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7.5.47 TX_MAC Random Number Seed Register
This 10-bit register is used as a seed for the random number generator in the
backoff algorithm. The register has significance only after power-on reset,
and it should be programmed with a random value which has a high likeli-
hood of being unique for each MAC attached to a network segment (10 LSB
of the MAC address). During normal operation, the register contents are up-
dated constantly by the hardware, and a PIO read from this register will return
an unpredictable result.
7.5.48 TX_MAC State Machine Register
This eight-bit register provides the current state for all the state machines in
TX_MAC.
Table 176: TX_MAC Late Collision Counter Definition
Field Bits Description Type
Late collision counter 7:0 Loadable counter increments for every
transmit frame that has experienced a late
collision.
R/W
Table 177: TX_MAC Random Number Seed Register Address
Register Physical Address Access Size
Random number seed register 0x8C0_6250 4 bytes
Table 178: TX_MAC Random Number Seed Register Definition
Field Bits Description Type
Random number seed 9:0 Seed for the random number generator in
the backoff algorithm.
R/W
Table 179: TX_MAC State Machine Register Address
Register Physical Address Access Size
TX_MAC state machine register 0x8C0_6254 4 bytes