IXF1104 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller

Table 3. SPI3 Interface Signal Descriptions (Sheet 2 of 8)

Signal Name

Ball

Type

Standard

Description

 

 

MPHY

SPHY

Designator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmit Parity.

 

 

 

 

 

TPRTY indicates odd parity for the TDAT

 

 

 

 

 

bus. TPRTY is valid only when a channel

 

 

 

 

 

asserts either TENB or TSX. Odd parity is

TPRTY_0

TPRTY_0

D5

 

 

the default configuration; however, even

 

 

parity can be selected (see Table 146 “SPI3

 

TPRTY_1

G3

 

3.3 V

 

Input

Transmit and Global Configuration

 

TPRTY_2

B9

LVTTL

 

 

($0x700)” on page 212).

 

TPRTY_3

J6

 

 

 

 

 

32-bit Multi-PHY mode: TPRTY_0 is the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

parity bit covering all 32 bits.

 

 

 

 

 

4 x 8 Single-PHY mode: TPRTY_0:3 bits

 

 

 

 

 

correspond to the respective TDAT[3:0]_n

 

 

 

 

 

channels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmit Write Enable.

 

 

 

 

 

TENB_0:3 asserted causes an attached

 

 

 

 

 

PHY to process TDAT[n], TMOD, TSOP,

TENB_0

TENB_0

B7

 

 

TEOP and TERR signals.

 

TENB_1

E2

Input

3.3 V

32-bit Multi-PHY mode: TENB_0 is the

 

TENB_2

C9

LVTTL

enable bit for all 32 bits.

 

 

 

TENB_3

J4

 

 

4 x 8 Single-PHY mode: TENB_0:3 bits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

correspond to the respective TDAT[3:0]_n

 

 

 

 

 

channels and their associated control and

 

 

 

 

 

status signals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmit Error.

 

 

 

 

 

TERR indicates that there is an error in the

 

 

 

 

 

current packet. TERR is valid when

TERR_0

TERR_0

A8

 

 

simultaneously asserted with TEOP and

 

TERR_1

K1

Input

3.3 V

TENB.

 

TERR_2

E11

LVTTL

32-bit Multi-PHY mode: TERR_0 is the bit

 

 

 

TERR_3

J8

 

 

asserted for all 32 bits.

 

 

 

 

 

4 x 8 Single-PHY mode: Each bit of

 

 

 

 

 

TERR_0:3 corresponds to the respective

 

 

 

 

 

TDAT[3:0]_n channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmit Start-of-Packet.

 

 

 

 

 

TSOP indicates the start of a packet and is

TSOP_0

TSOP_0

C7

 

 

valid when asserted simultaneously with

 

 

TENB.

 

TSOP_1

E3

 

3.3 V

 

Input

32-bit Multi-PHY mode: TSOP_0 is the bit

 

TSOP_2

C10

LVTTL

 

 

asserted for all 32 bits.

 

TSOP_3

J5

 

 

 

 

 

4 x 8 Single-PHY mode: Each bit of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TSOP_0:3 corresponds to the respective

 

 

 

 

 

TDAT[3:0]_n channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmit End-of-Packet.

 

 

 

 

 

TEOP indicates the end of a packet and is

TEOP_0

TEOP_0

A7

 

 

valid when asserted simultaneously with

 

 

TENB.

 

TEOP_1

F3

 

3.3 V

 

Input

32-bit Multi-PHY mode: TEOP_0 is the bit

 

TEOP_2

E4

LVTTL

 

 

asserted for all 32 bits.

 

TEOP_3

H5

 

 

 

 

 

4 x 8 Single-PHY mode: Each bit of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEOP_0:3 corresponds to the respective

 

 

 

 

 

TDAT[3:0]_n channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Datasheet

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Document Number: 278757

Revision Number: 007

Revision Date: March 25, 2004

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Intel IXF1104 manual SPI3 Interface Signal Descriptions Sheet 2, Signal Name Ball Type Standard Description

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