AX88179A

USB 3.2 Gen1 to Gigabit Ethernet Controller

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Overview

The AX88179A is a USB 3.2 Gen1 to Gigabit Ethernet controller with integrated 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PHY. AX88179A supports Windows 11/10/8.x, Linux/Android/Chrome OS, Nintendo Switch in-box drivers, and iOS/iPadOS/macOS/Linux native CDC-NCM driver for driverless, Plug & Play.


The AX88179A is an easy-design, small form factor and cost-efficient solution, which adapts to any platforms required to support Gigabit Ethernet network connectivity via USB port and is suitable for Desktop/Notebook/POS, USB Ethernet dongles, docking stations, smart mobile device cradles, game consoles, smart camera/IP STB, 5G/LTE router/gateway, etc. smart home/office applications.

Features

● Single chip USB 3.2 Gen1 to Gigabit Ethernet Controller with Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PHY

● USB Device Controller
-- Integrates on-chip USB Type-C 3.2 Gen1 PHY and controller
-- compliant to USB Spec 3.2 Gen1, 2.0 and 1.1
-- Supports all USB 3.2 Gen1 power saving modes (U0, U1, U2, and U3)
-- Supports USB Super/High/Full Speed ​​modes with Bus-power or Self-power device
● Gigabit Ethernet Controller
-- Integrates 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet MAC/PHY, compliant to IEEE 802.3, 802.3u and 802.3ab
-- Supports CDC-NCM, CDC-ECM
-- Supports IEEE 802.3az (Energy Efficient Ethernet, EEE)
-- Supports AUTO-MDIX, flow control (IEEE 802.3 Annex.31B)
-- Supports IPv4/IPv6 Packet Checksum Offload Engine (COE)
-- Supports TCP Large Send Offload V1/V2
-- Supports up to 9K Jumbo Frame
-- Supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging and 4096 VLAN ID filtering; received VLAN tag (4 bytes) can be stripped off or preserved
-- Supports IEEE 802.1P L2 Priority Encoding and Decoding
-- Supports manageability L2 filter
-- Supports TCO filter, L3/L4 IP/Port filter
-- Supports Second DA RX filter with bit mask
● Wake-on-LAN Functions
-- Supports suspend mode and remote wakeup via link-change, Magic Packet, Microsoft wakeup frame and external wakeup pin
-- Supports Bonjour Wake-on-Demand
-- Supports Wakeup Packet Indication
-- Supports Microsoft Modern Standby
● Advanced Power Management Features
-- Supports power management offload (ARP & NS)
-- Supports ECMA-393 ProxZzzy® for sleeping hosts
● Supports Windows 11/10/8.x, Linux/Android/Chrome OS, Nintendo Switch in-box drivers, and iOS/iPadOS/macOS/Linux native CDC-NCM driver for driverless, Plug & Play
● Supports embedded eFuse for die identifier and store the USB Device Descriptors, Node-ID, etc.
● Supports SPI Flash for firmware customization
● Single 20 MHz crystal clock source
● Integrates on-chip power-on reset circuit
● 40-pin QFN, 5x5 mm package
● Operating Temperature Range: 0 to +70°C

Diagram

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Development Board

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AX88179A Demo Board

This is an AX88179A USB 3.2 Gen1 to Gigabit Ethernet dongle for users to verify AX88179A function on any platform that supports USB 3.2 Gen1 host interface

FAQs

Driver Installation

  • How to isolate AX88179A macOS driver cannot work fine issue after upgrading to new macOS system?

    You can refer "System Information --> Network" to check your device correct product name. If it shows AX88179A, it can use macOS inbox CDC-NCM driver and does not need to install driver. Please Deactivate AX88179 dext driver first, and then uninstall ASIX_USB_Device_App, reboot system to use inbox CDC_NCM driver.

  • Where can I obtain the latest AX88179A drivers?

    Please visit the AX88179A Driver Download web page.

  • Which AX88179A Windows driver should I download for my Windows system?

    You can easily download the AX88179A Windows 11, 10, 8.x drivers setup programs from AX88179A Driver Download web page and then run the setup program to install a proper AX88179A Windows driver on your Windows machine directly.

  • How can I install AX88179A Linux driver on my Android tablet PC?

    No, it could not be done by end users. To install AX88179A Linux driver on your Android tablet PC, you have to recompile AX88179A Linux driver source on your target Android tablet platform and then you can install the compiled AX88179A Linux driver on your Android platform. It can only be done by the manufacturer of your Android tablet PC. Please contact the support guys of your Android platform manufacturer for further support if necessary.

  • How to capture the VLAN tagged packets on Windows WireShark tool?

    Please set the "Packet Priority & VLAN" parameter of ASIX USB to LAN Windows drivers to "Packet Priority & VLAN Disable" to capture the VLAN tagged packets on WireShark.

Design Considerations

  • Where can I obtain the latest AX88179A datasheet, reference schematic and other hardware design archives?

    Please register MyASIX membership and then download the latest AX88179A datasheet, reference schematic, gerber/PCB layout files and application design note from AX88179A Product web page directly.

  • How to open the gerber files of AX88179A demo board?

    You can open the gerber files of AX88179A demo board by running ORACLE's AutoVue Evaluation Revision tool (30 days evaluation date). Please visit ORACLE's web site for more details.

  • How to open the PowerPCB PCB layout file of AX88179A demo board?

    You can open the PowerPCB PCB layout file of AX88179A demo board by running Mentor Graphics PADS Layout Product Evaluation Software (No time limitation but with limited function). Please visit Mentor Graphics' web site for more details.

  • Can ASIX help me to review my own AX88179A schematic and PCB layout?

    Yes, please deliver your own AX88179A schematic and PCB layout files to ASIX's Support (support@asix.com.tw) for further review before making your own AX88179A PCB board.

  • Do I need to develop AX88179A drivers by myself?

    No, the AX88179A already supports available device drivers for most of operating systems such as Windows 11/10/8.x, Linux, macOS(Using macOS native CDC-NCM driver) etc. Please visit AX88179A Driver Download web page for details.

  • What is the specification of 20MHz reference crystal of AX88179A demo board?

    The 20MHz crystal signals of AX88179A demo board should be winthin 20MHz +- 30ppm. Please refer to AX88179A USB 3.2 Gen1 to Gigabit Ethernet Application Design Note for details.

  • What is the reference Gigabit Ethernet transformer of the AX88179A demo board?

    The reference Ethernet transformer on the AX88179A demo board is the Bothhand LA1S109-43 (Turns Ratio 1CT:1CT, Auto-MDIX) single RJ-45 connector integrated 10/100/1000M Base-T magnetic. Please refer to AX88179A USB 3.2 Gen1 to Gigabit Ethernet Application Design Note for details.

  • What kind of external SPI flash is supported by AX88179A?

    The SCLK must be supported 40MHz for READ instruction and size 1Mbit above.

  • How do I program the AX88179A external SPI flash or eFuse?

    ASIX Electronics provide Windows/Linux programming tools for customers to easily program AX88179A external SPI flash or eFuse on a typical Windows/Linux platforms. These AX88179A programming tools support to customize the MAC address, Serial Number, LED setting, etc. for AX88179A based application systems in mass production.

  • Do I have to assign a unique MAC address to every AX88179A based devices?

    No, every AX88179A comes with a unique MAC address.

  • Did the AX88179A pass the USB-IF compliant certification?

    Yes, AX88179A demo board was certified by USB-IF.

Download

Technical Documentation

Product Brief, Product Introduction and Datasheet

AX88179A Product Brief

Release Date
2024-01-17

File Size
752.7 KB

AX88179A Product Introduction

Version
1.05

Release Date
2024-05-13

File Size
756.1 KB

AX88179A Datasheet

Version
1.10

Release Date
2025-11-11

File Size
1.1 MB

Reference Manuals and User Guides

AX88179A Mass Production User Guide

Release Date
2025-11-05

Reports

AX88179A Reliability Report

Release Date
2025-11-05

AX88179A RoHS Report

Release Date
2025-11-05

AX88179A Performance Test Report

Release Date
2025-11-05

AX88179A USB-IF Compliance Test Report

Release Date
2025-11-05

AX88179A IEEE 802.3 Compliance Test Reports

Release Date
2025-11-05

Hardware Design Documentation

Reference Schematics

AX88179A Demo Board Reference Schematic

Version
2.00

Release Date
2023-10-17

File Size
427.4 KB

Bill of Materials, Application Notes and Layout Guides

AX88179A Demo Board BOM File

Release Date
2023-10-17

File Size
187.9 KB

AX88179A USB 3.2 Gen1 to Gigabit Ethernet Applications Design Note

Version
2.40

Release Date
2025-08-01

File Size
1.4 MB

PCB Layout, Gerber and IBIS Model

AX88179A Demo Board PCB Layout Files

Release Date
2023-10-17

File Size
153.0 KB

AX88179A Demo Board Gerber Files

Release Date
2023-10-17

File Size
101.3 KB

Software & Tools

Drivers

Apple macOS Driver

Using macOS native CDC-NCM driver

Release Date
2025-11-05

Linux kernel up to 6.9.0 driver

Version
3.5.0

Release Date
2025-02-24

File Size
51.4 KB

Windows 11 64-bit Driver

For x64 CPU platform, HLK/WHCK certified

Version
3.22.3.0

Release Date
2024-09-04

File Size
95.5 KB

Windows 11 64-bit HLK/WHCK drivers setup program

For x64 CPU platform, HLK/WHCK certified

Version
2.0.3.0

Release Date
2025-09-26

File Size
15.2 MB

Windows 11 ARM 64-bit Driver

For ARM x64 CPU platform, HLK/WHCK certified

Version
3.22.3.0

Release Date
2024-09-04

File Size
91.7 KB

Windows 11 ARM 64-bit HLK/WHCK drivers setup program

For ARM x64 CPU platform, HLK/WHCK certified

Version
2.0.3.0

Release Date
2025-09-30

File Size
15.0 MB

Windows 10 64-bit Driver

For x64 CPU platform, HLK/WHCK certified

Version
3.20.2.0

Release Date
2024-06-14

File Size
93.2 KB

Windows 10 64-bit HLK/WHCK drivers setup program

For x64 CPU platform, HLK/WHCK certified

Version
2.0.2.0

Release Date
2025-09-26

File Size
15.4 MB

Windows 8 32-bit Driver

For x86 CPU platform, HLK/WHCK certified

Version
3.18.1.0

Release Date
2024-01-08

File Size
81.4 KB

Windows 8 64-bit Driver

For x64 CPU platform, HLK/WHCK certified

Version
3.18.1.0

Release Date
2024-01-08

File Size
90.3 KB

UEFI X64/IA32 Drivers

For UEFI X64/IA32 platforms

Version
3.2.0

Release Date
2022-04-07

File Size
32.5 KB

UEFI ARM/AARCH64 Drivers

For UEFI ARM/AARCH64 platforms

Version
3.2.0

Release Date
2022-04-07

File Size
25.5 KB

iPXE

For Intel x86/x64 platforms

Version
1.0.0

Release Date
2023-10-06

File Size
2.0 MB

Utilities

Windows Mass Production Tool

Release Date
2025-11-05