BCM5722 Programmer’s Guide
10/15/07
Broadcom Corporation
Page 511 Transceiver Registers (BCM5906/BCM5906M) Document 5722-PG101-R
Auxiliary Status 3 Register (Shadow Register)
Noise[7:0]
The PHY provides the current mean-squared error value for noise when a valid link is established.
FIFO Consumption[3:0]
The PHY indicates the number of nibbles of FIFO currently used.
Table 562: Auxiliary Status 3 Register (Shadow Register 28d, 1Ch)
BIt Name R/W Description Default
15:8 Noise[7:0] R/O Current mean-squared error value, valid only if link is
established
00h
7:4 Reserved - - 000h
3:0 FIFO Consumption[3:0] R/O Currently utilized number of nibbles in the receive FIFO 0000
MII shadow register bank 1 is accessed by setting MII register 1Fh bit 7 to a 1.
R/W = Read/Write, RO = Read only, SC = Self Clear, LL = Latched Low, LH = Latched High, LL and LH Clear after read
operation. Use default values of reserved bit(s) when writing to reserved bit(s).