Data Sheet
JulY 2010
AR8032 Integrated 10/100 Fast Ethernet Transceiver
Manufactured in a standard CMOS process, the
AR8032 is packaged in a 32-pin QFN, featuring
a small body size of 5 x 5mm.
General Description
The Atheros AR8032 Fast Ethernet transceiver
is a highly integrated physical layer device that
transmits and receives high-speed data over
standard category 5 (CAT 5) unshielded
twisted pair cable.
The AR8032 is compliant with 100 BASE-TX
and 10 BASE-T IEEE 802.3 standards. The
AR8032 device uses advanced mixed-signal
processing technology and integrates functions
such as adaptive equalization, and timing
recovery to deliver substantial power savings
and operation in noisy environments.
Features
■ 10/100 BASE-T IEEE 802.3 compliant
■ Supports MII/RMII interface
■ Low power modes with internal automatic
DSP power saving scheme
■ Fully integrated digital adaptive equalizers
All digital baseline wander correction
■ Supports external 25 MHz clock source in
MII mode
■ Supports external 50 MHz clock source in
The AR8032 device supports the Media
Independent Interface (MII) and Reduced
Media Independent Interface (RMII) for direct
connection to a Fast Ethernet-capable MAC.
RMII mode
■ Automatic speed downshift mode
■ Automatic MDI/MDIX crossover
■ Automatic polarity correction
■ Loopback modes for diagnostics
■ IEEE 802.3u compliant Auto-Negotiation
■ Software programmable LED modes
■ Cable Diagnostic Test (CDT)
The AR8032 supports the Atheros Cable
Diagnostic Test (CDT) feature, which uses Time
Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technology to
quickly and remotely identify potential cable
malfunctions without deploying field support
personnel or bringing down the network. The
AR8032 solution detects and reports issues
such as PHY malfunctions, bad/marginal cable
or patch cord segments or connectors, thus
significantly reducing installation time, cable
debug efforts, and overall network support
cost.
■ Requires only one 3.3V power supply
■ 32-pin QFN 5mm x 5 mm package
AR8032 Functional Block Diagram
Symbol
Encoder
MII
Tx
DAC
AGC
PGA
MDIP/
N[0:1]
Feed
Forward
Equalizer
Decision
Feedback
Equalizer
Symbol
Decoder/
Alignment
MII
Rx
ADC
Timing & Phase
Recovery
PMA
Auto-
Negotiation
MII Management
Registers
DLL
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