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galena
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The Microchip LAN7850 is a USB 2.0 to 10/100/1000 Ethernet controller. I wonder how they manage a gigabit connection over USB 2.0 which maxes out at 480MBit. *Thinking Emoji*

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  • 1
    I don't think the standard specifies a minimum data rate you must be able to consume. Would you rather have it 100 Mbps only?
  • 8
    480 > 100
    480 < 1000

    Just because the max is impossible doesn't mean you can't use it.
  • 1
    You can go above 100, which is still useful and plenty for most of the applications that chip was designed for
  • 0
    I think 10/100/1000 is 100MBps which is well within 480MBps, if I’m not missing anything.
  • 0
    @mcraz usb 2.0 theoretical bandwidth is 480 Mbps
  • 1
    @electrineer The classic B yte vs b it
  • 0
    @electrineer correct it’s just 60MBps. My bad 😀
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