KSZ8895 Evaluation Board User’s Guide
Micrel Inc.
Page 13
1/8/2013
This mode is usually used to connect the KSZ8895 to a CPU with MAC. In MAC mode, the Switch
MII/RMII port will transmit and receive signals on J7 of the board’s female MII connector. This
interface is normally used to connect the KS8895 to an external PHY. We also have provisions on
the board to support the SNI 7 wire interface. In SNI mode, the Switch MII port will transmit and
receive signals on header pins. The connections between the header pins and the SNI signals are
shown in the Table 7.
The PHY5 MII/RMII port is used to connect to an external MAC or CPU. This port is only in PHY
mode.
Table 6 MII Mode Settings
MII Enable Bit
(reg. 2, bit 3)
Pin 91
JP11
Pin 86
JP10
Pin 87
Switch SW5-
MII/RMII
PHY[5] P5-
MII/RMII
0
Open
Open
Disable, Outputs
Tri-stated
Disable, Outputs
Tri-stated
0
Open
Close
PHY mode MII or
RMII
Disable, Outputs
Tri-stated
0
Close
Open
MAC mode MII or
RMII
Disable, Outputs
Tri-stated
0
Closed
Close
PHY mode SNI
Disable, Outputs
Tri-stated
1
Open
Open
Disabled
Disabled
1
Open
Close
PHY mode MII or
RMII
PHY mode MII or
RMII
1 Close
Open
MAC mode MII or
RMII
PHY mode MII or
RMII
1
Close
Close
PHY mode SNI
PHY mode MII or
RMII
Table 7 SNI Header Pin Definitions
Header Pin
SNI Signal
KSZ8895 Signals
TP1 RXC SMRXC
TP2 CRS SMRXDV
TP3 TXC SMTXC
TP4 TXEN
SMTXEN
TP5 TXD SMTXD0
TP6 RXD SMRXD0
TP7 COL SCOL