IXF1104 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller

Table 147. SPI3 Receive Configuration ($0x701) (Continued)

Bit

Name

Description

Type1

Default

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPHY Mode:

 

 

 

 

0 = Disables the selected SPI3 RX port.

 

 

11

Rx_port_enable

1 = Enables the selected SPI3 RX port.

R/W

0xF

Port 3

MPHY Mode:

 

 

 

 

 

0 = Disables the selected SPI3 RX port.

 

 

 

 

1 = Enables the selected SPI3 RX port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPHY Mode:

 

 

 

 

0 = Disables the selected SPI3 RX port.

 

 

10

Rx_port_enable

1 = Enables the selected SPI3 RX port.

R/W

0xF

Port 2

MPHY Mode:

 

 

 

 

 

0 = Disables the selected SPI3 RX port.

 

 

 

 

1 = Enables the selected SPI3 RX port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPHY Mode:

 

 

 

 

0 = Disables the selected SPI3 RX port.

 

 

9

Rx_port_enable

1 = Enables the selected SPI3 RX port.

R/W

0xF

Port 1

MPHY Mode:

 

 

 

 

 

0 = Disables the selected SPI3 RX port.

 

 

 

 

1 = Enables the selected SPI3 RX port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPHY Mode:

 

 

 

 

0 = Disables the selected SPI3 RX port.

 

 

8

Rx_port_enable

1 = Enables the selected SPI3 RX port.

R/W

0xF

Port 0

MPHY Mode:

 

 

 

 

 

0 = Disables the selected SPI3 RX port.

 

 

 

 

1 = Enables the selected SPI3 RX port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPHY Mode:

 

 

 

 

NA. Write as 1, ignore on Read.

 

 

7

Rx_core_enable

MPHY Mode:

R/W

0x1

 

 

0 = Disables the RX SPI3 core.

 

 

 

 

1 = Enables the RX SPI3 core.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPHY Mode:

 

 

 

 

NA. Write as 0, ignore on Read.

 

 

6:1

IBA[5:0]

MPHY Mode:

R/W

0x00

 

 

Sets the 6-bit value appended to the 2-bit

 

 

 

 

address during the port address selection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPHY Mode/MPHY Mode:

 

 

 

 

Frames marked to be filtered (based on the

 

 

 

 

settings in the “RX Packet Filter Control ($

 

 

 

 

Port_Index + 0x19)”) or frames above the “Max

 

 

 

 

Frame Size (Addr: Port_Index + 0x0F)” that are

 

 

0

RERR_enable

not dropped in the RX FIFO (see “RX FIFO

R/W

0

 

 

Errored Frame Drop Enable ($0x59F)”can be

 

 

 

 

optionally indicated with an RERR when sent out

 

 

 

 

the SPI3 interface.

 

 

 

 

0 = Packets not indicated with RERR.

 

 

 

 

1 = Packets indicated with RERR.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. RO = Read Only, No clear on Read; R = Read, Clear on Read; W = Write only; R/W = Read/Write, No clear; R/W/C = Read/Write, Clear on Write

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Document Number: 278757

Revision Number: 007

Revision Date: March 25, 2004

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