Archer TBE400E - Bluetooth LE Audio?
I am looking to upgrade the PC I built in early 2023 so that I can stream audio to my hearing aid that support Bluetooth LE audio.
Just updated my Win 11 to 24H2 and the PC has a 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 2.50 GHz
Can anyone confirm that this PCIe adapter should do the trick?
Thanks!
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In case someone stumbles upon this thread I'd like to mention that recently a new MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 driver package has emerged, which includes an additional ACX driver that in conjunction with the newest BT driver (also included in that package) should add the previously missing support for Bluetooth LE Audio. (Windows 11 only)
The driver package can be downloaded via the following website:
https://www.necacom<dot>net/index.php/mediatek/mediatek-wi-fi-7-mt7927-mt7925/mediatek-wi-fi-7-mt7927-mt7925-wireless-lan-version-5-4-0-3044 (replace <dot> with .)
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Hi,
The TBE400E is based on a MT7927 chip (Filogic 380) made by MediaTek. Theoretically it can support Bluetooth LE Audio, but I understand that at present neither Microsoft nor MediaTek are supplying the essential LC3 Codec. no LC3 Codec = no support for LE Audio
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@woozle Ahhh - so what I need is the Intel BE200, because Intel has the drivers.
Thanks, I will look into the Intel M.2 configuration then!
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Your chances of getting support for Bluetooth LE Audio would certainly be better with an Intel Wi-Fi/BT module, but nothing is guaranteed. Numerous posts can be found around the Internet by people who believed they had all the right hardware and software, but still got no LE Audio.
Somehow the manufacturers of the Bluetooth hardware also don't provide clear and precise information about that LE Audio stuff.
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In case someone stumbles upon this thread I'd like to mention that recently a new MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 driver package has emerged, which includes an additional ACX driver that in conjunction with the newest BT driver (also included in that package) should add the previously missing support for Bluetooth LE Audio. (Windows 11 only)
The driver package can be downloaded via the following website:
https://www.necacom<dot>net/index.php/mediatek/mediatek-wi-fi-7-mt7927-mt7925/mediatek-wi-fi-7-mt7927-mt7925-wireless-lan-version-5-4-0-3044 (replace <dot> with .)
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@woozle just got my TBE400E BE6500 card, which doesn't support 320mhz and i've had the suspicion it's a MT7925. i've checked with HWinfo and it is indeed an MT7925, so the others' results may vary, but i recommend using the tool to confirm the chip, which is a big deal as of writing this since Linux doesn't support the MT7927 chip yet.
i made this account just for my wifi 7 troubles and you're a legend for sending the latest drivers btw, i'm sticking to the original TP link wifi driver but have updated the BT and installed the ACX file for BLE audio.
edit: corrected chip model names
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By the way, in the meantime TP-Link has posted a more up-to-date driver package for MT7925/MT7927 cards on the support page for their Archer TBE550E model
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/archer-tbe550e/
This package also contains the ACX driver and given the entries in the Wi-Fi driver's *.inf file (see below) I suspect this driver should also work with the Archer TBE400E. You could verify this by checking whether the Hardware ID for your TBE400E shown in the Windows Device Manager is "PCI\VEN_14C3&DEV_7925&SUBSYS_60031A3B" or not.
;*******************************************************************************************
[TPLink.NTAMD64.10.0...25336]
; MT7927
%MT7927.DeviceDescExB% = MTK7927_MODE1.ndi , PCI\VEN_14C3&DEV_7927&SUBSYS_E104105B
; MT7925
%MT7927.DeviceDescExB% = MTK7925_MODE2.ndi, PCI\VEN_14C3&DEV_7925&SUBSYS_60031A3B
;*******************************************************************************************
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FWIW - I ended up picking up a USB dongle from Flairmesh, model FMA120
flairmesh dot com
Guess I can't post hyperlinks so you will have to Google.
Pretty much does exactly what I need it to, though it is a touch buggy at times, though not sure if that is my hearing aid or the dongle TBH.
For now - it'll do!
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