SMSC LAN8720i User Manual

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Small Footprint RMII 10/100 Ethernet Transceiver with HP Auto-MDIX Support
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Chapter 3 Pin Description
This chapter describes the signals on each pin. When a lower case “n” is used at the beginning of the
signal name, it indicates that the signal is active low. For example, nRST indicates that the reset signal
is active low. The buffer type for each signal is indicated in the TYPE column, and a description of the
buffer types is provided in 
Note 3.1
Unless otherwise noted in the pin description, internal pull-up and pull-down resistors are
always enabled. The internal pull-up and pull-down resistors prevent unconnected inputs
from floating, and must not be relied upon to drive signals external to 
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When connected to a load that must be pulled high or low, an external resistor must be
added.
Note: The digital signals are not 5V tolerant.They are variable voltage from +1.6V to +3.6V, as shown
in 
Table 3.1  Buffer Types
BUFFER TYPE
DESCRIPTION
I8
Input.
O8
Output with 8mA sink and 8mA source.
IOD8
Input/Open-drain output with 8mA sink.
IPU
Input with 67k (typical) internal pull-up. 
IPD
Input with 67k (typical) internal pull-down.
IOPU
Input/Output with 67k (typical) internal pull-up. Output has 8mA sink and 8mA source.
IOPD
Input/Output with 67k (typical) internal pull-down. Output has 8mA sink and 8mA source.
AI
Analog input
AIO
Analog bi-directional
ICLK
Crystal oscillator input pin
OCLK
Crystal oscillator output pin
P
Power pin