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The PD-IM-7604-4M/T4H evaluation board is developed based on two PD69208M/PD69208T4-
PD69204T4 and PD69200 chipsets, and demonstrates the operation of four 4-pair ports and four 2-pair
ports systems.
Microsemi's PD69208M/PD69208T4/PD69204T4 Power over Ethernet (PoE) manager IC integrates
power, analog, and state-of-the-art logic into a single 56-pin, plastic QFN package. The device is used in
Ethernet switches and midspans to allow network devices to share power and data over the same cable.
The PD69208M/PD69208T4 device is an 8-port and PD69204T4 device is a 4-port, mixed-signal, and high-
voltage PoE driver. With the PD69200 external MCU, it performs as a PSE system. Microsemi's PD69200
PoE controller is a cost-effective and pre-programmed MCU designed to implement enhanced mode.
The PD69208M/PD69208T4/PD69204T4 and PD69200 chipset supports PoE powered device (PD)
detection, power-up, and protection according to IEEE standards as well as legacy/pre-standard PD
detection. It provides real-time PD protection through the following mechanisms such as, overload,
under-load, over-voltage, over-temperature, and short-circuit, and enables operation in a standalone
mode. It also executes all real-time functions as specified in IEEE 802.3at and IEEE 802.3bt draft 3.0
standards, including PD detection (AF and AT).
PD69208M/PD69208T4/PD69204T4 supports supply voltages between 32 V and 57 V without additional
power sources. A system that powers over four pairs can be implemented by combining 2 ports of
PD69208M/T4 and PD69204T4, enabling an extra feature for simple and low-cost high-power PD
devices. Ongoing monitoring of system parameters for the host software is available through
communication. Internal thermal protection is implemented in the chip. The PD69208M/PD69208T4
/PD69204T4 is a low power dissipation device that uses internal MOSFETs and internal 100 m sense Ω
resistors.
The PD69200 features an ESPI bus for each PD69208M/PD69208T4/PD69204T4. It is based on
Freescale's Kinetis_L family MKL15Z128VFM4 embedded with an ARM Cortex™-M0+core. The PD69200
utilizes an I C or UART interface to the host CPU. It is designed to support software field-upgradable
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through the communication interface.
The evaluation system provides designers with the required environment to evaluate the performance
and implementation of the following.
PD69204T4 (four ports) and PD69208T4 (eight ports) PoE managers and PD69200 PoE controller (in
board PD-IM-7604-4T4H)
PD69208M (eight ports) PoE manager and PD69200 PoE controller (in board PD-IM-7604-4MH)
Microsemi Proprietary and Confidential. PD-000354473 PD-IM-7604-4M/T4H User Guide Revision 2.0 2