Virgin Media Super Hub 2
Virgin Media Super Hub 2 (VMDG485)
Availability: Europe, Japan
Manuf (OEM/ODM): Pegatron ACM6234 REV 3.11
FCC approval date: 31 October 2012
(Est.) release date: January 2013
Country of manuf.: China
Series: N750
Type: wireless router, cable modem
FCC ID: VUIUPWL6580
PCB ID: ACM6234
Power: 12 VDC, 2.5 A
Connector type: barrel
CPU1: Intel Puma DNCE2530GU (400 MHz)
CPU2: Atheros AR9344
FLA1: 32 MiB33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br /> (Spansion S70FL256P0XMFI00)
RAM1: 128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> (SK hynix H5PS1G63JFR-Y5C)
RAM2: 128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> (SK hynix H5PS5162GFR-Y5C × 2)
Expansion IFs: Mini PCIe
Mini PCIe slots: 1
Serial: yes, 4-pin header, dual, unpopulated, 3.3V TTL
WI1 chip1: Atheros AR9344
WI1 802dot11 protocols: bgn
WI1 MIMO config: 2x2:2
WI1 antenna connector: U.FL
WI2 module: Pegatron UPWL6580
WI2 module IF: Mini PCIe (oversized)
WI2 chip1: Atheros AR9580
WI2 802dot11 protocols: an
WI2 MIMO config: 3x3:3
WI2 antenna connector: U.FL
ETH chip1: Intel Puma DNCE2530GU
ETH chip2: Atheros AR8035-A
Switch: Atheros AR8327
LAN speed: 1G
LAN ports: 4
abgn
Additional chips
2.4GHz Power Amplifier IC;Skyworks;SE2598L;SiGe, 2598L, 245BD;2;
5GHz Power Amplifier IC;Skyworks;SE5003L;SiGe, 5003L, 240FL;3;
Digital Cable Front-End Receiver;MaxLinear;MxL261;MxL, MXL261, SR3H6.16, 1307 00;1;
Cable Modem Power Amplifier;Maxim;MAX3520;;1;
Stock bootloader: U-Boot 1.2.0
Stock FW OS: Linux 2.6.31
Flags: DOCSIS 3.0
802dot11 OUI: none specified
| FCC ID | |
|---|---|
| Cisco DPC3939 | LDKDPC3939DECT VUIUPWL60381HP VUIUPWL6580 |
| Pegatron UPWL6580 | VUIUPWL6580 |
| CPU1 brand | WI1 chip1 brand | WI2 chip1 brand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Media Super Hub 1 | Broadcom | Broadcom | |
| Virgin Media Super Hub 2 | Intel Puma | Atheros | Atheros |
| Virgin Media Super Hub 3 | Intel Puma | Atheros | Qualcomm Atheros |
For a list of all currently documented Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Atheros.
For a list of all currently documented Intel Puma SoC's with specifications, see Intel Puma.
"ACM6234" and "REV: 3.11" is silkscreened on the board in the photos below.
This device is a Netgear CG4000TD (VMDG485) distributed
- by Virgin Media within Europe (UK only?).
DOCSIS 3.0 8x4 (8-downstream, 4-upstream)
Wikis
Forum threads
- Netgear CG4000TD on USB JTAG forums (w/ P5 SoC boot log)
- VMDG485, Any Ideas? on Cable-Wizardz forums (w/ images)
Teardown
- Virgin Media Superhub 2 Teardown on Experimental Engineering
- Netgear Super Hub 2 VMDG485 Teardown on Electronics360
- CPU: Texas Instruments TNETC4830ZDWGU - DOCSIS 3.0 8x4
Images
- internal + PSU
Puma 5 SoC
AR9580 module
GbE switch
Tuner
AR9344 RF
AR9344 + RAM
Power supply
