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Ethernet (ETH): media access control (MAC) with DMA controller RM0090
29 Ethernet (ETH): media access control (MAC) with
DMA controller
This section applies to the whole STM32F4xx family, unless otherwise specified.
29.1 Ethernet introduction
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The Ethernet peripheral enables the STM32F4xx to transmit and receive data over Ethernet
in compliance with the IEEE 802.3-2002 standard.
The Ethernet provides a configurable, flexible peripheral to meet the needs of various
applications and customers. It supports two industry standard interfaces to the external
physical layer (PHY): the default media independent interface (MII) defined in the IEEE
802.3 specifications and the reduced media independent interface (RMII). It can be used in
number of applications such as switches, network interface cards, etc.
The Ethernet is compliant with the following standards:
● IEEE 802.3-2002 for Ethernet MAC
● IEEE 1588-2008 standard for precision networked clock synchronization
● AMBA 2.0 for AHB Master/Slave ports
● RMII specification from RMII consortium
29.2 Ethernet main features
The Ethernet (ETH) peripheral includes the following features, listed by category:
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