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EMAC Functional Architecture

Table 4 summarizes the individual EMAC and MDIO signals for the GMII interface.

 

 

Table 4. EMAC and MDIO Signals for GMII Interface

Signal Name

I/O

Description

MTCLK

I

Transmit clock (MTCLK). The transmit clock is a continuous clock that provides the timing

 

 

reference for transmit operations in 10/100 Mbps mode. The MTXD and MTXEN signals are

 

 

tied to this clock when in 10/100 Mbps mode. The clock is generated by the PHY and is 2.5

 

 

MHz at 10 Mbps operation, and 25 MHz at 100 Mbps operation.

GMTCLK

O

GMII source synchronous transmit clock (GMTCLK). This clock is used in 1000 Mbps mode

 

 

only, providing a continuous 125 MHz frequency for transmit operations. The MTXD and

 

 

MTXEN signals are tied to this clock when in Gigabit mode. The clock is generated by the

 

 

EMAC and is 125 MHz.

MTXD[7-0]

O

Transmit data (MTXD). The transmit data pins are a collection of 8 data signals comprising 8

 

 

bits of data. MTDX0 is the least-significant bit (LSB). The signals are synchronized by MTCLK

 

 

in 10/100 Mbps mode, and by GMTCLK in Gigabit mode, and valid only when MTXEN is

 

 

asserted.

MTXEN

O

Transmit enable (MTXEN). The transmit enable signal indicates that the MTXD pins are

 

 

generating nibble data for use by the PHY. It is driven synchronously to MTCLK in 10/100

 

 

Mbps mode, and to GMTCLK in Gigabit mode.

MCOL

I

Collision detected (MCOL). The MCOL pin is asserted by the PHY when it detects a collision

 

 

on the network. It remains asserted while the collision condition persists. This signal is not

 

 

necessarily synchronous to MTCLK nor MRCLK. This pin is used in half-duplex operation

 

 

only.

MCRS

I

Carrier sense (MCRS). The MCRS pin is asserted by the PHY when the network is not idle in

 

 

either transmit or receive. The pin is de-asserted when both transmit and receive are idle.

 

 

This signal is not necessarily synchronous to MTCLK nor MRCLK. This pin is used in

 

 

half-duplex operation only.

MRCLK

I

Receive clock (MRCLK). The receive clock is a continuous clock that provides the timing

 

 

reference for receive operations. The MRXD, MRXDV, and MRXER signals are tied to this

 

 

clock. The clock is generated by the PHY and is 2.5 MHz at 10 Mbps operation, 25 MHz at

 

 

100 Mbps operation and 125 MHz at 1000 Mbps operation.

MRXD[7-0]

I

Receive data (MRXD). The receive data pins are a collection of 8 data signals comprising 8

 

 

bits of data. MRDX0 is the least-significant bit (LSB). The signals are synchronized by

 

 

MRCLK and valid only when MRXDV is asserted.

MRXDV

I

Receive data valid (MRXDV). The receive data valid signal indicates that the MRXD pins are

 

 

generating nibble data for use by the EMAC. It is driven synchronously to MRCLK.

MRXER

I

Receive error (MRXER). The receive error signal is asserted for one or more MRCLK periods

 

 

to indicate that an error was detected in the received frame. This is meaningful only during

 

 

data reception when MRXDV is active.

MDCLK

O

Management data clock (MDCLK). The MDIO data clock is sourced by the MDIO module on

 

 

the system. It is used to synchronize MDIO data access operations done on the MDIO pin.

 

 

The frequency of this clock is controlled by the CLKDIV bits in the MDIO control register

 

 

(CONTROL).

MDIO

I/O

Management data input output (MDIO). The MDIO pin drives PHY management data into and

 

 

out of the PHY by way of an access frame consisting of start of frame, read/write indication,

 

 

PHY address, register address, and data bit cycles. The MDIO pin acts as an output for

 

 

everything except the data bit cycles, when the pin acts as an input for read operations.

SPRU975B –August 2006

Ethernet Media Access Controller (EMAC)/Management Data Input/Output (MDIO)

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