MII Management Register Descriptions
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SPRUH22I – April 2012 – Revised November 2019
Copyright © 2012–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated
M3 Ethernet Media Access Controller (EMAC)
19.7.7 Ethernet PHY Management Register 6 – Auto-Negotiation Expansion (MR6)
Register, address 0x06
The Ethernet PHY Management Register 6 – Auto-Negotiation Expansion (MR6) register enables software
to determine the auto-negotiation and next page capabilities of the Ethernet PHY and the link partner after
auto-negotiation.
Figure 19-27. Ethernet PHY Management Register 6 – Auto-Negotiation Expansion (MR6) Register
15
8
Reserved
R-0
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Reserved
LPNPA
Reserved
PRX
LPANEGA
R-0
R-0
R-0
R-0
R-0
R-0
LEGEND: R/W = Read/Write; R = Read only; -
n
= value after reset
Table 19-26. Ethernet PHY Management Register 6 – Auto-Negotiation Expansion (MR6) Register
Field Descriptions
Bit
Field
Value
Description
15-5
Reserved
0
Reserved
4
0
Only one technology was detected at link up.
1
More than one technology was detected at link up. This bit is automatically cleared when read.
3
LPNPA
Link Partner is Next Page Able
0
The link partner is not enabled to support next page.
1
The link partner is enabled to support next page.
2
Reserved
Reserved
1
PRX
New Page Received
0
A new page has not been received.
1
A new page has been received from the link partner and stored. This bit is automatically cleared
when read.
0
LPANEGA
Link Partner is Auto-Negotiation Able
0
The link partner is not enabled to support auto-negotiation
1
The link partner is enabled to support auto-negotiation.