Intel® IXF1104 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller

Table 17. SPI3 MPHY/SPHY Interface (Sheet 3 of 3)

SPI3 Signals

Ball Number

Comments

 

 

MPHY

SPHY

 

 

 

 

 

 

RERR_0

RERR_0

A16

MPHY: Use RERR_0 as the RERR

 

 

 

NC

RERR_1

G17

signal.

 

 

 

SPHY: Each port has a dedicated

NC

RERR_2

D20

 

 

 

RERR_n signal

NC

RERR_3

H20

 

 

 

 

 

RVAL_0

RVAL_0

C15

MPHY: Use RVAL_0 as the RVAL

 

 

 

NC

RVAL_1

B18

signal.

 

 

 

SPHY: Each port has a dedicated

NC

RVAL_2

E19

 

 

 

RVAL_n signal.

NC

RVAL_3

F22

 

 

 

 

 

RSOP_0

RSOP_0

B16

MPHY: Use TSOP_0 as the TSOP

 

 

 

NC

RSOP_1

C18

signal.

 

 

 

SPHY: Each port has a dedicated

NC

RSOP_2

E23

 

 

 

TSOP_n signal.

NC

RSOP_3

J18

 

 

 

 

 

REOP_0

REOP_0

C16

MPHY: Use TEOP_0 as the TEOP

 

 

 

NC

REOP_1

D18

signal.

 

 

 

SPHY: Each port has a dedicated

NC

REOP_2

C23

 

 

 

TEOP_n signal.

NC

REOP_3

J19

 

 

 

 

 

RMOD[1:0]

NC

G13 G14

RSX and RMOD[1:0] are applicable

 

 

 

RSX

NC

E13

only in MPHY mode.

 

 

 

 

 

4.6Ball State During Reset

Table 18. Definition of Output and Bi-directional Balls During Hardware Reset (Sheet 1 of 2)

Interface

Ball Name

Ball Reset State

Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTPA_0:3

0x0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STPA

0x0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PTPA

0x0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RDAT[31:0]

0x00000000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RVAL_0:3

0x0

 

 

 

 

 

SPI3

RERR_0:3

0x0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RPRTY_0:3

0x0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMOD[1:0]

0x0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSX

0x0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSOP_0:3

0x0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REOP_0:3

0x0

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Z = High impedance.

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Revision Number: 009

Revision Date: 27-Oct-2005

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IXF1104 specifications

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