Ethernet: 2x 10/100/1000 Mbps (switched, LAN + WAN) - WIFI0: MT7603E 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n - WIFI1: MT7612E 5GHz 802.11ac - Antennas: 2x internal, non-detachable - LEDs: Programmable LEDs: 5 blue LEDs (wlan, tel, sig1-3) and 2 red LEDs (wlan and sig1) Non-programmable "Power" LED - Buttons: Reset and WPS Instalation: Install from TFTP Set your PC IP to 10.10.10.3 and gateway to 10.10.10.123 Press "1" when turning on the router, and type the initramfs file name You also need to solder pin header or cable to J4 or neighboring test points (T19-T21) Pinouts from top to bottom: GND, TX, RX, VCC (3.3v) Baudrate: 57600n8 There's also an additional gigabit transformer and RTL8211FD managed by the LTE module on the backside of the PCB. Signed-off-by: Abdul Aziz Amar