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docs:techref:hardware:soc:soc.broadcom.bcm47xx [2019/08/26 21:43] – tag optimization vgaeteradocs:techref:hardware:soc:soc.broadcom.bcm47xx [2020/12/14 14:04] (current) – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation tmomas
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   * mips74k: newer devices with BCMA SoC and bgmac ethernet   * mips74k: newer devices with BCMA SoC and bgmac ethernet
  
-See [[http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43/soc|list of Broadcom SoCs]] to see if your BCM* chipset is SSB or BCMA.+See [[http://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43/soc|list of Broadcom SoCs]] to see if your BCM* chipset is SSB or BCMA.
  
 ===== Images ===== ===== Images =====
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 ==== Barrier Breaker ==== ==== Barrier Breaker ====
-Snapshot images download: http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/brcm47xx/+Snapshot images download: [[http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/brcm47xx/]]
  
 This is the current version where development takes place. This is the current version where development takes place.
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 This is the open source driver built by the community based on reverse engineered specifications of the proprietary Broadcom driver. This is the driver that is included in the current OpenWrt builds. It is also in the mainline Linux kernel. This driver supports most of the current available Broadcom WiFi cores. It has support for station (STA), AP, AdHoc, Mesh and other modes and it supports 5 GHz band on N-PHY devices. It supports 802.11g rates only and can't handle multiple SSIDs. This is the open source driver built by the community based on reverse engineered specifications of the proprietary Broadcom driver. This is the driver that is included in the current OpenWrt builds. It is also in the mainline Linux kernel. This driver supports most of the current available Broadcom WiFi cores. It has support for station (STA), AP, AdHoc, Mesh and other modes and it supports 5 GHz band on N-PHY devices. It supports 802.11g rates only and can't handle multiple SSIDs.
  
-Website: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43+Website: http://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
  
 The OpenWrt package is named: **kmod-b43** The OpenWrt package is named: **kmod-b43**
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 This driver has a similar feature set to b43 and is only supported by the community based on reverse engineered specifications. This driver has a similar feature set to b43 and is only supported by the community based on reverse engineered specifications.
  
-Website: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43+Website: http://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
  
 The OpenWrt package is named: **kmod-b43legacy** The OpenWrt package is named: **kmod-b43legacy**
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 This is the open source driver supported and released by Broadcom in 2010. It is in the mainline Linux kernel, but only since version 3.2. It is still missing some functionality, as of 2013: dual width 40MHz channels, advanced power saving features, LED support, HW-based encryption, among others. The driver has been renamed to its two constituents, the soft MAC driver (brcmsmac) and the full MAC driver (brcmfmac). This is the open source driver supported and released by Broadcom in 2010. It is in the mainline Linux kernel, but only since version 3.2. It is still missing some functionality, as of 2013: dual width 40MHz channels, advanced power saving features, LED support, HW-based encryption, among others. The driver has been renamed to its two constituents, the soft MAC driver (brcmsmac) and the full MAC driver (brcmfmac).
  
-Website: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/brcm80211+Website: http://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/brcm80211
  
 === brcmsmac === === brcmsmac ===
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 ===== Links ===== ===== Links =====
 List with some detailed informations about bcm47xx SoCs: List with some detailed informations about bcm47xx SoCs:
-http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43/soc +[[http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43/soc]] 
-[[docs:techref:header]]+[[docs:techref:headers]]
  
 ===== Devices ===== ===== Devices =====
-{{tagpage>bcm47xx bcm4702 bcm4704 bcm4705 bcm4706 bcm4708 bcm4716 bcm4717 bcm4718 bcm47162 bcm47186 bcm53xx bcm5352 bcm5354 bcm5357 bcm5358 bcm5836|The list of related devices}}+The list of related devices: 
 +{{tagpage>bcm4702}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm4704}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm4705}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm4706}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm4708}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm4716}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm47162}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm4717}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm4718}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm47186}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm47xx}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm5352}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm5354}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm5357}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm5358}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm53xx}}, 
 +{{tagpage>bcm5836}}
  
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