High Performance Two Port 10/100 Managed Ethernet Switch with 32-Bit Non-PCI CPU Interface

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The following procedure should be followed in order to add, delete, and modify the ALR entries:

1.Write the Switch Engine ALR Write Data 0 Register (SWE_ALR_WR_DAT_0) and Switch Engine ALR Write Data 1 Register (SWE_ALR_WR_DAT_1) with the desired MAC address and control bits.

Note:An entry can be deleted by setting the Valid and Static bits to 0.

2.Write the Switch Engine ALR Command Register (SWE_ALR_CMD) register with 0004h (Make Entry)

3.Poll the Make Pending bit in the Switch Engine ALR Command Status Register (SWE_ALR_CMD_STS) until it is cleared.

4.Write the Switch Engine ALR Command Register (SWE_ALR_CMD) with 0000h.

The ALR contains a search engine that is used by the host to read the MAC Address Table. This engine is accessed by using the Switch Engine ALR Command Register (SWE_ALR_CMD), Switch Engine ALR Read Data 0 Register (SWE_ALR_RD_DAT_0), and Switch Engine ALR Read Data 1 Register (SWE_ALR_RD_DAT_1).

Note: The entries read are not necessarily in the same order as they were learned or manually added.

The following procedure should be followed in order to read the ALR entries:

1.Write the Switch Engine ALR Command Register (SWE_ALR_CMD) with 0002h (Get First Entry).

2.Write the Switch Engine ALR Command Register (SWE_ALR_CMD) with 0000h (Clear the Get First Entry Bit)

3.Poll the Valid and End of Table bits in the Switch Engine ALR Read Data 1 Register (SWE_ALR_RD_DAT_1) until either are set.

4.If the Valid bit is set, then the entry is valid and the data from the Switch Engine ALR Read Data 0 Register (SWE_ALR_RD_DAT_0) and Switch Engine ALR Read Data 1 Register (SWE_ALR_RD_DAT_1) can be stored.

5.If the End of Table bit is set, then exit.

6.Write the Switch Engine ALR Command Register (SWE_ALR_CMD) with 0001h (Get Next Entry).

7.Write the Switch Engine ALR Command Register (SWE_ALR_CMD) with 0000h (Clear the Get Next Entry bit)

8.Go to step 3.

Note: Refer to Section 14.5.3.1, on page 366 through Section 14.5.3.6, on page 373 for detailed definitions of these registers.

SMSC LAN9312

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Revision 1.4 (08-19-08)

 

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