LAN9420/LAN9420i
Single-Chip Ethernet Controller
with HP Auto-MDIX Support and
PCI Interface
Datasheet
PRODUCT FEATURES
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Promiscuous mode
Inverse filtering
Pass all incoming with status report
Highlights
Optimized for embedded applications with 32-bit
RISC CPUs
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Wakeup packet support
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet PHY
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Integrated descriptor based scatter-gather DMA and
IRQ deassertion timer effectively increase network
throughput and reduce CPU loading
Auto-negotiation
Automatic polarity detection and correction
Supports HP Auto-MDIX
Integrated Ethernet MAC with full-duplex support
Supports energy-detect power down
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet PHY with HP Auto-MDIX
support
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Support for 3 status LEDs
Receive and transmit TCP checksum offload
32-bit, 33MHz, PCI 3.0 compliant interface
PCI Interface
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PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 3.0 compliant
32-bit/33-MHz PCI bus
Descriptor based scatter-gather DMA enables zero-
copy drivers
Reduced power operating modes with PCI Power
Management Specification 1.1 compliance
Supports multiple audio & video streams over
Ethernet
Comprehensive Power Management Features
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Supports PCI Bus Power Management Interface
Specification, Revision 1.1
Target Applications
Cable, satellite, and IP set-top boxes
Digital televisions
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Supports optional wake from D3cold
(via configuration strap option when Vaux is available)
Wake on LAN
Wake on link status change (energy detect)
Magic packet wakeup
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Digital video recorders
Home gateways
Digital media clients/servers
Industrial automation systems
Industrial/single board PC
Kiosk/POS enterprise equipment
General Purpose I/O
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3 programmable GPIO pins
2 GPO pins
Support for Optional EEPROM
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Serial interface provided for EEPROM
Used to store PCI and MAC address configuration
values
Key Benefits
Integrated High-Performance 10/100 Ethernet
Controller
Miscellaneous Features
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Big/Little/Mixed endian support for registers,
descriptors, and buffers
IRQ deassertion timer
General purpose timer
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Fully compliant with IEEE802.3/802.3u
Integrated Ethernet MAC and PHY
10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX support
Full- and half-duplex support
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Full-duplex flow control
Single 3.3V Power Supply
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Preamble generation and removal
Automatic 32-bit CRC generation and checking
Automatic payload padding and pad removal
Loop-back modes
Integrated 1.8V regulator
Packaging
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Available in 128-pin VTQFP Lead-free RoHS Compliant
package
Flexible address filtering modes
Environmental
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One 48-bit perfect address
64 hash-filtered multicast addresses
Pass all multicast
Available in commercial & industrial temperature ranges
SMSC LAN9420/LAN9420i
DATASHEET
Revision 1.6 (07-18-11)