Re: [PATCH net-next v7 13/14] microchip: lan865x: add driver support for Microchip's LAN865X MAC-PHY
From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Tue Sep 03 2024 - 15:55:05 EST
On Tue, Sep 03, 2024 at 04:17:04PM +0530, Parthiban Veerasooran wrote:
> The LAN8650/1 is designed to conform to the OPEN Alliance 10BASE-T1x
> MAC-PHY Serial Interface specification, Version 1.1. The IEEE Clause 4
> MAC integration provides the low pin count standard SPI interface to any
> microcontroller therefore providing Ethernet functionality without
> requiring MAC integration within the microcontroller. The LAN8650/1
> operates as an SPI client supporting SCLK clock rates up to a maximum of
> 25 MHz. This SPI interface supports the transfer of both data (Ethernet
> frames) and control (register access).
>
> By default, the chunk data payload is 64 bytes in size. The Ethernet
> Media Access Controller (MAC) module implements a 10 Mbps half duplex
> Ethernet MAC, compatible with the IEEE 802.3 standard. 10BASE-T1S
> physical layer transceiver integrated is into the LAN8650/1. The PHY and
> MAC are connected via an internal Media Independent Interface (MII).
>
> Signed-off-by: Parthiban Veerasooran <Parthiban.Veerasooran@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>
Andrew