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Appendix A TCI6482 RGMII 1.5V/1.8V to 2.5V/3.3V Translation
Appendix A
The TCI6482 includes a variable voltage Reduced Gigabit Media Independent Interface (RGMII) for
connection to a gigabit-capable Ethernet switch or PHY. The TCI6482 interface may be configured
to run at either 1.5V or 1.8V I/O; controlled directly by the voltage applied to the DVDD15 pins of
the device (see device data manual). These rails are complaint with the RGMII specification;
however, in practice it has been found that in many cases a level translation is required between
industries offering for Ethernet switch connections, which are slightly slower in migration to these
lower voltage nodes.
Voltage translation of the RGMII interface is a somewhat complicated task, insomuch as the
interface must be level-translated but still support dual-data rates at up to 125MHz operation. This
can be very difficult to achieve using standard LVCMOS-type buffers for two reasons. Firstly, such
buffers often add up to 4ns propagation delay to the buffered signals, making timing margins
exceptionally small at the 125MHz rate. Secondly, such buffers often provide little to no guarantee
of relative propagation delays across buffers in the same device and further specify all timings with
only a single output switching, which is not realistic in a gigabit Ethernet application.
As an alternative to the LVCMOS type buffers, a good solution can be found using TVC-type
buffers or CBT buffers in a TVC configuration. Texas Instruments has an excellent application note
describing the configuration (
SCEA035A
). An example of this application is shown in
Figure A-1
using a CBT3245 in a TVC voltage-clamp configuration. The CBT3245 is an 8 in/out buffer, making
it a nice fit for the 6 lines requiring translation in a single direction of a gigabit Ethernet application.
Using this solution, two CBT3245s can be used (one for transmit, one for receive) to complete the
translation.
Figure A-1. RGMII Voltage Level Translation Circuit
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