MPC5200B Users Guide, Rev. 1
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FEC Tx FIFO Status Register—MBAR + 0x31A8
14.8.5 FEC Rx FIFO Read Pointer Register—MBAR + 0x319CFEC Tx FIFO Read Pointer Register—MBAR + 0x31BC
The RFIFO_RDPTR and TFIFO_RDPTR are a FIFO-maintained pointer which point to the next FIFO location to be read. The read pointer
can be both read and written.

Table14-35. FEC Rx FIFO Alarm Pointer Register

FEC Tx FIFO Alarm Pointer Register

msb 012345678 9 101112131415
RReserved
W
RESET:000000000 0 0 000 0 0
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 lsb
RReserved Alarm[9:0]
W
RESET:000000000 0 0 000 0 0
Bits Name Description
0:21 — Reserved
22:31 Alarm[9:0] Alarm Pointer.
This pointer indicates the point at (or below) which to assert the FIFO alarm signal. This
value is compared with data or free bytes, depending upon the state of FIFO Transmit (FIFO
Transmit = “1”, alarm measures data bytes).

Table14-36. FEC Rx FIFO Read Pointer Register

FEC Tx FIFO Read Pointer Register

msb 012345678 9 101112131415
RReserved
W
RESET:000000000 0 0 000 0 0
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 lsb
RReserved READ[9:0]
W
RESET:000000000 0 0 000 0 0
Bits Name Description
0:21 — Reserved
22:31 READ[9:0] Read Pointer.
This pointer indicates the next location to be read by the FIFO controller.