INTEGRATED GIGABIT ETHERNET CONTROLLER (NIC)
DATASHEET
Rev. 1.4
24 September 2003
Track ID: JATR-1076-21
RTL8169S-32/RTL8169S-64
RTL8169S-32/RTL8169S-64
Datasheet
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet Controller ii Track ID: JATR-1076-21 Rev. 1.4
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REVISION HISTORY
Revision
Release Date
Summary
1.0 2003/03/20
First
release.
1.1
2003/04/12
Revised pin name and pin assignments.
1.2
2003/06/24
Minor 233-pin TFBGA pin number corrections.
IEEE 802.3z changed to IEEE 802.3ab in General Description.
1.3
2003/09/23
Add the voltage variation to DC characteristics.
1.4
2003/09/24
Remove "JTAG support" from the Features section. The RTL8169S does not
support JTAG.
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Table of Contents
1.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................................... 1
2.
FEATURES .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
3.
SYSTEM APPLICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 2
4.
PIN ASSIGNMENTS........................................................................................................................................................... 3
4.1.
128-P
IN
QFP P
IN
A
SSIGNMENTS
................................................................................................................................. 3
4.2.
233-P
IN
TFBGA P
IN
A
SSIGNMENTS
............................................................................................................................ 4
5.
PIN DESCRIPTIONS ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
5.1.
P
OWER
M
ANAGEMENT
/I
SOLATION
.............................................................................................................................. 5
5.2.
PCI I
NTERFACE
........................................................................................................................................................... 6
5.3.
EEPROM.................................................................................................................................................................... 9
5.4.
T
RANSCEIVER
I
NTERFACE
........................................................................................................................................... 9
5.5.
C
LOCK
....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
5.6.
R
EGULATOR
& R
EFERENCE
....................................................................................................................................... 10
5.7.
LED
S
........................................................................................................................................................................ 10
5.8.
P
OWER
& G
ROUND
................................................................................................................................................... 11
5.9.
NC (N
OT
C
ONNECTED
) ............................................................................................................................................. 11
6.
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................................... 12
6.1.
T
RANSCEIVER
............................................................................................................................................................ 12
6.1.1.
Transmitter........................................................................................................................................................... 12
6.1.2.
Receiver ............................................................................................................................................................... 12
6.2.
MAC......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
6.3.
N
EXT
P
AGE
................................................................................................................................................................ 13
6.4.
MII/GMII I
NTERFACE
............................................................................................................................................... 13
6.4.1.
MII ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13
6.4.2.
GMII .................................................................................................................................................................... 13
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6.5.
LED
S
........................................................................................................................................................................ 14
6.5.1.
Link Monitor ........................................................................................................................................................ 14
6.5.2.
RX LED................................................................................................................................................................ 14
6.5.3.
TX LED ................................................................................................................................................................ 15
6.5.4.
TX/RX LED .......................................................................................................................................................... 16
6.5.5.
LINK/ACT LED.................................................................................................................................................... 17
6.6.
F
LASH
/EEPROM I
NTERFACE
.................................................................................................................................... 17
6.7.
P
OWER
M
ANAGEMENT
.............................................................................................................................................. 18
7.
CHARACTERISTICS ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
7.1.
A
BSOLUTE
M
AXIMUM
R
ATINGS
................................................................................................................................ 21
7.2.
R
ECOMMENDED
O
PERATING
C
ONDITIONS
................................................................................................................. 21
7.3.
C
RYSTAL
R
EQUIREMENTS
.......................................................................................................................................... 21
7.4.
T
HERMAL
C
HARACTERISTICS
.................................................................................................................................... 22
7.5.
DC C
HARACTERISTICS
.............................................................................................................................................. 22
7.6.
AC C
HARACTERISTICS
.............................................................................................................................................. 23
7.6.1.
Serial EEPROM Interface Timing........................................................................................................................ 23
7.7.
PCI B
US
O
PERATION
T
IMING
.................................................................................................................................... 24
7.7.1.
PCI Bus Timing Parameters ................................................................................................................................ 24
7.7.2.
PCI Clock Specification....................................................................................................................................... 26
7.7.3.
PCI Transactions ................................................................................................................................................. 27
8.
MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS....................................................................................................................................... 42
8.1.
128-P
IN
QFP M
ECHANICAL
D
IMENSIONS
................................................................................................................. 42
8.2.
233-PIN TFBGA M
ECHANICAL
D
IMENSIONS
........................................................................................................... 44
9.
ORDERING INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................................... 46
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List of Tables
T
ABLE
1. P
OWER
M
ANAGEMENT
/I
SOLATION
............................................................................................................................. 5
T
ABLE
2. PCI I
NTERFACE
........................................................................................................................................................... 6
T
ABLE
3. EEPROM.................................................................................................................................................................... 9
T
ABLE
4. T
RANSCEIVER
I
NTERFACE
........................................................................................................................................... 9
T
ABLE
5. C
LOCK
...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
T
ABLE
6. R
EGULATOR
& R
EFERENCE
...................................................................................................................................... 10
T
ABLE
7. LED
S
........................................................................................................................................................................ 10
T
ABLE
8. P
OWER
& G
ROUND
................................................................................................................................................... 11
T
ABLE
9. NC (N
OT
C
ONNECTED
) ............................................................................................................................................. 11
T
ABLE
10. F
LASH
/EEPROM I
NTERFACE
................................................................................................................................... 18
T
ABLE
11. A
BSOLUTE
M
AXIMUM
R
ATINGS
............................................................................................................................... 21
T
ABLE
12. R
ECOMMENDED
O
PERATING
C
ONDITIONS
................................................................................................................ 21
T
ABLE
13. C
RYSTAL
R
EQUIREMENTS
......................................................................................................................................... 21
T
ABLE
14. T
HERMAL
C
HARACTERISTICS
................................................................................................................................... 22
T
ABLE
15. DC C
HARACTERISTICS
............................................................................................................................................. 22
T
ABLE
16. EEPROM A
CCESS
T
IMING
P
ARAMETERS
................................................................................................................. 23
T
ABLE
17. PCI B
US
T
IMING
P
ARAMETERS
................................................................................................................................. 24
T
ABLE
18. M
EASUREMENT
C
ONDITION
P
ARAMETERS
............................................................................................................... 25
T
ABLE
19. C
LOCK AND
R
ESET
S
PECIFICATIONS
......................................................................................................................... 26
T
ABLE
20. O
RDERING
I
NFORMATION
......................................................................................................................................... 46
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