VSC8574 Evaluation Board
VPPD-03067 VSC8574 User Guide Revision 2.0
2
2
Introduction
The VSC8574 device is a low-power, quad-port Gigabit Ethernet transceiver with four SerDes interfaces
for quad-port dual media capability. It also includes an integrated quad port I C multiplexer (MUX) to
2
control SFPs or PoE modules. The VSC8574 device also includes Vitesse’s unique IEEE 1588 time-
stamping engine with dual encapsulation support. It also includes dual recovered clock outputs to
support Synchronous Ethernet applications.
This document describes the architecture and usage of the VSC8574 Evaluation Board (VSC8574EV). The
VSC8574EV may be used to evaluate a family of devices which include the VSC8504, VSC8552, VSC8572,
and VSC8574. These devices vary with respect to the number of ports, supported interfaces, and
available features. This document specifically addresses the VSC8574 device. The Quick Start section
describes how to bring-up the evaluation board along with install and run the graphical user interface
(GUI), used to control the evaluation board.
Figure 1 • VSC8574EV Evaluation Board
2.1
References
The following reference documents provide additional information about the operation of the VSC8574
evaluation board.
VSC8504 Datasheet
VSC8552 Datasheet
VSC8572 Datasheet
VSC8574 Datasheet
IEEE1588v2 and SyncE – Applications and Operation Using Vitesse’s Synchronization Solution
VSC8475 GUI
VSC8574 Evaluation Board Schematic
