DW1601, DW1705 and DW1901 Software RC Release Notes

WLAN Build Windows 7: RNWF 10.0.0.225 Build INSTALL: 10.0.0.175

Bluetooth Build Windows 7: 7.4.0.170

Version 1.0

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Table of Contents

Overview ............................................................................................................... 3 1 Release package ............................................................................................. 3 1.1 1.2 1.3 2 HARDWARE SUPPORT .................................................................................................... 3 INSTALLER .................................................................................................................. 3 DOCUMENTS ................................................................................................................ 3

Software......................................................................................................... 4

2.1 WLAN DRIVER ............................................................................................................ 4 2.1.1 WLAN Features .................................................................................... 4 2.1.2 Localization .......................................................................................... 5 2.2 BLUETOOTH SOFTWARE ................................................................................................ 6 2.2.1 Bluetooth v2.1 Support .......................................................................... 6 2.2.2 Profiles ................................................................................................ 6 2.2.3 Bluetooth 3.0 Support (Win7/Vista only) .................................................. 8 2.2.4 Limitations ........................................................................................... 8 2.2.5 Localization .......................................................................................... 8 Appendix I : Change list for WLAN driver Appendix II : Change list for Bluetooth driver Appendix III : Change list for installation package

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Overview
This is release of the Bluetooth 3.0 baseline that supports the Bluetooth 3.0 +HS standard with both Atheros AR3011 Bluetooth hardware and various Atheros 802.11 hardware solutions. The main components of this release are the Bluetooth suit and WLAN. Supported hardware platforms and Microsoft operating system versions are detailed in this document, as well as specific profiles and features of the software package. If you have any questions or feedback concerning the software packages, please contact your local Atheros sales representative or field applications engineer. Changes to this release in appendix.

Release package

1.1 Hardware support This release supports various combinations of Atheros Bluetooth and WLAN devices. Non-Atheros devices are not supported. Module DW1901 DW1601 DW1705 1.2 Installer WLAN/BT Combo Chip AR9462 AR9462 AR9565

The release provides combo installer option to install WLAN and Bluetooth software.
Setup.exe -> Combo installer

Silent installation:
setup.exe /s smartinstall (Enable Smart Installer Function). setup -nowlan /s -> To install BT application only.

1.3 Documents Release Notes:

This document

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Software

This release includes WLAN drivers and Windows7 driver version of the Bluetooth Suite 2.1 WLAN Driver The driver package supports the Windows 7/Vista/Window XP operating system, in both 32 and 64 bit modes. Released versions below:
Win7 : RNWF10.0.0.225

WLAN Features Features supported by this release are:

2.1.1

1) BT 3.0 (Win7 only) Bluetooth 3.0+HS architecture supports the use of WLAN as the alternate MAC/PHY (AMP) to be used for a faster Bluetooth data exchange. This driver release supports the use of WLAN AMP for high speed data transfers initiated by host Bluetooth stack. The following features are supported in this regard: Interface with Bluetooth Stack The driver implements the Bluetooth interface to communicate and exchange data with their Bluetooth AMP Manager filter driver. 802.11 PAL Driver implements the Bluetooth 3.0+HS standard defined 802.11 Protocol Adaptation Layer which communicates with a Bluetooth host stack through the standard Host Controller Interface (HCI) commands. 2) WLAN supported features: 32-bit and 64-bit Windows OS support. IEEE standard compliance o IEEE 802.11b/g/n o IEEE 802.11h, 802.11d o IEEE 802.11n Ad Hoc o Join and create (2.4GHz, 5GHz if SKU allows) o Adhoc security: WEP, WPA2-PSK-AES Only. Security o Authentication: WPA/WPA2 (Personal / Enterprise), o 802.1x Encryption: none, AES, WEP, and TKIP.

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2.1.2 2.1.2.1 2.1.2.2

WMM 802.11j (channel number)

Network Sleep SoftAP (Hosted network) support via Netsh interface (Win7 Only) SmartNet (Win7 Only). Hotspot (Win7 Only).
Localization Localized installer User guides in CHM, CAB and MAML format

This release software is localized to support the below 32 languages. It includes Installer supports all 32 languages for XP, Vista and Windows 7 installation. User help content in all supported formats is available in all 32 languages for XP and Vista OS. Localization of help content for Window 7 will be supported in subsequent drop. Only the English version of the help files for Windows 7 is available in this drop.
Dell Language Code
*ARA BPOR CROA CZE DAN DUT ENG FIN FRE GER GRE *HEB HUN IPOR ITL JAP KOR NOR POL RUS SCHI SPN

Sr. no
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Microsoft Language Code

ar-SA pt-BR hr-HR cs-CZ da-DK nl-NL en-US fi-FI fr-FR de-DE el-GR he-IL hu-HU pt-PT it-IT ja-JA ko-KR nn-NO pl-PL ru-RU zh-CN es-ES

Language
Saudi Arabic Brazil Portuguese Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Iberian Portuguese Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Russian Simplified Chinese Spanish

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SWE TCHI *TCHK TUR ROMA SLN SLK BULG *LTHN THAI

sv-SE zh-TW zh-HK tr-TR ro-RO sl-SL sk-SK bg-BG lt-LT th-TH

Swedish Traditional Chinese Chinese Hong Kong Turkish Romanian Slovenian Slovakian Bulgarian Lithuanian Thai

*The following languages are not supported by InstallShield installer screens that appear during installation. For these languages, installer screens will display messages in English only. However the software is installed correctly based on the locale of the target machine.
o o o o ARA - Saudi Arabic HEB - Hebrew LTHN - Lithuanian TCHK - Chinese Hong Kong

2.2 Bluetooth Software It includes below software components for Bluetooth features.
Windows 7: v.7.4.0.170 2.2.1 Bluetooth v2.1 Support

This release supports all mandatory and optional features specific to the Bluetooth v2.1 standard.
2.2.2 Profiles

This release supports the Bluetooth profiles outlined in Table 1. All the profiles listed in the table below are supported with Bluetooth v2.1. Profiles and roles highlighted in italics are also support BT 3.0 +HS connections with compatible devices.

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Table 1 - Bluetooth Profile Support

Profile
GAP FTP HID SPP OPP DUN HF HS A2DP AVRCP HCRP PAN FAX BIP SYNC BPP GATT Find Me Proximity Time LE HID

Name
Generic Access Profile File Transfer Profile Human Interface Device Profile Serial Port Profile Object Push Profile Dial-Up Networking Profile Hands-free Profile Headset Profile Advanced Audio Distribution Profile A/V Remote Control Profile Hardcopy Replacement Profile Personal Area Network Profile Fax Profile Basic Imaging Profile Synchronization Profile Basic Printing Profile Generic Attribute Profile Find Me profile Proximity Profile Time profile Human Interface Device (LE) Profile

Role
Client/Server Target Client/Server Client/Server Data Terminal Audio Gateway/Hands-Free

Source/Sink Target/Controller Server User, Group, and Network Access Point Gateway Responder/Initiator Client/server Sender/Printer Server Server Link Loss Server Target

Supported profiles are interoperability tested against other devices. A summary of these test results is available in the Atheros Interoperability Test Report document that is provided with this release.

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Bluetooth 3.0 Support (Win7 / Vista only)

This release supports the following protocols and operational modes: Generic Alternate MAC/PHY (GAMP) L2CAP Enhanced Re-Transmission Mode (ERTM) L2CAP Streaming mode Partial OBEX/L2CAP support (OBEX data transfer through L2CAP vs. RFCOMM)
2.2.4 Bluetooth 4.0 LE Support ( Win7 only)

This release supports the following protocols and operational modes:

2.2.5

GATT Proximity Find Me Time LE HID

Limitations

2.2.6 2.2.6.1 2.2.6.2

OPP transferring will disconnect if the file name length is larger than Windows Max Size (256 units). The system will fail to enter S3/S4 modes during an active HCRP printing session. Bluetooth settings dialog cannot be opened if the BT device is disabled and then re-enabled while the BIP file selection window is open If the S3 state is entered while a FAX transfer is occurring , the FAX local server will display incorrect status after resuming from S3
Localization Localized installer User guides in CHM, CAB and MAML format

This release software is localized to support the below 32 languages. It includes Installer supports all 32 languages for XP, Vista and Windows 7 installation. User help content in all supported formats is available in all 32 languages for XP and Vista OS. Localization of help content for Window 7 will be supported in subsequent drop. Only the English version of the help files for Windows 7 is available in this drop.

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Dell Language Code

ARA BPOR CROA CZE DAN DUT ENG FIN FRE GER GRE HEB HUN IPOR ITL JAP KOR NOR POL RUS SCHI SPN SWE TCHI ETI TUR ROMA SLN SLK BULG LTHN LVI

Microsoft Language Code

ar-SA pt-BR hr-HR cs-CZ da-DK nl-NL en-US fi-FI fr-FR de-DE el-GR he-IL hu-HU pt-PT it-IT ja-JA ko-KR nn-NO pl-PL ru-RU zh-CN es-ES sv-SE zh-TW et-EE tr-TR ro-RO sl-SL sk-SK bg-BG lt-LT lv-LV

Language
Saudi Arabic Brazil Portuguese Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Iberian Portuguese Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Russian Simplified Chinese Spanish Swedish Traditional Chinese Estonian Turkish Romanian Slovenian Slovakian Bulgarian Lithuanian Latvian

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Appendix I : Change list for WLAN driver

Software changes between build 10.0.0.19 and 10.0.0.26: Fixed: 1) The control register of WLAN LED set to wrong value. 2) Wlan+a2dp+hid, a2dp became silence after viewing online video for several minutes. 3) BT PAN throughput issue Software changes between build 10.0.0.26 and 10.0.0.31: Fixed: 1) WLAN auto disable while doing BT3.0 and resume from S3/S4 at the same time. 2) Legacy throughput issue. Software changes between build 10.0.0.31 and 10.0.0.48: Fixed: 1) DPC Latency issue Software changes between build 10.0.0.54 and 10.0.0.59: Fixed: 1) WLAN card cannot find any APs when system resumes from S4. (Random) 2) Update INF entry (DW1901 on Triton) Software changes between build 10.0.0.59 and 10.0.0.67: Fixed: 1) CCKM reassoc connection fail bug. 2) Incorrect LNA update register setting with home channel in 5G after a reset. 3) BSOD occured by athrx.sys when remote LE device. Software changes between build 10.0.0.67 and 10.0.0.75 Fixed: 1. Enable WLAN rx diversity (Win7) 2. Add concurrency mode support for BT coex

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3. OCS throughput tuning 4. Fix some 802.11w IOP issue. 5. Update INF entry Software changes between build 10.0.0.75 and 10.0.0.200 Fixed: 1. Fix the issue about WLAN status is incorrect in the PC Setting. 2. Fix the ping lost issue on DW1901 3. Add manual peak detector support for Jupiter and Aphrodite 4. Update INF entries. Software changes between build 10.0.0.200 and 10.0.0.216 Fixed: 1. Update INF entries.

Software changes between build 10.0.0.216 and 10.0.0.221 Fixed: 1. Enable HW WOW. 2. Update INF entries.

Software changes between build 10.0.0.221 and 10.0.0.222 Fixed: 1. Fixed the issue of Paprd is attempted to fail under noisy environment. 2. Fixed the issue of setting operation channel failed. 3. Fixed the issue of could not connect to WLAN AP sometimes.. 4. Fixed the issue of disconnecting by AP after 20~50 mins associated idle.. 5. Update INF entries. Software changes between build 10.0.0.222 and 10.0.0.225 Fixed: 1. Fix BSOD happened when we execute TCP_UL/DL stress test. 2. Fix the issue of could not connect to WLAN AP sometimes. 3. Update INF entries.

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Appendix II : Change list for Bluetooth driver

Win7 Bluetooth Suite 7.4.0.120 (Software changes between 7.4.0.115 and 7.4.0.120) Fixed: 1) OPP cannot work in Danish and Saudi Arabic language. 2) Detect module type to disable or enable BTAgent Win7 Bluetooth Suite 7.4.0.122 (Software changes between 7.4.0.120 and 7.4.0.122) Fixed: 1) BT will be disabled in device manager while doing stress warm-boot test. 2) LE proximity, find me function will be reset when reboot system. Win7 Bluetooth Suite 7.4.0.126 (Software changes between 7.4.0.122 and 7.4.0.126) Fixed: 1) MUL issue about BT GUI in France. 2) Before system enters S3 (Setup power option/sleep 5 mins) then wait BT to transfer/receiver big file until it is finished by OPT, FTP and PAN. Win7 Bluetooth Suite 7.4.0.140 (Software changes between 7.4.0.126 and 7.4.0.140) Fixed: 1) WLAN UL+BT 3.0 PAN RX, with A2DP BDR/HID, cause pan connection timeout. 2) BSOD occured by athrx.sys when remote LE device. Win7 Bluetooth Suite 7.4.0.145 (Software changes between 7.4.0.140 and 7.4.0.145) Fixed: 1) Proximity "Unlock PC" is not working. 2) Logitec proximity device IOP issue. 3) A unknown BT shows in device manager after installed BT in OOBE. 4) BSOD 0x3B happened during warm boot stress. 5) SDP OPP service doesn't reported correctly.

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Win7 Bluetooth Suite 7.4.0.165 (Software changes between 7.4.0.145 and 7.4.0.165) Fixed: 1) When we click ">>|" button, fast forward doesn't work continuously. 2) System BSOD 0xC4 when testing WHCK : System - PNP (disable and enable) with IO Before and After (Certification). Win7 Bluetooth Suite 7.4.0.170 (Software changes between 7.4.0.165 and 7.4.0.170) Fixed: 1) Fail to unlock SUT automatically when proximity enable. 2) Add DW1705 into driver.

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Appendix III : Change list for installer Software changes between build 10.0.0.13 and 10.0.0.21: Fixed: -Fix garbage character in France language install progress. -Fix SmartNet GUI typo in Japan language. (v1.0.0.22) -Fix Hostpost GUI typo in German language. (v1.1.0.0) Software changes between build 10.0.0.21 and 10.0.0.23: Fixed: -NA Software changes between build 10.0.0.23 and 10.0.0.29: Fixed: - Disable SmartNet and Hotspot icon short cut on desktop. Software changes between build 10.0.0.29 and 10.0.0.48: Fixed:
- 0x058F, BMW Z5 UMA ; BMW Z5 UMA - 0x0590, BMW Z5 Discrete ; BMW Z5 Discrete - 058B0, Spyder MLK

Software changes between build 10.0.0.48 and 10.0.0.53: Fixed: - Change WLANs registry key from DELL to DELL WLAN in registry for Dell DataSafe Local Backup will pop ST Service scheduling stop working message. Software changes between build 10.0.0.53 and 10.0.0.81.: 1. Include system ID below: - 0x05A0, 0x01, OAK 17 UMA (IVB) ; Vostro Value OAK(Essentials) 17 UMA (IVB) - 0x05A2, 0x01, OAK 14 Discrete#1 (IVB) ; Vostro Value OAK(Essentials) 14 Dicrete#1 (IVB, NV Gfx) - 0x05A3, 0x01, OAK 15 Discrete#1 (IVB) ; Vostro Value OAK(Essentials) 15 Discrete#1 (IVB, AMD Gfx) - 0x05A8, 0x01, Michelin ; Inspiron One 2340 - 0x05A9, 0x01, Mariner 14 (Optimus) - 0x05AC, 0x01, Mariner 14 (NV DSC) - 0x05AA, 0x01, Ranger 17 (Optimus) - 0x05AD, 0x01, Ranger 17 (NV DSC) - 0x05AE, 0x01, Ranger 17 (3D) - 0x05AB, 0x01, Viking 18 (SLI) - 0x05B1, 0x01, OAK 14 Discrete#2 (IVB) ; Inspiron Value OAK(Essentials) 14 Dicrete#2

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(IVB, NV Gfx) - 0x05B2, 0x01, OAK 14 Discrete#3 (IVB) ; Inspiron Value OAK(Essentials) 14 Dicrete#3 (IVB, NV Gfx) - 0x05B3, 0x01, OAK 14 Discrete#1 (IVB) ; Inspiron Mainstream OAK(Essentials) 14 Dicrete#2 (IVB, NV Gfx) - 0x05B7, 0x01, intel Lynx Point Z87; XPS 8700 (Desktop) - 0x05B8, 0x01, OAK 15 Discrete#2(IVB) ; OAK Value 15 Discrete#2 (IVB) - 0x05B9, 0x01, OAK 15 Discrete#1(IVB) ; OAK MainStream 15 Discrete#1 (IVB) - 0x05BA, 0x01, OAK 17 Discrete#2(IVB) ; OAK Value 17 Discrete#2 (IVB) - 0x05BB, 0x01, OAK 17 Discrete#1(IVB) ; OAK MainStream 17 Discrete#1 (IVB)

Software changes between build 10.0.0.81 and 10.0.0.86: Fixed: - Remove wrong test string. Software changes between build 10.0.0.86 and 10.0.0.98: Fixed: 1. Fix spelling error in German. 2. Using the right command-line to install vs2005. Software changes between build 10.0.0.98 and 10.0.0.102: Fixed: 1. Resolve the mui issues (for Chinese HK, Japanese and Korean). Software changes between build 10.0.0.102 and 10.0.0.117: Fixed: 1. Fix Dell combo package reboot before BT installed. 2. Use the right product name for pt language. 3. Fix some Japanese words format. 4. Include system ID below - 0x0532, 0x01, Latitude E6230 ; Dalmore 12 UMA - 0x0533, 0x01, Latitude E6330 ; Dalmore 13 UMA

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- 0x0534, 0x01, Latitude E6430(ATG) ; Dalmore 14 DSC (ATG DSC) - 0x0535, 0x01, Latitude E6530 ; Dalmore 15 DSC - 0x053C, 0x01, Latitude E5430 ; Korbel 14 DASH - 0x053D, 0x01, Latitude E5530 ; Korbel 15 DASH - 0x053E, 0x01, Precision M4700 ; Vans 15 DSC - 0x053F, 0x01, Precision M6700 ; Vans 17 DSC - 0x0549, 0x01, Latitude E5430 ; Korbel 14 VPRO - 0x054A, 0x01, Latitude E5530 ; Korbel 15 VPRO - 0x057D, 0x01, Latitude E6430s ; Dalmore 14 Lite UMA - 0x05B0, 0x01, Pirelli ; - 0x05C9, 0x01, OAK MainStream 15 ; OAK MainStream 15 AMD dGPU - 0x1534, 0x01, Latitude E6430 ; Dalmore 14 Optimus - 0x1535, 0x01, Latitude E6430 ; Dalmore 15 Optimus - 0x153E, 0x01, Precision M4700 ; Vans 15 Optimus - 0x153F, 0x01, Precision M6700 ; Vans 17 Optimus

Software changes between build 10.0.0.117 and 10.0.0.121: Fixed: 1. Fix grammar issues about Dell package installation in JAP, FRE and GER OS. 2. Include system ID below - 0x05BC, 0x01, Salado 14 (IVB); (including UMA and DSC) - 0x05BD, 0x01, Salado 14/14 ATG (HSW DC); (including UMA and DSC) - 0x05BE, 0x01, Salado 15 (HSW QC) DSC; - 0x15BC, 0x01, Optimus; - 0x05CA, 0x01, Goliad 12; Latitude premier 12.5 HSW ULT - 0x05CB, 0x01, Goliad 14; Latitude premier 14 HSW ULT - 0x05CC, 0x01, Diesel 15; Precision M4800 - 0x05CD, 0x01, Diesel 16; Precision M6800

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Software changes between build 10.0.0.121 and 10.0.0.136: Fixed: 1. Include system ID below - 0x05C4, 0x01, OAK 14 AMD UMA ; Inspiron Mainstream OAK(Essentials) 14 - 0x05C5, 0x01, OAK 14 AMD Discrete ; Inspiron Mainstream OAK(Essentials) 14 - 0x05D8, 0x01, Monster; - 0x05DD, 0x01, Blanco 12.5 " Intel Haswell (UMA) ;Blanco 12.5 (UMA) - 0x15CC, 0x01, Diesel 15 ; Precision M4800 Optimus - 0x15CD, 0x01, Diesel 17 ; Precision M6800 Optimus

Software changes between build 10.0.0.136 and 10.0.0.147: Fixed: 1. Include system ID below - 0x05D1, 0x01, Coach; XXX - 0x05D7, 0x01, Andromeda R2 ;

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Software changes between build 10.0.0.147 and 10.0.0.162: 1. Include system ID below. - 0x05DB, 0x01, Monster Haswell; - 0x05E9, 0x01, 15 Inspiron Value(Mainstream); OAK Value(Mainstream) 15 UMA - 0x05EA, 0x01, 15 Inspiron Value; OAK Value 15 Discrete#1 Sun XT - 0x05EB, 0x01, 15 Inspiron Mainstream; OAK MainStream 15 Discrete#2 (25w) Venus Pro - 0x05EC, 0x01, 17 Inspiron Value(Mainstream); OAK Value(Mainstream) 17 UMA - 0x05ED, 0x01, 17 Inspiron Value; OAK Value 17 Discrete#1 Sun XT - 0x05EE, 0x01, 17 Inspiron Mainstream; OAK MainStream 17 Discrete#2 (32w) Venus XT 2. Customer encountered an error message during driver installation under Win8 Arabic OS. 3. When uninstall, icon will overlap the string. 4. Can't silent upgrading install the DW1601 DUP.

Software changes between build 10.0.0.162 and 10.0.0.175: 1. Include system ID below. - 0x05DE, 0x01, 14 Alpine ULT; - 0x05E0, 0x01, 15 Alpine ULT; - 0x05F3, OAK Value, MainStream 14 HSW UMA ; OAK Value, MainStream 14 Intel HSW UMA - 0x05F4, OAK Value, 14 HSW dGPU#1 ; OAK Value 14 Intel HSW dGPU#1 - 0x05F5, OAK MainStream 14 HSW dGPU#1 ; OAK MainStream 14 Intel HSW dGPU#1 - 0x05F6, OAK MainStream 14 HSW dGPU#2 ; OAK MainStream 14 Intel HSW dGPU#2 - 0x05F8, Hadley 14 UMA ; Hadley 14" UMA - 0x05F9, Hadley 15 UMA ; Hadley 15" UMA - 0x05FA, Hadley 15 dGPU ; Hadley 15" dGPU - 0x05FB, Hadley 17 UMA ; Hadley 15" UMA - 0x05FC, Hadley 17 dGPU ; Hadley 17" dGPU

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