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D-Link DIR-506L
is a portable router with battery.
Hardware
Ralink RT5350 id:1 rev:3 (360
MHz)
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802.11bgn 1T1R
1x internal, non-detachable antenna
1x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
1x USB 2.0 (Type-A)
5 leds
2 buttons
UART header on PCB (57600 8n1)
JBOOT bootloader
1700 - 2200 mAh battery (Fujifilm NP-120 / Pentax D-Li7, D-L17, DB-43)
GPIO
In
2@gpio0: reset - KEY_RESTART (GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW)
7@gpio0: wps - KEY_WPS_BUTTON (GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW)
10@gpio0: low_battery - BTN_0 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH)
11@gpio0: charging - BTN_1 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH)
12@gpio0: on_battery - BTN_2 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH)
Out
9@gpio0: led green:usb (GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW)
18@gpio0: usb port power (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH)
19@gpio0: led green:status (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH)
0@gpio1: led green:internet (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH)
1@gpio1: led red:status (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH)
Power usage
With Huawei E3272 + 1 WiFi connection
Over 4 hours with 3 connected clients.
Photos
Modding
Power
To allow work without battery add resistor 15-16kOmh
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OpenWRT
Features
Installation
Apply factory image via http web-gui or JBOOT recovery page
How to revert to OEM firmware
If http doesn't work, it can be done with curl command:
curl -F FN=@XXXXX.bin http://192.168.123.254/upg
where XXXXX.bin is name of firmware file.