Cudy AP3000 Indoor AKA Jupiter 2 and OpenWRT: Difference between revisions
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No details here on what is needed for that as there is plenty of information out there. This website has some pictures: https://eko.one.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?id=24096 Oh, and great spot for the vias to solder in some pins, right? Well good news is that there is lots of space if one solders the pins on the backside of the PCB. | No details here on what is needed for that as there is plenty of information out there. This website has some pictures: https://eko.one.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?id=24096 Oh, and great spot for the vias to solder in some pins, right? Well good news is that there is lots of space if one solders the pins on the backside of the PCB. | ||
== Pins / Holes for Serial / TTY == | ==Pins / Holes for Serial / TTY== | ||
Here's another really cool thing. The Pin Headers for the TTY / Serial communication are covered by a heat sink (on the top of the PCB) and a base plate (on the bottom of the PCB). It has been noticed that there is a minor design difference on some models where the Header Pin Holes on some models are visible because of a smaller base plate. Others have a base plate that covers the holes. | Here's another really cool thing. The Pin Headers for the TTY / Serial communication are covered by a heat sink (on the top of the PCB) and a base plate (on the bottom of the PCB). It has been noticed that there is a minor design difference on some models where the Header Pin Holes on some models are visible because of a smaller base plate. Others have a base plate that covers the holes. | ||
The Header Pin Holes from the | The Header Pin Holes from the left, labeled from the edge of the PCB closest to the holes (which is to the right of the picture) or just look at the picture of the top of the PCB (at the bottom of the page) with the Header Pin Holes labeled with a screen printing. | ||
[[File:Cudy AP3000 (Indoor Jupiter 2) TTY Serial Headers Bottom with Header Clips.jpg|alt=Cudy AP3000 (Indoor Jupiter 2) TTY Serial Headers Bottom with Header Clips|left|thumb|Cudy AP3000 (Indoor Jupiter 2) TTY Serial Headers Bottom with Header Clips]] | [[File:Cudy AP3000 (Indoor Jupiter 2) TTY Serial Headers Bottom with Header Clips.jpg|alt=Cudy AP3000 (Indoor Jupiter 2) TTY Serial Headers Bottom with Header Clips|left|thumb|Cudy AP3000 (Indoor Jupiter 2) TTY Serial Headers Bottom with Header Clips]] | ||
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* VCC / 3.3 Volts + | *VCC / 3.3 Volts + | ||
* GND / Negative | *GND / Negative | ||
* RX | *RX | ||
* TX (the square solder pad) | *TX (the square solder pad) | ||
Oh, and notice the little "PCB Test Clips" / "Test Points" / "Through Hole Loops" (various names they're referred to as). No solder needed, works great. Why not just solder in some pins? Remember, if you've got a model that has the bigger base plate, they'll need to be unsoldered too. Clip Leads? In the middle of the board. Difficult if not impossible. Some spring "grabber" style might work if there's something on the other side to grab onto. | |||
* https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BC6CBDYY?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2 (thankfully out of stock as of the writing of this) | |||
* https://www.ebay.com/itm/324836665545 (for bigger holes, not these, just noting this one so it is known there are different sizes)<br />And don't forget, it'll probably be wiser to do all of this from the bottom and gently screw the heatsink back in place over the SoCs so nothing melts while the upgrade is taking place. | |||
==Hardware Setup== | ==Hardware Setup== | ||