1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Physical Layer Compliance Tests Manual
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100Base-TX Test Procedure for the 82544 Chip
I.3.3
Specification
At the RJ-45 connector, the differential output voltage, +Vout, shall be within the range between
+950 mV and +1050 mV, and Vout, shall be within the range between -950 mV and -1050 mV. See
Figure I-1. Waveform at Active Output Interface
I.3.4
Test Equipment
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Digitizing Oscilloscope with at least 1 GHz bandwidth
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Differential Probe with 1 GHz or greater bandwidth (like P6247)
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Host computer with gigconf.exe software (for 82554 silicon).
I.3.5
Test Fixtures
100 Ohm UTP Test Load. Fixture: F9.1.2.A.
The test load shall consist of a single 100 ohm + 0.1% resistor connected across the transmit pins of
a mating RJ-45 connector. The series inductance of the load shall not be greater than 20 nH, and the
parallel capacitance shall not be greater than 2 pF.
I.3.6
Test Procedure
1. Connect the Test equipment and Unit Under Test (UUT) as shown in
(which shows the setup for test specifications 9.1.2.2, 9.16, and 9.1.8).
2. Use software or firmware control to force the unit under test to transmit frames in 100BASE-
TX mode. The data pattern is NOT important. Leave Scrambling ENABLED (the phy’s default
or normal mode of operation).
3. Configure the oscilloscope according to
.