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10 years ago

network analyzer

Hey everybody. as a part of my studies i have to build an HW network analyzer, i will use the altera-DE2. at the begin i should get and receive eth packet (the information that i need is till leve...
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10 years ago

The DE2 might not be the best choice for this. Many but not all of them were built with a Marvell PHY chip. Information on that chip is not available except from a Marvell distributor and probably not available at all to individuals. Check to see if your board is using this chip. In general, make sure you can get a complete data sheet on the PHY chip of any board you want to use with Ethernet.