Apple AR5BXB112

Apple AR5BXB112

FCC approval date: 23 December 2010
(Est.) release date: 2011
Country of manuf.: China

Amazon image

ASINs
B00881PHO2 (, On Amazon, On CCC)
B009B5A0F0 (, On Amazon, On CCC)

Interface: Mini PCIe

ID: 168c:0030 (16 addl. devices) SS: 106b:009a
Windows: PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_0030&SUBSYS_009A106B

FCC ID: PPD-AR5BXB112
IC ID: 4104A-AR5BXB112

WI1 chip1: Atheros AR9388

Additional chips
2.4/5GHz Front End Module;Skyworks;SE5507L;;3;

Probable Linux driver
probably ath9k (in backports)
PCI ID first seen in kernel v2.6.36 (2010-10-20)
(see also passys)

Windows driver
possibly see ath-drivers.eu

Antenna connector: U.FL

abgn, 3x3:3

OUI: 20:C9:D0 (-, 1 W), 7C:C3:A1

	FCC ID
Atheros AR5BXB112	PPD-AR5BXB112
Tehnoetic TET-N450DB	PPD-AR5BXB112
Vikings Atheros450	PPD-AR5BXB112

For a list of all currently documented Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Atheros.

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Apple AirPort Extreme Atheros AR5BXB112 PCI-E MIMO Wireless Card

This module is used in the..

• Apple iMac, 2011 27"

7C:C3:A1 OUI

P/N: 607-7211-A / 607-7212-A

Apple on ich8 blogs

WLAN: Atheros AR9388 (3T3R 802.11abgn), PA: 3x SiGe SE5507L

"250-01927-30" and "1101" (01/2011) is silkscreened on the board in the photos.

lspci -nnv dump

05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros AR93xx 
        Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0030] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Apple Inc. AirPort Extreme [106b:009a]
        Physical Slot: 1
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
        Memory at f1d00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at f0400000 [disabled] [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/4 Maskable+ 64bit+
        Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
        Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
        Capabilities: [300] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
        Kernel driver in use: ath9k

ath9k info dump

ath9k 0000:05:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x65
ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map
ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00
ath: Regpair used: 0x65
ieee80211 phy8: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
ieee80211 phy8: Atheros AR9300 Rev:3 mem=0xffffc90019940000, irq=19

cat /sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/.../ath9k/base_eeprom

mTOR ath9k # cat base_eeprom 
      EEPROM Version :          2
          RegDomain1 :        101
          RegDomain2 :         31
             TX Mask :          7
             RX Mask :          7
          Allow 5GHz :          1
          Allow 2GHz :          1
   Disable 2GHz HT20 :          0
   Disable 2GHz HT40 :          0
   Disable 5Ghz HT20 :          0
   Disable 5Ghz HT40 :          0
          Big Endian :          0
           RF Silent :          0
           BT option :          0
          Device Cap :          0
         Device Type :          5
  Power Table Offset :          0
        Tuning Caps1 :          0
        Tuning Caps2 :          0
 Enable Tx Temp Comp :          1
 Enable Tx Volt Comp :          0
   Enable fast clock :          1
     Enable doubling :          1
  Internal regulator :          0
        Enable Paprd :          0
     Driver Strength :          0
          Quick Drop :          0
   Chain mask Reduce :          0
   Write enable Gpio :          6
   WLAN Disable Gpio :          0
       WLAN LED Gpio :          8
 Rx Band Select Gpio :        255
             Tx Gain :          0
             Rx Gain :          0
              SW Reg :          0
          MacAddress : 20:c9:d0:36:4c:1b