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8devices Cherry

Cherry

The Cherry single-band Wi-Fi SoM builds on the IPQ-5000 SoC to deliver impressive Wi-Fi 6 networking performance in a small and cost-efficient form factor. This, its rich interface compatibility, and available FirmUx development support, makes it perfect for scalable Wi-fi 6 projects.

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Target industries
Access points
Smart home hubs
Commercial IoT
Mesh networking systems
  • Qualcomm IPQ 5000
    This SoC features a 64-bit dual core ARM Cortex-A53 at 1GHz, 32MB NOR flash and 256MB DDR3L
  • High-Bandwidth Connectivity
    Cherry's single-band 2x2 MIMO radio delivers data rates of up to 570 Mbps
  • Interface-rich
    Cherry has 2 ETH ports (2.5 Gbps and 1 Gbps) and a broad range of other interfaces, including I2S, SPI, UART, QSPI, PWM, and so much more
  • Optimal performance specifications
    Cherry’s specifications are balanced to give the best possible performance while ensuring high scalability.
  • Compact size
    Cherry’s small and surface-mountable form factor makes it easy to integrate into your project, and Lima users will appreciate Cherry’s upgrade compatibility, external castellated pins, and extra inner LGA pins

Cherry supports FirmUx

Cherry supports FirmUx Networking, which is a proprietary embedded Linux framework that provides developers with powerful tools and integration procedures. Use it to unlock powerful network features and build your own full-featured firmware and device software. Cherry also supports open source QSDK.

Development board details

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1Gbps Ethernet port

2.5Gbps Ethernet port

USB Type C socket (console + power)

DC power jack (12V-24V)

Switches (Refer to datasheet 11.3)

LEDs (Refer to datasheet 11.4)

Bootstrap switch (Refer to datasheet 11.5)

Antennas (Wi-Fi 2.4GHz)

Antennas (Wi-Fi 2.4GHz)

GPIOs (Refer to datasheet)

UART connector (Refer to datasheet)

PCIe +5V connector (Refer to datasheet)

Mini-PCIe connector (single lane, PCIe 2.0)

Specifications

Platform
SoC IPQ5000 from Qualcomm
CPU Dual Cortex-A53 @ 1 GHz
GPU N/A
Flash 32 MB NOR & QSPI NAND interface
RAM 256 MB DDR3
Interfaces
Ethernet 1 GE
USB N/A
PCIe PCIe2.0
Serial Interfaces I2S, SPI, UART, I2C, etc.
GPIOs 27 x GPIOs
Miscellaneous SGMII+, QSPI, PWM
Wireless
Wireless Standard Wi-Fi 6 (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Bluetooth Standards N/A
Radio Mode Single Band MIMO 2x2
Frequency 2412-2472MHz
Channel Size 20,40 MHz
Data Rate 573.5 Mbps
Antenna Options 2 x U.FL
Max Output Power (per chain) 22 dBm
Software Options
Linux OpenWrt
Yocto/ OpenEmbedded
FirmUx
Module Specs
Power Supply 3.3V
Power Consumption up to 7W
Dimensions 19.4 mm x 30.5 mm
Weight 5 g
Temperature Range 0°C to +65°C
Mounting Dual side
Pin Type Half circle castellated via/LGA
Certifications CE, FCC, IC - TBD

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