Application Information

The TPMC884 is a PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) compatible module providing a dual channel Gigabit Ethernet 10 / 100 / 1000BASE-TX interface.

For highest data rates, the TPMC884 has a 64 bit, 133/100/66 MHz PCI bus interface and is capable of full speed bus-master DMA operations utilizing maximum PCI bandwidth.

An Intel™ 82546GB Ethernet Controller is used, which supports 10, 100 and 1000 Mbit/s transmission rates for half and full duplex operation. The TPMC884 is capable of performing an auto negotiation algorithm which allows both link-partners to find out the best link-parameters by themselves. The TPMC884 is widely user configurable via configuration and status register access over the PCI bus. Front panel mounted LEDs indicate various network activities.

The TPMC884 provides 10/100/1000 Mbit/s network connection via two front panel RJ45 connectors. The ports are galvanically isolated from the Ethernet Controller.

Driver Support:

o Software Support for Windows and several other operating systems is available from Intel.

o For other operating systems please contact TEWS.