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MDIO Registers
4.5PHY Link Status Register (LINK)
The PHY link status register (LINK) is shown in Figure 19 and described in Table 18.
| Figure 19. PHY Link Status Register (LINK) |
31 | 16 |
| LINK |
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15 | 0 |
LINK
LEGEND: R = Read only;
Table 18. PHY Link Status Register (LINK) Field Descriptions
Bit | Field | Value | Description |
LINK |
| MDIO Link state bits. This register is updated after a read of the Generic Status Register of a PHY. | |
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| The bit is set if the PHY with the corresponding address has link and the PHY acknowledges the |
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| read transaction. The bit is reset if the PHY indicates it does not have link or fails to acknowledge |
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| the read transaction. Writes to the register have no effect. |
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| 0 | The PHY indicates it does not have a link or fails to acknowledge the read transaction |
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| 1 | The PHY with the corresponding address has a link and the PHY acknowledges the read |
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| transaction |
70 | Ethernet Media Access Controller (EMAC)/Management Data Input/Output (MDIO) | SPRU975B |