Cirrus Logic AN83 User Manual
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AN83
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SCHEMATIC CHECKLIST ...................................................................................................................................4
SOFTWARE CHECKLIST ....................................................................................................................................5
INTRODUCTION TO CS8900A TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL ..............................................................6
HARDWARE DESIGN ..........................................................................................................................................7
CS8900A: CONNECTING TO NON-ISA BUS SYSTEMS ...................................................................................7
Address Generation .................................................................................................................................9
Read and Write Signals .........................................................................................................................10
SBHE Signal ..........................................................................................................................................10
Other Control Signals.............................................................................................................................10
Status Signals from CS8900A ...............................................................................................................11
Databus (SD[0:15]) Connection....................................................................................................................11
Checklist for Signal Connections to the CS8900A .......................................................................................11
EEPROM Optional........................................................................................................................................11
Design Example: CS8900A Interface to Cirrus Logic CL-PS7111 ...............................................................12
Design Example: CS8900A Interface to Hitachi SH3 ...................................................................................12
Summary ......................................................................................................................................................12
ETHERNET HARDWARE DESIGN FOR EMBEDDED SYSTEMS AND MOTHERBOARDS ..........................15
Crystal Oscillator .............................................................................................................................15
ISA Bus Interface ............................................................................................................................15
External Decode Logic ....................................................................................................................15
EEPROM .........................................................................................................................................15
LEDs................................................................................................................................................18
10BASE-T Interface ........................................................................................................................18
10BASE-2 and AUI Interfaces .........................................................................................................18
Logic Schematics ...................................................................................................................................18
Component Placement and Signal Routing ........................................................................................20
Bill of Material ........................................................................................................................................20
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