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4.5PHY Link Status Register (LINK)

The PHY link status register (LINK) is shown in Figure 32 and described in Table 25.

 

Figure 32. PHY Link Status Register (LINK)

31

16

 

 

 

LINK

 

 

 

R-0

15

0

LINK

R-0

LEGEND: R = Read only; -n= value after reset

Table 25. PHY Link Status Register (LINK) Field Descriptions

Bit

Field

Value

Description

 

 

 

 

31-0

LINK

 

MDIO Link state bits. This register is updated after a read of the Generic Status Register of a PHY.

 

 

 

The bit is set if the PHY with the corresponding address has link and the PHY acknowledges the

 

 

 

read transaction. The bit is reset if the PHY indicates it does not have a link or fails to acknowledge

 

 

 

the read transaction. Writes to the register have no effect.

 

 

0

The PHY indicates it does not have a link or fails to acknowledge the read transaction

 

 

1

The PHY with the corresponding address has a link and the PHY acknowledges the read

 

 

 

transaction

 

 

 

 

80

C6472/TCI6486 EMAC/MDIO

SPRUEF8F –March 2006 –Revised November 2010

 

 

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