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16 years ago

ethernet doubt

hi all, i do not know much about Ethernet concept... i am using EP2S60F672C4 and RTL8201CL (PHY device) and i want to implement 10/100Mbps MAC using NIOS-2. i am trying to use Trip...
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16 years ago

You need the memory to store the packets, and the DMAs to transfer the packets between the memory and the TSE core.

You don't have to use a 100MHz clock, but it is recommended to have something fast enough if you don't want to loose too much time in the transfers.