Tranciever for ethernet

Hi,

I want to do some tests to find out how well and at what rate one might be able to transmit ethernet through a slip ring. I have created a fairly FPGA based random data generator with a trigger signal which I connect to a scope, and with infinite persistence on the scope, I can get an eye pattern on the scope. Doing this using RS-485 and other transceivers is working well and providing good info on what data rate one can send through the slip ring. Now I am looking for a device or circuit with which I can generate the actual waveforms used for 10/100 Base-TX ethernet. The typical PHY chip seems quite complicated to set up via an FPGA using the MII interface. It also seems to do a part of the low level ethernet protocol. After quite a number of hours googling, I have yet to find much info on the low level details of ethernet. Everywhere seems to point to the IEEE spec, which is fairly expensive, and probably contains much more than I need. Any pointers / suggestions on what the actual voltage levels are or where I might find this info would be greatly appreciated.

Regards Anton Erasmus

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