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SolidRun ClearFog Base is a $90 Router/Networking Board with USB 3.0, M.2, mSATA, and Gigabit Ethernet Support

SolidRun introduced ClearFog Pro and Base board based on Marvell Armada 380/388 processor at the end of last year, but at the time, only the higher-end ClearFog Pro board was available for $170 and up. Now the company  has officially launched the cheaper ClearFog Base board based on the same processor, two Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports, one SFP cage, a USB 3.0 port, an M.2 slot, mPCIe expansion slot, and more.

ClearFog_BaseClearFog Base board specifications:

  • Processor – Marvell ARMADA 388 (88F6828) dual core ARMv7 processor (Cortex A9 class) @ up to 1.6 GHz with 1MB L2 cache, NEON and FPU
  • System Memory –  1GB RAM by default (2GB optional)
  • Storage – 1x micro SD slot, optional 4GB eMMC flash, 1x M.2 slot, 1x mSATA/mPCIE
  • Connectivity – 2x dedicated Gigabit Ethernet ports, 1x SFP cage
  • USB – 1x USB 3.0 port
  • Expansions
    • 1x mini PCI Express slots (shared with mSATA )
    • 1x M.2 slot with USB 3.0, SATA, GNSS, 3G modules
    • mikroBUS socket for GPIOs, MikroElektronika Click Boards
    • 2x SIM card sockets
  • Debugging – micro USB port for serial console
  • Misc – RTC battery header, LEDs, user push buttons
  • Power Supply – 9 to 32V DC input; PoE expansion header
  • Dimensions – 103 x 75 mm (optional metal enclosure)

The board is comprised of a baseboard and a microSoM (in green), and runs OpenWrt or a Yocto Project build based on Linux 3.10.x, and other operating systems such as Arch Linux ARM, and Debian also appear to be supported. Hardware and software documentation can be found in the Wiki.

ClearFog_Base_M2_mPCieTypically applications for such boards include home media clouds (NAS), IoT gateways, and secure routers.

The board sells for $90 without power supply, nor internal storage, but 110V or 220V power adapters, a blank 8GB SD card, and a 4GB eMMC flash are all available as options.

Via Liliputing

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11 Replies to “SolidRun ClearFog Base is a $90 Router/Networking Board with USB 3.0, M.2, mSATA, and Gigabit Ethernet Support”

  1. It should be noted that I/O and network performance of these ARMADA 38x based boards are excellent (tested with the larger Clearfog Pro when we ported Armbian to it — expect Clearfog Base to be supported soon) and that both M.2 and mSATA slots can be ‘converted’ to normal SATA ports by using cheap mechanical adapters (might require some SERDES config voodoo in u-boot, Rabeeh from Solid-Run explained details in Armbian forum — Free section, ‘Quick review of Solidrun’s Clearfog’ thread)

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  5. Exactly the board i was looking for, with the right horse power.
    Would like to build an Home gateway with NAS capabilities – saw in smallnetbuilder the Armada 388 gets you full wire speed (FWS).Cannot wait till i get this board.

    Where can i find an OpenWRT image for it?

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