Wifi Adapter
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Introduction
IC: 3048A-WKS168
The Wireless Network Adapter is a dual-band (2.4/5GHz) 802.11a/b/g interface for the Xbox 360.
This is a standard USB 2.0 device, and although it is designed to clamp onto the back of the console, it works when plugged into a standard USB port, given your operating system has accompanying device drivers. See below.
Disassembly
Integrated Circuits
Marvell MVPG16
MG16R 00A2R 521AC
The MVPG16 is an integrated DC-DC synchronous step-down switching regulator. Input voltage ranges from 3.0V-5.5V. Output voltage ranges from 0.72V-3.63V and is user-programmable via a single external resistor.
There's no readily available datasheet for this particular IC, however, one for it's modular MDx-G16 counterpart is, for download. There's a two-page brochure as well, but is rather lacking in the more technical details.
Product information page at http://www.marvell.com/products/power/dspswitcher/index.jsp
Marvell 88W8388-BDK1
88W8388-BDK1 AGW1P .2 0530 A2P TW
The 88W8388 is an 802.11a/b/g WLAN SoC from Marvell. Embedded are an ARM946E-S core (as per the ARM Networking.pdf Networking brochure) and on-chip memory. Together with an integrated TCP/IP stack, this allows for off-loading the host processor of protocol processing. This SoC is targeted at small-footprint devices, eg. cellular/VoIP phones, PDAs, video game consoles, etc.
The 88W8388 is 88W88305-derived, as indicated below (table reproduced from http://www.clv.macnica.co.jp/product/marvell/sub1.html):
| Part no. | b/g/a | Package option | CLK Type | Interface | Feature/Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88W8305 | b | TQFP 128pin 14x14x1.2 TBGA no option Flip chip Yes | 20, 40, 44 CMOS only | CF SDIO (SPI) | TKIP (firmware) AES (hardware) WPA (firmware) Power Save |
| 88W8381 | b | TQFP 128pin 14x14x1.2 TBGA 132pin 8x8x1 Flip chip Yes | 19.2, 20, 26, 38.4, 40, 44 COMS & Low swing sine wave | CF SDIO (SPI) | 8305 TKIP (hardware) 802.11e (QoS) 802.11i (Security) BT coex |
| 88W8385 | a/b/g | TQFP 128pin 14x14x1.2 TBGA 132pin 8x8x1 Flip chip Yes | 19.2, 20, 26, 38.4, 40, 44 COMS & Low swing sine wave | CF SDIO (SPI) Generic SPI | 8381 a/g |
| 88W8388 | a/b/g | TQFP No TBGA 132pin 8x8x1 Flip chip Yes | 19.2, 20, 26, 38.4, 40, 44 COMS & Low swing sine wave | SDIO (SPI) USB 2.0 | 8385 TCP/IP termination NAND Flash I/F Audio Codec I/F |