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Gigabit Ethernet Hardware Design - Phil's Lab #143

Basics of designing hardware with Gigabit Ethernet MACs, PHYs, and MagJack RJ45 connectors. Covering signalling (RGMII, MDIO), PHY selection, schematic walkthrough, and PCB design.
Chapters:
  • 00:00Intro
  • 03:02Basics
  • 06:07Media-Independent Interface (MII)
  • 07:12PCB Overview
  • 08:52Choice of PHY
  • 12:51PHY Datasheet
  • 15:18Strapping Pins
  • 16:42Schematic - MAC
  • 18:17Schematic - PHY
  • 20:46Schematic - RGMII, Series Term., Strapping
  • 25:18Schematic - MDIO, Control, Clock
  • 26:51Schematic - MDI & MagJack
  • 29:57PCB - Resources
  • 31:42PCB - Stack-Up & Impedance Control
  • 35:12PCB - Layout
  • 36:47PCB - RGMII
  • 42:15PCB - MagJack
  • 44:02PCB - QFN Layout/Decoupling
  • 45:34Outro