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<table class="head">
  <tr>
    <td class="head-ltitle">ATH_HAL(4)</td>
    <td class="head-vol">Device Drivers Manual</td>
    <td class="head-rtitle">ATH_HAL(4)</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<div class="manual-text">
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1>
<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">ath_hal</code> &#x2014; <span class="Nd">Atheros
    Hardware Access Layer (HAL)</span></p>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="SYNOPSIS"><a class="permalink" href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></h1>
<p class="Pp"><code class="Cd">device ath_hal</code> or
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_ar5210</code>
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_ar5211</code>
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_ar5212</code>
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_rf2413</code>
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_rf2417</code>
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_rf2425</code>
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_rf5111</code>
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_rf5112</code>
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_rf5413</code>
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_ar5416</code>
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_ar9160</code>
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_ar9280</code>
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_ar9285</code>
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_ar9287</code>
  <br/>
  <code class="Cd">device ath_ar9300</code></p>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">The hal provides hardware support for wireless network adapters
    based on the Atheros AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5213, AR2413, AR2417, AR2425,
    AR5413, AR5416, AR5418, AR5424, AR9160, AR9220, AR9280, AR9285, AR9287,
    AR9380, AR9390, AR9580, AR9590, AR9562 and QCA9565 chips (and companion
    RF/baseband parts). This code is part of the <a class="Xr">ath(4)</a> driver
    but configured separately to allow fine-grained control over the set of
    chips supported. Selecting <code class="Nm">ath_hal</code> enables support
    for all PCI and Cardbus devices.</p>
<p class="Pp">Some devices come in Cardbus/MiniPCI/PCI format. Others (for
    example AR2413, AR2427, AR5418, AR9280, AR9285, AR9287) come in PCIe,
    Mini-PCIe or ExpressCard format.</p>
<p class="Pp">Historically this code has been released in a binary-only form and
    packaged as a separate module. With the release of source code for the hal
    this is no longer true and the code is tightly integrated with the
  driver.</p>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="HARDWARE"><a class="permalink" href="#HARDWARE">HARDWARE</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">The following cards are among those supported by the
    <code class="Nm">ath_hal</code> module:</p>
<p class="Pp"></p>
<table class="Bl-column Bl-compact">
  <tr id="Card">
    <td><a class="permalink" href="#Card"><i class="Em">Card</i></a></td>
    <td>Chip</td>
    <td>Bus</td>
    <td>Standard</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Aztech WL830PC</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>D-Link DWL-A650</td>
    <td>AR5210</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>D-Link DWL-AB650</td>
    <td>AR5211</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a/b</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>D-Link DWL-A520</td>
    <td>AR5210</td>
    <td>PCI</td>
    <td>a</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>D-Link DWL-AG520</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>PCI</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>D-Link DWL-AG650</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>D-Link DWL-G520B</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>PCI</td>
    <td>b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>D-Link DWL-G650B</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Elecom LD-WL54AG</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>Cardbus</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Elecom LD-WL54</td>
    <td>AR5211</td>
    <td>Cardbus</td>
    <td>a</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Fujitsu E5454</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>Cardbus</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Fujitsu FMV-JW481</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>Cardbus</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Fujitsu E5454</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>Cardbus</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>HP NC4000</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>PCI</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>I/O Data WN-AB</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a/b</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>I/O Data WN-AG</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>I/O Data WN-A54</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Linksys WMP55AG</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>PCI</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Linksys WPC51AB</td>
    <td>AR5211</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a/b</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Linksys WPC55AG</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>NEC PA-WL/54AG</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Netgear WAG311</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>PCI</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Netgear WAB501</td>
    <td>AR5211</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a/b</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Netgear WAG511</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Netgear WG311 (aka WG311v1)</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>PCI</td>
    <td>b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Netgear WG311v2</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>PCI</td>
    <td>b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Netgear WG311T</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>PCI</td>
    <td>b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Netgear WG511T</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Orinoco 8480</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Orinoco 8470WD</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Proxim Skyline 4030</td>
    <td>AR5210</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Proxim Skyline 4032</td>
    <td>AR5210</td>
    <td>PCI</td>
    <td>a</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Samsung SWL-5200N</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>SMC SMC2735W</td>
    <td>AR5210</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Sony PCWA-C700</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>Cardbus</td>
    <td>a/b</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Sony PCWA-C300S</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>Cardbus</td>
    <td>b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Sony PCWA-C500</td>
    <td>AR5210</td>
    <td>Cardbus</td>
    <td>a</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>3Com 3CRPAG175</td>
    <td>AR5212</td>
    <td>CardBus</td>
    <td>a/b/g</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>TP-LINK TL-WDN4800</td>
    <td>AR9380</td>
    <td>PCIe</td>
    <td>a/b/g/n</td>
  </tr>
</table>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="SEE_ALSO"><a class="permalink" href="#SEE_ALSO">SEE
  ALSO</a></h1>
<p class="Pp"><a class="Xr">ath(4)</a></p>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">ath_hal</code> module first appeared in
    <span class="Ux">FreeBSD 5.2</span>.</p>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="BUGS"><a class="permalink" href="#BUGS">BUGS</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">See <a class="Xr">ath(4)</a> for known bugs.</p>
</section>
</div>
<table class="foot">
  <tr>
    <td class="foot-date">August 7, 2023</td>
    <td class="foot-os">FreeBSD 15.0</td>
  </tr>
</table>