Hello all,
The data sheet for the RTL8019AS is a bit vague about the clock requirments. After emailing realtek and waiting a week for a response they answered most of my questions (20MHz, 16pF load impedence,
RTL8019AS clock question
Dec 21, 2006
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I've run thousands and thousands of RTL8019AS's from the output of a Cypress CY2292F with no problems.
Yup. Original application for the part was a
1 chip + EEPROM EISA ethernet controller. You can probably still find one on ebay or at a surplus shop.
Jim,
Thank you for the quick reply.
What was the purpose of the EEPROM EISA ethernet controller? I am a bit new to the old EISA bus (DAMN YOU VMEs!!!). If I plan on using the jumpers instead of BROMs I dont understand the purpose of the extra chip.
Thank you again, Matt
It contains the MAC address:
formatting link
And stuff like base I/O port address, interrupt and bus size. Also a bunch of plug and play registers I've never fiddled with.
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