Ethernet front-end module
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NS9750 Hardware Reference
The status bits for all interrupts are available in the Ethernet Interrupt Status
register, and the associated enables are available in the Ethernet Interrupt Enable
register. Each interrupt status bit is cleared by writing a 1 to it.
Resets
Table 204 provides a summary of all resets used for the Ethernet front-end and MAC,
as well as the modules the resets control.
Transmit buffer not ready F bit not set in transmit buffer descriptor when read from TX
buffer descriptor RAM, for a frame in progress.
TX
Transmit complete Frame transmission complete. TX
TXERR Frame not transmitted successfully. TX
TXIDLE TX_WR logic in idle mode because there are no frames to send. TX
Interrupt condition Description Interrupt
Table 203: Ethernet interrupt conditions
Bit field Register
Active
state
Default
state
Modules reset
ERX Ethernet General Control
Register #1
0 0 RX_RD, RX_WR
ETX Ethernet General Control
Register #1
00TX_RD, TX_WR
MAC_HRST Ethernet General Control
Register #1
1 0 MAC, STAT, RMII, RX_WR,
TX_RD, programmable registers in
Station Address Logic
SRST MAC1 1 1 MAC (except programmable
registers), Station Address Logic
(except programmable registers),
RMII, RX_WR, TX_RD
RPERFUN MAC1 1 0 MAC RX logic
RPEMCST MAC1 1 0 MAC PEMCS (TX side)
RPETFUN MAC1 1 0 MAC TX logic
Table 204: Reset control