Ethernet MAC Controller
LH79524/LH79525 User’s Guide
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Version 1.0
6.3.2.3 Network Status Register (NETSTATUS)
The NETSTATUS register is a read-only register that reports status of the PHY and MDIO.
Table 6-10. NETSTATUS Register
BIT
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
FIELD
///
RESET
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TYPE
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
BIT
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
FIELD
///
PHYIDLE
MDIOINSTAT
///
RESET
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
—
—
TYPE
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
ADDR
0xFF 0x08
Table 6-11. NETSTATUS Fields
BITS
NAME
FUNCTION
31:3
///
Reserved
Reading returns 0. Write the reset value.
2
PHYIDLE
PHY Logic Idle
The PHY management logic is idle (i.e. has completed).
1 = PHY Management Logic is idle
0 = PHY Management Logic is active
1
MDIOINSTAT
ETHERMDIO Input Status
Returns status of the ETHERMDIO pin. Use
the PHY Maintenance register for reading managed frames rather than
this bit.
1 = ETHERMDIO pin is HIGH
0 = ETHERMDIO pin is LOW
0
///
Reserved
Reading returns undetermined values. Write 0.