Google Chromecast 2018 (NC2-6A5B)

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abgn+ac (AC600)
Google Chromecast 2018
Homepage	Product page
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Status Unknown
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Google Chromecast 2018
Model Part Number	NC2-6A5B
FCC ID	A4RNC2-6A5B
IC ID	10395A-NC26A5
Type	media streamer, computer-on-a-stick
CPU1	Marvell 88DE3006
CPU1 Type	ARM Cortex-A7 (v7)
CPU1 Speed	1.25 GHz ( 2 cores )
Flash1 Chip	Toshiba TC58NVG1S3HBAI6
Flash1 Size	256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size	512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Samsung K4B4G1646D-BYK0
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Expansion IF types	none specified
Power	5 VDC, 1 A
Connector type	USB Female Micro-B
Flags: Bluetooth LE, HDMI out, DFS (slave)
Retail
Availability	common
FCC approval date	04 May 2018
(Est.) release date	October 2018
Country of manuf	China
Radio 1
Chip1	Marvell 88W8887
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
MIMO status	1x1:1
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
802.11ac	up to 433 Mbps
802.11n	up to 300/300 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 or 5 GHz
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio1 chip2 brand Google Chromecast (H2G2-42) Marvell Marvell Google Chromecast 2015 (NC2-6A5) Marvell Marvell Google Chromecast 2018 (NC2-6A5B) Marvell Marvell Google Chromecast Audio (RUX-J42) Marvell Marvell Google Chromecast Ultra (NC2-6A5-D) Marvell Marvell

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• 433 Mbps - 1SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.),

• 150 Mbps - 1SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AC600 class

Overview

The Reference report Letter for Model NC2-6A5 4-25-18 document says that this device has the same board and mechanical designs as the Google Chromecast 2015 (NC2-6A5) but this version adds bluetooth functionality.

Also, "This device has been changed to include a 0.5 mm trim on the 5GHz PCB antenna trace that increases the 5GHz maximum antenna gain from 2.1 dBi to 4 dBi."

This device was under short-term confidentiality, but that expired 10/28/2018 ⚠.

• Chromecast on Wikipedia