diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/disc/base-files/etc/init.d/board_data b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/disc/base-files/etc/init.d/board_data
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+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/disc/base-files/etc/init.d/board_data
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+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+
+START=02
+
+. /usr/share/libubox/jshn.sh
+
+boot() {
+	local BDFILE="/data/arc_board_data"
+
+	[ -f $BDFILE -a -f /usr/bin/jq ] || {
+		logger -t board_data "Board data could not be extracted"
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	json_load $(jq -R -n -c '[inputs|split("=")|{(.[0]):.[1]}] | add' $BDFILE)
+	json_get_var serial_number sn "00000000"
+	json_get_var basemac mac "00:00:00:00:00:00"
+	json_get_var hardware_version hwver "0"
+	json_get_var wpa_key wifi-pwd "00000000"
+
+	db -q set hw.board.serial_number="$serial_number"				
+	db -q set hw.board.basemac="$basemac"
+	db -q set hw.board.hardware_version="$hardware_version"	
+	db -q set hw.board.wpa_key="$wpa_key"
+ 	db -q set device.deviceinfo.SerialNumber="$serial_number"
+ 	db -q set device.deviceinfo.BaseMACAddress="$basemac"
+ 	db -q set device.deviceinfo.HardwareVersion="$hardware_version"
+	db commit
+}
+
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/smarthub3/base-files/etc/init.d/board_data b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/smarthub3/base-files/etc/init.d/board_data
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..53bc8e4f99b40510a9a7ac3d3f8c26067c7f5287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/smarthub3/base-files/etc/init.d/board_data
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+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+
+START=02
+
+. /usr/share/libubox/jshn.sh
+
+boot() {
+	local BDFILE="/brddata/.mmcwrite.manuf"
+
+	mkdir -p /brddata && mount -t ext4 /dev/brddata /brddata 2>/dev/null
+
+	[ -f $BDFILE -a -f /usr/bin/jq ] || {
+		logger -t board_data "Board data could not be extracted"
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	json_load $(cat $BDFILE | tr ';' '\n' | jq -R -n -c '[inputs|split("=")|{(.[0]):.[1]}] | add')
+	json_get_var serial_number serial_no "00000000"
+	json_get_var basemac mac_base "00:00:00:00:00:00"
+	basemac=${basemac//-/:} # macaddr separator in brddata is '-'
+	json_get_var hardware_version hwver "0"
+	json_get_var wpa_key wlan_key "00000000"
+
+	db -q set hw.board.serial_number="$serial_number"				
+	db -q set hw.board.basemac="$basemac"
+	db -q set hw.board.hardware_version="$hardware_version"	
+	db -q set hw.board.wpa_key="$wpa_key"
+ 	db -q set device.deviceinfo.SerialNumber="$serial_number"
+ 	db -q set device.deviceinfo.BaseMACAddress="$basemac"
+ 	db -q set device.deviceinfo.HardwareVersion="$hardware_version"
+	db commit
+}
+