SDAA089 September   2025 DP83826E , DP83826I

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
  5. 2Additional Benefits of DP83826A
  6. 3Hardware Differences
    1. 3.1 Power Supply and Special Connection Requirements
    2. 3.2 Media Dependent Interface Requirements
    3. 3.3 Hardware Strapping
  7. 4Summary
  8. 5References

Hardware Strapping

DP83848 and DP83826A share some common strappable configurations as shown in Table 3-1. Pin numbers are shown in Table 3-3.

Table 3-1 DP83848 and DP83826A Common Strappable Configurations
PHY DP83848 LQFP DP83848 QFN DP83826A
PHY Address [0] COL (42) COL (35) LED0 (30)
PHY Address [1] RX_D0 (43) RX_D0 (36) CRS/LED3 (29)
PHY Address [2] RX_D1 (44) RX_D1 (37) COL/LED2 (28)
Auto-Negotiation Enable LED_ACT/COL (26) N/A RX_D0 (16)
Auto-MDIX Enable RX_ER (41) RX_ER (34) RX_D1 (15)
MAC Interface RX_DV (39)

TX_D3 (6)

RX_DV (32) RX_D2 (14) (If strapped Odd Nibble enabled)

DP83848 has some exclusive functions that can be strapped as described in Table 3-2. Pin numbers are shown in Table 3-3.

Table 3-2 DP83848 Exclusive Functions
PHYDP83848 LQFPDP83848 QFN
PHY Address [3]RX_D2 (45)RX_D2 (38)
PHY Address [4]RX_D3 (46)RX_D3 (39)
Speed/Duplex Configuration

LED_SPEED (27)

LED_LINK (28)

LED_SPEED (21)

LED_LINK (22)

LED ConfigurationCRS (40)CRS (33)

DP83826A has some exclusive functions that can be strapped as described in Table 3-3. Pin numbers are shown in Table 3-3.

Table 3-3 DP83826A Exclusive Functions
StrapDP83826A Pin Name (Number)
Manual MDI/MDIX Configuration (Applicable if Auto-MDIX is disabled)RX_DV (18)
CLKOUT FunctionalityRX_ER (20)
Odd Nibble EnableCLKOUT/LED1 (31)
Type of RMIITX_CLK (22)
RMII RepeaterRX_D3 (13) (if strapped to RMII)
Fast Link Drop ConfigurationRX_D3 (13) (if strapped to MII)

RX_CLK (19)

RX_D2 (14) (if strapped to Odd Nibble Disable with FLD enabled)

As there are many dependencies in DP83826A for bootstrapping, Figure 3-6 can help decipher the different configurations available.

 DP83826A Enhanced Mode Strapping FlowchartFigure 3-6 DP83826A Enhanced Mode Strapping Flowchart