MikroTik RouterBOARD 532 User Manual

MikroTik RouterBOARD 532 User Manual

Routerboard 500 series

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RouterBOARD 500 Series
User's Manual
Rev. L (31-Jan-2006)

Copyright

Copyright © 2003-2006 MikroTikls SIA. This manual contains information protected by copyright law. No
part of it may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without prior written permission from the copyright
holder.

Trademarks

RouterBOARD, RouterOS, RouterBOOT and MikroTik are trademarks of MikroTikls SIA. All trademarks and
registered trademarks appearing in this manual are the property of their respective holders.

Limited Warranty

Hardware. MikroTikls SIA warrants all RouterBOARD 500 series equipment for the term of one year from
the shipping date to be free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service. All parts
will be repaired or replaced with similar or functionally equivalent parts by MikroTikls SIA during the
warranty term, except in case the returned parts have mechanical, electrical or other accidental or intended
damages caused by improper use or due to wind, rain, fire or other acts of nature.
Parts (or systems) must be shipped pre-paid to our facility in Riga, Latvia. All items must have a Return
Material Authorization (RMA) which you can get by contacting us via email, telephone or fax. RMA must be
printed, signed, and enclosed with the shipment, also the RMA number must be written on the package
itself. Parts sent without following the proper procedure will be treated as those not to be repaired or
replaced due to the above mentioned conditions. Items proved to be free of defects in our lab will be
returned to the customer at the customer's expense. Those that do meet the warranty repair requirements
will be repaired or replaced, and returned to the customer's location at our expense, extending the warranty
term for the time the items are being shipped to and from our facility and replaced or repaired.
Manual. This manual is provided "as is" without a warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including, but
not limited to, the implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The manufacturer
has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual, however, it is possible that it
may contain technical inaccuracies, typographical or other errors. No liability is assumed for any inaccuracy
found in this publication, nor for direct or indirect, incidental, consequential or other damages that may
result from such an inaccuracy, including, but not limited to, loss of data or profits. Please report any
inaccuracies found to docs@mikrotik.com.

Caution

To avoid damage of the system, use the correct DC input voltage range.

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Summary of Contents for MikroTik RouterBOARD 532

  • Page 1: Copyright

    Trademarks RouterBOARD, RouterOS, RouterBOOT and MikroTik are trademarks of MikroTikls SIA. All trademarks and registered trademarks appearing in this manual are the property of their respective holders. Limited Warranty Hardware.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Assembling the Hardware......................7 Powering..........................7 Booting options........................8 Onboard NAND Storage Device..................8 Internal Storage Device....................8 Booting from network.....................8 Operating System Support.......................8 System Architecture.......................8 MikroTik RouterOS......................9 Linux..........................9 RouterBOOT...........................9 Boot Loader Configuration......................9 Configurable Options....................10 Changing CPU Frequency.......................10 Boot Loader Upgrading......................10 Appendix............................12 Connector Index........................12 Jumper Index........................14...
  • Page 3: System Board View

    RouterBOARD 500 Series User's Manual System Board View RB532c: RouterBOARD 532 complete build Top view Bottom view RB532p1: RouterBOARD 532 low-power (12V) edition Top view Bottom view...
  • Page 4: System Board Layout

    RouterBOARD 500 Series User's Manual System Board Layout Note: on the other side of the board, there is only a MiniPCI connector, so no layout diagram shown. Block Diagram 6..22/25..56V power jack 6..22/25..56V power header Power Supply 12/48V PoE Onboard RAM 100BaseTX port 1 Onboard Flash (NAND) (with PoE in)
  • Page 5: Specifications

    RouterBOARD 500 Series User's Manual Specifications RouterBOARD 532 MIPS32 4Kc based 266MHz (400MHz optional) embedded processor Memory 32MB DDR onboard memory chip Boot loader RouterBOOT, 1Mbit Flash chip 64MB/128MB onboard NAND memory chip Data storage CompactFlash type I/II slot (also supports IBM/Hitachi Microdrive)
  • Page 6: Hardware Guide

    RouterBOARD 500 Series User's Manual Hardware Guide Memory and Storage Devices Onboard Memory The boards are equipped with one 32MB DDR memory chip. RB532A build version has 64MB DDR memory chip onboard. Onboard NAND Storage Device The boards are equipped with one 64MB (replaced with 128MB on later builds) NAND nonvolatile memory chip.
  • Page 7: Db9 Serial Port

    RouterBOARD 500 Series User's Manual cross/straight cable correction (Auto MDI/X), so you can use either straight or cross-over cable for connecting to other network devices. DB9 Serial Port The RS232C standard male DB9 asynchronous serial port may be used for initial configuration, or for attaching a modem or any other RS232 serial device.
  • Page 8: Booting Options

    RouterBOARD 500 Series User's Manual On high-voltage jumper position, in order to power the board with voltage lower than approximately 30V DC, you may need to close the JP7 PoE control jumper, located near the S1 button. Note that only the RB532c build version accepts 25..56V DC powering.
  • Page 9: Mikrotik Routeros

    VIA VT6105 integrated MAC/PHY chips. The RouterBOARD 500 SDK describes programming LED, Watchdog, JP1 jumper and S1 button. MikroTik RouterOS MikroTik RouterOS (special RouterBOARD 500 edition, starting from version 2.9) is fully compatible with RouterBOARD 500 series embedded boards. No additional patches required.
  • Page 10: Configurable Options

    RouterBOARD 500 Series User's Manual p - boot protocol t - do memory testing x - exit setup your choice: To select a menu point, press the key written at the beginning of this line. Pressing [Enter] selects the option marked with '*'.
  • Page 11 CompactFlash with a program like PhysDiskWrite for Windows or dd for UNIX/Linux), which you can use to boot the RouterBOARD from. This program will upgrade the loader to the latest version. The boot loader upgrading is supported also from MikroTik RouterOS. The procedure is described in the MikroTik RouterOS manual.
  • Page 12: Appendix

    RouterBOARD 500 Series User's Manual Appendix Connector Index CPU speed selector. Although marked on the board as to select CPU frequency, it has no real effect and, thus, not populated on the production boards. Use the boot loader to configure CPU speed CompactFlash type I/II (with Microdrive support) slot MiniPCI Type type IIIA/B connector 1 (top side)
  • Page 13 RouterBOARD 500 Series User's Manual RJ45 Fast Ethernet 100Base-TX port 3 1 Data TX+ 2 Data TX- 3 Data RX+ 6 Data RX- External LED connector 1 User LED + 2 GND 3 Red MiniPCI 1 LED + 4 Red MiniPCI 1 LED - 5 Red MiniPCI 2 LED + 6 Red MiniPCI 2 LED - 7 Power LED +...
  • Page 14: Jumper Index

    RouterBOARD 500 Series User's Manual Jumper Index Although marked on the board as to select CPU frequency, it has no real effect and, thus, not populated on the production boards. Use the boot loader to configure CPU speed User-defined jumper (GPIO3 / CTS signal – only useful when serial port is not used) Serial port autopower-off and software-controlled operation Open Normal operation with autopower-off enabled...

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