MII Management (EPHY) Registers
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SLAU723A – October 2017 – Revised October 2018
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Ethernet Controller
15.7.27 EPHYCDCR Register (Address = 0x1E) [reset = 0x102]
Ethernet PHY Cable Diagnostic Control - MR30 (EPHYCDCR)
This register provides the ability to start cable diagnostics and monitor its status.
EPHYCDCR is shown in
and described in
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Figure 15-115. EPHYCDCR Register
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
START
RESERVED
LINKQUAL
R/W-0x0
R-0x0
R-0x1
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
RESERVED
DONE
FAIL
R-0x0
R-0x1
R-0x0
Table 15-127. EPHYCDCR Register Field Descriptions
Bit
Field
Type
Reset
Description
15
START
R/W
0x0
Cable Diagnostic Process Start. Diagnostic Start bit is cleared with
raise of Diagnostic Done indication.
0x0 = Cable Diagnostic is disabled
0x1 = Start cable diagnostic measurement
14-10
RESERVED
R
0x0
9-8
LINKQUAL
R
0x1
Link Quality Indication. The value of these bits are valid only when
link is active (when the LINK bit in the EPHYSTS register is a 0x1).
0x0 = Reserved
0x1 = Good Quality Link Indication
0x2 = Mid- Quality Link Indication
0x3 = Poor Quality Link Indication
7-2
RESERVED
R
0x0
1
DONE
R
0x1
Cable Diagnostic Process Done.
0x0 = Diagnostic has not completed
0x1 = Indicates that the cable measurement process completed
0
FAIL
R
0x0
Cable Diagnostic Process Fail.
0x0 = Diagnostic has not failed
0x1 = Indicates that the cable measurement process failed