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Strapping for two level pins

Category: Hardware
Product Number: ADIN1300

The two Pins for selection of the MAC-Interface used and the four PhHY address pins, feature a internal pull-down resistor of  45kOhm.

The levels for 2 Level Pins are like MODE_1(<0,1 * VDDIO) and MODE_4 (>0,9 * VDDIO)

Therefore if the internal pull-down is taken into account the strapping should be done with at least with an 3.9kOhm pull-up resistor.
The datasheet actually suggest a even higher level of 2,5kOhm, although it is only suggested in regards to a FPGAs, which could act as a external pulls on the pins, not the internal pull-down of the PHY. 

When following the EVAL-ADIN1300FMCZ as an implementation example a 10kOhm resistor is used.

Whats the right way of pulling on these pins, maybe the datasheet need some clarification regarding this topic.
The other option is that the EVAL-Board is wrong? If so I suggest an update to its documentation.




[locked by: CatherineR at 1:39 PM (GMT -5) on 6 Mar 2024]
  • Hi Lukas

    I can confirm that the correct pull or pull down resistor for a 2-level strapping pin is a 10K resistor, possibly stronger if connected to an FPGA depending on its internal pulls on the connected pins. Tables 21 and 22 in the Datasheet shows the Voltage Levels for a 4-Level Strapping pin. For 2-Level strapping pins a 10K Pull up or 10 Pull down is the correct value to use.

    Best Regards,

    Mark