Description

The RTL8103T is an electronic component belonging to the IC Chips product category. It is a highly integrated and cost-effective single-chip Fast Ethernet controller with 32-bit performance and PCI bus master capability. It is compliant with IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX specifications and IEEE 802.3x Full Duplex Flow Control. It also supports the Advanced Configuration Power management Interface (ACPI), PCI power management, and Wake-On-LAN function, making power management efficient. This model doesn't support CardBus mode as RTL8139C does.

Specifications and Features

Ethernet Controller Features:

• 100 pin LQFP
• Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC, Physical chip and transceiver in one chip
• 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s operation
• Supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s N-way Auto-negotiation operation
• PCI local bus single-chip Fast Ethernet controller
• Compliant to PCI Revision 2.2
• Supports PCI clock 16.75MHz-40MHz
• Supports PCI target fast back-to-back transaction
• Provides PCI bus master data transfers and PCI memory space or I/O space mapped data transfers of RTL8101L's operational registers
• Supports PCI VPD (Vital Product Data)
• Supports ACPI, PCI power management
• Supports 25MHz crystal or 25MHz OSC as the internal clock source. The frequency deviation of either crystal or OSC must be within 50 PPM.
• Compliant to PC99/PC2001standard
• Supports Wake-On-LAN function and remote wake-up (Magic Packet, LinkChg and Microsoft® wake-up frame)
• Supports 4 Wake-On-LAN (WOL) signals (active high, active low, positive pulse, and negative pulse)
• Supports auxiliary power-on internal reset, for remote wake-up when the main power remains off
• Supports auxiliary power auto-detect, and sets the related capability of power management registers in PCI configuration space
• Includes a programmable PCI burst size and early Tx/Rx threshold
• Supports a 32-bit general-purpose timer with the external PCI clock as clock source to generate timer-interrupt
• Contains two large (2Kbyte) independent receive and transmit FIFOs
• Advanced power saving mode when LAN function or wakeup function is not used
• Uses 93C46 (64x16-bit EEPROM) to store resource configuration, ID parameter, and VPD data
• Supports LED pins for various network activity indications
• Supports loopback capability
• Half/Full duplex capability
• Supports Full Duplex Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x)
• 3.3V power supply, 3.3V and 5V I/O tolerance
• Interface for 128K byte (max) Boot ROM for both EEPROM and Flash Memory.

MC'97 Controller Features:

• MC’97 compatible digital controller chip
• PCI local bus single-chip Fast Ethernet controller
• 32-bit PCI bus master and PCI v 2.2 compliant
• PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification v1.1 compliant
• High performance bus master DMA for data transfer
• AC’97 v 2.2 compliant
• Supports 16-bit modem line (LINE1)
• Full-duplex operation for simultaneous LINE1 transactions
• Low latency GPIO updated
• 8 double-WORD (16 samples) FIFO depth for each bus master of LINE1-OUT/IN
• 3.3V power supply, 3.3V and 5V I/O tolerance

Application Scenarios

The RTL8103T is suitable for any electronic device that requires a fast Ethernet controller. It can be used in various applications, such as desktop computers, laptops, servers, gaming consoles, and other electronic devices that require network connectivity. This model is also ideal for applications that require efficient power management with advanced configuration power management interface (ACPI) and power management for modern operating systems that are capable of Operating System Directed Power Management (OSPM).

Comparison

• Highly integrated with 32-bit performance
• Compliant with IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX specifications and IEEE 802.3x Full Duplex Flow Control
• Supports Wake-On-LAN function and remote wake-up (Magic Packet, LinkChg, and Microsoft wake-up frame)
• Advanced Configuration Power Management Interface (ACPI) and PCI power management for efficient power management
• Compliant to PC99/PC2001standard
• Supports loopback capability and Full Duplex Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x)

• Does not support CardBus mode as RTL8139C does