TP-LINK Archer VR900v (v1.0)
abgn+ac (AC1900) | |||||||||||||
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AC1900 VoIP WLAN DSL Router All-In-One Box Telefonie WLAN-AC Modem Router | |||||||||||||
Homepage |
Product page (DE) (Annex B/J) | ||||||||||||
Support | |||||||||||||
Wikipedia | |||||||||||||
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru | |||||||||||||
Platform | |||||||||||||
Brand • Model • Rev |
TP-LINK Archer VR900v (v1.0) | ||||||||||||
FCC ID |
none specified | ||||||||||||
Type |
wireless router, dsl modem | ||||||||||||
Series |
Archer | ||||||||||||
CPU1 |
Broadcom BCM4709A0 | ||||||||||||
CPU1 Type |
ARM Cortex-A9 | ||||||||||||
CPU1 Speed |
1.0 GHz ( 2 cores ) | ||||||||||||
CPU2 |
Broadcom BCM63168 | ||||||||||||
CPU2 Type |
MIPS | ||||||||||||
CPU2 Speed |
400 MHz ( 2 cores ) | ||||||||||||
Flash1 Chip |
Spansion S25FL128SAGMFI00 | ||||||||||||
Flash1 Size |
16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br /> | ||||||||||||
Flash2 Chip |
Winbond W25Q64FVSSIG | ||||||||||||
Flash2 Size |
8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br /> | ||||||||||||
RAM1 Size |
128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> | ||||||||||||
RAM1 Chip |
SK hynix H5TQ1G63EFR-PBC | ||||||||||||
RAM2 Size |
64 MiB67,108,864 B <br />524,288 Kib <br />65,536 KiB <br />512 Mib <br />0.0625 GiB <br /> | ||||||||||||
RAM2 Chip |
Zentel A3R12E40CBF-8E | ||||||||||||
ETH chip1 |
Broadcom BCM4709A0 | ||||||||||||
Switch |
Broadcom BCM4709A0 | ||||||||||||
Ethernet Port Count |
1-WAN 3-1GbE-LAN | ||||||||||||
Stock bootloader |
CFE 1.0.38 -116.15 | ||||||||||||
Stock FW OS |
Linux 3.4.11 -rt19 | ||||||||||||
Expansion IF types |
USB 2.0, USB 3.0 | ||||||||||||
USB ports |
2 | ||||||||||||
USB Hub Compatible |
Untested | ||||||||||||
Power |
12 VDC, 3.3 A | ||||||||||||
Connector type |
barrel | ||||||||||||
Serial Port (UART) |
yes, 4-pin header, unpopulated, J4, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1) | ||||||||||||
Flags: G.Vector, VDSL2, ADSL2+, DECT, VoIP, TAE | |||||||||||||
Additional chips | |||||||||||||
Other | |||||||||||||
Default SSID: TP-LINK_XXXX (46 addl. devices) | |||||||||||||
Manuf/OEM/ODM | |||||||||||||
Retail | |||||||||||||
(Est.) release date | August 2015 | ||||||||||||
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): | $200 | ||||||||||||
EAN |
6935364092795 (UPC DB, On eBay) | ||||||||||||
ASIN |
B0142YTBE0 ![]() | ||||||||||||
Country of manuf | China | ||||||||||||
Radio 1 | |||||||||||||
Chip1 |
Broadcom BCM4360 | ||||||||||||
Wireless interface OUI |
F4:F2:6D | ||||||||||||
Antenna Connector Type |
RP-SMA | ||||||||||||
MIMO status |
3x3:3 | ||||||||||||
Wireless Standard |
IEEE 802.11b/g/n | ||||||||||||
N-QAM |
up to 600 Mbps | ||||||||||||
802.11n |
up to 450 Mbps | ||||||||||||
802.11g |
up to 54 Mbps | ||||||||||||
802.11b |
up to 11 Mbps | ||||||||||||
WiFi Operating Frequency |
2.4 GHz | ||||||||||||
Radio 2 | |||||||||||||
Chip1 |
Broadcom BCM4360 | ||||||||||||
Wireless interface OUI |
F4:F2:6D | ||||||||||||
Antenna Connector Type |
RP-SMA | ||||||||||||
MIMO status |
3x3:3 | ||||||||||||
Wireless Standard |
IEEE 802.11a/n/ac | ||||||||||||
802.11ac |
up to 1300 Mbps | ||||||||||||
802.11n |
up to 450 Mbps | ||||||||||||
802.11a |
up to 54 Mbps | ||||||||||||
WiFi Operating Frequency |
2.4 GHz | ||||||||||||
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Overview
Note: This model is not the VR900, but the VR900v. Both differ quite substancially in both hardware and pricing. Be careful not to mix up "VR900v (v1.0)" and "VR900 (v1.0)"!
Specifications
- The device runs on 2 entirely different SoCs:
CPU:
- Broadcom BCM4709 (2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9) with RAM 128MB and flash 16MB.
- Broadcom BCM63168 (2x 400MHz MIPS) with RAM 64MB and flash 8MB.
Flash:
- Spansion S25FL128SAGMFI00 16MB (FL128SAIF00, 439QQ0009 A, SPANSION)
- Winbond W25Q64FVSSIG 8MB (Winbind, 25Q64FVSIG, 1532)
- Winbond W25Q80BVSSIG 1MB (Winbond, 25Q80BVSIG, 1444) (DECT)
RAM:
- SK hynix H5TQ1G63EFR-PBC 128MB (H5TQ1G63EFR, PBC 444V, NWLC2479XH3)
- Zentel A3R12E40CBF-8E 64MB (A3R12E40CBF, -8E, 527ZENV6, 57025694G-F)
- For wired ethernet connectivity, the integrated NICs of the BCM4709 are used.
- That SoC supposedly also features some hardware offloading capabilities
- as well as hardware accelerated routing.
- Wi-fi is provided by 2 BCM4360 with an unknown number of antennas.
- The device has 3 external RP-SMA connectors for wifi, yet the exact
- wiring/mapping is unknown.
(root@localhost.localdomain) (gcc version 4.6.2 (Buildroot 2011.11)) #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Aug 24 10:08:45 HKT 2015;unknown OS on BCM4709
Serial
The device has at least 2, possibly 3 serial interfaces
- on the unpopulated 4 pin headers J4, J7 and J8.
- J4 (unpopulated 3.3V TTL, RX-TX-GND-VCC, 115200,8,N,1)
- J7 (unpopulated, 3.3V TTL, ?-?-GND-VCC)
- J8 (unpopulated, 3.3V TTL, RX-TX-GND-VCC, 115200,8,N,1)
- All operate at 3.3V TTL, J4 and J8 run at 115200,8,N,1,
- whilst the exact function of J7 is yet unknown.
- The pinout of all headers is RX-TX-GND-VCC, whilst the exact
- function of the RX and TX pins on J7 is yet to be found.
- At least on my board, it was virtually impossible to solder the GND pins
- on all 3 headers (the other pins could be soldered without any problem).
- You probably need to brass-brush them prior to soldering (do not brush
- them after soldering or you will spread fine-ground solder over the PCB,
- causing possible shortages!).
VoIP / DECT
- 2 separate VoIP ports are offered through which POTS telephones can be used for VoIP
- telephony. Both ports feature a German TAE socket and a classical RJ11 socket.
- I have not tested if you can connect 2 phones simultanously to the same VoIP port.
- DECT is provided by a DSP DCX81 with a small separated antenna PCB which is integrated
- into the router's plastic case and is not visible or accessible from the outside.
- TP-LINK
- Embedded system/wireless router
- Embedded system/dsl modem
- Embedded System Broadcom
- Embedded System BCM4709A0
- Embedded System ARM
- Embedded System Cortex-A9
- Embedded System BCM63168
- Embedded System MIPS
- Embedded System
- Manuf TP-LINK
- Embedded System BCM4360
- Has Mimo Status
- Embedded System IEEE 802.11b/g/n
- Embedded System IEEE 802.11a/n/ac
- Dual-Radio Wireless Embedded System
- Wireless Embedded System
- Dual-Band
- English Documentation