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NXP Semiconductors UM10237
Chapter 11: LPC24XX Ethernet
7.1.1 MAC Configuration Register 1 (MAC1 - 0xFFE0 0000)

The MAC configuration register 1 (MAC1) has an address of 0xFFE0 0000. Its bit

definition is shown in Table11–187.

7.1.2 MAC Configuration Register 2 (MAC2 - 0xFFE0 0004)

The MAC configuration register 2 (MAC2) has an address of 0xFFE0 0004. Its bit

definition is shown in Table11–188.

Table 187. MAC Configu ration reg iste r 1 (MAC1 - address 0xFFE00000) bit descr iption
Bit Symbol Function Reset
value
0 RECEIVE ENABLE Set this to allow receive frames to be received. Internally the MAC synchronizes
this control bit to the incoming receive stream. 0
1 PASS ALL RECEIVE
FRAMES When enabled (set to ’1’), the MAC will pass all frames regardless of type (normal
vs. Control). When disabled, the MAC does not pass valid Control frames. 0
2 RX FLOW CONTROL When enabled (set to ’1’), the MAC acts upon received PAUSE Flow Control
frames. When disabled, received PAUSE Flow Control frames are ignored. 0
3 TX FLOW CONTROL When enabled (set to ’1’), PAUSE Flow Control frames are allowed to be
transmitted. When disabled, Flow Control frames are blocked. 0
4 LOOPBACK Setting this bit will cause the MAC Transmit interface to be looped back to the MAC
Receive interface. Clearing this bit results in normal operation. 0
7:5 - Unused 0x0
8 RESET TX Setting this bit will put the Transmit Function logic in reset. 0
9 RESET MCS / TX Setting this bit resets the MAC Control Sublayer / Transmit logic. The MCS logic
implements flow control. 0
10 RESET RX Setting this bit will put the Ethernet receive logic in reset. 0
11 RESET MCS / RX Setting this bit resets the MAC Control Sublayer / Receive logic. The MCS logic
implements flow control. 0x0
13:12 - Reserved. User software should not write ones to reserved bits. The value read
from a reserved bit is not defined. 0x0
14 SIMULATION RESET Setting this bit will cause a reset to the random number generator within the
Transmit Function. 0
15 SOFT RESET Setting this bit will put all modules within the MAC in reset except the Host
Interface. 1
31:16 - Reserved. User software should not write ones to reserved bits. The value read
from a reserved bit is not defined. 0x0
Table 188. MAC Configu ration reg iste r 2 (MAC2 - address 0xFFE00004) bit descr iption
Bit Symbol Function Reset
value
0 FULL-DUPLEX When enabled (set to ’1’), the MAC operates in Full-Duplex mode. When disabled,
the MAC operates in Half-Duplex mode. 0
1FRAME LENGTH
CHECKING When enabled (set to ’1’), both transmit and receive frame lengths are compared to
the Length/Type field. If the Length/Type field represents a length then the check is
performed. Mismatches are reported in the StatusInfo word for each received frame.
0
2 HUGE FRAME
ENABLE When enabled (set to ’1’), frames of any length are transmitted and received. 0