- Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:17 pm
#10137
Microchip came out with not too long ago a really small Ethernet controller. The ENC28J60, is a 28pin ethernet interface controller and uses SPI. It implements the PHY and MAC layers. After reading the datasheet (found on their site), it's actually doesn't seem that hard to work with, and I have yet to see one that doesn't require an ISA or PCI bus and under 60 or so pins. The only external parts this requires is an isolation thransformer/module a few 50ohm 1% resistors, LEDs (LED B also configures full/half duplex operation according to pull up or pull down), and I think a ferrite bead. If Sparkfun could get a few of these and find the other parts, they could make a nice breakout board for this little guy. This part is a 3.3V part. Even supplying the transformer/module for this type of part would also be a good idea, too.
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