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21 years ago

Using DM9000 Ethernet controller instead of SMSC

Hello, Has anyone used the DM9000 Ethernet controller instead of the SMSC LAN91C111? The SMSC is very expensive and I consider using the DM9000 because this device is much cheaper. I would like...
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21 years ago

Out of curiosity, what does the DM9000 cost (say in Q100). In Canada, we're paying around $20US for the SMC91c111.

Other alternatives we've used in the past are:[list][*]Realtek RTL8019AS (approx $7.00 but 10Mbps only)

[*]Cirrus Logic CS8900 (also 10Mbps only)

[*]morethanIP EMAC ($4 for PHY and ?? LEs in your FPGA)

[*]opencores.org EMAC (as above)

[/list]mike