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Table 1. EMAC and MDIO Signals for MII Interface

Signal

Type

Description

MTCLK

I

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

 

 

for transmit operations. The MTXD and MTXEN signals are tied to this clock. The clock is generated

 

 

by the PHY and is 2.5 MHZ at 10 Mbps operation and 25 MHZ at 100 Mbps operation.

MTXD[3-0]

O

Transmit data (MTXD). The transmit data pins are a collection of 4 data signals comprising 4 bits of

 

 

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

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 deasserted 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 and 25 MHZ at 100 Mbps operation.

MRXD[3-0]

I

Receive data (MRXD). The receive data pins are a collection of 4 data signals comprising 4 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 all but the data bit cycles

 

 

at which time it is an input for read operations.

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