0525:a4ab — Linux-USB Multifunction Composite Gadget
Netchip Technology, Inc.
- Vendor ID
- 0525
- Product ID
- a4ab
- Combined
- 0525:a4ab
- Decimal
- 1317:42155
What is this device?
This is the USB identifier for a Linux-USB Multifunction Composite Gadget manufactured by Netchip Technology, Inc.. The vendor ID 0525 is registered to Netchip Technology, Inc. with the USB Implementers Forum, and a4ab is the product ID that Netchip Technology, Inc. assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 0525:a4ab Netchip Technology, Inc. Linux-USB Multifunction Composite Gadget.
How to identify it on your system
Linux
$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0525:a4ab Netchip Technology, Inc. Linux-USB Multifunction Composite Gadget
You can filter directly with lsusb -d 0525:a4ab, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 0525:a4ab. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=0525, idProduct=a4ab.
Windows
In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:
USB\VID_0525&PID_A4AB USB\VID_0525&PID_A4AB&REV_0100
From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_0525&PID_A4AB"
macOS
$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
Linux-USB Multifunction Composite Gadget:
Product ID: 0xa4ab
Vendor ID: 0x0525 (Netchip Technology, Inc.)Driver help
Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.
Raw usb.ids entry
The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:
0525 Netchip Technology, Inc. a4ab Linux-USB Multifunction Composite Gadget