VSC8584 Evaluation Board
VPPD-03500 VSC8584 User Guide Revision 1.0
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Introduction
The VSC8584 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 I2C multiplexer (MUX) to
control SFPs or PoE modules. The VSC8584 supports IEEE 802.1AE 128/256-bit MACsec protocols to
meet the security requirements for protecting data traversing Ethernet LANs, and also includes Vitesse’s
patent-pending distributed timing technology VeriTime™ that delivers the industry’s most accurate IEEE
1588v2 timing implementation. The VSC8584 device offers a seamless integration between IEEE 1588v2
and the MACsec engine with no loss of precision. The VSC8584 also supports a ring resiliency feature
that allows a 1000BASE-T connected PHY port to switch between master and slave timing without
having to interrupt the 1000BASE-T link.
This document describes the architecture and usage of the VSC8584 Evaluation Board (VSC8584EV). The
VSC8584EV may be used to evaluate a family of devices which include VSC8584. These devices vary with
respect to the number of ports, supported interfaces, and available features. This document specifically
addresses the VSC8584 device.
section describes how to bring-up the evaluation board
The Quick Start
along with install and run the graphical user interface (GUI), used to control the evaluation board.
Figure 1 • VSC8584EV Evaluation Board
The following reference documents provide additional information about the operation of the VSC8584
evaluation board.
VSC8564 Datasheet (
)
https://www.vitesse.com/products/product.php?number=VSC8564
VSC8582 Datasheet (
)
https://www.vitesse.com/products/product.php?number=VSC8582
VSC8575 Datasheet (
)
https://www.vitesse.com/products/product.php?number=VSC8575
VSC8584 Datasheet (
)
https://www.vitesse.com/products/product.php?number=VSC8584
IEEE1588v2 and SyncE – Applications and Operation Using Vitesse’s Synchronization Solution
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http://www.vitesse.com/products/download.php?fid=4767&number=VSC8574
VSC8584 GUI (
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https://www.vitesse.com/products/product.php?number=VSC8584
