Single-Chip Ethernet Controller with HP Auto-MDIX Support and PCI Interface

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Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1Block Diagrams

 

EEPROM

 

(optional)

PCI Host

 

LAN9420/LAN9420i

To Ethernet

Magnetics

PCI Bus

GPIOs/LEDs

(optional)

 

PCI Device

External

25MHz Crystal

 

PCI Device

Figure 1.1 System Level Block Diagram

PCI Bridge (PCIB)

DMA Controller

 

Ethernet MAC

 

 

 

TX DMA Engine

TX FIFO (2KB)

TX COE

 

 

PCI Master

Arbiter

 

MAC

10/100

Ethernet

PCI

RX DMA Engine

RX FIFO (2KB)

RX COE

 

 

 

Ethernet

 

 

 

MAC Interface Layer

MAC Control & Status

PHY

 

 

DMA Control &

 

 

PCI Target

(MIL)

Registers (MCSR)

 

 

Status Registers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DCSR)

 

 

 

 

System Control Block (SCB)

Interrupt

Power

System Control &

EEPROM

GPIO/LED

GP Timer

Free-Run

3.3V to 1.8V

PLL

Controller

Management

Status Registers

Controller

Controller

Counter

Regulator

(INT)

(PM)

(SCSR)

(EPC)

(GPIO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN9420/LAN9420i

 

 

EEPROM

GPIOs/LEDs

+3.3V

(optional)

(optional)

 

25MHz

Figure 1.2 LAN9420/LAN9420i Internal Block Diagram

SMSC LAN9420/LAN9420i

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Revision 1.22 (09-25-08)

 

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