88E1512-A0-NNP2C000 Energy-Efficient Ethernet Transceiver: Features, Pinout, and Datasheet

The  Alaska ® 88E1512-A0-NNP2C000 is a physical layer device with one 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet transceiver. The Ethernet physical layer element of the 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-T specifications is implemented by the transceiver. It's built with conventional digital CMOS technology and includes all of the active circuitry needed to accomplish the physical layer functions for data transmission and reception over standard CAT 5 unshielded twisted pair.

For direct connection to a MAC/Switch port, the device supports the  RGMII  (Reduced pin count GMII) and SGMII.  SFP  modules that enable 1000BASE-X, 100BASE-FX and SGMII can also be connected with the SGMII on the media/line side. With RGMII as the MAC interface, it can also run  Copper /Fiber Auto-media apps. SGMII works at 1.25 Gbps across a single differential pair, decreasing the MAC interface's power consumption and the number of I/Os.

MDI termination resistors are included in the PHY of the device. By minimizing the number of external components, this resistor integration simplifies board layout and lowers board cost. The new  Marvell ® calibrated resistor method will meet or surpass the   IEEE  802.3  return loss specifications in terms of precision.

To create all essential voltages, the device incorporates an integrated switching voltage regulator. A single 3.3V supply can power the device. The device supports LVCMOS I/O standards of 1.8V, 2.5V, and 3.3V.

Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) and  Precise Timing Protocol  (PTP) Time Stamping are supported by the 88E1512-A0-NNP2C000 device, which is based on IEEE1588 version 2 and IEEE802.1AS. The 88E1512-A0-NNP2C000 device is  IEEE 802.3az-2010 compatible and supports IEEE 802.3az-2010  Energy Efficient Ethernet  (EEE).

The device includes the Marvell Advanced Virtual Cable Tester® (VCTTM) feature, which uses  Time Domain Reflectometry  (TDR) technology to identify potential cable problems remotely, minimizing the need for equipment returns and service calls. The Alaska gadget uses VCT to detect and report potential cabling problems such as pair swaps, pair polarity, and severe pair skew. The gadget will also detect cable openings, shorts, or any impedance mismatch in the cable, correctly indicating the distance to the issue within one meter.

At a data rate of Gigabits per second, the device uses advanced mixed-signal processing to accomplish equalization, echo and crosstalk cancellation, data recovery, and error correction. With very low power dissipation, the gadget achieves stable performance in noisy situations.

The 88E1512-A0-NNP2C000 Pinout is shown as follows.

Pinout

The 88E1512-A0-NNP2C000 CAD Model includes Symbol, Footprint and 3D Model.

Symbol

Footprint

3D Model

• 10/100/1000BASE-T  IEEE  802.3 compliant

• Multiple Operating Modes

- RGMII to  Copper 

- SGMII to Copper (88E1512/88E1514 device only)

-  RGMII to Fiber/SGMII (88E1512 device only)

- RGMII to Copper/Fiber/SGMII with Auto-Media Detect (88E1512 device only)

- Copper to Fiber (1000BASE-X) (88E1512/88E1514)

• Four RGMII timing modes including integrated delays - This eliminates the need for adding trace delays on the PCB

• Supports 1000BASE-X and 100BASE-FX on the Fiber interface along with SGMII (88E1512 device only)

• Supports  LVCMOS  I/O Standards on the RGMII

• Supports  Energy Efficient Ethernet  (EEE) - IEEE 802.3az-2010 compliant

- EEE Buffering

- Incorporates EEE buffering for seamless support of legacy MACs

• Ultra-Low Power

• Integrated MDI termination resistors that eliminate passive components

• Integrated Switching Voltage Regulators

• Supports Green Ethernet

- Active Power Save Mode

- Energy Detect and Energy Detect+ low power modes

•  IEEE1588  version 2 Time Stamping

• Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) Clock Recovery

• Three loopback modes for diagnostics

• “Downshift” mode for two-pair cable installations

• Fully integrated digital adaptive equalizers, echo cancellers, and crosstalk cancellers

• Advanced digital baseline wander correction

• Automatic MDI/MDIX crossover at all speeds of operation

• Automatic polarity correction

• IEEE 802.3 compliant  Auto-Negotiation 

• Software programmable LED modes including LED testing

• MDC/XMDIO Management Interface

•  CRC  checker, packet counter

• Packet generation

•  Wake on LAN  (WOL) event detection

• Advanced Virtual Cable Tester® (VCT™) n Auto-Calibration for MAC Interface outputs

• Temperature Sensor

• Supports single 3.3V supply when using an internal switching regulator

• I/O pads can be supplied with 1.8V, 2.5V, or 3.3V

• Commercial grade, Industrial grade

• 56-Pin QFN 8 mm x 8 mm Green package with EPAD

Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. 88E1512-A0-NNP2C000 technical specifications, attributes, parameters and parts with similar specifications to Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. 88E1512-A0-NNP2C000.

The following figure is 88E1512-A0-NNP2C000 Functional Block Diagram.

Functional Block Diagram

The following figure is 88E1512-A0-NNP2C000 Commercial Package Marking.

Commercial Package Marking

The following shows 88E1512-A0-NNP2C000 Part Order Numbering.

Part Order Numbering

Electrical Interface

Internally, the 1.25 GHz SERDES interface's input and output buffers are terminated by 50 impedance. There are no external terminations required. Register 26 1.2:0 can be programmed to change the output swing. Current Mode Logic (CML) buffers are used in the 1.25 GHz SERDES I/Os. CML I/Os can be utilized to link to PECL or LVDS I/Os on other components.

• Auto-media applications with RGMII as the MAC interface. 

The following figure is 88E1512-A0-NNP2C000 Package.

Package

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