Intel® IXF1104 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller

7.7Optical Module and I2C AC Timing Specification

7.7.1I2C Interface Timing

Figure 45 and Figure 46 illustrate bus timing and write cycle, and Table 53 shows the I2C Interface AC timing characteristics.

Figure 45. Bus Timing Diagram

 

 

tF

tHIGH

 

t

 

 

 

 

 

R

I2C_Clk

 

tLOW

 

tLOW

 

t

HD.STA

t

t

t

tSU.STO

 

SV.SAT

HD.DAT

 

SU.DAT

I2C_Data In

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tBUF

 

 

 

tAA

 

tDH

I2C_Data Out

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 46. Write Cycle Diagram

I2C_Clk

 

 

 

I2C_Data

8th

ACK

 

BIT

 

 

 

 

 

WORD n

 

t WR(1)

 

 

 

 

 

STOP

START

 

 

CONDITION

CONDITION

Table 53. I2C AC Timing Characteristics (Sheet 1 of 2)

Symbol

Parameter

Min

Max

Units

 

 

 

 

 

fSCL

Clock frequency, SCL

-

100

kHz

tLOW

Clock pulse width low

4.7

 

µs

tHIGH

Clock pulse width High

4.0

 

µs

tI

Noise suppression

 

100

µs

tAA

Clock low to data valid out

0.1

4.5

µs

tBUF

Time the bus must be free before a new transmission starts

4.7

-

µs

tHD.STA

Start hold time

4.0

-

µs

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Datasheet

Document Number: 278757

Revision Number: 009

Revision Date: 27-Oct-2005

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IXF1104 specifications

The Intel IXF1104 is a cutting-edge Network Interface Controller (NIC) designed to meet the needs of high-speed communication in modern networking environments. As the demand for bandwidth-intensive applications continues to grow, Intel's IXF1104 is engineered to deliver exceptional performance, reliability, and scalability, making it an ideal choice for data centers and enterprise networks.

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