1668:0500 — BTM200B BlueTooth Adapter

This is the USB identifier for a BTM200B BlueTooth Adapter manufactured by Actiontec Electronics, Inc. [hex]. The vendor ID 1668 is registered to Actiontec Electronics, Inc. [hex] with the USB Implementers Forum, and 0500 is the product ID that Actiontec Electronics, Inc. [hex] assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 1668:0500 Actiontec Electronics, Inc. [hex] BTM200B BlueTooth Adapter.

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1668:0500 Actiontec Electronics, Inc. [hex] BTM200B BlueTooth Adapter

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 1668:0500, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 1668:0500. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=1668, idProduct=0500.

Windows

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

USB\VID_1668&PID_0500
USB\VID_1668&PID_0500&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_1668&PID_0500"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    BTM200B BlueTooth Adapter:
      Product ID: 0x0500
      Vendor ID: 0x1668  (Actiontec Electronics, Inc. [hex])

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:

1668  Actiontec Electronics, Inc. [hex]
	0500  BTM200B BlueTooth Adapter

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