GL.iNet GL-B1300 (Convexa-B)

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AC1300 Home AC Router
Homepage Product page
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru GL.iNet GL-B1300
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Status Unknown
OpenWrt Supported
Tomato any flavor Incompatible
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev GL.iNet GL-B1300 (Convexa-B) v1.3
FCC ID 2AFIW-B1300
Type wireless router, mesh node
CPU1 checkY Qualcomm Atheros IPQ4028
CPU1 Type ARM Cortex-A7
CPU1 Speed 717 MHz ( 4 cores )
Flash1 Chip Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size 8 GiB 8,192 MiB <br />8,589,934,592 B <br />67,108,864 Kib <br />8,388,608 KiB <br />65,536 Mib <br /> (eMMC)
Flash2 Chip Macronix Model?
Flash2 Size 32 MiB33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br /> (NOR)
RAM1 Size 256 MiB 268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br /> (DDR3)
RAM1 Chip Winbond Model?
ETH chip1 Qualcomm Atheros IPQ4028
Switch Qualcomm Atheros QCA8075
Ethernet Port Count 1-1GbE-WAN
2-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab

802dot11 OUI: E4:95:6E (5 E, 6 W)
Ethernet OUI: E4:95:6E (5 E, 6 W)

Stock bootloader U-Boot
Stock FW OS Linux OpenWrt-deriv
Expansion IF types USB 3.0
USB ports 1
USB Hub Compatible Untested
Power 12 VDC, 1.5 A
Connector type barrel
5.5 mm (OD)
2.1 mm (ID)
Serial Port (UART) yes, 3-pin header

Flags:
Wave2, 256QAM, MU-MIMO

Other

Default SSID: GL-B1300-e01
Default IP address: 192.168.8.1
the IP 192.168.8.1 is used by 44 additional devices
of which 23 are GL.iNet devices

3rd Party Firmware Support OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
Availability End of Life
FCC approval date 19 January 2018
(Est.) release date January 2018
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $89
Newegg 9SIAFN26U08180
ASIN B079FJKZV8
Country of manuf China
Radio 1
Chip1 Qualcomm Atheros IPQ4028
Wireless interface OUI E4:95:6E
Antenna Connector Type U.FL
MIMO status 2x2:2
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b/g/n
n-QAM up to 400 Mbps
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 Qualcomm Atheros IPQ4028
Wireless interface OUI E4:95:6E
Antenna Connector Type U.FL
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 Qualcomm Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm Atheros.

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

• 400 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan., 256-QAM),
• 867 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.) = AC1300 class

Overview

"GL-B1300_V1.3" is silkscreened on the board in the FCC photos.

Features

  • CPU: Qualcomm IPQ4028 @717MHz (Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7)
  • Wi-Fi: 400Mbps (2.4GHz) + 867Mbps (5GHz); Mesh Wi-Fi Network
  • Flash: 32MB (NOR), RAM: 256MB (DDR3)
  • Ports: 3x GbE, 1x USB3.0; OS: OpenWrt/LEDE pre-installed

Links of Interest

Official Supports

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

Target: ipq40xx
Subtarget: generic
Package architecture: arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 18.06.0
Current supported version: 25.12.5
LAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA8075
WLAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros IPQ4028
WLAN Comment: Antennas are internal
Installation method(s):
U-Boot TFTP recovery, U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery, U-Boot web recovery, see git-commit
Install Comment:
Can't directly flash OWrt 18.0 from stock firmware's web interface and sysupgrade
Recovery method(s):
U-Boot TFTP recovery, U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery, U-Boot web recovery
Comment:
U-Boot firmware before Apr. 2018 can't perform web recovery (see GL.iNet forum)
git • >> 
ipq806x: add support for GL.iNet GL-B1300
This patch adds support for GL.iNet GL-B1300

Specification:
- SOC:        IPQ4028 / QCA Dakota
- RAM:        256 MiB
- FLASH:      32 MiB
- ETH:        Qualcomm Atheros QCA8075 Gigabit Switch (2 x LAN, 1 x WAN)
- USB:        1 x 3.0 (via Synopsys DesignWare DWC3 controller in the SoC)
- WLAN1:      Qualcomm Atheros QCA4028 2.4GHz 802.11bgn 2:2x2
- WLAN2:      Qualcomm Atheros QCA4028 5GHz 802.11a/n/ac 2:2x2
- INPUT:      one reset and one WPS button
- LEDS:       3 leds: Power, WIFI(only for 2.4G currently), and one reserved
- UART:       1 x UART on PCB (3.3V, TX, RX, GND) - 115200 8N1

Installation:
Method 1:
- use serial port to stop uboot
- uboot command: run lf
Method 2:
- push down reset button and power on
- wait until three leds constantly on then release
- upgrade by uboot web at http://192.168.1.1
Note:
- the sysupgrade image need to be renamed to lede-gl-b1300.bin in both method.
- the sysupgrade image can be automatically downloaded if tftp server at
  192.168.1.2 have that file.
- the wifi led will be flashing when writing image.

Pictures

Retail Images
  • Buttons
    Buttons
  • Ports
    Ports
User Images
  • Board
    Board

See also

GL.iNet models

Models

GL.iNet • Products • Compare • FCC ID - 2AFIW
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