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NXP Semiconductors UM10237
Chapter 11: LPC24XX Ethernet
All bits can be written and read. The Tx/RxReset bits are write only, reading will return a 0.

7.2.2 Status Register (Status - 0xFFE0 0104)

The Status register (Status) is a Read Only register with an address of 0xFFE00104. Its
bit definition is shown in Table11–207.
The values represent the status of the two channels/datapaths. When the status is 1, the
channel is active, meaning:
It is enabled and the Rx/TxEnable bit is set in the Command register or it just got
disabled while still transmitting or receiving a frame.
Also, for the transmit channel, the transmit queue is not empty
i.e. ProduceIndex != ConsumeIndex.
Also, for the receive channel, the receive queue is not full
i.e. ProduceIndex != ConsumeIndex - 1.
The status transitions from active to inactive if the channel is disabled by a software reset
of the Rx/TxEnable bit in the Command register and the channel has committed the status
and data of the current frame to memory. The status also transitions to inactive if the
transmit queue is empty or if the receive queue is full and status and data have been
committed to memory.

7.2.3 Receive Descriptor Base Address Register (RxDescriptor - 0xFFE0 0108)

The Receive Descriptor base address register (RxDescriptor) has an address of
0xFFE0 0108. Its bit definition is shown in Table11–208.
8 TxFlowControl Enable IEEE 802.3 / clause 31 flow control sending pause
frames in full duplex and continuous preamble in half duplex. 0
9 RMII When set to ’1’, RMII mode is selected; if ’0’, MII mode is
selected. 0
10 FullDuplex When set to ’1’, indicates full duplex operation. 0
31:11 - Unused 0x0
Table 206. Command regi ster (Command - address 0xFFE00100) bit description
Bit Symbol Function Reset
value
Table 207. Status register (Status - address 0xFFE0 0104) bit description
Bit Symbol Function Reset
value
0 RxStatus If 1, the receive channel is active. If 0, the receive channel is inactive. 0
1 TxStatus If 1, the transmit channel is active. If 0, the transmit channel is inactive. 0
31:2 - Unused 0x0
Table 208. Rec eive Desc riptor Base Address register (RxDescriptor - address 0xFFE0 0108)
bit description
Bit Symbol Function Reset
value
1:0 - Fixed to ’00’ -
31:2 RxDescriptor MSBs of receive descriptor base address. 0x0