Re: Microchip Announces World's Smallest Ethernet Controller with MAC and PHY


Bill Giovino wrote:
> Microchip Technology has introduced the ENC28J60, a 28-pin 10Base-T
> Stand-Alone Ethernet controller with SPI interface. A free TCP/IP
stack is
> also available for PIC microcontrollers.

Did anyone else notice the power consumption? 250ma at 3.3 volts!! A
CS8900A manages to work at around 50ma at 3.3 volts. What is Microchip
doing with all that extra power? Even 100base-T controllers use less
than 250ma.

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