BCM538X/BCM5396 Application Note
Revision History
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Section 1: Overview
Eight-Port Stand-Alone Switch
System Interfaces
Sample Applications
Section 2: Selected Design Recommendations
PCB Stackup
Component Placement
Decoupling/Bypassing
Magnetics
Routing
L0 Plane Stitching with Vias
Section 3: MAC and Media Interfaces
SGMII Interface
Configuring SGMII Mode
Pin Descriptions
SGMII Receive
SGMII Transmit
Auto-negotiation and Control Information Exchanged Between Links
SGMII Layout
SerDes Interface
Configuring SerDes Mode
Pin Descriptions
SerDes Receive
SerDes Transmit
Auto-negotiation and Control Information Exchanged Between Links
Connecting SerDes to Fiber Module
SerDes to Backplane/Cable Interface
SerDes/SGMII Layout Guidelines
RvMII Interface
3.3V MII I/Os
Pin Descriptions
Transmit RvMII
Receive RvMII
RvMII Driver Compliance
RvMII Layout
GMII Interface
3.3V GMII I/Os
Pin Descriptions
Transmit GMII
Receive GMII
GMII Driver Compliance
GMII Layout
RGMII Interface
Signal Descriptions
Pin Descriptions
RGMII Transmit
RGMII Receive
RGMII Delayed Timing
Delayed Transmit Timing
Delayed Receive Timing
Data and Control Signal Encoding
RGMII Layout
Section 4: I/O Pins
1.2V/2.5V with 3.3V Tolerance
Internal Pull-Ups and Pull-Downs
Configuring the Programming Interfaces
Reset
Unused Pins
Section 5: Programming Interfaces
SPI Compatible Programming Interface
External PHY Registers
Clock Polarity and Phase
Read and Write Examples
Normal Mode Read
Fast Mode Read
Normal Mode Write
EEPROM Interface Connection
MDC/MDIO Interface
Master: External PHY Registers
Internal SerDes Transceiver and Pseudo PHY
BCM5396 Dual MDC/MDIO
Section 6: Power Considerations
Supply Voltages
Core and I/O Power Sequencing Requirements
IR Drops
Input Voltage and Noise Tolerance
Design Considerations for Main Power Supply
Power Supply Filter Components Recommendations
General Guidelines
Power and Ground Planes
Decoupling Capacitors
Bulk Filter Capacitors
Ferrite Bead
Specific Power Supply Decoupling Recommendations for the BCM5389 and BCM5387
PLLAVDD, PLLAVDD2
SAVDD
DVDD
PLLDVDD
OVDD
OVDD2
XTALVDD
Specific Power Supply Decoupling Recommendations for the BCM5396
PLLAVDD1, PLLAVDD2
TXVDD
VDDC
PLLDVDD3,PLLDVDD4
VDDO33
VDDO25
XTALVDD1, XTALVDD2
VDDP
Section 7: Clock Design Considerations
Reference Clock
Peak-to-Peak Clock Jitter Measurement
Section 8: LED Considerations
BCM5389/BCM5387 Parallel LEDs
BCM538X/BCM5396 Serial LEDs
LNKG/ACTF and LNKF/ACTG LEDS Used in Pairs
Section 9: Thermal Information
Thermal Information
BCM5396 Thermal Characteristics
BCM5389/BCM5387 Thermal Characteristics