User's Manual

CS8900A
Crystal LAN
TM
Ethernet Controller
2 PI271PP2
OVERVIEW (Continued from Page 1)
sonal Computers. Its highly-integrated design
eliminates the need for costly external components
required by other Ethernet controllers. The
CS8900A includes on-chip RAM, 10BASE-T trans-
mit and receive filters, and a direct Bus interface
with 24 mA Drivers.
In addition to high integration, the CS8900A offers
a broad range of performance features and config-
uration options. Its unique PacketPage architec-
ture automatically adapts to changing network
traffic patterns and available system resources.
The result is increased system efficiency. The
CS8900A is available in a 100-pin TQFP package
ideally suited for small form-factor, cost-sensitive
Ethernet applications. With the CS8900A, system
engineers can design a complete Ethernet circuit
that occupies less than 1.5 square inches (10 sq.
cm)ofboardspace.
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FEATURES (Continued from Page 1)
• Programmable Receive Features:
— Stream Transfer™ for Reduced CPU Overhead
— Auto-Switch Between DMA and On-Chip Memory
— Early Interrupts for Frame Pre-Processing
— Automatic Rejection of Erroneous Packets
•
EEPROM Support for Jumperless Configuration
• Boot PROM Support for Diskless Systems
• Boundary Scan and Loopback Test
• LED Drivers for Link Status and LAN Activity
• Standby and Suspend Sleep Modes
• All the most popular drivers are available,
including:
— LINUX
—Microsoft
•NDIS2DOSdriver
• NDIS 2 OS/2 driver
• NDIS 3 drivers for Windows NT, Windows for Work-
groups, Windows 95, and Windows CE
•
Novell
• ODI DOS driver
• ODI OS/2 driver
• ODI Server
• Packet Driver (TCP/IP)
• pSOS
• Real-time OS drivers
• RIPL (Remote Initial Program Load) for ODI and
NDIS 2
• RTOS/NCOS (ARM and Oracle) - In development
• SCO
• Setup/installation Utility: EEPROG Utility
(EEPROM programming utility)
• UNIX
• VxWorks
NOTE: To inquire about additional drivers, see “Order-
ing Information” on page 3
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