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Mac network status register – Rainbow Electronics AT75C220 User Manual

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BIG

Receive 1522 bytes. When set, the MAC will receive up to 1522 bytes. Normally the MAC will receive frames up to
1518 bytes in length.

EAE

External address match enable. Optional.

CLK

The system clock (HCLK) is divided down to generate MDC (the clock for the MDIO). For conformance with IEEE 802.3
MDC must not exceed 2.5 MHz. At reset this field is set to 10 so that HCLK is divided by 32.

RTY

Retry test. When set, the time between frames will always be one time slot. For test purposes only. Must be cleared for
normal operation.

MAC Network Status Register

Register Name: ETH_SR

Access Type: Read-only

Reset Value: 0x4

LINK

The status of the LINK pin. Optional.

MDIO

Returns status of the MDIO pin.

IDLE

The PHY management logic is idle (i.e., has completed).

CLK

MDC

00

HCLK divided by 8

01

HCLK divided by 16

10

HCLK divided by 32

11

HCLK divided by 64

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MDIO

LINK