Microsemi VSC8514 User Manual
VSC8514
User Guide
VSC8514 Evaluation Board
March 2014
VSC8514 Evaluation Board
Contents
1 Revision History ............................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Revision 1.0 ........................................................................................................................................ 1
2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 2
3 General Description ....................................................................................................................... 3
3.1 Key Features ....................................................................................................................................... 3
3.1.1 Copper Port RJ45 Connections ................................................................................................................ 3
3.1.2 Zarlink ZL30343 SyncE G.8262/SETS ........................................................................................................ 3
3.1.3 External RefClk Option ............................................................................................................................ 4
3.1.4 Recovered Clocks .................................................................................................................................... 4
4 Quick Start ..................................................................................................................................... 5
4.1 Connecting the Power Supply ............................................................................................................ 5
4.2 PC Software Installation ..................................................................................................................... 5
4.3 Connecting to the Board to the PC ..................................................................................................... 5
4.3.1 Changing the IP Address of the Board ..................................................................................................... 5
4.4 Using the Control Software ................................................................................................................ 6
4.4.1 Board Initialization .................................................................................................................................. 7
4.4.2 Copper Media Operation (Auto-negotiation Enabled) ............................................................................ 7
4.4.3 Sync-E Operation ..................................................................................................................................... 8
4.5 Useful Registers .................................................................................................................................. 8
4.5.1 Ethernet Packet Generator ..................................................................................................................... 8
4.5.2 Copper PHY Error Counters ..................................................................................................................... 8
4.5.3 Near-End Loopback ................................................................................................................................. 8
4.5.4 Far-End Loopback .................................................................................................................................... 8
4.5.5 QSGMII SerDes Loopback ........................................................................................................................ 8
5 Additional Information .................................................................................................................. 9
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1 Revision History
The revision history describes the changes that were implemented in this document. The changes are
listed by revision, starting with the most current publication.
1.1 Revision 1.0
Revision 1.0 of this datasheet was published in March 2014. This was the first publication of the
document.
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2 Introduction
The VSC8514 device is a low-power, quad-port Gigabit Ethernet transceiver with copper media
interfaces. The device includes an integrated quad two-wire serial multiplexer (MUX) to control power
over Ethernet (PoE) modules. It features low electromagnetic interference (EMI) line drivers and
integrated line side termination resistors that conserve both power and board space. Dual recovered
clock outputs are available to support Synchronous Ethernet (Sync-E) applications, each with
programmable squelch options.
This document describes the architecture and usage of the VSC8514 Evaluation Board (VSC8514EV). The
Quick Start section describes how to install and run the graphical user interface (GUI) to fully control the
evaluation board.
Figure 1 • VSC8514 Evaluation Board
Additional VSC8514 collateral for both the VSC8514 device and VSC8514EV, including schematics,
layout, GUI, and application notes can be found on the VSC8514 product web page at: https://www.
.vitesse.com/products/product.php?number=VSC8514
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