ASUS RT-N16/Hardware

ASUS RT-N16 - Hardware

http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?24108-Asus-RT-N16&p=200010#post200010

• CPU: Broadcom BCM4718A @533MHz (factory clocked to 480MHz)
• RAM: Samsung K4N51163QZ-HC25 - 2x 64MB (512Mbit SDRAM)
• Flash: Spansion S29GL256P10TFI010 - 32MB or

Macronix MX29GL256EHT2I-90Q - 32MB

• WLAN: Broadcom BCM4718A - 802.11bgn (2.4GHz 2T2R MIMO) WiSoC

SiGe SE2528L (2.4GHz Power Amp)

• Switch: Broadcom BCM53115S (KFBG) - GbE Switch

Broadcom BCM4718 Block Diagram

Power

Main Board - PCB - Power • Main Board - PCB - TP

• +3.3 V - U28 / Q4 IRF7313 / C110 / L51 / D3 / D22
• +5.0 V - U20 CAT7199CA / L53 / D23
• +1.3 V - U32 RT8101A / Q12 FDS6982AS / L310 / CE5
• +1.8 V - U3 - AME8816 - 1.5A CMOS LDO (+1.8V RAM)

PCB - AME8816 (1.5A CMOS LDO)

PCB - PSU (12V/1.25A)

• F1/F2 - 0.75A (+5V U27 - USB 2.0)

• F3 - 1.5A (+12V CON1 - PSU 12V/1.25A)

• C110 - 680mF x 16V

• CE1/CE3 - 470mF x 25V

• CE4 - x

• Q2/Q3 - x, L2 - x, R020 - x

• http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?23418-Asus-RT-N16/page26

ASUS RT-N16 - Mini PCI-e Mod

• Mini PCI-e Mod: ASUS RT-N16 - 256MB RAM & 2.4/5GHz Dual Band

ASUS RT-N16 - Cooling and Ant Mod

• TechInfoDepot:Network/Hardware modifications/Asus RT-N16 Cooling Mod
• http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=73175

ASUS RT-N16 - USB 2.5" HDD Mod

• http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?24108-Asus-RT-N16&p=200001#post200001

ASUS RT-N16 - JTAG Mod

• https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/JTAG_pinouts#Asus_RT-N16

 nTRST  1   2 GND
 TDI    3   4 GND
 TDO    5   6 GND
 TMS    7   8 GND
 TCK    9  10 GND
 nSRST 11  12 GND

ASUS RT-N16 - USB to Serial TTL Mod

• TechInfoDepot:Network/Hardware modifications/USB to Serial TTL Mod#Asus_ RT-N16
• http://infodepot.wikia.com/wiki/USB_to_Serial_TTL_Mod

Just pulled the USB to Serial TTL adapter out and installed it in RT-N16.

J2 - UART (Serial Console)

See also

• https://4ham.ru/remont-routera-asus-rt-n16/
• http://www.natthapol89.com/2014/03/asus-rt-n16.html
• http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?23418-Asus-RT-N16/page26
• http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?29091-Mini-PCI-e-Mod/page3