Intel manual Using the Intel LXD972M Demo Board, Equipment Requirements

Intel® LXD972M Transceiver Demo Board (Board Rev A1)

2.0Using the Intel® LXD972M Demo Board

This document includes information on the following items concerning using the LXD972M Demo Board:

•Section 2.1, “Equipment Requirements” on page 7

•Section 2.2, “Typical Test Setup” on page 8

•Section 2.3, “Quick-Start Checklists” on page 9

•Section 2.4, “Configurations” on page 11

•Section 2.5, “JTAG Test Signals” on page 14

•Chapter 3.0, “Intel® LXD972M Demo Board Schematics”

•Chapter 4.0, “Bill of Materials”

2.1Equipment Requirements

The LXD972M Demo Board is populated with all components needed for twisted-pair evaluation. However, the following additional equipment is also required:

•SmartBits Advanced Multi-port Performance Test Box configured with firmware version 4.39 or newer

•PC with Smart Windows (version 6.0 or newer) installed

•One MII Cable (male to male)

•One external NIC card

•One Category 5 Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP) crossover cable

•External power supply

Preliminary User’s Guide 7

Document Number: 303125

Revision Number: 002

Revision Date: October 22, 2004