TI-AR7
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Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Inc. , widely known as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, United States, which develops and commercializes semiconductor and computer technology...
AR7 is a fully integrated single-chip ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Asymmetric digital subscriber line is a type of digital subscriber line technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. It does this by utilizing frequencies that are not used by a voice...
CPE
Customer-premises equipment
Customer-premises equipment or customer-provided equipment is any terminal and associated equipment located at a subscriber's premises and connected with a carrier's telecommunication channel at the demarcation point...
access router solution. The AR7 combines a MIPS32
MIPS architecture
MIPS is a reduced instruction set computer instruction set architecture developed by MIPS Technologies . The early MIPS architectures were 32-bit, and later versions were 64-bit...
processor, a DSP
Digital signal processor
A digital signal processor is a specialized microprocessor with an architecture optimized for the fast operational needs of digital signal processing.-Typical characteristics:...
-based digital transceiver, and an ADSL analog front end.
Ownership history
In 2007, TI sold its DSL business to Infineon.In 2009, Infineon Technologies
Infineon Technologies
Infineon Technologies AG is a German semiconductor manufacturer and was founded on April 1, 1999, when the semiconductor operations of the parent company Siemens AG were spun off to form a separate legal entity. , Infineon has 25,149 employees worldwide...
spins off its wireline division to Lantiq
Lantiq
Lantiq is an international fabless semiconductor business of approximately 1,000 people. It was formed in 2009 when Infineon Technologies sold its Wireline Communications Division....
.
On November 6, 2009, Lantiq announced that it became a standalone company.
Features
- Integrated high performance MIPS 4KEc 32-Bit RISC processor
- ADSLAsymmetric Digital Subscriber LineAsymmetric digital subscriber line is a type of digital subscriber line technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. It does this by utilizing frequencies that are not used by a voice...
PHYPHYPHY is an abbreviation for the physical layer of the OSI model.An instantiation of PHY connects a link layer device to a physical medium such as an optical fiber or copper cable. A PHY device typically includes a Physical Coding Sublayer and a Physical Medium Dependent layer. The PCS encodes and...
subsystem based on TI C62xTexas Instruments TMS320Texas Instruments TMS320 is a blanket name for a series of digital signal processors from Texas Instruments. It was introduced on April 8, 1983 through the TMS32010 processor, which was then the fastest DSP on the market....
DSPDigital signal processorA digital signal processor is a specialized microprocessor with an architecture optimized for the fast operational needs of digital signal processing.-Typical characteristics:...
, with integrated transceiver, codecCodecA codec is a device or computer program capable of encoding or decoding a digital data stream or signal. The word codec is a portmanteau of "compressor-decompressor" or, more commonly, "coder-decoder"...
, line driver, and line receiver - Hardware accelerated ATMAsynchronous Transfer ModeAsynchronous Transfer Mode is a standard switching technique designed to unify telecommunication and computer networks. It uses asynchronous time-division multiplexing, and it encodes data into small, fixed-sized cells. This differs from approaches such as the Internet Protocol or Ethernet that...
Segmentation and Reassembly (SAR) - Integrated IEEE 802.3IEEE 802.3IEEE 802.3 is a working group and a collection of IEEE standards produced by the working group defining the physical layer and data link layer's media access control of wired Ethernet. This is generally a local area network technology with some wide area network applications...
PHY - Two IEEE 802.3 MACMedia Access ControlThe media access control data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the medium access control, is a sublayer of the data link layer specified in the seven-layer OSI model , and in the four-layer TCP/IP model...
s with integrated Media Independent InterfaceMedia Independent InterfaceThe Media Independent Interface was originally defined as a standard interface used to connect a Fast Ethernet MAC-block to a PHY chip.The MII design has been extended to support reduced signals and increases speeds...
(MII) and Quality of ServiceQuality of serviceThe quality of service refers to several related aspects of telephony and computer networks that allow the transport of traffic with special requirements...
(QoS) - Integrated USBUniversal Serial BusUSB is an industry standard developed in the mid-1990s that defines the cables, connectors and protocols used in a bus for connection, communication and power supply between computers and electronic devices....
1.1 compliant transceiver (slave only?) - Two VLYNQVLYNQVLYNQ is a proprietary interface developed by Texas Instruments and used for broadband products, such as WLAN and modems, VOIP processors and audio and digital media processor chips. The chip implements a full-duplex serial communications interface that enables the extension of an internal bus...
interfaces for compatible high-speed expansion devices - Two 16c55016550 UARTThe 16550 UART is an integrated circuit designed for implementing the interface for serial communications...
compatible UARTUniversal asynchronous receiver/transmitterA universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter, abbreviated UART , is a type of "asynchronous receiver/transmitter", a piece of computer hardware that translates data between parallel and serial forms. UARTs are commonly used in conjunction with communication standards such as EIA RS-232, RS-422 or...
s - EJTAG, GPIO and "Flexible Serial Interface" (FSER) interfaces
- 4 Kb PROMProgrammable read-only memoryA programmable read-only memory or field programmable read-only memory or one-time programmable non-volatile memory is a form of digital memory where the setting of each bit is locked by a fuse or antifuse. Such PROMs are used to store programs permanently...
(0xBFC00000) and 4Kb RAMRandom-access memoryRandom access memory is a form of computer data storage. Today, it takes the form of integrated circuits that allow stored data to be accessed in any order with a worst case performance of constant time. Strictly speaking, modern types of DRAM are therefore not random access, as data is read in...
(0x80000000) on the chip for bootBootingIn computing, booting is a process that begins when a user turns on a computer system and prepares the computer to perform its normal operations. On modern computers, this typically involves loading and starting an operating system. The boot sequence is the initial set of operations that the...
purposes - Physical package of a 324 BGABall grid arrayA ball grid array is a type of surface-mount packaging used for integrated circuits.- Description :The BGA is descended from the pin grid array , which is a package with one face covered with pins in a grid pattern. These pins conduct electrical signals from the integrated circuit to the printed...
with 1.0-mm ball pitch
Options
- AR7DB
- AR7RD
- AR7WRD (TNETD7300GDU) is an AR7 option with an interface for WiFiWi-FiWi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
card. - AR7VWI : DSLDigital Subscriber LineDigital subscriber line is a family of technologies that provides digital data transmission over the wires of a local telephone network. DSL originally stood for digital subscriber loop. In telecommunications marketing, the term DSL is widely understood to mean Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ,...
+ VoIP + Wireless - AR7VW
- AR7WI
- AR7V : DSL + VoIP
- The Adam2ADAM2Disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ADAM2 gene.-External links:* The MEROPS online database for peptidases and their inhibitors:...
bootloader - The Pspboot bootloader
Devices based on the Texas Instruments AR7
- Actiontec GT701
- Acorp W400G/W422G
- Asus AAM6010EV : TNETD7300GDU, 2Mb FLASH, 8Mb SDRAM
- AVM Fritz!BoxFRITZ!BoxFRITZ!Box is a series of residential gateway devices from the German company AVM GmbH.-Functionality:There are several FRITZ!Box models available, but the most popular are the ones that combine DSL and SIP VoIP...
- Aztech DSL-600E: 2Mb FLASH, 8Mb SDRAM
- Aztech DSL600ER: 2Mb FLASH, 8Mb SDRAM, 88E6060 Switch
- Aztech DSL600EW: 4Mb FLASH, 16Mb SDRAM, 88E6060 Switch, TNETW1130
- D-Link DSL-xxxT (like 300T)
- D-Link DVA-G3342SB (DSL board only)
- ECI B-FOCuS combo 352+, B-FOCuS Router 312+A
- devolo dsl+ 1100 duo, dsl+ 1100 LAN
- Efficient Networks, Inc / ENI SpeedStream 5100
- LevelOne FBR-1416A: 2Mb FLASH, 8Mb SDRAM, 88E6060 Switch
- Linksys ADSL2MUE 4MB Flash, 16MB ram, USB + 1 Ethernet only
- Linksys AG241
- Linksys WAG200Gv1
- Linksys WAG54Gv2 and v3
- Linksys WAG354Gv1, v2, and v2.1
- Linksys HG200
- Netgear DG834(G) (Version 1, 2, and 3 have AR7 Chipset; version 4 has Broadcom chipset)
- Paradyne (Zhone TechnologiesZhone TechnologiesZhone Technologies, Inc. is a provider of telecommunications networking equipment founded in 1999.It is headquartered in Oakland, California. Zhone is ISO 9001:2008 certified in the manufacture and service of telecommunications equipment.-Corporate history :...
) Hotwire 6210-A2, 6211-A2, and 6381-A2 (OEM Asus AAM6010EV) - Pluscom AWR-7200
- Safecom SWART2-54125
- Shiro DSL805(E/EU/EW)
- Siemens SX541 uses real-time OS (SOHO.BIN) and BRN Boot Loader from the Broad Net Technology, Inc.
- Siemens SpeedStream 4100/4200/5620
- Sitecom WL-108
- Surecom 9410SX-g
- Solwise ADSL-SAR-600E/SAR600EW/SAR605EW
- Sphairon Turbolink JDR454WB WLAN ADSL Modem (2548 937939)
- T-Com Sinus 154 DSL SE
- T-Com Sinus 154 DSL Basic SE
- T-Com Sinus 154 DSL Basic 3
- T-Com Speedport W501V
- T-Com Speedport W701V
- Westell WireSpeed 2000 and ProLine 6100
- ZyXEL Prestige 660 Series ADSL 2+ Modem/Router - Prestige 660M-67 (Arcor-DSL Speed-Modem 50Z)
- 3Com Officeconnect 3crwdr100x series 3Com 3rcwdr100x series ADSL firewall router
Third-party firmware
- RouterTech has released open source firmware.
- OpenWrtOpenWrtOpenWrt is a Linux distribution primarily targeted at routing on embedded devices. It comprises a set of about 2000 software packages, installed and uninstalled via the opkg package management system. OpenWrt can be configured using the command-line interface of BusyBox ash, or the web interface...
has open source firmware in development, available for testing. - DGTeam http://dgteam.ilbello.com/
- openwag200g http://openwag200.sourceforge.net/