Intel® IXF1104 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller

8.4.8MDIO Register Overview

Table 142 through Table 145 provide an overview of the MDIO registers.

Table 142. MDIO Single Command ($0x680)

Bit

Name

Description

Type1

Default

 

 

 

 

 

Register Description: Gives the CPU the ability to perform single MDIO read and write

0x00010000

accesses to the external PHY for ports that are configured in copper mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31:21

Reserved

Reserved

RO

00000000000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performs the MDIO operation. Cleared when

 

 

20

MDIO Command

done.

R/W

0

0 = MDIO ready, operation complete

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 = Perform operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19:18

Reserved

Reserved

RO

00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDIO Op Code; two bits identify operation to be

 

 

 

 

performed:

 

 

 

 

00 = Reserved

 

 

17:16

OP Code

01 = Write operation (as defined in IEEE 802.3,

R/W

01

clause 22.2.4.5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 = Read operation (as defined in IEEE 802.3,

 

 

 

 

clause 22.2.4.5)

 

 

 

 

11 = Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15:10

Reserved

Reserved

RO

000000

 

 

 

 

 

9:8

PHY Address

Sets bits 1:0 of the external PHY address. Bits 4:2

R/W

00

of the PHY address are fixed at 000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7:5

Reserved

Reserved

RO

000

 

 

 

 

 

4:0

REG Address

Five-bit address to one among 32 registers in an

R/W

00000

addressed PHY device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Table 143. MDIO Single Read and Write Data ($0x681)

Bit

Name

Description

Type1

Default

 

 

 

 

 

Register Description: MDIO read and write data.

 

0x00000000

 

 

 

 

 

31:16

MDIO Read Data

MDIO Read data from external device.

RO

0x0000

 

 

 

 

 

15:0

MDIO Write Data

MDIO Write data to external device.

R/W

0x0000

 

 

 

 

 

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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Datasheet

Document Number: 278757

Revision Number: 009

Revision Date: 27-Oct-2005

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IXF1104 specifications

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