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Chip-Codename
| Codename: | BCM63 | Wiki | Freetz | IPPF | whmf | Web | |
| Creator: | Broadcom | Wiki | Freetz | IPPF | whmf | Web | |
| Vendor: | Broadcom | Wiki | Freetz | IPPF | whmf | Web | |
| Purpose: | DSL-SoC | ||||||
| Description: | 1000/1500MHz Dual/Triple Core ARM Cortex-A9 DSL SoC + DECT or WLAN | ||||||
Chip-Details
BCM63 is the nickname used here for the BCM963xxx and BCM63xxx series of DSL SoCs, since they do not have any known codename.
The BCM63178 used in the 7530ax is a Triple Core 1500MHz VDSL Super Vectoring SoC, the world's first single chip DSL router with integrated WLAN.
The BCM63138 used in the 7581 and 7582 is a Dual Core 1000MHz G.Fast SoC, with integrated DECT Baseband Processor. Broadcom does not even promote the DECT part in their online pages.
The differences between the 963xxx and 63xxx numbers are still unknown. Broadcom only uses the 63xxx numbers online.
The Modules and Kernel-Config show a mix of both. If you know more please get in touch.
See also this page and this page containing some infos about older BCM63 SoCs.
CPU-Info
root@fritz:/var/mod/root# cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 model name : ARMv7 Processor rev 5 (v7l) BogoMIPS : 100.00 Features : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 7 CPU variant : 0x0 CPU part : 0xc07 CPU revision : 5 processor : 1 model name : ARMv7 Processor rev 5 (v7l) BogoMIPS : 100.00 Features : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 7 CPU variant : 0x0 CPU part : 0xc07 CPU revision : 5 processor : 2 model name : ARMv7 Processor rev 5 (v7l) BogoMIPS : 100.00 Features : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 7 CPU variant : 0x0 CPU part : 0xc07 CPU revision : 5 Hardware : Generic DT based system Revision : 0000 Serial : 0000000000000000
root@fritz:/var/mod/root# cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 model name : ARMv7 Processor rev 1 (v7l) BogoMIPS : 263.98 Features : half thumb fastmult edsp tls CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 7 CPU variant : 0x4 CPU part : 0xc09 CPU revision : 1 processor : 1 model name : ARMv7 Processor rev 1 (v7l) BogoMIPS : 266.03 Features : half thumb fastmult edsp tls CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 7 CPU variant : 0x4 CPU part : 0xc09 CPU revision : 1 Hardware : BCM963138 Revision : 0000 Serial : 0000000000000000
7530ax fw 7.39 r101113 dhrystone:
root@fritz:/var/mod/root# ./dhrystone 10000000 Dhrystone MIPS: 1470.7
root@fritz:/var/mod/root# ./dhrystone 10000000 Dhrystone MIPS: 1180.8
GPL-Browser
Daily updated index of all BCM63 Tarballs unpacked to the GPL-Browser. Last update: 2025-05-26 03:55 GMT.
The Browse column lists the respective subdirectory of the gpl.boxmatrix.info service.
The SoC column lists the Chip-Codenames, the Model column lists the nicks of the Box-Models.
The Diff column links the comparison of the AVM Kernel to the pristine original from Kernel.org.
The Download column links the full tarball the respective directory content is extracted from.
| Browse | SoC | Arch | Model | Firmw | Diff | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bcm63-7530ax-731 | BCM63 | ARM | 7530ax | 7.31 | 4.1.52 | - |
| bcm63-7530ax-756 | BCM63 | ARM | 7530ax | 7.56 | 4.19.183 | Download |
| bcm63-7530ax-800 | BCM63 | ARM | 7530ax | 8.00 | 4.19.183 | Download |
| bcm63-7582-715 | BCM63 | ARM | 7582 | 7.15 | 4.1.38 | Download |
| 4 partially unpacked BCM63 tarballs | ||||||
Firmware
This is a subset of the Binary-Files section, filtered for '*BCM63*' or '*BCM963*' binaries or descriptions.
Daily updated index of all binaries found scanning Firmware-Probes . Last update: 2025-05-26 04:32 GMT.
The label (static) in the Binary column shows there are other objects in this wiki using this name.
The Mod column shows the amount of models using the respective file. Click the column header to sort by this number.
You can hover or click a possible Link in the Type column to see the target of that link.
| Binary | Mod | Firmware | Description | Path | Size/Bytes | Type | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| adsl_phy_anxa.bin | 2 | 7.15 - 7.18 | DSL firmware for BCM63 | /etc/adsl | 1.6M - 1.7M | Blob | AVM |
| adsl_phy_anxa.bin.bsdiff | 1 | 7.20 - 8.00 | DSL firmware for BCM63 | /etc/adsl | 177k - 194k | Blob | AVM |
| adsl_phy_anxa.bin.md5sum | 1 | 7.20 - 8.00 | DSL firmware for BCM63 | /etc/adsl | 52 | Blob | AVM |
| adsl_phy_anxa_ch.bin.bsdiff | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | DSL firmware for BCM63 | /etc/adsl | 45.0k - 849k | Blob | AVM |
| adsl_phy_anxa_ch.bin.md5sum | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | DSL firmware for BCM63 | /etc/adsl | 55 | Blob | AVM |
| adsl_phy_anxa_fallback.bin.bsdiff | 1 | 7.20 - 8.00 | DSL firmware for BCM63 | /etc/adsl | 62.7k - 157k | Blob | AVM |
| adsl_phy_anxa_fallback.bin.md5sum | 1 | 7.20 - 8.00 | DSL firmware for BCM63 | /etc/adsl | 61 | Blob | AVM |
| adsl_phy_anxb.bin | 1 | 7.20 - 8.00 | DSL firmware for BCM63 | /etc/adsl | 1.1M | Blob | AVM |
| adsl_phy_anxb.bin.bsdiff | 2 | 7.15 - 7.18 | DSL firmware for BCM63 | /etc/adsl | 126k - 226k | Blob | AVM |
| adsl_phy_anxb.bin.md5sum | 2 | 7.15 - 7.18 | DSL firmware for BCM63 | /etc/adsl | 52 | Blob | AVM |
| adsl_phy_anxb_fallback.bin.bsdiff | 1 | 7.20 - 8.00 | DSL firmware for BCM63 | /etc/adsl | 40.5k - 147k | Blob | AVM |
| adsl_phy_anxb_fallback.bin.md5sum | 1 | 7.20 - 8.00 | DSL firmware for BCM63 | /etc/adsl | 61 | Blob | AVM |
| bcm6362_map.bin | 2 | 7.15 - 7.18 | TODO | /etc/wlan | 0 | Blob | AVM |
| 13 files | |||||||
Modules
This is a subset of the Kernel-Modules section, filtered for '*BCM63*' or '*BCM963*' modules or descriptions.
Daily updated index of all kernel modules found scanning Firmware-Probes . Last update: 2025-05-26 04:32 GMT.
The label (module) in the Module column shows there are other objects in this wiki using this name.
The Mod column shows the amount of models using the respective module. Click the column header to sort by this number.
You can hover or click a possible Link in the Type column to see the target of that link.
| Module | Mod | Firmware | Description | Path | Size/Bytes | Type | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| archer.ko | 1 | 7.20 - 8.00 | Broadcom Archer Network Processor (Proprietary) | ./extra/broadcom/char/archer/bcm963178, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/broadcom/char/archer/bcm963178 | 219k - 235k | Mod | Broadcom |
| arch_profile_brcma.ko | AVM-Profiler BCM63 architecture support (GPL) | AVM | |||||
| bcm63138.ko | Broadcom BCM63138 SoC support (GPL) | Linux | |||||
| bcm63138_nand.ko | 1 | 7.39 - 8.00 | Broadcom BCMBCA NAND controller glue (GPL) | ./kernel/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/brcmnand | <builtin> | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcm6368_nand.ko | 1 | 7.39 - 8.00 | Broadcom BCM63xx NAND controller glue (GPL) | ./kernel/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/brcmnand | <builtin> | Mod | Linux |
| bcm63xx-cpufreq.ko | CPU Frequency scaling support for BCM63xx ARM series (GPL) | Linux | |||||
| bcm63xx-nand.ko | Broadcom SPINAND flash for bcm63xxx devices (GPL) | AVM | |||||
| bcm63xx_cons.ko | Serial port driver for the BCM963XX (GPL) | Linux | |||||
| bcm63xx_cpufreq.ko | CPU Frequency scaling support for BCM63xx ARM series (GPL) | Linux | |||||
| bcm63xx_nand.ko | 1 | 7.24 - 8.00 | Broadcom NAND driver for BCM63XX devices (GPL) | ./kernel/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand, ./kernel/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/brcmnand | <builtin> | Mod | Linux |
| bcm63xx_pmb.ko | BCM63138 PMB initialization for secondary CPU(s) (GPL) | Linux | |||||
| bcm63xx_smp.ko | Broadcom BCM63138 DSL SoCs SMP support (GPL) | Linux | |||||
| bcm63xx_spinand.ko | 1 | 7.24 - 7.31 | Broadcom SPINAND flash for bcm63xxx devices (GPL) | ./kernel/drivers/mtd/nand | <builtin> | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcm63xx_timer.ko | BCM63xx SoC timer implementation based on external PERIPH Timer (GPL) | Linux | |||||
| bcm63xx_usb.ko | 2 | Broadcom BCM63xx USB driver (GPL) | ./kernel/arch/arm/plat-bcm63xx | 5.6k | Mod | Broadcom | |
| bcm963xx-flash.ko | Broadcom BCM63xx MTD driver for CFE and RedBoot (GPL) | Lib nux | |||||
| bcm963xx.ko | 1 | 7.24 - 8.00 | Broadcom SPI NOR flash for bcm63xxx devices (GPL) | ./kernel/drivers/mtd/maps | <builtin> | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcm963xx_mtd.ko | 1 | 7.24 - 7.31 | MTD map and partitions SPI NAND (GPL) | ./kernel/drivers/mtd/maps | <builtin> | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcm963xx_timer.ko | Support for external timer (GPL) | Broadcom | |||||
| bcmlibs.ko | 1 | 7.20 - 8.00 | Broadcom Library of Utilities (bcmlibs) (Proprietary) | ./extra/broadcom/char/bcmlibs/bcm963178, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/broadcom/char/bcmlibs/bcm963178 | 28.4k - 43.9k | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcmmcast.ko | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | Broadcom Multicast module (GPL) | ./extra, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/opensource/char/mcast/bcm963178 | 74.3k - 120k | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcmvlan.ko | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | Broadcom VLAN module (Proprietary) | ./extra, ./extra/broadcom/char/vlan/bcm963178, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/broadcom/char/vlan/bcm963178 | 111k - 136k | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcmxtmcfg.ko | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | BCM63x68 ATM/PTM configuration driver (Proprietary) | ./extra, ./extra/broadcom/char/xtmcfg/bcm963178, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/broadcom/char/xtmcfg/bcm963178 | 83.5k - 125k | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcmxtmrtdrv.ko | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | BCM63x68 ATM/PTM network device driver (GPL) | ./extra, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/opensource/net/xtmrt/bcm963178 | 41.3k - 61.3k | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcm_arm_hotplug.ko | Platform-specific code for the BCM963XX CPU (GPL) | Broadcom | |||||
| bcm_arm_setup.ko | Initialize BCM63 SoC (GPL) | Broadcom | |||||
| bcm_arm_smp.ko | BCM63 multi core platform driver (GPL) | Broadcom | |||||
| bcm_bootstate.ko | 1 | 7.39 - 8.00 | Broadcom bootstate driver (GPL) | ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/opensource/char/bcm_bootstate/bcm963178 | <builtin> | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcm_bpm.ko | 1 | 7.24 - 8.00 | BCM63xx Buffer Pool Manager (Proprietary) | ./extra/broadcom/char/bpm/bcm963178, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/broadcom/char/bpm/bcm963178 | 37.3k - 37.5k, <builtin> | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcm_cleds.ko | 1 | 7.24 - 7.31 | TODO (Proprietary) | ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/broadcom/char/cleds/bcm963178 | <builtin> | Mod | Linux |
| bcm_enet.ko | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | Broadcom internal ethernet network driver (GPL) | ./extra, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/opensource/net/enet/bcm963178 | 181k - 236k | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcm_ingqos.ko | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | Broadcom Ingress QoS Module (Proprietary) | ./extra, ./extra/broadcom/char/ingqos/bcm963178, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/broadcom/char/ingqos/bcm963178 | 12.8k - 39.8k | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcm_license.ko | 1 | 7.24 - 7.31 | Broadcom Archer / Packet Flow Cache driver license (Proprietary) | ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/broadcom/char/license/bcm963178 | 24.3k | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcm_pcie_hcd.ko | 1 | 7.20 - 8.00 | Broadcom PCIe host controller driver (GPL) | ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/opensource/bus/pci/host/bcm963178 | 56.3k - 101k | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcm_thermal.ko | 1 | 7.20 - 8.00 | Broadcom thermal driver (GPL) | ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/opensource/char/plat-bcm/bcm963178 | 10.0k - 13.2k | Mod | Broadcom |
| bcm_usb.ko | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | USB controller driver on bcm63xxx (GPL) | ./extra, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/opensource/char/plat-bcm/bcm963178 | 6.9k - 9.1k | Mod | Broadcom |
| blxargs.ko | 1 | 7.24 - 8.00 | BL Extra parms processor (GPL) | ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/opensource/char/plat-bcm/bcm963178 | <builtin> | Mod | Broadcom |
| brcm_wdt.ko | BCM63 hardware watchdog driver (GPL) | AVM | |||||
| chipinfo.ko | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | bcm963xx board driver (Proprietary) | ./extra, ./extra/broadcom/char/chipinfo/bcm963178, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/broadcom/char/chipinfo/bcm963178 | 4.3k - 5.3k | Mod | Broadcom |
| clk-bcm63xx.ko | Broadcom 63xx common clock support (GPL) | Linux | |||||
| cmdlist.ko | 1 | 7.20 - 8.00 | Broadcom Command List Driver (Proprietary) | ./extra/broadcom/char/cmdlist/bcm963178, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/broadcom/char/cmdlist/bcm963178 | 93.8k - 111k | Mod | Broadcom |
| fixup-bcm963xx.ko | PCI fixups for bcm963xx SoCs (GPL) | Linux | |||||
| hs_uart_drv.ko | 1 | 7.24 - 7.31 | BCM63XX serial port driver (GPL) | ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/opensource/char/hs_uart/bcm963178 | <builtin> | Mod | Broadcom |
| i2c_bcm6xxx.ko | i2c driver for bcm63000 Embedded I2C adapter (GPL) | Broadcom | |||||
| ivi.ko | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | MAP-T/MAP-E Kernel Module (GPL) | ./extra, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/opensource/char/map/bcm963178 | 48.5k - 66.8k | Mod | Linux |
| ops-bcm963xx.ko | TODO (GPL) | Linux | |||||
| otp.ko | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | TODO (Proprietary) | ./extra, ./extra/broadcom/char/otp/bcm963178, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/broadcom/char/otp/bcm963178 | 5.4k - 6.7k | Mod | Broadcom |
| pci-bcm963xx.ko | BCM963xx PCI support (GPL) | Broadcom | |||||
| pcie-bcm963xx.ko | BCM963XX PCIe support (GPL) | Broadcom | |||||
| pktflow.ko | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | Broadcom Packet Flow Cache (Proprietary) | ./extra, ./extra/broadcom/char/pktflow/bcm963178, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/broadcom/char/pktflow/bcm963178 | 125k - 302k | Mod | Broadcom |
| pwrmngtd.ko | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | TODO (Proprietary) | ./extra, ./extra/broadcom/char/pwrmngt/bcm963178, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/broadcom/char/pwrmngt/bcm963178 | 6.9k - 8.7k | Mod | Broadcom |
| wlcsm.ko | 3 | 7.15 - 8.00 | Broadcom WLAN Configuration and Statics Module (WCSM) (Proprietary) | ./extra, ./extra/broadcom/char/wlcsm_ext/bcm963178, ./kernel/brcm_sdk/bcmdrivers/broadcom/char/wlcsm_ext/bcm963178 | 10.5k - 13.0k | Mod | Broadcom |
| 52 kernel modules | |||||||
Kernel-Config
This is a subset of the Kernel-Config section, filtered for '*BCM63*' or '*BCM963*' variables or descriptions.
Daily updated index of all kernel config variables found scanning Firmware-Probes . Last update: 2025-05-26 04:04 GMT.
The label (kerncfg) in the Variable column shows there are other objects in this wiki using this name.
The Mod column shows the amount of models using the respective variable. Click the column header to sort by this number.
Chip-Variants
Chips using the codename or family name BCM63:
Selectors >> Components-Selector >> SoC-Chips >> BCM63
| Components-Selector | Cat. | Family | Coden. | Purpose | Iface | Creator | Vendor | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCM63178KFEBG | SoC | BCM63 | DSL-SoC | Broadcom | Broadcom | 1500MHz Triple Core ARM Cortex A9 VDSL SuperVectoring SoC with 802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax MAC/Baseband/Radio/Frontend 2x2 2.4GHz | ||
| 1 BCM63 chip | ||||||||
Model-Matrix
Box-Models and Accessories using one of the BCM63 variants listed above:
Selectors >> Chips-Selector >> SoC-Chips >> BCM63
Feature-Matrix
Features of Box-Models and Accessories using one of the BCM63 variants listed above:
| S € |
Model Languages, Brandings |
Internet [Annex] |
LAN Ports |
WLAN 802.11 |
PSTN Lines |
Phones | SoC Clock |
RAM | Flash | USB Host |
Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 
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FRITZ!Box 7530 AX |
SVect A, B, J, M USB-LTE WLAN |
Gbit: 4 |
1,800 Mb +600 Mb 2.4GHz 5GHz Wi-Fi 6 |
- | Analog: 1 DECT: 6 |
BCM63 1500 MHz |
512 MB | 128 MB | Ports: 1 USB: 2.0 |
|
|
FRITZ!Box 7581 de, en, es, fr, it, nl, pl avm, avme |
2xSVect A, B, J, M USB-LTE WLAN |
Gbit: 5 |
1,300 Mb +450 Mb 2.4GHz 5GHz |
- | Analog: 2 DECT: 6 |
BCM63 1000 MHz |
512 MB | 128 MB | Ports: 2 USB: 3.0 |
|
|
|
FRITZ!Box 7582 de, en, es, fr, it, nl, pl avm, avme |
G.fast B, J, A, M USB-LTE WLAN |
Gbit: 4 |
1,300 Mb +450 Mb 2.4GHz 5GHz |
- | Analog: 2 DECT: 6 |
BCM63 1000 MHz |
512 MB | 512 MB | Ports: 2 USB: 3.0 |
|
Legend:
- = all variants of this model are still supported
= some variants of this model are end of support- = all variants of this model are end of support
- = at least one variant of this model is still sold
= no variant of this model is sold any more (or not yet)
= a future model which is not yet sold or supported
This info is updated daily from the Part-Numbers section in each Box-Models article.
Gallery
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