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What Is the FEIP?
Depending on the type of media you use between the MII connection on the port adapter and your switch or hub, the network side of your
The MII receptacle uses
Figure 17 MII Connection (Female)
Pin 21
H2943
Jackscrew Pin 1
Table 3 lists the MII connector pinout and signals. MII cables are available commercially.
Table 3 | MII Connector Pinout | |||
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– | Yes | – | Transmit Data (TxD) | |
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12 | Yes | – | – | 2 |
Transmit Clock (Tx_CLK) | ||||
11 | – | Yes | – | Transmit Error (Tx_ER) |
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13 | – | Yes | – | Transmit Enable (Tx_EN) |
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3 | – | Yes | – | MII Data Clock (MDC) |
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Yes | – | – | Receive Data (RxD) | |
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9 | Yes | – | – | Receive Clock (Rx_CLK) |
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10 | Yes | – | – | Receive Error (Rx_ER) |
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8 | Yes | – | – | Receive Data Valid (Rx_DV) |
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18 | Yes | – | – | Collision (COL) |
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19 | Yes | – | – | Carrier Sense (CRS) |
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2 | – | – | Yes | MII Data Input/Output (MDIO) |
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– | – | – | Common (ground) | |
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1, 20, 21, 40 | – | – | – | +5.0 volts (V) |
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1.Any pins not indicated are not used.
2.Tx_CLK and Rx_CLK are generated by the external transceiver.
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