ASIX Elec AX88772CLF

The AX88772C USB 2.0 to 10/100M Fast Ethernet controller with Microsoft AOAC(Always On Always Connected) support is a high performance and highly integrated ASIC which enables a low cost, small form factor, and simple plug-and-play Fast Ethernet network connection capability for desktops, notebook PCs, Ultrabooks, cradles/port replicators/docking stations, game consoles, digital-home appliances, and any embedded system using a standard USB port. The AX88772C can be used in any embedded system with a USB host microcontroller requiring a twisted pair physical network connection. Featuring a USB interface (compliant with USB specification V2.0 and V1.1) to communicate with a USB Host Controller, the AX88772C also integrates on-chip Ethernet MAC and PHY (IEEE802.3 and IEEE802.3u compatible) and embedded memory. Additionally, the AX88772C needs only a single 25MHz crystal to drive both the USB and Ethernet PHYs. The AX88772C offers a wide array of features including IPv4/IPv6 checksum offload engine, Protocol Offload(ARP & NS), HP Auto-MDIX, and IEEE 802.3x and back-pressure flow control. The AX88772C also offers multiple power management Wake-on-LAN features, including Magic Packet, Microsoft Wakeup Frame, Link Status Change, 32 Microsoft Wakeup Patterns and Wakeup Packet Indication that allows the AOAC platform to enter a low-power "Connected Standby” state and wake on a desired network pattern. The AX88772C provides an optional Multi-Function-Bus portion A and B (MFA and MFB) for external PHY or external MAC for different application purposes. The MFA/MFB can be a reduce-media-independent interface (RMII) for implementing HomePlug, HomePNA, etc. functions. The MFA/MFB can also be a Reverse Reduced-MII (Reverse-RMII) for glueless MAC-to-MAC connections to any MCU with Ethernet MAC RMII interface. In addition, the MFA/MFB can be configured as general purpose I/O.