4. Appendix A
A.1 Device's RJ-45 Pin Assignments
1000Mbps, 1000Base T
RJ-45 Connector pin assignment
Contact
MDI
1
BI_DA+
2
BI_DA-
3
BI_DB+
4
BI_DC+
10/100Mbps, 10/100Base-TX
RJ-45 Connector pin assignment
MDI Media Dependant
Contact
1
2
3
4, 5
6
7, 8
A.2 RJ-45 Cable Pin Assignment
12
MDI-X
BI_DB+
BI_DB-
BI_DA+
BI_DD+
Interface
Tx + (transmit)
Tx - (transmit)
Rx + (receive)
Rx - (receive)
The standard RJ-45 receptacle/connector
There are 8 wires on a standard UTP/STP
cable and each wire is color-coded. The
following shows the pin allocation and color of
straight cable and crossover cable connection:
Contact
MDI
5
BI_DC-
6
BI_DB-
7
BI_DD+
8
BI_DD-
MDI-X Media Dependant
Interface-Cross
Rx + (receive)
Rx - (receive)
Tx + (transmit)
Not used
Tx - (transmit)
Not used
MDI-X
BI_DD-
BI_DA-
BI_DC+
BI_DC-