High Performance Two Port 10/100 Managed Ethernet Switch with 32-Bit Non-PCI CPU Interface
Datasheet
SMSC LAN9312
245
Revision 1.4 (08-19-08)
DATASHEET
14.2.8
Virtual PHY
This section details the Virtual PHY System CSR’s. These registers provide status and control
information similar to that of a real PHY while maintaining IEEE 802.3 compatibility. The Virtual PHY
registers are addressable via the memory map, as described in
, as well as serially via the
MII management protocol (IEEE 802.3 clause 22). When accessed serially, these registers are
accessed indirectly through the
Host MAC MII Access Register (HMAC_MII_ACC)
and
via the MII serial management protocol specified in IEEE 802.3
clause 22. When being accessed serially, the Virtual PHY will respond when the PHY address equals
the address assigned by the phy_addr_sel_strap configuration strap, as defined in
. A list of all Virtual PHY register indexes for serial access can be seen in
. For more information on the Virtual PHY access modes, refer to section
. For
Virtual PHY functionality and operation information, see
Section 7.3, "Virtual PHY," on page 96
Note:
All Virtual PHY registers follow the IEEE 802.3 (clause 22.2.4) specified MII management
register set. All functionality and bit definitions comply with these standards. The IEEE 802.3
specified register index (in decimal) is included under the LAN9312 memory mapped offset of
each Virtual PHY register as a reference. For additional information, refer to the IEEE 802.3
Specification.
Note:
When serially accessed, the Virtual PHY registers are only 16-bits wide, as is standard for MII
management of PHY’s.
Table 14.4 Virtual PHY MII Serially Adressable Register Index
INDEX #
SYMBOL
REGISTER NAME
0
VPHY_BASIC_CTRL
Virtual PHY Basic Control Register,
1
VPHY_BASIC_STATUS
Virtual PHY Basic Status Register,
2
VPHY_ID_MSB
Virtual PHY Identification MSB Register,
3
VPHY_ID_LSB
Virtual PHY Identification LSB Register,
4
VPHY_AN_ADV
Virtual PHY Auto-Negotiation Advertisement Register,
5
VPHY_AN_LP_BASE_ABILITY
Virtual PHY Auto-Negotiation Link Partner Base Page Ability
Register,
6
VPHY_AN_EXP
Virtual PHY Auto-Negotiation Expansion Register,
31
VPHY_SPEC_CTRL_STATUS
Virtual PHY Special Control/Status Register,