About Turris
Czech company called CZ.NIC, the maintainer of the .cz top-level domain name develops open-source series of routers called Turris, currently these devices run TurrisOS derived from openWRT which is too light-weight, however during late 2022 a new version of the flag ship product, Turris Omnia should be released with sufficient horse power become the ultimate home-appliance for Cardano community members.
Combining Turris Omnia 2022 with openSUSE MicroOS will enable Cardano users to have a great Internet gateway that separates their home network from the dangers of the Internet, while also supporting Cardano network and applications running on it. Possible use-cases include:
- Cardano Node Relay
- Distributed Storage
Turris Omnia 2020 HW Specifications
| Component Type | HW Component | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1.6 GHz dual core ARM | |
| Memory | 2 GB DDR3 RAM | |
| Storage | 8 GB flash | |
| WAN port | 1x 10/100/1000 Mbps (RJ-45) | |
| LAN switch ports | 5x 10/100/1000 Mbps (RJ-45) | |
| USB ports | 2 x USB3.0 / A connector | |
| Wi-Fi (mPCIe) | 3×3 MIMO 802.11ac, 2×2 MIMO 802.11b/g/n | |
| Expansion bus | mSATA / mPCIe |
Turris Omnia 2022 HW Specifications
| Component Type | HW Component | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Armada 9130, 2.0 GHz 4 core 64bit | Future version could be build using RISC-V SoC |
| Memory | 4GB+ RAM | Can be upgraded to 8GB if we make a bulk order |
| WAN port | 1 x WAN 10Gbps ETH RJ-45 | |
| LAN uplink port | 1 x LAN 10Gbps SFP | If you need more ports, you can just connect a switch with 10GbE SFP+ uplink |
| LAN switch ports | 4 x LAN 2.5Gbps ETH RJ-45 | |
| USB ports | 2 x USB3.0 / A connector | |
| Expansion bus | 1 x miniPCIe used by WiFi6 card | |
| Expansion bus | 1 x M.2 B Key slot ready for 5G modem (USB3.0/2.0) | |
| Expansion bus | 1 x M.2 E Key slot ready for Wi-Fi (PCIe nebo SDIO) | |
| Expansion bus | 1 x M.2 M Key slot ready for HDD or SSD drive |