IPQ5018, 802.11ax,wifi 6e,QCN9074,

2X2 2.4G support 2x WiFi 6E Card support BT5.1 

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BY:Wallys Communications (Suzhou ) Co., LTD

EMAIL:sales3@wallystech.com

https://www.wallystech.com/Routerboard/DR5018-wifi6-Qualcomm-IPQ5018-2T2R-2.5G-ETH-port-802.11AX-MU-MIMO-OFDMA-supporting-QCN9074-wifi-card.html

Wallys Communication has been offering Qualcomm-based embedded router boards for several years, including the higher-end DR8072A with dual 2.5GbE and WiFi 6 connectivity, followed by a lower-cost WiFi 6 SBC based on IPQ6010 with Gigabit Ethernet ports.

But if you’d like to benefit from the lower cost while keeping WiFi 6 and 2.5GbE, the company has now introduced a new model based on Qualcomm IPQ5018 dual-core Cortex-A53 SoC, also found in Xiaomi Mi AX6000 router, with DR5018 embedded router board.

The blurry photo above reveals the board is also called AP.MP03, a name that looks like the typical name for Qualcomm reference designs.

DR5018 specifications:

• SoC – Qualcomm Atheros IPQ5018 dual-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor @ 1.0 GHz

• System Memory – 512MB DDR3L

• Storage – 4GB or 8GB eMMC flash, 4MB Nor Flash, 128MB NAND flash

• Networking

  • 4x Gigabit Ethernet Ports or 1x 2.5Gbps Ethernet port

  • 1x Gigabit Ethernet Port

  • On-board 2×2 MU-MIMO 802.11b/g/n/ac/ax WiFi 6

  • 2x M.2 Key-E socket with mini PCIe 2.0 for additional QCN90xx WiFi Module(s)

  • Bluetooth BT5.1

  • 2x IPEX connectors for antennas

• USB /header 1x USB 3.0 Port

• Misc – LED header for power, WiFi strength indicators; serial port support

• Power Supply – 12V via DC jack

• Dimension – N/A (the company probably ran out of rulers, and since times are tough could not purchase a caliper)

The top photo of the board is even more blurry, but I guess that’s OK as we can see the main connector. As usual, Wallys did not provide any information about software on the product page, so we had to ask and this time did not mention the old OpenWrt 14.04, but only the Qualcomm SDK, namely QSDK 11.4.

DR5018 samples are available now for $130, instead of $150 for the DR6018-S board  (IPQ6010 based) mentioned above. The product page does not really have much other information, but at least, you could always contact the company for additional information there.

Dual-core ARM 64bit A53@1.0GHz Processor

512MB DDRL3L System Memory

4MB NOR Flash, 128MB NAND Flash

2x2 On-board 2.4GHz radio,up to 573Mbps physical Data Rate

Support BT5.1

M.2 Card Slot for 5G (QUECTEL RM 500Q-GL) ;

M.2 Card Slot for QCN9074 WIFI 6E Card

Parameter

Rating

Unit

Supply Voltage

12

V

Operating Temperature Range

-40 to +70

ºC

Storage Temperature Range

-45 to +105

ºC

Operating Humidity Range

5 to +95 (non-condensing)

%

Symbol

Parameter

CPU

Qualcomm-Atheros IPQ5018

CPU Frequency

Dual-core ARM 64 bit A53 @1.0 GHz processor

System Memory

512MB DDR3L 16-bit interface with 32-bit memory bus design

Ethernet Port

4 x 1Gbps Ethernet Ports  or 1 x 1Gbps Ethernet Port & Poe

NGFF Slot

M.2 Card Slot for 5G (QUECTEL RM 500Q-GL) ;M.2 Card Slot for QCN9074 WIFI 6E Card

EMMC

4G/8G(optional)

USB /header

1x USB 3.0 Port

POE

NA

DC Jack

12V power supply

LED header

LED for power ,Wifi strength

Serial Port

support

Wireless

On-board 2x22.4GHz MU-MIMO OFDMA 802.11b/802.11g/802.11n/802.11ax,max 23dBm per chain

2x IPEX Connectors

BT5.1

Nor Flash

8MB

Nand Flash

128 MB

DDR

512MB

Dimension 

170mm x 120mm x 15mm