Wireless Router Application Platform
Encyclopedia
The Wireless Router Application Platform (WRAP) is a format of single board computer
defined by Swiss
company PC Engines. This is specially designed for wireless router
, firewall, load balancer, VPN or other network appliances.
, NetBSD
, OpenBSD
, as well as proprietary OSes. The WRAP lacks a keyboard controller (for obvious reasons), so some OSes that rely on one for the boot process may have to be modified.
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
defined by Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
company PC Engines. This is specially designed for wireless router
Wireless router
A Wireless router is a device that performs the functions of a router but also includes the functions of a wireless access point and a network switch. They are commonly used to allow access to the Internet or a computer network without the need for a cabled connection. It can function in a wired...
, firewall, load balancer, VPN or other network appliances.
Basic specs
- 32-bit x86 compatible CPUCentral processing unitThe central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. The term has been in...
, low energy consumption (AMD Geode SC1100 at 266 MHz) - supports MMX instructions
- 64-bit SDRAMSDRAMSynchronous dynamic random access memory is dynamic random access memory that is synchronized with the system bus. Classic DRAM has an asynchronous interface, which means that it responds as quickly as possible to changes in control inputs...
memory controllerMemory controllerThe memory controller is a digital circuit which manages the flow of data going to and from the main memory. It can be a separate chip or integrated into another chip, such as on the die of a microprocessor...
(max: 89 MHz) - PCIPeripheral Component InterconnectConventional PCI is a computer bus for attaching hardware devices in a computer...
bus controller - IDE interfaces
- ACPIAdvanced Configuration and Power InterfaceIn computing, the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification provides an open standard for device configuration and power management by the operating system....
1.0-compatible power managementPower managementPower management is a feature of some electrical appliances, especially copiers, computers and computer peripherals such as monitors and printers, that turns off the power or switches the system to a low-power state when inactive. In computing this is known as PC power management and is built... - tinyBIOS : Made specially by PC Engines
- 64 or 128MB SDRAM
- Compact flash memory (includes boot OS)
- Monitoring: watchdog timerWatchdog timerA watchdog timer is a computer hardware or software timer that triggers a system reset or other corrective action if the main program, due to some fault condition, such as a hang, neglects to regularly service the watchdog A watchdog timer (or computer operating properly (COP) timer) is a computer...
, LM77 thermal monitor - Power supplyPower supplyA power supply is a device that supplies electrical energy to one or more electric loads. The term is most commonly applied to devices that convert one form of electrical energy to another, though it may also refer to devices that convert another form of energy to electrical energy...
: 7V ~ 18V external DC power or Power over EthernetEthernetEthernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies.... - LAN: National semiconductor DP83816
- I/O: MiniPCI slots, console serial port
Different boards
There are three different models of the WRAP:- The WRAP 1-1 has two Ethernet ports, and two mini-PCI slots, on a 16x16cm board.
- The WRAP 1-2 has three Ethernet ports and one mini-PCI slot, on a 16x16cm board.
- The WRAP 2 has one Ethernet port, and two mini-PCI slots, on a 10x16cm board.
Operating System
The WRAP is capable of running many different operating systems, including various Linux distributions, FreeBSDFreeBSD
FreeBSD is a free Unix-like operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via BSD UNIX. Although for legal reasons FreeBSD cannot be called “UNIX”, as the direct descendant of BSD UNIX , FreeBSD’s internals and system APIs are UNIX-compliant...
, NetBSD
NetBSD
NetBSD is a freely available open source version of the Berkeley Software Distribution Unix operating system. It was the second open source BSD descendant to be formally released, after 386BSD, and continues to be actively developed. The NetBSD project is primarily focused on high quality design,...
, OpenBSD
OpenBSD
OpenBSD is a Unix-like computer operating system descended from Berkeley Software Distribution , a Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley. It was forked from NetBSD by project leader Theo de Raadt in late 1995...
, as well as proprietary OSes. The WRAP lacks a keyboard controller (for obvious reasons), so some OSes that rely on one for the boot process may have to be modified.