Lite-On WN6503AH (Samsung)

Lite-On WN6503AH (Samsung)

FCC approval date: 23 September 2010
Country of manuf.: China

Interface: Mini PCIe (half)

ID: 168c:0030 (14 addl. devices) SS: 144d:4107
Windows: PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_0030&SUBSYS_4107144D

FCC ID: PPD-AR5BHB116
Industry Canada ID: 4104A-AR5BHB116

WI1 chip1: Atheros AR9382

Probable Linux driver
ath9k (in backports)
PCI ID not yet observed in any mainline kernel / this list
(note: outdated)
(see also passys)

Windows driver
see ath-drivers.eu
(Win 7/8/10)

Antenna connector: U.FL

abgn, 2x2:2

OUI: 74:E5:43 (-, 4 W, 2010)

	FCC ID
atop Technologies AW5500	RPV-AW-SW5502 PPD-AR5BHB116

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

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The Samsung P/N for this module may be BA59-03047A.

"WN6503AH V02 323C1623229D" is silkscreened on the board of this particular module.

lspci -nnv dump

05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros AR93xx Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0030] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Device [144d:4107]
        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 3
        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

dmesg dump

pci 0000:05:00.0: [168c:0030] type 00 class 0x028000
pci 0000:05:00.0: reg 0x10: [mem 0x00000000-0x0001ffff 64bit]
pci 0000:05:00.0: reg 0x30: [mem 0x00000000-0x0000ffff pref]
pci 0000:05:00.0: supports D1
pci 0000:05:00.0: PME# supported from D0 D1 D3hot
pci 0000:05:00.0: BAR 0: assigned [mem 0xf1d00000-0xf1d1ffff 64bit]
pci 0000:05:00.0: BAR 6: assigned [mem 0xf0400000-0xf040ffff pref]
pci 0000:05:00.0: no hotplug settings from platform
ath9k 0000:05:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x6a
ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map
ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00
ath: Regpair used: 0x6a
ieee80211 phy4: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
ieee80211 phy4: Atheros AR9300 Rev:3 mem=0xffffc90007bc0000, irq=19

cat /sys/kernel/ieee80211/phyX/ath9k/base_eeprom

mTOR ath9k # cat base_eeprom 
      EEPROM Version :          2
          RegDomain1 :        106
          RegDomain2 :         31
             TX Mask :          3
             RX Mask :          3
          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 :         29
           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 :          1
     Driver Strength :          0
          Quick Drop :          1
   Chain mask Reduce :          0
   Write enable Gpio :          6
   WLAN Disable Gpio :          0
       WLAN LED Gpio :          8
 Rx Band Select Gpio :        255
             Tx Gain :          1
             Rx Gain :          0
              SW Reg :          0
          MacAddress : 74:e5:43:xx:xx:xx