MC68835
Overview
The FDDI is a LAN standard under ANSI auspices. The standard supports a 100 Mbps fiber- optic- based token ring with up to 1000 stations; total ring length should not exceed 200 Km with up to 2 km between stations. FDDI over twisted- pair cable is also supported by the TP- PMD standard. The twisted pair cable connecting two stations can be up to 100 meters in length. Users are encouraged to refer to the pertinent ANSI standard documents for further information. Introduction FA SUFFIX The MC68835 Twisted- Pair Interface chip (TPIC) is a transceiver TQFP PACKAGE capable of transmitting and receiving MLT3 or NRZI encoded data CASE 931- 02 streams, as well as handling clock and data recovery. The TPIC implements the lower portion of the Physical layer (PHY) functions of the FDDI standard. It performs a five- bit parallel to serial conversion during transmission, as well as a five- bit serial to parallel conversion during reception. The TPIC uses the five- bit parallel interface to...
