On Monday 10 January 2011, David Goodenough wrote:
> On Monday 10 January 2011, Peter Lebbing wrote:
> > On -10/01/37 20:59, David Goodenough wrote:
> > >> <http://wwwhome.cs.utwente.nl/~lebbing/Samurai%206M,MX,%20ADM6996M,MX.
> > >> pd f>
> > > 
> > > Can I ask where you got this datasheet.  The only ones I have managed
> > > to find are only viewable through a dreadful web interface.  In
> > > particular do you know if there is an ADM6996F (mine is actually an
> > > FC) datasheet anywhere?
> > 
> > It turned up in a web search. Don't know the particulars anymore. But a
> > trick I learned from a friend is to google for "<part name> vcc", without
> > quotes. Because datasheets often mention a supply voltage with the symbol
> > vcc. It often helps to narrow down the list of results quickly.
> > 
> > In fact, I think a good datasheet for the ADM6996F is:
> > <http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheets2/21/2150254_1.pdf>
> > 
> > It's actually the first result from
> > <https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=adm6996f+vcc>
> > 
> > I can easily tell it's not compatible with the 6996M with regard to the
> > VLANs, though. Interestingly, the datasheet for the F doesn't mention the
> > FC model, but the datasheet for the M/MX does:
> > 
> > 3.5          The Hardware Difference between ADM6996M/MX and ADM6996F
> > 
> > ADM6996FC is a power-down version to replace ADM6996F and ADM6996M/MX is
> > advanced function version for new applications.
> > 
> > Good luck!
> > 
> > Peter.
> 
> Did you notice anywhere that seemed to differentiate the various chips in
> the the family?
> 
> David
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Perhaps I should restate my question, that is unclear.  Are there any register
values or other way programatically to tell which of the ADM6996 chips is
being used as the PHY on a particular system?

David
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