Pmod NIC100 Reference Manual

Note

The Pmod NIC100 is retired and no longer available for purchase in our store.

The Digilent Pmod NIC100 (Revision B) is a standalone Ethernet Controller to provide Ethernet functionality to any system board.

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Features

  • IEEE 802.3 compatible Ethernet controller
  • 10/100 Mb/s data rates
  • MAC and PHY support
  • 10BASE-T support and 100Base-TX support
  • 12-pin Pmod connector with SPI interface
  • Follows Digilent Pmod Interface Specification Type 2A

Functional Description

The Pmod NIC100 utilizes Microchip'sENC424J600 Stand-Alone 10/100 Ethernet Controller. By providing both MAC and PHY support, Ethernet functionality at data rates up to 10Mbit/s is achievable for any system board.

Interfacing with the Pmod

The Pmod NIC100 communicates with the host board via theSPI protocol. Users may either use a pull-up resistor on the Interrupt/SPI Select (INT/SPISEL) pin to enable the SPI mode of the embedded chip. Users may then bring the Chip Select (CS) line to a logic low voltage state to initiate communication with the Ethernet Controller. Alternatively, users may use a pull-down resistor on the pinINT/SPISEL pin to place the module into Parallel Slave Port Interface mode.

Note that this Pmod only provides the hardware at the physical layer (PHY) and the media access control (MAC) for a network interface. Users must provide their own protocol stack software (such as TCP/IP). Digilent provides a set of libraries providing Ethernet support that is available in thePmod NIC100 Resource Center. As this library uses some of Microchip's software, users must first agree to Microchip's terms of use; hence the lack of an indirect download.

Pinout Description Table

Header J1
Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description
1 CS Chip Select 7 ~INT/SPISEL Interrupt Signal/SPI Enable
2 MOSI Master-Out-Slave-In 8 NC Not Connected
3 MISO Master-In-Slave-Out 9 NC Not Connected
4 SCLK Serial Clock 10 NC Not Connected
5 GND Power Supply Ground 11 GND Power Supply Ground
6 VCC Power Supply (3.3V) 12 VCC Power Supply (3.3V)

Any external power applied to the Pmod NIC100 must be within 3V and 3.6V; however, it is strongly recommended that Pmod is operated at 3.3V.

Physical Dimensions

The pins on the pin header are spaced 100 mil apart. The PCB is 1.8 inches long on the sides parallel to the pins on the pin header (2.05 inches long including the Ethernet port) and 0.8 inches long on the sides perpendicular to the pin header.

Additional Information

的图表Pmod NIC100是可用的here. Additional information about the Ethernet Controller including communication modes and specific timings of the chip can be found by checking out its datasheethere.

Example code demonstrating how to get information from the Pmod NIC100 can be foundhere.

If you have any questions or comments about the Pmod NIC100, feel free to post them under the appropriate section (“Add-on Boards”) of theDigilent Forum.