SMSC LAN91C100FD manual

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    SMSC LAN91C100FD REV D PRODUCT PREVIEW Revision 1.0 (09-22-08) Data Brief PRODUCT FEA TURES LAN91C100FD REV . D FEAST Fast Ethernet Controller with Full Duplex Cap ability  Dual S peed CSMA/CD Engine (10 Mbps and 100 Mbps)  Compliant with IEEE 802. 3 100BASE-T S pecification  Supports 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-T4, and 10BASE- T Physical Interfac[...]

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    80 ARKA Y DRIVE, HAU PP AUGE, NY 1 1788 (631) 435-6000 , FAX (631 ) 273-3123 Copyright © 200 8 SMSC or its subsidiaries. Al l rights reserved. Circuit diagrams and o ther information rela ti ng to SMSC pr oducts are includ ed as a means of illustra ting typical applications. Consequently , complete informatio n sufficient for construction pur pose[...]

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    FEAST Fast Ethernet Controller with Full Duplex Capability SMSC LAN91C100FD REV D 3 Revision 1.0 (09-22-08) PRODUCT PREVIEW General Description The LAN91C100FD is design ed to facilitate the implementation of first generation Fast Ethernet adapters and conn ectivity products. For this first generation of products, flexibility do minates over integr[...]

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    FEAST Fast Ethernet Controller with Full Dup lex Capability Revision 1.0 (09-22-08) 4 SMSC LAN91C100FD REV D PRODUCT PREVIEW Block Diagram Figure 1 LAN91C100FD Block Diagram BU S IN T E R F AC E UNI T A RB I TE R ME MO R Y MA NA G E ME NT UNI T DI RE CT ME MO RY AC C ES S ME DIA A CCE S S CO N T RO L SER I A L EEPR O M R D FI FO W R FI FO Ad dr e s[...]

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    FEAST Fast Ethernet Controller with Full Duplex Capability SMSC LAN91C100FD REV D 5 Revision 1.0 (09-22-08) PRODUCT PREVIEW Package Outlines Figure 2 208 Pin QFP Package Outline Notes: 1. Controlling Unit: millimete r . 2. T olera nce on the true position of the leads is ± 0.04 mm maximum. 3. Package body dimensions D1 an d E1 do not include the m[...]

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    FEAST Fast Ethernet Controller with Full Dup lex Capability Revision 1.0 (09-22-08) 6 SMSC LAN91C100FD REV D PRODUCT PREVIEW Figure 3 208 Pin TQFP Packag e Outline Notes: 1. Controlling Unit: millimete r . 2. T olera nce on the true position of the leads is ± 0.04 mm maximum. 3. Package body dimensions D1 an d E1 do not include the mold pro trusio[...]