Functional Description; Bit Mode - SMC Networks SMC91C95 Product Manual

Isa/pcmcia full duplex single-chip ethernet and modem controller with ram
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The SMC91C95 consists of an integrated Ethernet
controller mapped entirely in I/O space, as well as
support for an external Modem controller also
mapped in I/O space. In addition, PCMCIA
attribute memory space is decoded to interface an
external CIS ROM, with configuration registers as
per PCMCIA 3.X extensions implemented on-chip
in attribute space above the CIS ROM decode
area. The PCMCIA Configuration Registers are
accessible also in I/O space to allow non-PCMCIA
dual function designs.

8 BIT MODE

(nEN16=1)
(16 BIT=0)
16 BIT MODE
otherwise

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

The Ethernet controller function includes a built-in
6kbyte RAM for packet storage. This RAM buffer
is accessed by the CPU through two sequential
access regions of 3 kbytes each. The RAM access
is internally arbitrated by the SMC91C95 and
dynamically allocated between transmit and
receive packets using 256 byte pages. The
Ethernet controller functionality is identical to the
SMC91C94 except where indicated otherwise.
Table 1 - Bus Transactions in ISA Mode
A0
nSBHE
0
X
1
X
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
21
D0-D7
D8-D15
even byte
-
odd byte
-
even byte
odd byte
even byte
-
-
odd byte
invalid cycle

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