WSAL23516 – Wireless-AX210/en

Documentation notice: This technical documentation was independently rewritten from an archived supplier source. Check technical details and commands against the product version and manufacturer documentation before use.

Summary

The Waveshare Wireless-AX210 is a wireless NIC with tri-band Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) and Bluetooth 5.3 on an M.2 NGFF interface. It targets Linux systems where driver and firmware installation often require manual preparation.

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WSAL23516 – Wireless AX210 NIC, Gigabit Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E, 802.11AX Standard, Bluetooth 5.3

Technical overview

Uses the sixth-generation 802.11ax standard (Wi-Fi 6E).
Supports three bands: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz.
Provides up to 574 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band and 2400 Mbps on the 5 GHz or 6 GHz bands.
Offers Bluetooth 5.3; older hardware versions (before 19 Sep 2023, version 002) support BLE 5.2.
Uses an NGFF/M.2 A/E-key interface.
Connects via PCIe for Wi-Fi and USB for Bluetooth.
Runs on Linux with kernel 5.11 or newer; Wi-Fi only without Bluetooth can work from 5.10.
The native Raspberry Pi CM4 OS will not work without recompiling the kernel.
The default hardware version of the AX210 is 006; earlier versions before 19 Sep 2023 carry version 002.
An antenna must be attached to the module so it can receive a signal.

Commands and examples – verify before use:

dmesg | grep iwlwifi
dmesg | grep hci
hciconfig
hciconfig hci0 up
hciconfig hci0 down
hciconfig hci0 reset
hcitool scan
lspci

Notes and version constraints

The exact firmware file (e.g., iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-59.ucode or ibt-12-16.sfi) depends on the specific hardware revision and operating system and may need to be manually downloaded and copied into /lib/firmware.
If SSH connections fail after an IP change, the known-hosts key file may need to be cleaned up.
When compiling the kernel, the required Raspberry Pi kernel version must be determined in advance; the guide points to an external repository.
Bluetooth support is absent on Jetson Xavier NX because only the 5.10 kernel is available there.
Whether the stated speeds are actually achieved depends on router, environment, and firmware state, which cannot be verified here.
If dmesg output is empty, besides rebooting, the kernel version should be checked to ensure it is at least 5.11.

Source and revision record

Wireless-AX210 - Waveshare Wiki
Source revision: 76634
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