IPQ5018, 802.11ax,wifi 6e,QCN9074,
2X2 2.4G support 2x WiFi 6E Card support BT5.1
IPQ6000/IPQ6018/IPQ6010/IPQ4019/IPQ4029/ipq4018/IPQ8072/IPQ8074/QCN9074/QCN9072/QCN9024/IPQ5018/AR9223/QCA9880/QCA9882 /AR9582/AR9531/AR9344/AR9531
BY:Wallys Communications (Suzhou ) Co., LTD
EMAIL:sales3@wallystech.com
Wallys Communication has been offering Qualcomm-based embedded router boards for several years, including the higher-end DR8072A with dual 2.5GbE and WiFi 6 connectivity, followed by a lower-cost WiFi 6 SBC based on IPQ6010 with Gigabit Ethernet ports.
But if you’d like to benefit from the lower cost while keeping WiFi 6 and 2.5GbE, the company has now introduced a new model based on Qualcomm IPQ5018 dual-core Cortex-A53 SoC, also found in Xiaomi Mi AX6000 router, with DR5018 embedded router board.
The blurry photo above reveals the board is also called AP.MP03, a name that looks like the typical name for Qualcomm reference designs.
DR5018 specifications:
SoC – Qualcomm Atheros IPQ5018 dual-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor @ 1.0 GHz
System Memory – 512MB DDR3L
Storage – 4GB or 8GB eMMC flash, 4MB Nor Flash, 128MB NAND flash
Networking
4x Gigabit Ethernet Ports or 1x 2.5Gbps Ethernet port
1x Gigabit Ethernet Port
On-board 2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11b/g/n/ac/ax WiFi 6
2x M.2 Key-E socket with mini PCIe 2.0 for additional QCN90xx WiFi Module(s)
Bluetooth BT5.1
2x IPEX connectors for antennas
USB /header 1x USB 3.0 Port
Misc – LED header for power, WiFi strength indicators; serial port support
Power Supply – 12V via DC jack
Dimension – N/A (the company probably ran out of rulers, and since times are tough could not purchase a caliper)
The top photo of the board is even more blurry, but I guess that’s OK as we can see the main connector. As usual, Wallys did not provide any information about software on the product page, so we had to ask and this time did not mention the old OpenWrt 14.04, but only the Qualcomm SDK, namely QSDK 11.4.
DR5018 samples are available now for $130, instead of $150 for the DR6018-S board (IPQ6010 based) mentioned above. The product page does not really have much other information, but at least, you could always contact the company for additional information there.
Dual-core ARM 64bit A53@1.0GHz Processor
512MB DDRL3L System Memory
4MB NOR Flash, 128MB NAND Flash
2x2 On-board 2.4GHz radio,up to 573Mbps physical Data Rate
Support BT5.1
M.2 Card Slot for 5G (QUECTEL RM 500Q-GL) ;
M.2 Card Slot for QCN9074 WIFI 6E Card
Parameter
Rating
Unit
Supply Voltage
12
V
Operating Temperature Range
-40 to +70
ºC
Storage Temperature Range
-45 to +105
ºC
Operating Humidity Range
5 to +95 (non-condensing)
%
Hardware Specifications
Symbol
Parameter
CPU
Qualcomm-Atheros IPQ5018
CPU Frequency
Dual-core ARM 64 bit A53 @1.0 GHz processor
System Memory
512MB DDR3L 16-bit interface with 32-bit memory bus design
Ethernet Port
4 x 1Gbps Ethernet Ports or 1 x 1Gbps Ethernet Port & Poe
NGFF Slot
M.2 Card Slot for 5G (QUECTEL RM 500Q-GL) ;M.2 Card Slot for QCN9074 WIFI 6E Card
EMMC
4G/8G(optional)
USB /header
1x USB 3.0 Port
POE
NA
DC Jack
12V power supply
LED header
LED for power ,Wifi strength
Serial Port
support
Wireless
On-board 2x22.4GHz MU-MIMO OFDMA 802.11b/802.11g/802.11n/802.11ax,max 23dBm per chain
2x IPEX Connectors
BluetoothBT5.1
Nor Flash
8MB
Nand Flash
128 MB
DDR
512MB
Dimension
170mm x 120mm x 15mm