Upgrade your USB application and add an Ethernet interface or connect many USB devices to your network
The perfect and most cost efficient solution to include almost any USB device into your network
IC solution for USB over Ethernet (SoC)
Easy to integrate into your existing USB design
The E2868 / E3868 is a SoC solution made available in low cost packages. It is based
on a high-performance processor architecture that integrates many system-level
functions such as an 10/100/1000 Mbase-Tx Ethernet PHY and controller, USB2.0 PHY
and controller, efficient microcontroller, embedded ROM and RAM, and in-circuit
emulator which helps engineers to debug systems without the hassle of handling
messy emulators.
Supports USB 2.0 full- & high-speed devices
Supports Interrupt, Control, Bulk and Isochronous USB transfers
Supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
WHQL certified software - no proprietary drivers
Model
E2868M1
E2868M4
E3868M1
E3868M4
10/100 Mbit Ethernet
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x
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Gigabit Ethernet
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x
Integrated PHY/Transceiver
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x
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Auto-MDIX function support
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x
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External Ethernet Transceicer required
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x
USB 4port Hub support
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Features
Single chip Network USB Server total solution
State-of-the-art technology
Low-cost
Supports 4 USB devices using an additional HUB Controller (-4 versions)
Trouble free installation: Installer for Windows XP, PnP-X for Windows Vista, Bonjour for Mac OS X, Win7
Live device status monitoring via both web browser and application software
Embedded USB 2.0 host controller and transceiver, totally compliant with USB1.1/USB2.0 (Hi-speed) specification
Embedded Ethernet 802.3/3u transceiver, compliant with 100BASETX and 10BASE-T PMD level standards
(E2868 only)
Supports RGMII, for direct connection to a Gigabit capable PHY (E3868 series)
ROHS compliant and green package
Supports MDI/MDIX auto crossover function (Auto-MDIX)