Compaq WL400

b (B11)
access point
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	Compaq WL400
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Incompatible
OpenWrt	Incompatible
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Compaq WL400
FCC ID	OGD10310308
IC ID	102 1699A 780 102 1699A
Type	access point
CPU1	VLSI VPS10101-1
CPU1 Type	ARM6
CPU1 Speed	not specified 32-bit
Flash1 Chip	AMD AM29F040B-120PC
Flash1 Size	0.5 MiB524,288 B <br />4,096 Kib <br />512 KiB <br />4 Mib <br />4.882812e-4 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size	2 MiB2,097,152 B <br />16,384 Kib <br />2,048 KiB <br />16 Mib <br />0.00195 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Alliance AS7C4096-15JC x 4
ETH chip1	AMD AM79C961A
Ethernet Port Count	1-10MbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i
802dot11 OUI: 00:50:8B (2 E, 2 W) Ethernet OUI: 00:50:8B (2 E, 2 W)
Expansion IF types	none specified
Power	9 VDC, 1.67 A
Connector type	barrel 5 mm (OD) 2.2 mm (ID) 9.5 mm (LEN)
Flags: parts list
Other
Default SSID: COMPAQ Default IP address: 169.254.27.164
Manuf/OEM/ODM	No Wires Needed Parrot 1100
Retail
Availability	uncommon
FCC approval date	05 November 1999
ASIN	B009SHPKJM
Country of manuf	Netherlands
Radio 1
Chip1	VLSI VPS10101-1
Chip2	Harris HFA3860
Chip3	Harris HFA3624
Wireless interface OUI	00:50:8B
Antenna Connector Type	SMA
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
FCC ID BreezeCOM AP-DS.11 OGD10310308

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• 11 Mbps - 2.4GHz 802.11b = B11 class

Overview

"Parrot 11Mbps" and "MAC V3.2" is silkscreened on the board.

This access point is a No Wires Needed Parrot 1100, like the BreezeCOM AP-DS.11.

This device is using a VLSI VPS10101-1 (Ruby II General-Purpose PCMCIA controller w/ 32-bit ARM6 core, press release on the chip from 1995) and an AMD Am79C961AKC ISA Ethernet controller.

The VLSI CPU is presumably handling the MAC + AP functions of this board.

Per the FCC parts list..

• the VLSI VPS10101-1 is marked as the CPU
• an Xilinx Spartan XCS10 (XCS10-3VQ100C) FPGA, not visible on the below board scan - presumably under the RF shield
• an additional 128k x 8 SRAM (UMC UM611024BSW-15), which is not visible on the below board scan.
• the RFIC collection is a motley collection Harris's PRISM (the original) ICs
  • HFA3860 (IV) - BBP (BaseBand Processor)
  • HFA3724 (IN) - QAM (Modulator/Demodulator)
  • HFA3624 (IA) - RFIC (Prescalar + IF/RF)
  • HFA3524 (IA) - DS (Digital Synthesizer)
  • HFA3424 (IB) - LNA (Low Noise Amp)
  • HFA3925 (IA96) - PA (Power Amp)

The power adapter included with the device is a Sunpower MA15-090 (9V, 1.67A). ID/OD/Len measurements are approximate.

• Wi-Fi Certified : W000592 (as of 04/10/2000)

Capab/Config

• The device supports 40-bit WEP encryption.
• There is no HTTP interface on these devices.
• Configuration is meant to be done through SNMP using NWN's configuration software.

Links of Interest

• A USENET post with some details
• More info

Pictures

User Images

• terrible board scans
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  board top

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  board bottom

See also

Models

• 158603-001, North America
• 158603-B31, Europe
• 158603-011, Australia
• 158603-031, United Kingdom
• 158603-061, Italy
• 158603-081, Denmark
• 158603-111, Switzerland
• 158603-AR1, South Africa