Microsemi VSC8574 User Manual
VSC8574
User Guide
VSC8574 Evaluation Board
VSC8574 Evaluation Board
Contents
1 Revision History ............................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Revision 2.0 ........................................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Revision 1.0 ........................................................................................................................................ 1
2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 2
2.1 References .......................................................................................................................................... 2
3 General Description ....................................................................................................................... 3
3.1 Key Features ....................................................................................................................................... 3
3.1.1 Copper Port RJ45 Connections ................................................................................................................ 3
3.1.2 SGMII/QSGMII MAC SMA ........................................................................................................................ 3
3.1.3 Switch Block Control ................................................................................................................................ 3
3.1.4 Zarlink ZL30143 SyncE G.8262/SETS ........................................................................................................ 3
3.1.5 External 1588 Clock Option ..................................................................................................................... 3
3.1.6 External RefClk Option ............................................................................................................................ 3
3.1.7 Network Interface Microcontroller Card ................................................................................................. 4
4 Quick Start ..................................................................................................................................... 5
4.1 Connecting the Power Supply ............................................................................................................ 5
4.2 PC Software Installation ..................................................................................................................... 5
4.3 Connecting 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 Copper Media Operation (1000BASE-T) .................................................................................................. 7
4.4.2 Fiber Media Operation (100BASE-FX) ..................................................................................................... 7
4.4.3 Fiber Media Operation (1000BASE-X) ..................................................................................................... 8
4.5 Useful Registers .................................................................................................................................. 8
4.5.1 Ethernet Packet Generator ..................................................................................................................... 8
4.5.2 Copper PHY Error Counters ..................................................................................................................... 8
4.5.3 Fiber PHY Error Counters ......................................................................................................................... 8
5 Additional Information .................................................................................................................. 9
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1 Revision History
The revision history describes the changes that were implemented in the document. The changes are
listed by revision, starting with the most current publication.
1.1 Revision 2.0
Revision 2.0 was published in April 2014. This revision includes changes regarding ZL30143 output drive
compatibility and hyperlinks.
1.2 Revision 1.0
Revision 1.0 was the first release of this document. It was published in June 2012.
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2 Introduction
The VSC8574 device is a low-power, quad-port Gigabit Ethernet transceiver with four SerDes interfaces
for quad-port dual media capability. It also includes an integrated quad port I C multiplexer (MUX) to
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control SFPs or PoE modules. The VSC8574 device also includes Vitesse’s unique IEEE 1588 timestamping engine with dual encapsulation support. It also includes dual recovered clock outputs to
support Synchronous Ethernet applications.
This document describes the architecture and usage of the VSC8574 Evaluation Board (VSC8574EV). The
VSC8574EV may be used to evaluate a family of devices which include the VSC8504, VSC8552, VSC8572,
and VSC8574. These devices vary with respect to the number of ports, supported interfaces, and
available features. This document specifically addresses the VSC8574 device. The Quick Start section
describes how to bring-up the evaluation board along with install and run the graphical user interface
(GUI), used to control the evaluation board.
Figure 1 • VSC8574EV Evaluation Board
2.1 References
The following reference documents provide additional information about the operation of the VSC8574
evaluation board.
VSC8504 Datasheet
VSC8552 Datasheet
VSC8572 Datasheet
VSC8574 Datasheet
IEEE1588v2 and SyncE – Applications and Operation Using Vitesse’s Synchronization Solution
VSC8475 GUI
VSC8574 Evaluation Board Schematic
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