0928:8000 — Firmware uploader

This is the USB identifier for a Firmware uploader manufactured by PLX Technology, Inc. (formerly Oxford Semiconductor, Ltd). The vendor ID 0928 is registered to PLX Technology, Inc. (formerly Oxford Semiconductor, Ltd) with the USB Implementers Forum, and 8000 is the product ID that PLX Technology, Inc. (formerly Oxford Semiconductor, Ltd) assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 0928:8000 PLX Technology, Inc. (formerly Oxford Semiconductor, Ltd) Firmware uploader.

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0928:8000 PLX Technology, Inc. (formerly Oxford Semiconductor, Ltd) Firmware uploader

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 0928:8000, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 0928:8000. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=0928, idProduct=8000.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_0928&PID_8000
USB\VID_0928&PID_8000&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_0928&PID_8000"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    Firmware uploader:
      Product ID: 0x8000
      Vendor ID: 0x0928  (PLX Technology, Inc. (formerly Oxford Semiconductor, Ltd))

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.

The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:

0928  PLX Technology, Inc. (formerly Oxford Semiconductor, Ltd)
	8000  Firmware uploader

• 0928:ffff Blank Oxford Device

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