SMSC LAN9420/LAN9420i
DATASHEET
Revision 1.22 (09-25-08)
Datasheet
PRODUCT FEATURES
LAN9420/LAN9420i
Single-Chip Ethernet Controller
with HP Auto-MDIX Support
and PCI Interface
Highlights
Optimized for embedded applications with 32-bit
RISC CPUs
Integrated descriptor based scatter-gather DMA and
IRQ deassertion timer effectively increase network
throughput and reduce CPU loading
Integrated Ethernet MAC with full-duplex support
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet PHY with HP Auto-MDIX
support
32-bit, 33MHz, PCI 3.0 compliant interface
Reduced power operating modes with PCI Power
Management Specification 1.1 compliance
Supports multiple audio & video streams over
Ethernet
Target Applications
Cable, satellite, and IP set-top boxes
Digital televisions
Digital video recorders
Home gateways
Digital media clients/servers
Industrial automation systems
Industrial/single board PC
Kiosk/POS enterprise equipment
Key Benefits
Integrated High-Performance 10/100 Ethernet
Controller
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Fully compliant with IEEE802.3/802.3u
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Integrated Ethernet MAC and PHY
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10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX support
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Full- and half-duplex support
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Full-duplex flow control
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Preamble generation and removal
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Automatic 32-bit CRC generation and checking
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Automatic payload padding and pad removal
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Loop-back modes
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Flexible address filtering modes
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One 48-bit perfect address
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64 hash-filtered multicast addresses
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Pass all multicast
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Promiscuous mode
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Inverse filtering
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Pass all incoming with status report
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Wakeup packet support
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Integrated 10/100 Ethernet PHY
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Auto-negotiation
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Automatic polarity detection and correction
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Supports HP Auto-MDIX
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Supports energy-detect power down
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Support for 3 status LEDs
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Receive and transmit TCP checksum offload
PCI Interface
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PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 3.0 compliant
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32-bit/33-MHz PCI bus
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Descriptor based scatter-gather DMA enables zero-
copy drivers
Comprehensive Power Management Features
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Supports PCI Bus Power Management Interface
Specification, Revision 1.1
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Supports optional wake from D3cold
(via configuration strap option when Vaux is available)
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Wake on LAN
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Wake on link status change (energy detect)
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Magic packet wakeup
General Purpose I/O
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3 programmable GPIO pins
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2 GPO pins
Support for Optional EEPROM
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Serial interface provided for EEPROM
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Used to store PCI and MAC address configuration
values
Miscellaneous Features
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Big/Little/Mixed endian support for registers,
descriptors, and buffers
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IRQ deassertion timer
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General purpose timer
Single 3.3V Power Supply
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Integrated 1.8V regulator
Packaging
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Available in 128-pin VTQFP Lead-free RoHS Compliant
package
Environmental
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Available in commercial & industrial temperature ranges