AM79C978A AMD [Advanced Micro Devices], AM79C978A Datasheet - Page 3

• Manufacturer Part Number: AM79C978A
• Description: Single-Chip 1/10 Mbps PCI Home Networking Controller
• Manufacturer: AMD [Advanced Micro Devices]

FAST (Am79C971), and PCnet-FAST+ (Am79C972).
The Buffer Management Unit supports the LANCE and
PCnet descriptor software models.
The integrated Am79C978A controller supports auto-
configuration in the PCI configuration space. Additional
integrated controller configuration parameters, including
the unique IEEE physical address, can be read from an
Am79C978A
external non-volatile memory (EEPROM) immediately
following system reset.
In addition, the Am79C978A controller provides program-
mable on-chip LED drivers for transmit, receive, collision, link
integrity, Magic Packet status, speed, activity, power output,
address match, full-duplex, or 100 Mbps status.
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