AMD
2
Am79C940
Additional features also enhance over-all system
design. The individual transmit and receive FIFOs
optimize system overhead, providing substantial
latency during packet transmission and reception, and
minimizing intervention during normal network error
recovery. The integrated Manchester encoder/decoder
eliminates the need for an external Serial Interface
Adapter (SIA) in the node system. If support for an
external encoding/decoding scheme is desired, the
General Purpose Serial Interface (GPSI) allows direct
access to/from the MAC. In addition, the Digital Attach-
ment Interface (DAI), which is a simplified electrical
attachment specification, allows implementation of
MAUs that do not require DC isolation between the MAU
and DTE. The DAI port can also be used to indicate
transmit, receive, or collision status by connecting LEDs
to the port. The MACE device also provides an External
Address Detection Interface (EADI) to allow external
hardware
applications.
address
filtering
in
internetworking
The Am79C940 MACE chip is offered in a Plastic Lead-
less Chip Carrier (84-pin PLCC), a Plastic Quad Flat
Package (100-pin PQFP), and a Thin Quad Flat Pack-
age (TQFP 80-pin). There are several small functional
and physical differences between the 80-pin TQFP and
the 84-pin PLCC and 100-pin PQFP configurations.
Because of the smaller number of pins in the TQFP con-
figuration versus the PLCC configuration, four pins are
not bonded out. Though the die is identical in all three
package configurations, the removal of these four pins
does cause some functionality differences between the
TQFP and the PLCC and PQFP configurations. De-
pending on the application, the removal of these pins will
or will not have an effect.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
DBUS 15-0
ADD 4-0
R/
W
CS
FDS
DTV
EOF
RDTREQ
TDTREQ
BE
1–0
INTR
SCLK
EDSEL
TC
SLEEP
RESET
16235C-1
XTAL1
FIFO
Control
EADI Port
Bus
Interface
Unit
802.3
MAC
Core
ENCODER/
DECODER
(PLS)
XMT FIFO
RCV FIFO
Command
& Status
Registers
JTAG
PORT CNTRL
TCK
TDI
TMS
TDO
XTAL2
EADI
Port
Control
AUI
Port
10BASE-T
MAU
DAI
Port
GPSI
Port
DXCVR
CLSN
SRDCLK
SRD
SF/BD
EAM/R
DO
±
DI
±
CI
±
TXD
±
TXP
±
RXD
±
LNKST
RXPOL
TXDAT
±
TXEN
RXDAT
RXCRS
STDCLK
TXDAT+
TXEN
SRDCLK
RXDAT
RXCRS
CLSN
AUI
10BASE-T
DAI Port
GPSI
Notes:
1. Only one of the network ports AUI, 10BASE-T, DAI port or GPSI can be active at any time. Some shared signals are active
regardless of which network port is active, and some are reconfigured.
2. The EADI port is active at all times.