IC/Module: ENC28J60 Stand-Alone Ethernet Controller
ENC28J60 is intended to serve as an Ethernet network interface for any controller with SPI interface. This stand-alone Ethernet controller is compliant with all IEEE 802.3 standards and provides an internal DMA module for fast data throughput and hardware assisted checksum calculation, which is used in various network protocols. With a small foot print, the ENC28J60 minimizes complexity, board space and cost. .
Integrated MAC & PHY
The ETH Click Board™ features on-board MAC (Medium Access Controller) & PHY (Physical Layer). The MAC supports unicast, multicast and broadcast packets. It offers programmable receive packet filtering and wake-up host on logical AND or OR. The PHY has a loopback mode with two programmable LED outputs for Link, Tx, Rx, Collision and Full/Half-Duplex status. .
Note: For adding the Ethernet functionality to a 5V system, check out the Serial Ethernet Board. This board is not in mikroBUS form; it connects via a 10-pin single-row or a 2x5-pin header. .