78Q2120
10/100BASE-TX
Ethernet Transceiver
MII
(continued)
7
PIN
64-PIN
80-PIN TYPE
DESCRIPTION
MDC
18
22
I
MANAGEMENT DATA CLOCK: MDC is the clock used for
transferring data via the MDIO pin.
MDIO
17
21
I/O
MANAGEMENT DATA INPUT/OUTPUT: MDIO is a bi-directional port
used to access management registers within the 78Q2120. This pin
requires an external pull-up resistor as specified in IEEE-802.3.
PHY ADDRESS
PHYAD[4:0]
12-16
14-18
I
PHY ADDRESS: Allows 31 configurable PHY addresses. The
78Q2120 always responds to data transactions via the MII interface
when the PHYAD bits are all zero independent of the logic levels of
the PHYAD pins.
PMA (PHYSICAL MEDIA ATTACHMENT) INTERFACE
PCSBP
64
1
I
PCS BYPASS: When high, the 100BASE-TX PCS is bypassed, as
well as the scrambler and descrambler functions. Scrambled 5bit
code groups for transmission are applied to the TX_ER, TXD[3:0]
pins and received on the RX_ER, RXD[3:0] pins. The RX_DV and
TX_EN signals are not valid in this mode. PCS bypass mode is only
valid when 100BASE-TX is enabled. This mode can also be entered
with MR16.1.
CONTROL AND STATUS
RST
6
8
I
RESET
: When pulled low the pin resets the chip. The reset pulse
must be long enough to guarantee stabilization of Vcc and startup
of the oscillator. There are 2 other ways to reset the chip:
i) through the internal power-on-reset (activated when the chip
is being powered up)
ii) through the MII register bit (MR 0.15)
PWRDN
7
9
I
POWER-DOWN: The 78Q2120 may be placed in a low power
consumption state by setting this signal to logic high. While in power-
down state, the 78Q2120 still responds to management transactions.
The same power-down state can also be achieved through the
PWRDN bit in the MII register (MR0.11).
ISO
2
3
I
ISOLATE: When set to logic one, the 78Q2120 will present a high
impedance on its MII output pins. This allows for multiple chips to be
attached to the same MII interface. When the 78Q2120 is isolated, it
still responds to management transactions. The same high
impedance state can also be achieved through the ISO bit in the MII
register (MR0.10).
ISODEF
1
2
I
ISOLATE DEFAULT: This pin determines the power-up/reset default
of the ISO bit (MR0.10). If it is connected to VDD (GND), ISO bit will
have a default value of 1 (0). When this signal is tied to VDD, it
allows multiple chips to be connected to the same MII interface.