Ethernet Controllers
MSC8144E Reference Manual, Rev. 3
Freescale Semiconductor
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18.7.4 Reduced Media-Independent Interface (RMII) Signals
The RMII is defined by the RMII Consortium for 10/100 Mbps operation. In this mode, the
Ethernet controller converts MII signals to/from RMII signals. A single clock reference is
sourced from the MAC to the PHY (or from an external source). Figure 18-12 shows the basic
components of the RMII, including the signals required to make an Ethernet module connection
with a PHY.
Figure 18-12. RMII MAC-PHY Interface
TX_ER
TX_EN
TXD[0–3]
TX_CLK
RX_ER
RX_DV
RXD[0–3]
RX_CLK
Transmitter
TXD[0–1]
RXD[0–1]
TX_EN
RX_ER
REF_CLK
MAC Layer
PHY
RMII
Conversion
Conversion
CRS_DV
MII
RMII
MII/RMII Conversion
COL
CRS
Receiver
MDIO
MDC
UCC
Note: Signals names are according to the IEEE 802.3 standard (total: 8 ports).
MII
Physical
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