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IP178C/IP178C LF/IP178CH/IP178CH LF
Datasheet
IP178C/IP178CH applications: (continued)
An 8-port switch application
If pin 53 EXTMII_EN is pulled low, then MII/ RMII interface is disabled. IP178C/IP178CH is not
connected to a CPU and works as an 8-port switch. The ninth switch port MAC8 is unused in this
application.
PHY
0
PHY
1
PHY
2
PHY
3
PHY
7
IP178C/
178CH
MAC0
MAC8
MAC7
switch engine
.....
(MAC8 is unused)
TP
A 9-port switch application
If pin 53 EXTMII_EN is pulled high, then MII/ RMII interface is enabled. The ninth switch port MAC8 is
connected to a PHY through the MII/RMII interface. IP178C/IP178CH works as a 9-port switch. Because
IP178C/IP178CH doesn’t access the MII register of the external PHY through SMI, MII/RMII interface
should be MAC mode and full duplex in this application.
MII/RMII
PHY
0
PHY
1
PHY
6
PHY
7
IP178C
/178CH
external
PHY
(MAC mode)
MAC0
MAC7
MAC8
switch engine
.....
.....
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