TNETE211 Register Descriptions

Table B±1. PHY Generic Control Register Bits (Continued)

Bit

Name

Function

11

PDOWN

Power down: When this bit is set (default), the PHY is placed in a low-power consump-

 

 

tion state. This bit resets the 802.12 MAC state machine to MAC0. It stops the Tx and

 

 

Rx functions and disables the oscillator by deasserting POSCEN² . In power-down

 

 

mode, PDOWN is the only bit that can be written to.

10

ISOLATE

Isolate: When this bit is set (default), the PHY electrically isolates its data paths from the

 

 

MII. In this state it does not respond to MTKD[3::0], MTXEN, and MTXER inputs, and

 

 

presents a high impedance on its MTCLK, MRCLK, MRXDV, MRXER, MRXD0±3, and

 

 

MCOL outputs. It will, however, still respond to management frames on MDIO and

 

 

MDCLK.

9

0

Autoconfiguration enable: Not implemented

8

0

Duplex mode: VG currently does not support a full-duplex mode

7

COLTEST

Collision test mode: Setting this bit to 1 causes the PHY to assert the collision sense

 

 

signal MCOL whenever transmit enable (MTXEN) is asserted.

6±0

Reserved

Read as 0

 

 

 

² Oscillator enable from the TNETE211

B.2.2 PHY Generic Status Register ±GEN_sts @ 0x1

Byte 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Byte 0

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Reserved

0

RFLT

0

LINK

JABBER

1

Table B±2. PHY Generic Status Register Bits

Bit

Name

Function

15

0

100Base-T4 capable: Not supported

14

0

100Base-Tx full-duplex capable: Not supported

13

0

100Base-Tx half-duplex capable: Not supported

12

0

10Base-T full-duplex capable: Not supported

11

0

10Base-T half-duplex capable: Not supported

10±6

Reserved

Read as 0

5

0

Autoconfiguration complete: Not implemented

 

 

 

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