82555 — Networking Silicon

The 82555 address can be configured to four 0 through 3 in DTE (adapter) mode and 0 through 31 in repeater mode. A special functions for switches allows 32 addresses to exist in repeater mode. The management frame structure is as follows:

Transition

ST

OP

PHYAD

REGAD

TA

DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READ

<01>

<10>

<AAAAA>

<RRRRR>

<X0>

16 bits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WRITE

<01>

<01>

<AAAAA>

<RRRRR>

<10>

16 bits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.2MDI Registers

MDI registers are described in the following subsections and the acronyms mentioned in the registers are defined as follows:

SC - Self Cleared.

RO -Read Only.

P- External pin affects 82555 register content.

LL- Latch Low. LH - Latch High.

7.2.1MDI Registers 0 - 7

7.2.1.1Register 0: Control Register Bit Definitions

Bit(s)

Name

 

Description

Default

R/W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

Reset

This bit sets the status and control register of the 82555

0

RW

 

 

to their default states and is self-clearing. The PHY

 

SC

 

 

returns a value of 1b until the reset process has

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

completed and accepts a read or write transaction.

 

 

 

 

1

= PHY Reset

 

 

 

 

0

= Normal operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

Loopback

This bit enables loopback of transmit data nibbles from

0

RW

 

 

the TXD[3:0] signals to the receive data path. The

 

P

 

 

82555’s receive circuitry is isolated from the network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note that this may cause the descrambler to lose

 

 

 

 

synchronization and produce 560 nanoseconds of “dead

 

 

 

 

time.”

 

 

 

 

Note also that the loopback configuration bit takes priority

 

 

 

 

over the Loopback MDI bit.

 

 

 

 

1

= Loopback enabled

 

 

 

 

0

= Loopback disabled (normal operation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

Speed Selection

This bit controls speed when Auto-Negotiation is disabled

1

RW

 

 

and is valid on read when Auto-Negotiation is disabled.

 

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

= 100 Mbps

 

 

 

 

0

= 10 Mbps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Auto-Negotiation

This bit enables Auto-Negotiation. Bits 13 and 8, Speed

1

RW

 

Enable

Selection and Duplex Mode, respectively, are ignored

 

 

 

 

when Auto-Negotiation is enabled.

 

 

 

 

1

= Auto-Negotiation enabled

 

 

 

 

0

= Auto-Negotiation disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Intel 82555 manual MDI Registers 0, Transition, Bits Name Description Default