Data Sheet, Application Notes, Drivers and Design Tools
	LANCheck® Online Review

Features

	Non-PCI Single-Chip Ethernet Controller
	Fully Supports Full Duplex Switched Ethernet
	Supports Enhanced Transmit Queue Management
	6K Bytes of On-Chip RAM
	Supports IEEE 802.3 (ANSI 8802-3) Ethernet Standards
	Automatic Detection of TX/RX Polarity Reversal
	Enhanced Power Management Features
	Supports "Magic Packet" Power Management Technology
	Hardware Memory Management Unit
	Optional Configuration via Serial EEPROM Interface (Jumperless)
	Supports Single 5V or 3.3V VCC Design
	Industrial Temperature Range of -40° to 85° C
	Supports Mixed Voltage External PHY Designs
	Low Power CMOS Design
	100 Pin QFP and TQFP Lead-Free RoHS Compliant Packages (1.0mm Body Thickness)
	Pin Compatible with the LAN91C92 and LAN91C94

Bus Interface

	Direct Interface to Local Bus with No Wait States
	Flexible Bus Interface
	16 Bit Data and Control Paths
	Fast Access Time
	Pipelined Data Path
	Handles Block Word Transfers for Any Alignment
	High Performance Chained ("Back-to-Back") Transmit and Receive
	Pin Compatible with the LAN91C92 and the LAN91C94 in Local Bus Mode
	Dynamic Memory Allocation Between Transmit and Receive
	Flat Memory Structure for Low CPU Overhead
	Buffered Architecture, Insensitive to Bus Latencies (No Overruns/Underruns)
	Supports Boot PROM for Diskless Local Bus Applications

Network Interface

	Integrated 10BASE-T Transceiver Functions: Driver and Receiver Link Integrity Test Receive Polarity Detection and Correction
	Integrated AUI Interface
	10 Mb/s Manchester Encoding/Decoding and Clock Recovery
	Automatic Retransmission, Bad Packet Rejection, and Transmit Padding
	External and Internal Loopback Modes
	Four Direct Driven LED Outputs for Status/Diagnostics

Software Drivers

	LAN9000 Drivers for Major Network Operating Systems Utilizing Local Bus Interface
	Software Drivers Compatible with the LAN91C92, LAN91C94, LAN91C100FD (100 Mbps), and LAN91C110 (100 Mb/s) Controllers in Local Bus Mode
	Software Drivers Utilize Full Capability of 32 Bit Microprocessor

Ordering Information Order Number(s): LAN91C96I-MU for 100 Pin, TQFP Lead-Free RoHS Compliant Package LAN91C96I-MS for 100 Pin, QFP Lead-Free RoHS Compliant Package

LAN91C96I Data Sheet, Application Notes,
Drivers and Design Tools

Description	File Name	File Size	Date
LAN91C96I Data Brief	91c96idb.pdf	101K	10/23/08
LAN91C96I Data Sheet	91c96i.pdf	699K	10/23/08
Evaluation Boards
EVB9000-6 EVB9000-6p
Reference Design Files
LAN9000 Diagnostic/Setup Utilities	utility.zip	302K	6/15/07
LAN91C96I +5V Operation Reference Design, Evaluation Schematic	91c96i5vsch.pdf	78K	3/5/04
LAN91C96I +5V Operation Reference Design, Bill of Materials	91c96i5vbom.pdf	93K	9/10/03
LAN91C96I +3.3V Operation Reference Design, Evaluation Schematic	91c96i3vsch.pdf	77K	3/5/04
LAN91C96I +3.3V Operation Reference Design, Bill of Materials	91c96i3vbom.pdf	96K	9/10/03
LANCheck® Online Review*
The LAN91C96I is supported by SMSC's LANCheck Online Review, a personalized, value-added service exclusive to SMSC and available at no charge to customers who have selected our Ethernet offerings for their application design-in. LANCheck will support your design process by providing guidance through the complete design cycle - from initial schematic design to PCB design. The following documents are available to assist you with your design:
LAN91C96 3.3V
Schematic Checklist	100 Pin QFP	100 Pin TQFP
LAN91C96 5V
Schematic Checklist	100 Pin QFP	100 Pin TQFP
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Application Notes
Application Note 6-1: ETX Ethernet Debug Software User Guide	an61.pdf	222K	7/17/07
Application Note 7-7: Migrating LAN91C94 Designs to the LAN91C96	an77.pdf	190K	6/9/08
Application Note 8-9: LAN91C96 Motorola 68000 Bus Mode	an89.pdf	264K	11/10/08
Application Note 8-13: Suggested Magnetics	an813.pdf	253K	8/4/08
Application Note 8-15: Using the "Remove Frame from Top of TX FIFO" MMU Command in the LAN91C96/LAN91C96I Ethernet Controllers	an815.pdf	192K	2/2/00
Application Note 9-4: Migrating from a 10 Mbps Ethernet Controller to the SMSC LAN91C111	an94.pdf	264K	1/20/09
Application Note 9-8: I/O-Based (Non-DMA) Non-PCI Embedded Ethernet Solutions	an98.pdf	173K	12/2/08
Application Note 9-11: Understanding the Chip ID and Revision Registers	an911.pdf	111K	8/6/01
Application Note 10-7: Parallel Crystal Circuit Input Voltage Control	an107.pdf	135K	11/11/03
Drivers
Linux Drivers	linux9.tar.gz smc9_pcm.tar	16K 120K	8/20/98 8/20/98
Microsoft Drivers     NDIS 2 for Windows for Workgroups         & OS/2     NDIS 3/NDIS 4 for Windows 95, Windows         NT 4.0, Windows 98, & Windows 2000     x86 NDIS 4 for Windows CE 2.1x     StrongARM NDIS4 for Windows CE 3.0     x86 Windows CE .NET Driver	ndis2.zip ndis3-4.zip ce9000.zip cd3v101_011201.zip 91c96cenet.zip	121K 443K 63K 101K 24K	8/20/98 6/30/00 10/27/99 1/12/01 10/18/02
Novell Drivers     DOS-ODI & OS/2, Server	novell.zip	501K	5/26/00
SCO Drivers	s9192.tar	210K	8/20/98
FreeBSD Unix Drivers	smc9k.tar.gz	17K	8/20/98
Source Code
Download SRC-9000-CE	SRC-9000-CE
Download SRC-9000-CENET86	SRC-9000-CENET86
Download SRC-9000-CENETSA	SRC-9000-CENETSA
Download SRC-9000-ODI	SRC-9000-ODI
Download SRC-9000	SRC-9000
Other Information
Object Code	Unlimited royalty-free distribution rights when offered with SMSC controller
Anomaly	Contact your local SMSC representative
Using the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader	aacrobat.html
Links to Other Ethernet-Related Sites Note: These links are provided under the terms and conditions of SMSC's Web Site Use Agreement. Please refer to Legal Information. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/embedded/default.aspx - Windows NT Embedded includes native LAN9000 support http://www.compulab.co.il - Windows CE x86 Driver, VxWorks x86 Driver and Linux x86 Driver for the LAN91C96 are provided with the CompuLab 486CORE Embedded PC http://www.navic.tv/ - Windows CE StrongARM Driver, Windows CE MIPS Driver and VxWorks MIPS Driver for the LAN91C96 are provided with the Navic HyperEdge development stations http://www.crynwr.com/smc91c94.html/ - Packet driver for LAN91C94/LAN91C96 is provided by Crynwr Software http://www.windriver.com - VxWorks driver support for LAN9000 controllers is provided by Wind River Systems http://www.qnx.com - QNX driver support for LAN9000 controllers is provided by QNX (driver devn-smc9000) http://www.elisaresearch.com - Boot ROM support for LAN9000 controllers is available from Elisa Research http://www.bootix.com - Boot ROM support for LAN9000 controllers is available from Bootix Technology http://www.cmx.com/tcpip.htm - CMX Systems TCP/IP Stacks for LAN91C96 http://www.kadak.com/tcp_ip/tcpip.htm - Kadak Products TCP/IP Stacks for LAN91C96

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