Lpc2000

Maybe, microchip makes an integrated MAC/PHY with an SPI interface.
I forgot the name of this new device. Samples are available..

Markus


Rick Collins schrieb:
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> --- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "dsidlauskas1" <dsidlauskas@w...>
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>>I have a project where the LPC312x fits very well accept that
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>>a requirement for ehternet connectivity. I'd appreciate any
>>suggestions as to how this might be accomplished cheaply and simply.
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> I am looking at doing something very similar with the AT91SAM7S chips.
>  Like the LPC312x parts, there is no external data bus.  I think this
> is the biggest issue.  It means you will either need to add a serial
> to parallel interface chip of some sort (possibly an FPGA) or you will
> have to bit bang the bit IO ports to talk to the Ethernet chip.  
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> The more I think about this, the more I like using an FPGA to provide
> a fast serial port to the ARM chip and a parallel port to a LAN91C111
> chip.  I am discussing this in the AT91SAM7 group.  I expect most of
> this discussion will be applicable to the LPC21xx chips too.   
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AT91SAM7/
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