GlobalScale ESPRESSObin-Ultra

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3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	GlobalScale ESPRESSObin-Ultra V1.1.0
FCC ID	YCJULTRA
Type	single-board computer, CPE
CPU1	Marvell 88F3720
CPU1 Type	ARMv8 Cortex-A53
CPU1 Speed	1.2 GHz ( 2 cores ) 64bit
Flash1 Chip	SanDisk SDINBDG4-8G
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 MX25U3235F
Flash2 Size	4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br /> (SPI NOR)
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 /> (DDR4)
RAM1 Chip	Samsung K4A8G165WB-BCRC
ETH chip1	Marvell 88F3720
ETH chip2	Marvell 88E1512
Switch	Marvell 88E6341
Ethernet Port Count	1-1GbE-WAN; 4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
	802dot11 OUI: F0:AD:4E (15 E, 1 W); Ethernet OUI: F0:AD:4E (15 E, 1 W)
Stock bootloader	U-Boot 2018.03
Stock FW OS	Linux 5.4.53 Ubuntu 18.04
Expansion IF types	M.2 (NGFF), Mini PCIe (USB), USB 3.0, USB 2.0
Mini PCIe slots	1
USB ports	2
SATA Ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
PoE	802.3at, 802.3af, standard
Power	12 VDC, 2 A
Connector type	barrel; 5.5 mm (OD); 2.1 mm (ID); 9.5 mm (LEN)
Serial Port (UART)	yes, USB Female (Micro-B), console, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
JTAG Port	yes, 10-pad header, unpopulated, J1
	Flags:; RTC w/ battery, Bluetooth 5.3, metal case, PoE in
Other
	Default IP address: acquired via DHCP; the IP acquired via DHCP is used by 254 additional devices; of which 7 are GlobalScale devices; Default login user: root; Default login password: admin; root:admin credentials used by 10 additional devices; of which 0 are GlobalScale devices
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List \| Dev \| DLs);
Retail
FCC approval date	26 March 2020
(Est.) release date	March 2020
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD):	$160
Country of manuf	Taiwan
Radio 1
Radio1 module	Marvell W8997-M1218
Radio1 module IF	Mini PCIe (M.2)
Chip1	Marvell 88W8997
Wireless interface OUI	F0:AD:4E
Antenna Connector Type	MHF4
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
Radio2 module	Marvell W8997-M1218
Radio2 module IF	Mini PCIe (M.2)
Chip1	Marvell 88W8997
Wireless interface OUI	F0:AD:4E
Antenna Connector Type	MHF4
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 Marvell chipsets with specifications, see Marvell.

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

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

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

Overview

"ESPRESSObin_Ultra_V1-1-0" is silkscreened on the board.

Hardware specification

CPU: Marvell 88F3720 @1.2GHz

Dual-core ARM (Cortex-A53)

Memory: 1GB (DDR4) SDRAM
Storage: 8GB (eMMC), 4MB (SPI NOR) Flash

M.2 2280 (Key B) slot for SATA SSD

Network: 5x 1Gb Ethernet ports
USB: 1x USB 2.0, 1x USB 3.0 ports
PCI: 1x mPCIe (USB 2.0) slot for 3G/4G modem
Power Source: 12V/2A via barrel or PoE (af/at)

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

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)

Target: mvebu
Subtarget: cortexa53
Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a53
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 21.02.0
Current supported version: 24.10.5

LAN Hardware: Marvell 88E6341 TOPAZ
WLAN Hardware: Marvell 88W8997
WLAN Comment: MIMO 2x2:2
Installation method(s):
see git-commit

git • >>

mvebu: add initial support for Globalscale ESPRESSObin-Ultra
This patch adds support for Globalscale ESPRESSObin-Ultra. Device uses
the same Armada-3720 SoC with extended hardware support.

- SoC: Armada-3720
- RAM: 1 GB DDR4
- Flash: 4MB SPI NOR (mx25u3235f) + 8 GB eMMC
- Ethernet: Topaz 6341 88e6341 (4x GB LAN + 1x WAN with 30W PoE)
- WiFI: 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi marvell (88w8997 PCIe+USB)
- 1x USB 2.0 port
- 1x USB 3.0 port
- 1x microSD slot
- 1x mini-PCIe slot (USB [with nano-sim slot])
- 1x mini-USB debug UART
- 1x RTC Clock and battery
- 1x reset button
- 1x power button
- 4x LED (RGBY)
- Optional 1x M.2 2280 slot

** Installation **

Copy dtb from build_dir to bin/ and run tftpserver there:
$ cp ./build_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl/linux-mvebu_cortexa53/
linux-5.4.65/arch/arm64/boot/dts/marvell/armada-3720-espressobin-ultra.dtb
bin/targets/mvebu/cortexa53/
$ in.tftpd -L -s bin/targets/mvebu/cortexa53/

Connect to the device UART via microUSB port on the back side and power on the device.

Power on the device and hit any key to stop the autoboot.

Set serverip (host IP) and ipaddr (any free IP address on the same subnet), e.g:
$ setenv serverip 192.168.1.10 # Host
$ setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.15 # Device

Ping server to confirm network is working:
$ ping $serverip
Using neta@30000 device
host 192.168.1.15 is alive

Tftpboot the firmware:
$ tftpboot $kernel_addr_r openwrt-mvebu-cortexa53-globalscale_espressobin-ultra-initramfs-kernel.bin
$ tftpboot $fdt_addr_r armada-3720-espressobin-ultra.dtb

Set the console and boot the image:
$ setenv bootargs $console
$ booti $kernel_addr_r - $fdt_addr_r

Once the initramfs is booted, transfer openwrt-mvebu-cortexa53-globalscale_espressobin-ultra-squashfs-sdcard.img.gz
to /tmp dir on the device.

Gunzip and dd the image:
$ gunzip /tmp/openwrt-mvebu-cortexa53-globalscale_espressobin-ultra-squashfs-sdcard.img.gz
$ dd if=/tmp/openwrt-mvebu-cortexa53-globalscale_espressobin-ultra-squashfs-sdcard.img of=/dev/mmcblk0 && sync

Reboot the device.

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