DP83869HM: Does DP83869 contain any embedded microcode or programmed logic?

Hi Steven,

The device does not contain any embedded microcode or programmable logic. It is configured solely through hardware straps and MDIO register reads/writes.

Best regards,

Greg

Thanks for your response Greg.

I'm worried we may not be using the same definitions. A device that "is configured solely through hardware straps and MDIO register reads/writes" could still have a processor unit executing a sequence of instructions from a ROM. For my question, the alternative to embedded microcode is function specific state machines, hardcoded in the silicon.

Regards,
Steven

Thank you very much for clarifying your answer Greg!