KSZ8895ML Evaluation Board User’s Guide
Micrel Inc. Confidential
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3/26/2014
1.0 Introduction
The KSZ8895ML is Micrel Operations’ new generation integrated 5-port switch. The KSZ8895ML
contains five 10/100Base-T/TX PHY transceivers and one configurable MII interface with MAC
mode and PHY mode configurable for MAC 5 of the port 5. The device had been designed with cost
sensitive systems in mind but still offers a multitude of features such as switch management; port
and tag based VLAN; QoS priority; CPU control SPI interface and CPU control MDC/MDIO for
MIIM/SMI interfaces. The KSZ8895ML is an excellent choice in industrial automatic, automotive,
etc. fields and as a managed Ethernet switch. The KSZ8895ML evaluation board is designed to
allow the user to experience firsthand the rich feature set of this exciting new product. The
evaluation board is highly configurable and easy to use.
2.0 Features
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Micrel KSZ8895ML Integrated 5 copper ports and 1 configurable MAC MII interface for a
5-port Managed Ethernet Switch
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5 RJ-45 Jacks for Ethernet LAN with Corresponding Isolation Magnetics.
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Auto MDI/MDIX on All Ports.
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1 PHY mode and 1 MAC mode MII Connector are for the port 5 MAC 5 SW5-MII Interface
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1 USB Port Interface Configurable to Emulate an I2C or SPI or MDC/MDIO Interfaces to
access all control registers and all MIIM registers.
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On Board EEPROM
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3 LEDs Per Port to Indicate the Status and Activity
3.0 Evaluation Kit Contents
The KSZ8895ML Evaluation kit includes the following:
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KSZ8895ML Evaluation Board Rev. 1.x
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KSZ8895ML Evaluation Board User’s Guide Rev 1.x
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Micrel EEPROM/SPI/SMI/MIIM Configuration Software tools for KSZ8895 family.
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KSZ8895ML Evaluation Board Schematics and BOM
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The software, schematics and other design information will be found in the Design Kit (Design
Package) of the KSZ8895ML Ethernet switch products on Micrel website.
(Contact your Micrel FAE for the latest schematic).
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The USB cable is not included.
