OwlBox comes in many shapes and sizes. The minimum requirements are a host machine with mini-PCIe interface, a Linux kernel of (>= 5.4.0) and an Ubuntu Operatinge System (>= 16.04). We provide some target platforms that we have tested below:
Lenovo 7483BRU ThinkCentre M58p (Any desktop with mini-PCIe interface)
Dell Vostro 1500 (we like laptops that support two mini-PCIe interfaces)
Banapi-R2 http://www.banana-pi.org/r2.html
Espressobin v7 http://wiki.espressobin.net/tiki-index.php?page=Quick+User+Guide
Currently, OwlBox supports any Wi-Fi card with an Atheros AR9380 Chipset (must support 5GHz operation).
AR9380 Wi-Fi Chipset http://static6.arrow.com/aropdfconversion/bb617b8c7c79a7311d45c8a20f4672e90256ea96/ar9380-al1a.pdf
Supported mini-PCIe Cards for Desktops: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/pci-adapter/tl-wdn4800/
Supported half-size mini-PCIe Cards for laptops: Any that support AR9380
Bananapi-R2 We have created a nice case for the Bananapi-R2 which can be 3D printed. You can download the .STL files here.
Esspressobin v7 Coming soon
Coming soon For questions, please contact bkihei at kennesaw dot edu