The VSC8540RT device is a radiation tolerant single port Fast Ethernet copper PHY targeting space-constrained 10/100BASE-T applications. The VSC8540RT withstands the harsh aerospace environment with enhanced radiation performances, extreme temperatures, vacuum and high reliability.

Low-power, small form-factor Cu PHY with IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE), Wake-on-LAN (WoL), Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE), and Fast Link Failure 2.0 (FLF2) indication, with widest I/O LVCMOS support. The VSC8540RT is designed for space-constrained 10BASE-TX and EtherCAT® applications. It features integrated line-side termination to conserve board space, lower EMI, and improve system performance. Additionally, integrated RGMII version 2.0 standard timing compliant compensation eliminates the need for on-board delay lines. 

The device supports the industry’s widest range of LVCMOS levels for a parallel MAC interface including 1.5 V, 1.8 V, 2.5 V, and 3.3 V, as well as 1.2 V, 1.5 V, 1.8 V, 2.5 V, and 3.3 V support on the MDIO/MDC interface. It includes Microchip’s EcoEthernet™ 2.0 technology with Energy Efficient Ethernet and power saving features to reduce power based on link state and cable reach. It optimizes power consumption at all link operating speeds, and features Wake-on-LAN power management using magic packets. The device has a recovered clock output for Synchronous Ethernet applications. Programmable clock squelch control is included to inhibit undesirable clocks from propagating and to help prevent timing loops.  VSC8540RT also includes Fast Link Failure 2.0 indication for high availability networks. As in the original FLF feature on previous generation PHYs, FLF 2.0 indicator identifies the onset of a link failure in less than 1 ms typical (using the default values), which goes beyond the IEEE 802.3 standard requirement of 750 ms ±10 ms (link master). FLF2 goes beyond the previous FLF indicator by adjusting the programmable threshold for applications where indication of even a potential link drop must be known at the microsecond level (<10 μs).

This space-qualified version of the product adds:  Ceramic & Hermetic packages, extended temperature range -55C to +125C, extended qualification flow equivalent to QML-V or QML-Q space grade. 

• Main Characteristics
• Ethernet Bandwidth - 10/100Mbps
• Interface - RMII/MII/RGMII
• EcoEthernet™ 2.0, with Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
• Fast Link Failure™ 2.0 (FLF2) with failure indication for commutator ring applications
• Widest voltage range, fully-compliant parallel MAC interface device
• Synchronous Ethernet support
• Configurable drive strength on MAC interface enables better control of system-level EMI/EMC
• Radiation Performances
• No Single Event Latch-up Below a LET Threshold of 78 MeV.cm2 /mg @125°C
• Total Ionizing Dose of 100 krad(Si)
• Packages
• VQFN68, 68-lead VQFN, 8 mm x8 mm body size, 0.4 mm pin pitch and 0.9 mm maximum height
• CQFP68, 68-lead CQFP, 13.05 mm x13.05 mm body size, 0.635 mm pin pitch and 3.68 mm maximum height