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4.5 PHY 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
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C6472/TCI6486 EMAC/MDIO SPRUEF8F–March 2006–Revised November 2010
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