IXF1104 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller

Table 9. Optical Module Interface Signal Descriptions (Sheet 2 of 2)

Signal Name

Ball

Type

Standard

Description

Designator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmitter Fault Interrupt.

 

 

 

 

TX_FAULT_INT is an open drain interrupt output

 

 

 

 

that signals a TX_FAULT condition.

 

 

Open

2.5 V

NOTE: An external pull-up resistor is

TX_FAULT_INT

P23

Drain

CMOS

required for proper operation.

 

 

Output*

 

 

 

NOTE: *Dual-mode I/O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normal operation: Open drain output

 

 

 

 

Boundary Scan Mode: Standard CMOS

 

 

 

 

output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Module Definition Interrupt.

 

 

 

 

MOD_DEF_INT is an open drain interrupt output

 

 

 

 

that signals a MOD_DEF condition.

 

 

Open

2.5 V

NOTE: An external pull-up resistor is

MOD_DEF_INT

N22

Drain

CMOS

required for proper operation.

 

 

Output*

 

 

 

NOTE: *Dual-mode I/O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normal operation: Open drain output

 

 

 

 

Boundary Scan Mode: Standard CMOS

 

 

 

 

output

 

 

 

 

 

I2C_CLK

L23

Output

2.5 V

I2C_CLK is the clock used for the I2C bus

CMOS

interface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I2C Data Bus.

 

 

 

 

I2C DATA_0:3 are the data I/Os for the I2C bus

 

 

 

 

interface.

I2C DATA_0

L24

Input/

 

NOTE: An external pull-up resistor is

I2C DATA_1

M24

Open

2.5 V

I2C DATA_2

N24

Drain

CMOS

required for proper operation.

I2C DATA_3

P24

Output*

 

NOTE: *Dual-mode I/O

 

 

 

 

Normal operation: Input/ open drain

 

 

 

 

output

 

 

 

 

Boundary Scan Mode: Standard CMOS

 

 

 

 

output

 

 

 

 

 

Table 10. MDIO Interface Signal Descriptions

Signal Name

Ball

Type

Standard

Description

Designator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDIO is the management data input and output.

MDIO

V21

Input/

2.5 V

 

Output

CMOS

NOTE: An external pull-up resistor is required for

 

 

 

 

 

 

proper operation.

 

 

 

 

 

MDC

W24

Output

2.5 V

MDC is the management clock to external devices.

CMOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Datasheet

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Document Number: 278757

Revision Number: 007

Revision Date: March 25, 2004

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Intel IXF1104 manual Optical Module Interface Signal Descriptions Sheet 2, Mdio Interface Signal Descriptions, 2C Data Bus

IXF1104 specifications

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