Return-path: Received: from mail-qe0-f53.google.com ([209.85.128.53]:52748 "EHLO mail-qe0-f53.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755734Ab3FESIP (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Jun 2013 14:08:15 -0400 Received: by mail-qe0-f53.google.com with SMTP id 1so1280123qee.12 for ; Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:08:15 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <201306042143.06998.chunkeey@googlemail.com> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 11:08:14 -0700 Message-ID: (sfid-20130605_200820_150137_4BCDA22D) Subject: Re: carl9170:5/10 MHz Channel Support on carl9170 From: Adrian Chadd To: "C.B. Wang" Cc: Christian Lamparter , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: I think that the zydas mac doesn't officially support 5/10mhz operation. I don't know how it's supposed to. As for the alternate frequencies - it all depends what it's calibrated for. The PHY and radio support whatever the AR5416/AR9160 do (as they're the same PHY/radio), but it does depend if the board design and calibration has been done with those frequencies in mind. So by default, please, leave them off. :-) adrian On 5 June 2013 05:59, C.B. Wang wrote: > Hi > > I've read the "otus" vendor driver and found that in the source file > /HalPlus/OTUS_FB50/hpreg.h on > line 1915,the comment says "Temporary discard channel that BW < 20MHz > (5 or 10MHz) */ > /* Our architecture does not implemnt it" > I think either the driver does not implement the 5/10 channels or > worse,the ar9170 chip does > not support 5/10 mhz channel at all. > But 802.11j has 10mhz channel support.To comply with the 802.11j > standard,the chip should > support 10mhz channel width. > > I know ar9170 support 4.9ghz channels.But does it also support > non-standard bands like 2.3ghz and 6.0ghz? > > Also the ar9170 MAC was indeed designed by ZyDaS berfore the company > was taken over by > Atheros.It has some problems with long distance links. > > On 6/5/13, Christian Lamparter wrote: >> On Tuesday, June 04, 2013 03:20:26 PM C.B. Wang wrote: >>> I want to know if the ar9170 chip support 5/10 mhz channels. >> Maybe. if you care about it, you'll have to look for clues in >> the original vendor driver (otus - was part of the kernel's staging/ >> directory for < 2.6.39?) and the original vendor firmware >> (ar9170fw - you can find a git-tree @ git.sipsolutions.com). >> >> Anyway, if you need a definitive "yes" or "no", you should >> ask Qualcomm Atheros directly. As I can only tell something >> about the MAC [which does have a 802.11j Mode. It can be >> enabled by setting bit 3 in AR9170_MAC_REG_POWER_STATE_CTRL.] >> However, I don't have any information about the PHY/FEM/RF >> and BB. >> >>> The datasheet says it supports 802.11j, but the carl9170 >>> driver does not provide support. >> Again, talk to Qualcomm Atheros to find out what needs to be >> done in order to support it. >> >>> Also the radio chip ar9104 has tuning range from 2.3-2.5ghz and >>> 4.9-6.1ghz,but the driver does not provide any support for these >>> super channels. >> Some AR9170 devices do indeed support the 4.9 GHz channels >> (out of the box). e.g.: >> Frequencies: >> * 4920 MHz [-16] (18.0 dBm) >> * 4940 MHz [-12] (18.0 dBm) >> * 4960 MHz [-8] (18.0 dBm) >> * 4980 MHz [-4] (18.0 dBm) >> * 5040 MHz [8] (18.0 dBm) >> * 5060 MHz [12] (18.0 dBm) >> * 5080 MHz [16] (18.0 dBm) >> >> However, the device needs to be calibrated for the frequencies >> to use them legally (the Japanese Market). Look in your kernel >> logs when the driver is loaded; There should be something like >> this: >> >>> ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x8xyz >>> ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a country code >>> ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search >>> ath: Country alpha2 being used: JP <--- JaPan >> >> If your country code is not "JP", then you'll have to talk to >> the manufacturer. >> >> Regards, >> Chr >> > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html