General Initialization and Reset Operation

Configure the Collision Threshold (TCTL.CT) to the desired value. Ethernet standard is 10h. This setting only has meaning in half duplex mode.

Configure the Collision Distance (TCTL.COLD) to its expected value. For full duplex operation, this value should be set to 40h. For gigabit half duplex, this value should be set to 200h. For 10/100 half duplex, this value should be set to 40h.

Program the Transmit IPG (TIPG) register with the following decimal values to get the minimum legal Inter Packet Gap:

 

Fiber

Copper

Fiber

Copper

 

(82544GC/EI

(82544GC/EI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPGT

10

10

6

8

 

 

 

 

 

IPGR1

10

10

8a

8a

IPGR2

10

10

6a

6a

a.Applicable to the 82541xx and 82547GI/EI.

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