AM79C970A - PCnet-PCI II Single-Chip Full-Duplex Ethernet Controller for PCI Local Bus Product
The 32-bit PCnet-PCI II single-chip full-duplex Ethernet controller is a highly integrated Ethernet system solution designed to address high-performance system application requirements. It is a flexible bus-mastering device that can be used in any application, including networkready PCs, printers, f.
PRELIMINARY Am79C970A PCnetTM-PCI II Single-Chip Full-Duplex Ethernet Controller for PCI Local Bus Product DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS Single-chip Ethernet controller for the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) local bus Supports ISO 8802-3 (IEEE/ANSI 802.3) and Ethernet standards Direct interface to the PCI local bus (Revision 2.0 compliant) High-performance 32-bit Bus Master architecture with integrated DMA buffer Management Unit for low CPU and bus utilization Software compatible with AM.
AM79C970A Features
* Automatic retransmission with no FIFO reload
* Automatic receive stripping and transmit padding (individually programmable)
* Automatic runt frame rejection
* Automatic selection of received collision frames Microwire EEPROM interface supports jumperless design and