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13 years ago

stratix 3 fpga interface with ethernet

Hello sir, I am designing a hardware board for general purpose in which FPGA has to interface with ethernet . Can u please tell which ethernet has to be taken and on what basis? and also tell ab...
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13 years ago

You decide which Ethernet interface you need. Then from that you select a PHY, and then you look at how you want to connect it to your FPGA. Different PHYs with different Ethernet protocols supports have different interfaces to the MAC, using more or less pins. The more pins you use, the lower the frequency and the easier it is to interface with the FPGA, usually.