Ethernet (ETH): media access control (MAC) with DMA controller RM0090
911/1422 Doc ID 018909 Rev 4
MII_TXD[0] is the least significant bit, MII_TXD[3] is the most significant bit. While
MII_TX_EN is deasserted the transmit data must have no effect upon the PHY.
● MII_CRS: carrier sense is asserted by the PHY when either the transmit or receive
medium is non idle. It shall be deasserted by the PHY when both the transmit and
receive media are idle. The PHY must ensure that the MII_CS signal remains asserted
throughout the duration of a collision condition. This signal is not required to transition
synchronously with respect to the TX and RX clocks. In full duplex mode the state of
this signal is don’t care for the MAC sublayer.
● MII_COL: collision detection must be asserted by the PHY upon detection of a collision
on the medium and must remain asserted while the collision condition persists. This
signal is not required to transition synchronously with respect to the TX and RX clocks.
In full duplex mode the state of this signal is don’t care for the MAC sublayer.
● MII_RXD[3:0]: reception data is a bundle of 4 data signals driven synchronously by the
PHY and qualified (valid data) on the assertion of the MII_RX_DV signal. MII_RXD[0] is
the least significant bit, MII_RXD[3] is the most significant bit. While MII_RX_EN is
deasserted and MII_RX_ER is asserted, a specific MII_RXD[3:0] value is used to
transfer specific information from the PHY (see Tabl e 1 6 4 ).
● MII_RX_DV: receive data valid indicates that the PHY is presenting recovered and
decoded nibbles on the MII for reception. It must be asserted synchronously
(MII_RX_CLK) with the first recovered nibble of the frame and must remain asserted
through the final recovered nibble. It must be deasserted prior to the first clock cycle
that follows the final nibble. In order to receive the frame correctly, the MII_RX_DV
signal must encompass the frame, starting no later than the SFD field.
● MII_RX_ER: receive error must be asserted for one or more clock periods
(MII_RX_CLK) to indicate to the MAC sublayer that an error was detected somewhere
in the frame. This error condition must be qualified by MII_RX_DV assertion as
described in Tabl e 1 6 4 .
Table 163. TX interface signal encoding
MII_TX_EN MII_TXD[3:0] Description
0 0000 through 1111 Normal inter-frame
1 0000 through 1111 Normal data transmission
Table 164. RX interface signal encoding
MII_RX_DV MII_RX_ERR MII_RXD[3:0] Description
0 0 0000 through 1111 Normal inter-frame
0 1 0000 Normal inter-frame
0 1 0001 through 1101 Reserved
0 1 1110 False carrier indication
0 1 1111 Reserved
1 0 0000 through 1111 Normal data reception
1 1 0000 through 1111 Data reception with errors
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