TP-LINK Archer VR900v (v1.0)
TP-LINK Archer VR900 v (v1.0)
Availability: now
(Est.) release date: August 2015
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $200
EAN: 6935364092795 (UPC DB, On eBay)
Country of manuf.: China
Series: AC1900
Type: wireless router, dsl modem
Power: 12 VDC, 3.3 A
Connector type: barrel
CPU1: Broadcom BCM4709A0 (1 GHz, 2 cores)
CPU2: Broadcom BCM63168 (400 MHz, 2 cores)
FLA1: 16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br /> (Spansion S25FL128SAGMFI00)
FLA2: 8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br /> (Winbond W25Q64FVSSIG)
RAM1: 128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> (SK hynix H5TQ1G63EFR-PBC)
RAM2: 64 MiB67,108,864 B <br />524,288 Kib <br />65,536 KiB <br />512 Mib <br />0.0625 GiB <br /> (Zentel A3R12E40CBF-8E)
Expansion IFs: USB 2.0, USB 3.0
USB ports: 2
Serial: yes, 4-pin header, unpopulated, J4, 3.3V TTL, (115200,8,N,1)
WI1 chip1: Broadcom BCM4360
WI1 802dot11 protocols: bgn
WI1 MIMO config: 3x3:3
WI1 antenna connector: RP-SMA
WI2 chip1: Broadcom BCM4360
WI2 802dot11 protocols: an+ac
WI2 MIMO config: 3x3:3
WI2 antenna connector: RP-SMA
ETH chip1: Broadcom BCM4709A0
Switch: Broadcom BCM4709A0
LAN speed: 1G
LAN ports: 3
WAN speed: 1G
WAN ports: 1
abgn+ac
Additional chips
xDSL (VDSL2/ADSL2+) AFE;Broadcom;BCM6306;BCM6306KMLG, P31, CN1523, 515297, 3B W;1;
DECT SoC;DSP Group;DCX81;DCX81AC0CFAE3FNC, DSPG, PM1M36.0C, TMCI29D0003A 1435, TMCT10D;1;
VoIP Chip;Microsemi;ZL88601;ZL88601, Z D (e3), 1426MAE;1;;64-pin QFN;9x9;
DECT Flash;Winbond;W25Q80BVSSIG;Winbond, 25Q80BVSIG, 1444;1;;SOIC-8;208-mil;
Stock bootloader: CFE 1.0.38 -116.15
Stock FW OS: Linux 3.4.11 -rt19
Flags: G.Vector, VDSL2, ADSL2+, DECT, VoIP, TAE
Default SSID: TP-LINK_XXXX (45 addl. devices)
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1304 additional devices
of which 109 are TP-LINK devices
Default login user: admin
Default login password: admin
admin:admin credentials used by 1326 additional devices
of which 277 are TP-LINK devices
CPU1 brand | WI1 chip1 brand | WI2 chip1 brand | |
---|---|---|---|
TP-LINK Archer VR900 v1.0 | Broadcom | Broadcom | Broadcom |
TP-LINK Archer VR900v (v1.0) | Broadcom | Broadcom | Broadcom |
For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.
AC1900 VoIP WLAN DSL Router
- Product page (DE) (Annex B/J) Product page • Support page
All-In-One Box Telefonie WLAN-AC Modem Router
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.
See also
- TP-LINK Archer VR900 v1.0 AC1900 (Annex A) PPage
- TP-LINK Archer VR200v AC750 (Annex B/J + VoIP/DECT) PPage