SCC Ethernet Mode
MPC8260 PowerQUICC II Family Reference Manual, Rev. 2
Freescale Semiconductor 25-19
Table25-8 describes TxBD status and control fields.
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Offset + 0 RPADW I L TCDEF HB LC RL RC UN CSL
Offset + 2 Data Length
Offset + 4 Tx Data Buffer Pointer
Offset + 6

Figure 25-8. SCC Ethernet TxBD

Table25-8. SCC Ethernet TxBD Status and Control Field Descriptions

Bits Name Description
0RReady.
0 The buffer is not ready for transmission. The user can update this BD or its data buffer. The CPM
clears R after the buffer has been sent or after an error occurs.
1 The user-prepared buffer has not been sent or is currently being sent. Do not modify this BD.
1PAD Short frame padding. Valid only when L is set. Otherwise, it is ignored.
0 Do not add PADs to short frames.
1 Add PADs to short frames. Pad bytes are inserted until the length of the sent frame equals the
MINFLR and they are stored in PADs in the parameter RAM.
2WWrap (final BD in table).
0 Not the last BD in the table.
1 Last BD in the table. After this buffer is used, the CPM receives incoming data into the first BD
that TBASE points to in the table. The number of TxBDs in this table is determined only by the W
bit and overall space constraints of the dual-port RAM.
Note:The TxBD table must contain more than one BD in Ethernet mode.
3IInterrupt.
0 No interrupt is generated after this buffer is serviced.
1 SCCE[TXB] or SCCE[TXE] is set after this buffer is serviced. These bits can cause interrupts if
they are enabled.
4LLast.
0 Not the last buffer in the transmit frame.
1 Last buffer in the transmit frame.
5TC Tx CRC. Valid only when L = 1. Otherwise, it is ignored.
0 End transmission immediately after the last data byte.
1 Transmit the CRC sequence after the last data byte.
6 DEF Defer indication. The frame was deferred before being sent successfully, that is, the transmitter had
to wait for carrier sense before sending because the line was busy. This is not a collision indication;
collisions are indicated in RC.
7 HB Heartbeat. Set when the collision input was not asserted within 20 transmit clocks after
transmission. HB cannot be set unless PSMR[HBC] = 1. The SCC writes HB after it finishes sending
the buffer.
8 LC Late collision. Set when a collision occurred after the number of bytes defined for PSMR[LCW] are
sent. The Ethernet controller stops sending and writes this bit after it finishes sending the buffer.
9 RL Retransmission limit. Set when the transmitter fails (Retry Limit + 1) attempts to successfully
transmit a message because of repeated collisions on the medium. The Ethernet controller writes
this bit after it finishes attempting to send the buffer.