title: Wireless Router Application Platform
text: # Wireless Router Application Platform
  
  The Wireless Router Application Platform (WRAP) is a format of single board computer defined by Swiss company PC Engines. This is specially designed for wireless router, firewall, load balancer, VPN or other network appliances.
  
  ## Basic specs
  
  * 32-bit x86 compatible CPU, low energy consumption (AMD Geode SC1100 at 266 MHz)
  * supports MMX instructions
  * 64-bit SDRAM memory controller (max: 89 MHz)
  * PCI bus controller
  * IDE interfaces
  * ACPI 1.0-compatible power management
  * tinyBIOS : Made specially by PC Engines
  * 64 or 128MB SDRAM
  * Compact flash memory (includes boot OS)
  * Monitoring: watchdog timer, LM77 thermal monitor
  * Power supply: 7V ~ 18V external DC power or Power over Ethernet
  * LAN: National semiconductor DP83816
  * I/O: MiniPCI slots, console serial port
  
  ## Different boards
  
  There are three different models of the WRAP:
  
  * The WRAP 1-1 has two Ethernet ports, and two mini-PCI slots, on a 16x16cm board.
  * The WRAP 1-2 has three Ethernet ports and one mini-PCI slot, on a 16x16cm board.
  * The WRAP 2 has one Ethernet port, and two mini-PCI slots, on a 10x16cm board.
  
  ## Operating System
  
  The WRAP is capable of running many different operating systems, including various Linux distributions, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, as well as proprietary OSes. The WRAP lacks a keyboard controller (for obvious reasons), so some OSes that rely on one for the boot process may have to be modified.
  
  ## End Of Life (EOL)
  
  PC Engines announced the end of life for the WRAP platform in 2007. The board was replaced by the ALIX.
  
  