Turnkey "Ready-to-Run" Wireless Evaluation and Development Kits for ADI's Wireless Router Board, Pre-Loaded with OpenWrt
ADI Engineering has developed its wireless router boards with a simple philosophy: offer carrier-grade products with a no-compromise design at a competitive price enabled by efficient manufacturing.
The Result: ADI wireless router boards lead the industry in features, performance, and standards compliance, yet are priced at or below competitor’s lesser offerings.
| ADI Wireless Router Boards Versus the Competition |
| Feature |
ADI Engineering |
Brand "GW" |
Brand "LR"
|
Brand "PC"
|
Implications
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| MiniPCI Power Capacity |
6.5W continuous per slot, across full rated PoE input voltage range |
4.5W per slot |
4.5W per slot |
3W per slot |
6.5W per radio is required for high-power radios such as Ubiquiti XR and Wavesat WiMAX. Only ADI guarantees enough power for these radios. Some competitors supply less than half the required power. |
| Upgradeable to WiMAX and Other High-Power Radios (such as Ubiquiti XR series)? |
Yes;
Widest possible MiniPCI radio support – WiMAX, XR series, etc. |
Limited;
Only 2 slots fit WiMAX radios; Insufficient MiniPCI power |
Limited;
Insufficient MiniPCI power |
No;
Insufficient MiniPCI power and SC1100 performance |
Power, mechanical, CPU performance and thermal constraints can limit or preclude upgradeability to WiMAX and other very high power radios |
| Electrical Isolation on PoE Power Input? |
Yes;
1500V RMS |
No |
No |
No |
IEEE 802.3 and EN60950-1 electrical safety specs require 1500VRMS electrical isolation on all Ethernet signals. Common non-isolated wireless router boards may be vulnerable to ESD, transients, surges, ground loops, and electrical safety and emissions problems. |
| Surge Protected Ethernet Ports? |
Yes;
Protected to requirements of GR1089 |
No |
No |
No |
ADI router boards are alone in the industry offering on-board Ethernet surge suppression to GR1089. Competitive products offer no or only very limited protection on their Ethernet ports. |
| Path to FCC Compliant System? |
Yes;
All ADI router boards are FCC compliant unintentional radiators even with no enclosure; Add the ADI RM1 MiniPCI radio to build FCC compliant multi-radio systems with high-gain antennas (up to 12dBi at 2.4 GHz and 22dBi at 5.8 GHz, with more antenna types being added) |
No |
No |
No |
Competitive products force WISPs to choose between FCC compliance at the expense of extensive multi-radio system testing, or knowingly deploying illegal equipment in violation of US federal law.
ADI provides WISPs an immediate FCC compliance solution for multi-radio systems using high-gain antennas – no additional testing, delay or expense required. ADI’s certification is software agnostic, so no special FCC version of software is required. |
| All Intel IXP425 Design Recommendations Followed? |
Yes |
No;
SDRAM termination omitted |
No;
On-chip IXP425 oscillator used – but Intel dropped all support for this in early 2005 |
N/A;
Not IXP425 based |
Competitive designs that do not follow Intel design recommendations or use unsupported features in the Intel CPUs are not guaranteed to operate under all conditions, or may experience shortened lifetime. ADI’s products meet all Intel design requirements. |
| Spread Spectrum Clocking of CPU, SDRAM, and PCI? |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Only ADI wireless router boards use spread spectrum clocking - resulting in up to 10dB reduction in peak noise emissions compared to competitive products |
