Looking for SBC with Wifi5 support (5Ghz required)

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Hey there,

I’m looking for a single board computer or micro chip that I can control over USB. Specifically I need to simulate a bunch of mobile’s Wifi chips over 5Ghz.

Looking to get a few hundred of them.

Previously looked at ESP8266 chips and found some offerings like https://www.auselectronicsdirect.com.au/wemos-d1-r2-wifi-development-board-esp8266-for-ard
but it turns out they only do 2.4 Ghz and the customer requires 5 Ghz.

Wondering if anyone has any ideas.
I’m hoping to avoid buying Orange Pis or something of that size. Something smaller and cheaper would be better.

Thanks in advance,
Jay

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How much capability do you need, beyond the 5GhzWifi? It is possible to start quite small:
Minimalist 5G WiFi & BLE microcontroller | Hackaday.io
or go with a more complex development system:

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Thanks! Not much. We just need to be able to get DHCP leases, do some downloads, and drop off wifi at random periods.
Thanks for the links, but I think the OrangePi are cheap enough that they’ll fit the bill.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005885319833.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.40871802lh5ZFh

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Hi Jay,

Surprisingly the Raspberry Pi Model 3A+ can handle 5GHz WiFi so they may be worth considering as well as they are a lot cheaper than most of the other official Raspberry Pi boards.

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You can check this out too: OK3568-C SBC provides dual GbE, WiFi 5, 4G/5G connectivity, multiple display interfaces - CNX Software