5.5 Ethernet PHY

The Microchip SAMA5D27 SOM1 embeds a single-supply 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet physical-layer transceiver for transmission and reception of data over standard CAT-5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable.

The KSZ8081RNAIA is a highly-integrated PHY solution. The KSZ8081RNAIA offers the Reduced Media Independent Interface (RMII) for direct connection to RMII-compliant MACs in Ethernet processors.

The KSZ8081RNAIA is available in 24-pin, lead-free QFN packages. For more information, refer to the product web page.

Figure 5-3. Ethernet PHY Block Diagram
Power RailI/O TypePrimaryAlternatePIO PeripheralReset StateNote
SignalTypeSignalDirFuncSignalDirIO SetSignal, Dir, PU, PD, HiZ, ST, SEC, FILTER
VDDIN_3V3GPIOPD9I/ODGTXCKO2PIO, I, PU, STUsed for RMII Interface
VDDIN_3V3GPIOPD10I/ODGTXENO2PIO, I, PU, ST
VDDIN_3V3GPIOPD11I/ODGRXDVI2PIO, I, PU, ST
VDDIN_3V3GPIOPD12I/ODGRXERI2PIO, I, PU, ST
VDDIN_3V3GPIOPD13I/ODGRX0I2PIO, I, PU, ST
VDDIN_3V3GPIOPD14I/ODGRX1I2PIO, I, PU, ST
VDDIN_3V3GPIOPD15I/ODGTX0O2PIO, I, PU, ST
VDDIN_3V3GPIOPD16I/ODGTX1O2PIO, I, PU, ST
VDDIN_3V3GPIOPD17I/ODGMDCO2PIO, I, PU, STUsed for MDIO Interface
VDDIN_3V3GPIOPD18I/ODGMDIOI/O2PIO, I, PU, ST
VDDIN_3V3GPIOPD31I/OPB24----PIO, I, PU, STInterrupt Line