How does it work?
ETH WIZ Click is based on the W5500, a fully-featured high-performance 10/100 Ethernet controller from WIZnet designed for embedded applications where performance and flexibility are required. The W5500 module employs a variety of solutions to reduce the target MCU’s memory load and enable a stable and secure Internet connection. High-speed network communications are realized through a serial interface in variable-length data mode configuration. The module has 32KB of internal memory for TX/RX buffers, where each block is register-configurable. Reduced power consumption is achieved with Wake on LAN and power-down modes. Automatic handshaking, retransmitting on collision, and automatic rejection of erroneous packets are also supported. The W5500 also supports HP Auto-MDIX, allowing direct connections or cross-over LAN cables on the onboard RJ-45 connector.
This Click board™ communicates with the target MCU using an SPI/QSPI serial interface with a clock rate of up to 80MHz, supporting the most common SPI modes, SPI Mode 0 and 3. Besides, it has three PMODE0-2 selectable jumpers for selecting the PHY network operating mode. As a default, they are populated with 0-ohm resistors at position 1, which means both 10BASE-T and 100BASE-Tfull/Half-duplex capable, and Auto-negotiation enabled.
This ETH Wiz Click can reset the W5500 through a hardware reset pin labeled RST and also provides a programmable interrupt feature on the INT pin used for some features like Wake on LAN. From the RJ-45 sides, two LEDs labeled LINK STAT and CRS stands for visual network status indicators: Link and Transimission indicators.
This Click board™ can be operated only with a 3.3V logic voltage level. The board must perform appropriate logic voltage level conversion before using MCUs with different logic levels. However, the Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing functions and an example code that can be used, as a reference, for further development.
Specifications
Type
Ethernet
Applications
Can be used for industrial automation systems, IP set-top boxes, VoIP/Video phone systems, security systems, home network and gateways, test and measurement equipment, and more
On-board modules
W5500 – fully-featured high-performance 10/100 Ethernet controller from WIZnet
Key Features
Hardwired TCP/IP protocols, power-down mode, wake-on-LAN over UDP, high speed SPI interface, auto-negotiation feature, network LED indicators, reduced power consumption, and more
Interface
GPIO,SPI
Feature
No ClickID
Compatibility
mikroBUS™
Click board size
L (57.15 x 25.4 mm)
Input Voltage
3.3V
Pinout diagram
This table shows how the pinout on ETH WIZ Click corresponds to the pinout on the mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns).
Onboard settings and indicators
Label | Name | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
LD1 | PWR | – | Power LED Indicator |
LD2 | CRS | – | Transmission LED indicator |
LD3 | LINK STAT | – | Link Status LED Indicator |
J1 | PHMODE0 | Right | PHY operation mode sellection: Left position Half-duplex, Right position Full-duplex |
J2 | PHMODE1 | Right | PHY operation mode sellection: Left position 10BASE-T, Right position 100BASE-T |
J3 | PHMODE2 | Right | PHY operation mode sellection: Left position Auto-negotiation disabled, Right position Auto-negotiation enabled |
ETH WIZ Click electrical specifications
Description | Min | Typ | Max | Unit |
---|---|---|---|---|
Supply Voltage | – | 3.3 | – | V |
Ethernet Bandwidth | – | 10/100 | – | Mbps |