LXT9784
Low-Power Octal PHY
Datasheet
The LXT9784 is an eight-port Fast Ethernet PHY Transceiver supporting IEEE 802.3 10Mbps
and 100Mbps physical layer applications. It provides both a Reduced Media Independent
Interface (RMII) and a Serial Media Independent Interface (SMII) for switching and other
independent port applications. In RMII mode, each PHY has a discrete exposed RMII interface,
and in SMII mode a discrete exposed SMII interface. All network ports provide a Twisted-Pair
(TP) interface for a 10/100BASE-TX connection.
The LXT9784 provides three discrete LED driver outputs for each port. The device supports
both half- and full-duplex 10Mbps and 100Mbps operation, and requires only a single 3.3V
power supply. For low power applications the devices may be powered by a single 3.0V power
supply. Advanced design techniques result in very low power requirements.
The LXT9784 also supports an auto-MDIX feature as well as an integrated Hardware Integrity
(HWI) feature that utilizes a Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technique to locate and report
problems with the cable plant.
Product Features
■ Eight IEEE 802.3 Standard-compliant
10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX ports with
integrated filters.
■ Automatic polarity correction at 10M data
rate.
■ Robust baseline wander correction for
■ Automatic MDI/MDIX switch over
improved 100BASE-TX performance.
capability.
■ Eight Reduced MII (RMII) and Serial MII
(SMII) ports for independent PHY port
operation.
■ Integrated Hardware Integrity (HWI):
device ports detect and report cabling
problems via MDIO.
■ Low power consumption, 3.0V and 3.3V
■ Uses 1:1 magnetic device for 10/100 Mbps
operation.
operation, allowing low-cost design.
■ 324-lead PBGA package.
■ Supports both IEEE 802.3u Auto-
Negotiation and parallel detection
operation.
■ Controls all 8 ports through one single
IEEE 802.3 Standard compliant MII
management bus.
—LXT9784BC - Commercial (0° to 70°C
ambient).
—LXT9784BE - Extended (-40° to 85°C
ambient).
As of January 15, 2001, this document replaces the Level One document
LXT9784 Low-Power Octal PHY Datasheet.
Order Number: 249272-001
January 2001