User's Guide

MPC837xE-RDS Board
MPC837xE-RDS, Rev. 1.0
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Preliminary, Subject to Change without Notice
the RTL8211B. Figure 8 shows the connection between the MPC837xE eTSEC1 and eTSEC2 to the
RTL8211B.
Figure 8. RGMII Interface Connection for 10/100/1000 BaseT Ethernet
2.1.11 RS-232 Port
Figure 9 illustrates the serial port connection using a SP3232 3.3 V RS-232 driver to interface with a 2 x
5 Header. This serial connection runs at up to 115.2 Kbps.
Figure 9. UART Debug Port Connection
2.1.12 USB 2.0 Interface
The MPC837xE has a internal USB modules (dual-role (DR) module). On the MPC837xE-RDS board, it
connects to the USB PHY (USB3300) through the 8-bit UTMI low-pin-count interface (ULPI). The
SP3232
TXD
RXD
CTS
RX
TX
TX
DO
DI
DI
MPC837xE
RTS
RS-232
Serial
Port
RXRXD
RTS
TXD
CTS
DO
UART0
4
6
8
3
7
5
2
1
910
TXD
RTS