Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station A1143 (MA073LL/A)
Apple A1143 (MA073LL/A)
Availability: common
Manuf (OEM/ODM): Foxconn U01H335
Type: wireless router
FCC ID: BCGA1143
IC ID: 579C-A1143
Power: ? VDC, ? A
Connector type: barrel
CPU1: Marvell 88F5181
FLA1: 16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br /> (STMicroelectronics M28W128FL)
RAM1: 64 MiB67,108,864 B <br />524,288 Kib <br />65,536 KiB <br />512 Mib <br />0.0625 GiB <br /> (Samsung K4H561638H-UCB3 × 2)
Expansion IFs: Mini PCI, USB 2.0
Mini PCI slots: 1
USB ports: 1
WI1 module: Foxconn U01H367
WI1 module IF: Mini PCI
WI1 chip1: Atheros AR5416
WI1 chip2: Atheros AR5133
WI1 802dot11 protocols: abgn
WI1 MIMO config: 3x3:2
WI1 antenna connector: U.FL
ETH chip1: Marvell 88F5181
Switch: Broadcom BCM5325E
LAN speed: 100M
LAN ports: 3
WAN speed: 100M
WAN ports: 1
abgn
| CPU1 brand | WI1 chip1 brand | WI1 chip2 brand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station A1143 (MA073LL/A) | Marvell | Atheros | Atheros |
| Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station A1143 (MB053LL/A) | Marvell | Atheros | Atheros |
For a list of all currently documented Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Atheros.
For a list of all currently documented Marvell chipsets with specifications, see Marvell.
The Airport Extreme, version n, dissected (noice internal shots)
Evolution of the ABS
Manufactured by Foxconn (internal part U01H335 / U01H335T01)
AirPort devices on Wikipedia
On Amazon.com (reviews)
The device uses three antennas. The MIMO configuration is assumed to be 3x3.
The Mini PCI card is part AR5BMB-0072TA (MB72). The FCC photos show the card labeled with a MAC starting with 00:16:CB.
A teardown of the device was previously featured on iFixit (linked from here), pictures recovered by archive.org are linked below..
