Intel® IXF1104 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller

Table 3. SPI3 Interface Signal Descriptions (Sheet 6 of 8)

Signal Name

Ball

Type

Standard

Description

 

 

 

 

MPHY

SPHY

Designator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RDAT7

RDAT7_0

F14

 

 

Receive Data Bus.

 

RDAT6

RDAT6_0

E14

 

 

RDAT carries payload data and in-band

RDAT5

RDAT5_0

D14

 

 

 

3.3 V

addresses from the IXF1104 MAC.

RDAT4

RDAT4_0

C13

 

Output

 

 

RDAT3

RDAT3_0

C14

LVTTL

Mode

Bits

 

RDAT2

RDAT2_0

B14

 

 

32-bit Multi-PHY

[7:0]

RDAT1

RDAT1_0

A14

 

 

 

 

4 x 8 Single-PHY

[7:0] for port 0

RDAT0

RDAT0_0

A15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive Clock.

 

RFCLK

RFCLK

A19

Input

3.3 V

RFCLK is the clock associated with all

receive signals. Data and controls are

LVTTL

 

 

 

 

driven on the rising edge of RFCLK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(frequency operation range 90 - 133 MHz).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive Parity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RPRTY indicates odd parity for the RDAT

 

 

 

 

 

bus. RPRTY is valid only when a channel

 

 

 

 

 

asserts RENB or RSX. Odd parity is the

RPRTY_0

RPRTY_0

E15

 

 

default configuration; however, even parity

 

RPRTY_1

G16

Output

3.3 V

can be selected (see Table 147 on

 

RPRTY_2

E20

LVTTL

page 215).

 

 

 

 

 

RPRTY_3

F20

 

 

32-bit Multi-PHY mode: RPRTY_0 is the

 

 

 

 

 

parity bit for all 32 bits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 x 8 Single-PHY mode: Each bit of

 

 

 

 

 

RPRTY_0:3 corresponds to the respective

 

 

 

 

 

RDAT[3:0]_n channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive Read Enable.

 

 

 

 

 

The RENB signal controls the flow of data

 

 

 

 

 

from the receive FIFOs. During data

 

 

 

 

 

transfer, RVAL must be monitored as it

 

 

 

 

 

indicates if the RDAT[31:0], RPRTY,

 

 

 

 

 

RMOD[1:0], RSOP, REOP, RERR, and RSX

 

 

 

 

 

are valid. The system may de-assert RENB

 

 

 

 

 

at any time if it is unable to accept data from

 

 

 

 

 

the IXF1104 MAC. When RENB is sampled

 

 

 

 

 

Low, a read is performed from the receive

RENB_0

RENB_0

A13

 

 

FIFO and the RDAT[31:0], RPRTY,

 

3.3 V

RMOD[1:0], RSOP, REOP, RERR, RSX and

 

RENB_1

A18

Input

RVAL signals are updated on the following

 

RENB_2

C19

LVTTL

rising edge of RFCLK.

 

 

 

 

 

RENB_3

E24

 

 

When RENB is sampled High by the PHY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

device, a read is not performed, and the

 

 

 

 

 

RDAT[31:0], RPRTY, RMOD[1:0], RSOP,

 

 

 

 

 

REOP, RERR, RSX, and RVAL signals

 

 

 

 

 

remain unchanged on the following rising

 

 

 

 

 

edge of RFCLK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

32-bit Multi-PHY Mode: RENB_0 covers all

 

 

 

 

 

receive bits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 x 8 Single-PHY Mode: The RENB_0:3

 

 

 

 

 

bits correspond to the per-port data and

 

 

 

 

 

control signals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Datasheet

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Document Number: 278757

Revision Number: 009

Revision Date: 27-Oct-2005

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