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TP-Link RE205

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Supported Versions

Experimental Versions

None at this time.

Hardware Highlights

Installation

As of now only snapshot are available for RE205 V3 devices. Please read snapshot before installing.

→ Install OpenWrt (generic explanation)

Flash Layout

FIXME Find out flash layout, then add the flash layout table here (copy, paste, modify the example).

Please check out the article Flash layout. It contains examples and explanations that describe how to document the flash layout.

OEM easy installation

OEM installation using the TFTP method

→ generic.flashing.tftp

Specific values needed for tftp

FIXME Enter values for “FILL-IN” below

Bootloader tftp server IPv4 address FILL-IN
Bootloader MAC address (special) FILL-IN
Firmware tftp image Latest OpenWrt release (NOTE: Name must contain “tftp”)
TFTP transfer window FILL-IN seconds
TFTP window start approximately FILL-IN seconds after power on
TFTP client required IP address FILL-IN

Upgrading OpenWrt

→ generic.sysupgrade

Debricking

→ generic.debrick

Failsafe mode

→ failsafe_and_factory_reset

Basic configuration

→ Basic configuration After flashing, proceed with this.

Buttons

→ hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s). Here, we merely name the buttons, so we can use them in the above Howto.

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The TP-Link RE205 has the following buttons:

BUTTON Event
EXAMPLE Reset reset
EXAMPLE Secure Easy Setup ses
EXAMPLE No buttons at all. -

Hardware

Photos

Front:
Insert photo of front of the casing

Back:
Insert photo of back of the casing

Backside label:
Insert photo of backside label

Opening the case

→ Warranty

FIXME Describe what needs to be done to open the device, e.g. remove rubber feet, adhesive labels, screws, ...

  • To remove the cover and open the device, do a/b/c

Main PCB:
Insert photo of PCB

Serial

→ port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.

How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for serial port

FIXME Replace EXAMPLE by real values.

Serial connection parameters
for TP-Link RE205 @@Version@@ 		EXAMPLE 115200, 8N1, 3.3V

JTAG

→ port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.

How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for JTAG port

Bootloader mods

→ bootloader

Hardware mods

None so far.

Bootlogs

OEM bootlog

U-Boot 1.1.3 (Aug 24 2022 - 10:39:45)

Board: Ralink APSoC DRAM: 64 MB
relocate_code Pointer at: 83fb8000
flash manufacture id: 20, device id 70 17
find flash: W25Q64BV
*** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment

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Ralink UBoot Version: 4.1.0.0
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ASIC 7628_MP (Port5<->None)
DRAM component: 512 Mbits DDR, width 16
DRAM bus: 16 bit
Total memory: 64 MBytes
Flash component: SPI Flash
Date:Aug 24 2022 Time:10:39:45
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icache: sets:512, ways:4, linesz:32 ,total:65536
dcache: sets:256, ways:4, linesz:32 ,total:32768

 ##### The CPU freq = 580 MHZ ####
 estimate memory size =64 Mbytes
RESET MT7628 PHY!!!!!!

Please choose the operation:
   1: Load system code to SDRAM via TFTP.
   2: Load system code then write to Flash via TFTP.
   3: Boot system code via Flash (default).
   4: Entr boot command line interface.
   7: Load Boot Loader code then write to Flash via Serial.
   9: Load Boot Loader code then write to Flash via TFTP.
default: 3

You choosed 1


1: System Load system code to SDRAM via TFTP
 Please Input new ones /or Ctrl-C to discard
        Input device IP (192.168.0.254) ==:192.168.0.254 
        Input server IP (192.168.0.184) ==:192.168.0.184
        Input Linux Kernel filename () ==:test.bin

 NetTxPacket = 0x83FE7840

 KSEG1ADDR(NetTxPacket) = 0xA3FE7840

 NetLoop,call eth_halt !

 NetLoop,call eth_init !
Trying Eth0 (10/100-M)

 Waitting for RX_DMA_BUSY status Start... done


 ETH_STATE_ACTIVE!!
TFTP from server 192.168.0.184; our IP address is 192.168.0.254
Filename 'test.bin'.

 TIMEOUT_COUNT=10,Load address: 0x82000000
Loading: Got ARP REPLY, set server/gtwy eth addr (ac:22:2b:cb:56:e5)
Got it
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done
Bytes transferred = 6509106 (635232 hex)
LoadAddr=82000000 NetBootFileXferSize= 00635232
**Erasing SPI Flash...**
**.**
**Writing to SPI Flash...**

done
Automatic boot of image at addr 0x82000000 ...
## Booting image at 82000000 ...
text base: 80000000
entry point: 80000000
   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
No initrd
## Transferring control to Linux (at address 80000000) ...
## Giving linux memsize in MB, 64

Starting kernel ...

This bootloader version seems to be locked and does not react on any input. 

cid reg:00010102, cid:1[04010D07][04010D0A]
DDR Calibration DQS reg = 00008988

DDR Calibration MEMCTRL reg = 0E120003


U-Boot 1.1.3 (Nov 28 2020 - 10:44:01)

Board: Ralink APSoC DRAM:  64 MB
relocate_code Pointer at: 83fb8000
flash manufacture id: 20, device id 70 17
Warning: un-recognized chip ID, please update bootloader!
*** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment

============================================
Ralink UBoot Version: 5.0.0.0
--------------------------------------------
ASIC 7628_MP (Port5<->None)
DRAM component: 512 Mbits DDR, width 16
DRAM bus: 16 bit
Total memory: 64 MBytes
Flash component: SPI Flash
Date:Nov 28 2020  Time:10:44:01
============================================
icache: sets:512, ways:4, linesz:32 ,total:65536
dcache: sets:256, ways:4, linesz:32 ,total:32768

 ##### The CPU freq = 580 MHZ ####
 estimate memory size =64 Mbytes
RESET MT7628 PHY!!!!!!

Please choose the operation:
   1: Load system code to SDRAM via TFTP.
   2: Load system code then write to Flash via TFTP.
   3: Boot system code via Flash (default).
   4: Entr boot command line interface.
   7: Load Boot Loader code then write to Flash via Serial.
   9: Load Boot Loader code then write to Flash via TFTP.
default: 3

You choosed 3
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3: System Boot system code via Flash.
tplink_turn_off_led
## Booting image at bc020000 ...
text base: 80000000
entry point: 8000c150
   Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
No initrd
## Transferring control to Linux (at address 8000c150) ...
## Giving linux memsize in MB, 64

Starting kernel ...


OpenWrt bootlog

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