Hi everyone,
I’m sharing confirmed hardware details and UART boot logs from a Ruckus R710 access point based on Qualcomm IPQ8068, for OpenWrt reference and development.
Device Overview
- Model: Ruckus R710
- SoC: Qualcomm IPQ8068 (quad-core ARM Cortex-A15)
- Bootloader: U-Boot 2012.07 (unlocked)
- Serial console: Available and working
Memory / Storage
- RAM:
- Chips:
NT5CC128M16FP-DI×2 - Total: 512 MB DDR3
- Chips:
- Flash:
- SPI NOR (bootloader):
MS04G200BHI00 - Additional SPI:
25Q032 - NAND flash present (UBI used for rootfs)
- SPI NOR (bootloader):
UART Pinout (Confirmed)
UART header is on the antenna side, 4 gold pins.
| Pin | Function |
|---|---|
| 1 | RX |
| 2 | VCC (do NOT connect) |
| 3 | GND |
| 4 | TX |
- Logic level: 3.3 V
- Settings: 115200 8N1
- Full access to U-Boot and kernel logs
Bootloader Status
- Bootloader is NOT locked
- Autoboot can be interrupted
- NAND and SPI flash accessible
- Suitable for OpenWrt flashing and recovery
Boot Log Snippets (UART)
U-Boot
U-Boot 2012.07 [local,local] (Mar 19 2015)
SoC: Qualcomm IPQ8068
DRAM: 512 MB
NAND: NAND device detected
SF: Detected SPI NOR flash
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
Kernel
Booting Linux on physical CPU 0x0
Linux version 3.4.103
CPU: ARMv7 Processor [410fc0f0] revision 0
Memory: 512MB available
UBI: attaching mtd partition
VFS: Mounted root (squashfs filesystem) readonly
Freeing unused kernel memory
Wireless Hardware
- Wi-Fi chips:
- QCA9990 ×2 (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz)
- Connected internally via PCIe
