BT Wi-Fi Dongle N 300

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BT Wi-Fi Dongle 300
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Platform
BrandModelRev
BT Wi-Fi Dongle 300
Model Part Number
075714
Interface
USB 2.0
Connector
Male A
Form factor
dongle
ID:0a5c:43a0
Windows: USB\VID_0A5C&PID_43A0
FCCID
none specified
Chip1
Broadcom BCM43235

OUI: none specified

MIMO status
2x2:2
Wireless Standards
IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n
up to 300 Mbps
802.11g
up to 54 Mbps
802.11b
up to 11 Mbps
Operating Frequency
2.4 GHz
Other
Manuf/OEM/ODM

Probable Linux driver
brcmfmac (after runtime device ID insertion)
(see also passys)

Windows driver
try 5.100.68.46 (possibly 6.30.145.26) for XP or
5.100.68.46 for Vista/Win7
not working? let me know

Retail
Availability End of Life
(Est.) release date July 2013
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD) $38
EAN 5016351515150
(UPC DB, On eBay)
ASIN B00D84GVF8 Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg
multiple uses

For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.

For a list of all currently documented BT device with specifications, see BT.

300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = N300 class

Overview

Shenzhen Gongjin Electronics is the presumed manufacturer of this dongle (they make BT's other two newer dongles).

The drivers on the Windows Update (WinXP drivers) site seem to indicate the probable USB ID for the device is 0a5c:43a0. It is the only ID labeled as BT Wi-Fi Dongle in the driver set (the rest are labeled as BT Dual-Band Wi-Fi Dongle).

Additional specifications, per BT's datasheet, follow...

  • Weight: 12.5 g
  • Dimension:: 80 mm x 28 mm x 9 mm
  • Giftbox barcode: 5016351515150
  • Overpack (40x Giftbox) barcode: 05016351822258

Links of Interest

Support page
Drivers

On shop.bt.com

Datasheet

Notes

Get this baby running with brcmfmac / Linux support

1. /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43236b.bin
2. lsusb | grep Broadcom
   Bus 001 Device 035: ID 0a5c:43a0 Broadcom Corp.
3. modprobe brcmfmac
4. echo 0a5c 43a0 > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/brcmfmac/new_id
5. dmesg
[] usb 1-1.4: new high-speed USB device number 35 using ehci-pci
[] usb 1-1.4: New USB device found, idVendor=0a5c, idProduct=43a0
[] usb 1-1.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[] usb 1-1.4: Product: Remote Download Wireless Adapter
[] usb 1-1.4: Manufacturer: Broadcom
[] usb 1-1.4: SerialNumber: 000000000001
[] usbcore: registered new interface driver brcmfmac
[] usb 1-1.4: firmware: direct-loading firmware brcm/brcmfmac43236b.bin
[] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds: 
   Firmware version = wl0: Nov 30 2011 17:33:42 version 5.90.188.22
[] usb 1-1.4 wlan13: renamed from wlan1