Intel LXD972M manual Typical Test Setup

Intel® LXD972M Transceiver Demo Board (Board Rev A1)

2.2Typical Test Setup

Figure 1 shows a typical test setup for standard operation of the LXD972M Demo Board.

The LXD972M Demo Board plugs into a SmartBits Advanced Performance Test Box through a standard 40-pin MII cable (not included with the LXD972M Demo Board). The LXD972M Demo Board RJ-45 jack connects to the RJ-45 card in the SmartBits test box through a Twisted-Pair cable. Operation can be set for evaluation of 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, and auto-negotiation capabilities.

Figure 1. Typical Test Setup

SmartBits

Advanced Multi-port

Performance

Tester

RJ-45 Card

or

External NIC Cards

Computer with

Smart Windows

RS-232

MII

Cards

MII Cables

MII

Connectors

Twisted Pair

Crossover

Cable

LXT972M

LXD972M

B3570-03

8 Preliminary User’s Guide

Document Number: 303125

Revision Number: 002

Revision Date: October 22, 2004