Minimac - The Minimalist Ethernet MAC

Minimac - The Minimalist Ethernet MAC

Details

Category: Communication Controller

Created: August 06, 2010

Updated: January 27, 2020

Language: Verilog

Other project properties

Development Status: Beta

Additional info: Design done, FPGA proven, Specification done

WishBone compliant: Yes

WishBone version: n/a

License: GPL

Description

This core is part of the Milkymist System-on-Chip, the most advanced open source SoC for interactive multimedia applications.

  • Minimal 10/100 Ethernet MAC.
  • Only full duplex support for now.
  • DMA support (Wishbone master)
  • Packets are streamed to and from system memory to minimize costly on-chip storage.
  • Directly connects to standard MII PHYs.
  • Bit-banged MDIO

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