Description
The FC602 USB 100BASE-T1 Stick represents a compact hardware interface connecting MS-Windows and Linux based PCs with automotive Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) network devices and switches. Automotive Ethernet network standards OABR (OPEN Alliance BroadR-Reach) and 100BASE-T1 are supported.
The FC602 USB 100BASE-T1 Stick functions as seamless media converter between a standard USB 2.0 interface and a 100BASE-T1 automotive Single Pair Ethernet network. On Windows and Linux host PCs the FC602 USB 100BASE-T1 Stick is detected as standard Ethernet device.
Flexible software APIs feature full access to the NXP TJA1101 PHY internal registers. This enables cable testing and network diagnosis.
Features
Hardware
- NXP TJA1101 100BASE-T1 PHY
- OABR/BroadR-Reach/100BASE-T1 physical interface with UTP connector
- NXP LPC4333 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4/M0 microcontroller
- High-Speed USB 2.0 device interface with Type-A connector
- Network Master/Slave configuration via hardware switch
- USB powered
- Compact and modular design
Software/Firmware
- MS-Windows and Linux compatible
- Standard Ethernet Network device on host PC
- USB CDC/ECM driver for MS-Windows
- Powerful and flexible API for TJA1101 SMI access
- Common C-API and Python wrapper
- Python abstraction class for TJA1101 MDIO register
- Python and C++ sample applications
- Firmware update via USB
Applications
The USB interface of the FC602 USB 100BASE-T1 Stick allows seamless connection to a broad variety of PCs, notebooks and embedded platforms. The USB Control and CDC/ECM profiles enable the usage of USB hosts running MS-Windows as well as Linux operating systems. This enables the USB 100BASE-T1 Stick for the following applications:
- Standard Ethernet network device supporting OABR/BroadR-Reach/100BASE-T1 pyhsical interface
- MS-Windows and Linux PC used as protocol analyzer (Wireshark) for 100BASE-T1 networks
- Point-to-Point automotive Ethernet network connection using two USB 100BASE-T1 Sticks
- Evaluation of NXP TJA1101 100BASE-T1 PHY chip with full access to SMI registers
- 100BASE-T1 cable testing and network diagnosis
- Simulation of multiple nodes on automotive Ethernet switch designs
- Automotive Ethernet network simulation and demonstration
Requirements
- MS-Windows 10 or Linux host platform (e.g. PC, Laptop, Raspberry Pi)
- USB 2.0 host port
