ASUS Blue Cave

ASUS Blue Cave A0 (1.30)
Availability: now

Manuf (OEM/ODM): Arcadyan WG9116A AC44-ASU

FCC approval date: 29 June 2017
(Est.) release date: 29 May 2017
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $180
UPC: 889349609064 (UPC DB, On eBay)
EAN: 0889349609064 (UPC DB, On eBay)
Country of manuf.: China
S/N prefix: 90IG03W1-BM3010
Series: AC2600

Amazon image

ASINs
B078TGQ99B (, On Amazon, On CCC)
B07285G1RK (, On Amazon, On CCC)

Type: wireless router, IoT hub

FCC ID: MSQ-RTHK00
IC ID: 3568A-RTHK00
PCB ID: 146000163300MAS

Power: 19 VDC, 1.75 A
Connector type: barrel

CPU1: Intel (Lantiq) PXB4583EL (800 MHz, 2 cores)
FLA1: 128 MiB134,217,728 B 1,048,576 Kib 131,072 KiB 1,024 Mib 0.125 GiB  (ESMT F59L1G81LA-25T)
RAM1: 512 MiB536,870,912 B 4,194,304 Kib 524,288 KiB 4,096 Mib 0.5 GiB  (Nanya NT5CC256M16DP-DI)

Expansion IFs: USB 3.0
USB ports: 1
Serial: yes, 4-pad header, J13

WI1 chip1: Intel (Lantiq) PSB83514M
WI1 802dot11 protocols: bgn
WI1 MIMO config: 4x4:4
WI1 antenna connector: MHF4
WI2 chip1: Intel (Lantiq) PSB83524M
WI2 802dot11 protocols: an+ac
WI2 MIMO config: 4x4:4
WI2 antenna connector: MHF4

ETH chip1: Intel (Lantiq) PXB4583EL
Switch: Intel (Lantiq) PXB4583EL
LAN speed: 1GbE
LAN ports: 4
WAN speed: 1GbE
WAN ports: 1

abgn+ac

Additional chips
Bluetooth 4.0 Chip;Atheros;AR3012;AR3012-BL3D, FK7065JS, 1706 TW;

Stock FW OS: Linux

TPFirmware supported: BlueCave (Merlin Fork)

Flags: Wave2, MU-MIMO, 256QAM, Bluetooth, IFTTT, IoT, Alexa, AiMesh

Default SSID: ASUS_A0_2G
, ASUS_A0_5G
Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1298 additional devices
of which 167 are ASUS devices
Default login user: admin
Default login password: admin
admin:admin credentials used by 1322 additional devices
of which 198 are ASUS devices

802dot11 OUI: 2C:FD:A1
Ethernet OUI: 2C:FD:A1

For a list of all currently documented Intel (Lantiq) SoC's with specifications, see Intel (Lantiq).

• 1733 Mbps - 4-stream 802.11ac device (433Mbps per stream),

• 800 Mbps - max. PHY rate for the 40MHz wide 2.4GHz channel = AC2600 class

AC2600 Dual-Band Smart Wi-Fi Router

Product page • Support page • Downloads

Product code: 90IG03W1-BM3010, 90IG03W1-BA1000

Overview

Ultimate Wi-Fi Speed - Concurrent dual-band AC2600 Wi-Fi for smooth streaming.
With Intel technology, Blue Cave can handle the simultaneous demands from

an increasing number of connected devices in your home.

The First Commercial-grade Security for Home Networks - AiProtection protects

every connected smart device on your network, including IoT devices.

Family Overview - Easily monitor and control each family member’s internet

and app usage from your mobile device.

Make Your Smart Home Smarter With IFTTT - Combine Blue Cave with other

IFTTT-compatible devices and apps to create smart automated tasks.

Easy PC-free Network Control - Use your smartphone or tablet as your network

control center, with notifications for network activity, security reports and more.

Specifications

CPU: Intel (Lantiq) AnyWAN GRX350 @800MHz Dual Core (Seale)

PXB4583EL1600 (SLLFB) Network Processor - MIPS (interAptiv)

Wireless Chipset: Intel (Lantiq) PSB83514/PSB83524 (WAV500)
Wireless Standard: 802.11bgn (2.4GHz), 802.11an/ac (5GHz)
Wireless Speed: 800Mbps for 2.4GHz, 1733Mbps for 5GHz
Wireless Security: WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
Features: Wave2, MU-MIMO, 256QAM, Guest Wi-Fi, WPS, WMM,

Adaptive QoS, AiProtection, Parental Control, IPv6, AiMesh

Antenna: 4x internal SkyCross iMAT antennas
Flash: 128MB (SLC NAND), RAM: 512MB (DDR3)
Ports: 1x WAN GbE, 4x LAN GbE, 1x USB 3.0
Operation Mode: Router, Access point
Power: DC 19V/1.75A adapter
Dimensions: 160x160x80 mm (WxDxH) (without bezel)
Weight: 800g

Rewiews

ASUS Blue Cave on TechBang (Teardown, internal images)

• CPU: Intel AnyWAN GRX350 PXB4583EL @800MHz DualCore

• Flash: Macronix MX30LF1G18AC-TI 128MB (1Gb SLC NAND)

• RAM: Nanya NT5CC256M16DP-DI 512MB (DDR3 1600MHz)

• WLAN: Intel PSB83514M (WAV514), PSB83524M (WAV524)

• Bluetooth: Atheros AR3012-BL3D (BT 4.0 + HS)

• Antenna: 2.4/5.2/5.8 GHz, 1x 2 dBi (Bluetooth)

1x 3.05/4.83/3.69 dBi, 1x 2.89/3.20/4.85 dBi

1x 2.88/2.56/2.77 dBi, 1x 1.69/3.82/2.79 dBi

• Ports: 5x GbE (10/100/1000), 1x USB 3.1 (Gen1)

ASUS Blue Cave on DigitalCitizen

Forum threads

On SNB forums (Merlin's post)
On HardwareZone forums (Maylyn's post)
On wl500g.info forums (Omega's blog)
On KoolShare forums (PCB images)

• CPU: S6483N03 (SLLFB) CPU image

• Flash: Macronix MX30LF1G18AC-TI

• RAM: Nanya NT5CC256M16DP-DI

News

GPL Info

BlueCave (Merlin Fork) FW

• GPL info • >>

export BLUECAVE:= IPV6SUPP=y HTTPS=y BBEXTRAS=y USBEXTRAS=y EBTABLES=y SAMBA3=y MEDIASRV=y MODEM=y PARENTAL2=y \
    ACCEL_PPTPD=y PRINTER=y USB="USB" GRO=y APP="network" AUTODICT=y LANWAN_LED=y BUILD_NAME="BLUECAVE" SHP=y \
    ODMPID=y UBI=y EXT4FS=y OPENVPN=y VPNC=y MDNS=y DUALWAN=n BWDPI=y DUMP_OOPS_MSG=y SSH=y REBOOT_SCHEDULE=y \
        OPTIMIZE_XBOX=y FINDASUS=y STAINFO=y CAPTIVE_PORTAL=n HD_SPINDOWN=y MULTICASTIPTV=y QUAGGA=y DETWAN=n \
        WEBDAV=y DEBUGFS=y SMARTSYNCBASE=y TIMEMACHINE=y \
	NTFS="tuxera" HFS="tuxera" TFAT=y DISK_MONITOR=y \
	BOOT_FLASH_TYPE=NAND PWRSAVE=y \
	XHCI=y ATEUSB3_FORCE=y \
	BLINK_LED=n WANRED_LED=y PWRRED_LED=y FO_LED=y EJUSB_BTN=y SW_DEVLED=y\
	REPEATER=y PROXYSTA=y DISABLE_REPEATER_UI=y DISABLE_PROXYSTA_UI=n NEW_USER_LOW_RSSI=y ATF=y UBIFS=y \
	TEMPROOTFS=n PSISTLOG=y WPSMULTIBAND=n \
	EXTRA_KERNEL_CONFIGS="" \
	VLAN_TAGGED_BASE=n LAN50=y ATCOVER=y GETREALIP=y \
	QTN=n LANTIQ=y NVRAM_FILE=n BT_CONN=y I2CTOOLS=y \
	NEWSSID_REV2=y IFTTT=y ALEXA=y EMAIL=y NVRAM_64K=y FORCE_AUTO_UPGRADE=y \
	SW_HW_AUTH=y NATNL_AICLOUD=y NATNL_AIHOME=y \
	AMAS=y ETHOBD=y LETSENCRYPT=y UTF8_SSID=y DWB=y NO_TRY_DWB_PROFILE=y