What does "PHY" refer to? - Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange
Oct 20, 2021 · a PHY is a type of Ethernet physical layer (eg. 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T) a PHY is an Ethernet transceiver IC (eg. an IC that converts 100BASE-TX to MII/RMII) a PHY is a …
what is the difference between PHY and MAC chip
Jul 11, 2013 · A PHY chip or layer converts data between a "clean" clocked digital form which is only suitable for very-short-distance (i.e. inches) communication, and an analogue form which …
In USB, what is the difference between a PHY and a transceiver?
Mar 26, 2013 · A Phy is similar to a transceiver in that there is usually different signal standards on "both sides of the chip". With Ethernet it is MII/GMII/etc on one side and, well, Ethernet on …
The SERDES/transceiver design inside the Ethernet MAC controller
Nov 15, 2019 · The 1st and 2nd figures are normal application which transmits the data through copper media with coded information (through PCS/PMD/PMA inside the PHY chip). The …
Connecting a PHY to another PHY on a same board
Generally, if I'm connecting a PHY to RJ45 connector, I would add center tap capacitors and Bob-Smith termination like below. But if I am connecting a PHY to another PHY, do I still need the …
Ethernet switch IC ports in MAC and PHY mode
Nov 8, 2021 · I come from analog/RF background and have limited knowledge in digital interfaces. According to TI's articles about Ethernet PHY found here and here, single MAC to single PHY …
Voltage mode Ethernet PHY and Current mode Ethernet PHY
Jun 7, 2022 · 2 In the Ethernet PHY, we have two types. Voltage mode PHY and current mode PHY. Can anyone tell me the reason why the center taps of magnetics are shorted in case of …
How to connect Ethernet Magnetic/RJ45
May 27, 2021 · I am connecting up my PHY to an RJ45 with magnetics and was wondering what I do with some pins on it. Here is the circuit for the Rj45 w/ magnetics. My questions are: do I …
ethernet - What is the difference between the PHY sublayers PCS, …
Nov 2, 2024 · What is the difference between the PHY sublayers PCS, PMA and PMD? Ask Question Asked 11 months ago Modified 11 months ago
phy - Connection of center tap for Ethernet transformer - Electrical ...
Sep 1, 2010 · I'm trying to connect an RJ-45 jack with integrated magnetics (Belfuse L829-1X1T-91 datasheet) to an Ethernet PHY chip (Micrel KSZ8041TL datasheet). The TX+/-, RX+/-, and …