CompuLab Trim-Slice Pro-XL

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bgn (N150)
Trim Slice
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3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Incompatible
OpenWrt Partial Support
Tomato any flavor Incompatible
Gargoyle Incompatible
Platform
BrandModelRev CompuLab Trim-Slice Pro-XL
Model Part Number SBC-NT250
FCC ID (fcc.io) none specified
FCC ID (fcc.report) none specified
Type thin client, single-board computer
CPU1 checkY nVIDIA Tegra 2
CPU1 Type ARM Cortex-A9
CPU1 Speed 1.0 GHz ( 2 cores )
Flash1 Chip Winbond W25Q80BL1G
Flash1 Size 1 MiB 1,048,576 B <br />8,192 Kib <br />1,024 KiB <br />8 Mib <br />9.765625e-4 GiB <br />
Flash2 Chip SanDisk SDSA4AH-032G
Flash2 Size 32 GiB 32,768 MiB <br />34,359,738,368 B <br />268,435,456 Kib <br />33,554,432 KiB <br />262,144 Mib <br /> (SSD)
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 />
RAM1 Chip ProMOS V59C1G01808QBJ25 x 8
ETH chip1 Realtek RTL8111DL
Ethernet Port Count 1-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab

802dot11 OUI: none specified
Ethernet OUI: 00:01:C0 (2 E, -)

Stock bootloader U-Boot 2016.11
Stock FW OS Linux 2.6.38.3 Ubuntu 11.04
Expansion IF types USB 2.0, SATA, Micro SD Card slot
USB ports 1
SD/MMC Slots 1
SATA Ports 1
USB Hub Compatible Untested
Power 12 VDC, 1.5 A
Connector type barrel
Serial Port (UART) yes, adapter cable, DE-9, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
JTAG Port yes

Flags:
HDMI 1.3, DVI-D, SPDIF, SD Card slot, Micro SD Card slot, RTC w/ battery backup

Additional chips
Stereo Audio Codec;TI;TLV320AIC23;;1;
RS-232 Transceiver;Maxim;MAX3243;;1;
CMOS RTC;EM Microelectronic;EM3027;;1;
USB 2.0 ULPI Transceiver;SMSC;USB3320;;1;
4-port USB Hub Controller;SMSC;USB2514B;;1;
NTSC/PAL/SECAM Video Decoder;TI;TVP5150AM1;;1;
USB 2.0 to SATA Bridge Controller;Genesys Logic;GL830;;1;
DVI Transmitter;Silicon Image;Sil164CTG64;VN801.1-1, 1032, 0.1;1;
12V, 4.5A 500kHz Step-Down Regulator;Marvell;88PH845;;1;
24V, 3A, 1.2MHz Step-Down Converter;Richtek;RT8272;;3;

Other

Default login user: trim
Default login password: 111111

3rd Party Firmware Support Arch Linux ARM • (List | DLs)
, OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability End of Life
End of Life date 2014
(Est.) release date January 2012
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $325
Country of manuf Israel
Radio 1
Radio1 module Qcom LR802UKN2
Radio1 module IF USB (non-standard connector)
Chip1 Ralink RT3070
Wireless interface OUI none specified
Antenna Connector Type RP-SMA
MIMO status 1x1:1
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n up to 150 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 Ralink chipsets with specifications, see Ralink.
For a list of all currently documented Realtek chipsets with specifications, see Realtek.
For a list of all currently documented nVIDIA SoC's with specifications, see nVIDIA.

150 Mbps - 1SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = N150 class

Overview

"SBC-NT250 rev 1.1", "188C01781", "Compulab" are silkscreened on the board.

Specifications

  • CPU: nVIDIA Tegra 2 @1.0GHz (12B2B250)
ARM (Cortex-A9), GPU: GeForce (HDMI 1.3)
Multi-format HD hardware Video decoder
  • 1GB RAM, 32GB SanDisk SSD (internal)
  • 802.11bgn Wi-Fi, 1Gb Ethernet via PCIe
  • 4x USB 2.0 ports, SDHC Card reader
  • HDMI, DVI-D, SPDIF, Line out (3.5mm)
  • Size: 130 x 95 x 15 mm

Links of Interest

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

Target: tegra
Subtarget: generic
Package architecture: arm_cortex-a9_vfpv3-d16
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 19.07.0
Current supported version: 25.12.1
Unsupported Functions:
DVI-D
LAN Comment: Realtek RTL8111DL
WLAN Hardware: Ralink RT3070
Installation method(s):
see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
see git-commit
Comment:
SATA optional; USB to SATA bridge
git • >>
tegra: add support for CompuLab TrimSlice
It is a small form factor computer with rich amount of expansion ports.
Some hardware specs and supported features in this commit:

CPU: NVIDIA Tegra 2 @ 1GHz
RAM: 1GB DDR2-667
Storage: SDHC card slot
         µSDHC card slot
         USB to SATA bridge (depends on model)
         1MB SPI NOR flash for bootloader (single partition)
LAN: RTL8111DL GbE
WIFI: RT3070 b/g/n with external antenna (depends on model)
RTC: EM3027 (mapped as rtc0; with battery backup)
     Tegra 2 built-in (mapped as rtc1)
Sound: Analog/Digital (TLV320AIC23b; S/PDIF not tested)
Connectors: 4x USB 2.0
            RS232 (mini serial)
            HDMI
            DVI-D (depends on model, not supported atm)
            Extension connector (24 pin ZIF, 0.5mm pitch):
            2X UART
            SPI
            JTAG (1.8V)
Other: power button with green led (not functional for early revisions
       without programmed PMIC)
       2x GPIO configurable green led

TrimSlice uses U-Boot placed in NOR flash. Boots Linux from any media
connected to USB, SATA or SD card inserted in slot. Can also boot from
TFTP. To run OpenWrt one needs to update U-Boot to fairly recent version
(the versions, pre-dts/dts provided by CompuLab won't suffice):

 1. Boot TrimSlice into Your current linux distro,
 2. Download trimslice-spi.img from u-boot-trimslice subdir,
 3. Install mtd-utils,
 4. Run following commands:
     flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 256
     nandwrite /dev/mtd0 trimslice-spi.img
 5. Poweroff, insert SD card with OpenWrt, boot and enjoy.

If by some obstacle You can't follow those instructions, it is possible
to flash U-Boot using serial console.

 1. Insert FAT or EXT2/EXT3 formatted SD card with trimslice-spi.img,
 2. Interrupt boot process to enter U-Boot command line,
 3. Run following commands:
     ${fs}load mmc 0 0x04080000 trimslice-spi.img
     sf probe 0
     sf erase 0 0x100000
     sf write 0x04080000 0x0 ${filesize}
     reset
 4. Poweroff, insert SD card with OpenWrt, boot and enjoy.

If something went wrong with one of above steps, there is simple
recovery option:

 1. Open the µSD slot security door to access the recovery-boot button,
 2. Insert SD card with OpenWrt to the front slot while unpowered,
 3. Power on the TrimSlice while pressing the recovery-boot button,
 4. With this it should boot straigth to OpenWrt, from there download
    trimslice-spi.img and execute following commands:
     mtd erase /dev/mtd0
     mtd write trimslice-spi.img /dev/mtd0
 5. Reboot, now it should boot straigth to OpenWrt, without pressing the
    recovery-boot button, with proper U-Boot flashed.

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