CSF8076b

Rev. -

8/22/97

High Speed LAN Interface Module

The circuit below is a guideline for interconnecting PCA’s EPF8076 with a typical 100 BX PHY chip for 100 Mb/s applications

over UTP cable. Further details of system design, such as chip pin-out, etc. should be obtained from the specific chip

manufacturer. The package is a minature SIP, built for convenience of dense board designs for both NIC’s and multiport

applications. Each port requires two such devices.

Typical insertion loss of the isolation transformer is 0.5dB. This parameter covers the entire spectrum of the encoded

signals in 100/155 protocols. Under terminated conditions, to transmit a 2V pk-pk signal across the cable, you must adjust

the specific chip preset template control resistors to get at least 2.12V pk-pk across the transmit side input pins.

It is recommended that system designers do not ground the receiver side center tap, via a capacitor. This may worsen

EMI, specifically if the secondary “common mode termination” is pulled to chassis ground as shown.

Pulling unused pins on the RJ45 to chassis via 50

Ω has been known to suppress unwanted radiation that unused wires

pick up from the immediate environment. Their placement and use are to be considered carefully before a design is

finalized.

The “common mode termination” load of 75

Ω shown from the center taps of the secondary may be taken to chassis ground

via a suitable cap. This depends upon the user’s design, EMI margin, etc.

It is recommended that there be a neat separation of ground planes in the layout. It is generally accepted practice to limit

the plane off at least 0.05 inches away from pins of EPF8076 the chip side. There need not be any ground plane beyond

this point.

For best results, the PCB designer should design the outgoing traces preferably to be 50

Ω, balanced and well coupled to

achieve minimum radiation from these traces.

Typical Application Circuit for 100 BX over UTP

EPF8076

Notes : * Pin-outs shown are for DCE configurations : e.g. Hubs, Repeaters

E L E C T R O N I C S I N C .

100BX

PHY

RJ45*

1

2

6

3

RX+

RX-

TX+

TX-

75

Ω

EPF8076

Rcv

5

1

2

2

1

.01 µƒ

2 kV

7

5

6

7

6

75

Ω

.01 µƒ

2 kV

EPF8076

Vcc

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