Pin difference between DM9161 series
| Pin | DM9161E | DM9161A | DM9161B |
| 1, 2, 9 | 3.3V Power in | 2.5 Power out | 1.8V Power out |
| 39 | DVDD | DISMDIX | DISMDIX |
Application: For DM9161E, pin 1, 2, 9 and 39 connects to DVDD, 3.3V directly. For DM9161A and DM9161B, pin 1, 2 and 9 are bound together to provide transformer center tap a bias voltage. The hardware design on DM9161A and DM9161B is the same.
Register difference between DM9161 series
| Register | Name | DM9161E | DM9161A | DM9161B |
| 1 (w/o link) | Basic Mode Status Register | 7809 | 7849 | 7849 |
| 3 | PHY ID Identifier Register #2 | b880 | b8a0 | b8b0 |
| 20 | Specified Config Register | Reserved | 0080/0000 | 0080/0000 |
| 24 (EVB) | Davicom Hardware Reset Latch State Register | 14e1 | e4e1 | e4e1 |
| 28 | Reserved | Reserved | 0003 | |
| 29 | Power Saving Control Register | Reserved | Reserved | 0000 |
Application: If customer will check register 3 to validate PHY working or not, DM9161 series has different value for each version.