The Compex WPQ873 is a development board with two M.2 B-key
slots for cellular modems.
Device info:
- IPQ8072A SoC
- 512MiB RAM
- 256MiB NAND flash
- 8MiB SPI NOR
- 3x 1GigE ports
- 1x 2.5GigE port
- 2.4GHz/5GHz AX WLAN
- 1x USB 3.0 port
- 1x M.2 B-key socket with PCIe 3.0
- 1x M.2 B-key socket with PCIe 2.0 and USB 3.0
- 4x SIM card slots
- Bluetooth LE 5.0 (QCA4024)
Prerequisites
1) TFTP server
2) 3.3V USB to TTL cable for UART console
2.54mm pitch 4-pin header for UART is readily provided on board, no modifications are necessary to access it
TTL connector pinout: 2=TX, 3=RX, 4=GND
Arrow marks pin 1 which is 3.3V
Serial port settings: 115200 8N1 no flow control
The device will most likely ship with a QSDK-based firmware.
1. Power on device and interrupt u-boot to obtain u-boot CLI
2. set serverip to IP address of the TFTP server, for example: