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MB86965
ETHERCOUPLER SINGLE-CHIP ETHERNET CONTROLLER
DATA SHEET
FEATURES
• Provides interface to the I/O bus of PC/XT™/AT® or compatible computers
• Optional, generichostinterfacetoconnecttoindustrystandard microprocessor buses
• Interface to serial EEPROM for Node ID and configuration option storage allows construction of jumperless, electronically configurable adapter cards
• Automatic polarity detection and correction on twisted-pair 10BASE-T cable
• Allows automatic selection of nonconflicting I/O address for self-installing under software control
• High-performance, packet-buffer architecture pipelines data for highest throughput
• On-chip buffer management controls buffer pointers to reduce software overhead and improve performance
• Hash filter for multicast packet reception • Manch