Intel 82546GB/EB Network Card User Manual


 
x Software Developer’s Manual
Contents
12 Dual Port Characteristics.................................................................................... 207
12.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................207
12.2 Features of Each MAC......................................................................................207
12.2.1 PCI/PCI-X interface.......................................................................... 207
12.2.2 MAC Configuration Register Space ................................................. 209
12.2.3 SDP, LED, INT# output .................................................................... 209
12.3 Shared EEPROM..............................................................................................210
12.3.1 EEPROM Map..................................................................................210
12.3.2 EEPROM Arbitration ........................................................................210
12.4 Shared FLASH ..................................................................................................211
12.4.1 FLASH Access Contention...............................................................211
12.5 LAN Disable ......................................................................................................212
12.5.1 Overview .......................................................................................... 212
12.5.2 Values Sampled on Reset................................................................ 212
12.5.3 Multi-Function Advertisement........................................................... 213
12.5.4 Interrupt Use.....................................................................................213
12.5.5 Power Reporting............................................................................... 213
12.5.6 Summary.......................................................................................... 214
13 Register Descriptions........................................................................................... 215
13.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................215
13.2 Register Conventions........................................................................................215
13.2.1 Memory and I/O Address Decoding .................................................216
13.2.2 I/O-Mapped Internal Register, Internal Memory, and Flash .............217
13.3 PCI-X Register Access Split..............................................................................223
13.4 Main Register Descriptions ...............................................................................224
13.4.1 Device Control Register ...................................................................224
13.4.2 Device Status Register..................................................................... 229
13.4.3 EEPROM/Flash Control & Data Register......................................... 232
13.4.4 EEPROM Read Register..................................................................234
13.4.5 Flash Access....................................................................................236
13.4.6 Extended Device Control Register ................................................... 237
13.4.7 MDI Control Register........................................................................242
13.4.8 Flow Control Address Low ...............................................................283
13.4.9 Flow Control Address High...............................................................283
13.4.10 Flow Control Type ............................................................................ 284
13.4.11 VLAN Ether Type ............................................................................. 284
13.4.12 Flow Control Transmit Timer Value..................................................285
13.4.13 Transmit Configuration Word Register............................................. 286
13.4.14 Receive Configuration Word Register..............................................287
13.4.15 LED Control...................................................................................... 289
13.4.16 Packet Buffer Allocation ...................................................................292
13.4.17 Interrupt Cause Read Register......................................................... 293
13.4.18 Interrupt Throttling Register.............................................................. 295
13.4.19 Interrupt Cause Set Register............................................................296
13.4.20 Interrupt Mask Set/Read Register....................................................297
13.4.21 Interrupt Mask Clear Register ..........................................................298
13.4.22 Receive Control Register ................................................................. 300
13.4.23 Flow Control Receive Threshold Low............................................... 304
13.4.24 Flow Control Receive Threshold High.............................................. 305