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
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 <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> (ESMT F59L1G81LA-25T)
RAM1: 512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br /> (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 1304 additional devices
of which 167 are ASUS devices
Default login user: admin
Default login password: admin
admin:admin credentials used by 1324 additional devices
of which 198 are ASUS devices
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 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)
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
- Intel AnyWAN GRX750 and XWAY WAV500 on HardwareZone
- XWAY WAV500 Wi-Fi chipsets on Intel (ARK Belona)
GPL Info
- • 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
See also
- ASUS Blue Cave - AC2600 Dual-Band Smart Wi-Fi Router • PPage
- 128MB Flash, 512MB RAM, Intel Wi-Fi, IFTTT, IoT • Computex 2017
- Qualcomm IPQ4019 (2T2R 802.11abgn/ac) + QCA9888 (2T2R 5GHz)
- ASUS HiveSpot - AC2200 Multi-Point Wi-Fi System • CES2017
- ASUS Lyra Mini - AC1300 Whole-Home Wi-Fi System • PPage
- Qualcomm IPQ4019 @717MHz Quad Core (2T2R 802.11abgn/ac)
- ASUS HiveDot - AC1300 Multi-Point Wi-Fi System • CES2017
- ASUS Lyra Trio - AC1750 Dual Band Mesh Wi-Fi System • CES 2018
- ASUS Lyra Voice - AC2200 Tri-Band Mesh Router with Smart Speaker