BCR33, and BCR34) in the integrated PCnet controller
to control and communicate to the HomePNA PHY via
the MDC and MDIO signals.
1 Mbps HomePNA PHY Internal Registers
The registers of the HomePNA PHY are accessible via
the internal MII interface. This interface uses the MII
Control, Address, and Data Registers (BCR32,
See Table 46 through Table 63.
HPR0: HomePNA PHY MII Control (Register 0)
Table 46. HPR0: HomePNA PHY MII Control (Register 0)
Read/
Default
Hex
Soft
Reset
Bits
Mnemonic
Description
Write
MII_CONTROL
1 = RESET
15
RESET
0 = Normal operation
** Self Clearing
R/W
0
0
1 = MII Loopback enabled
0 = MII Loopback disabled
14
13
12
Loopback
R/W
R
0
0
0
0
0
0
Speed Selection
Auto-Negotiation Enabled
0 = 10 Mbps
1 = Enabled
0 = Disabled
R/W
1 = Power down
11
10
9
Power Down
0 = Normal operation
R/W
R/W
R/W
R/W
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
(This bit is mirrored in PHY Control bit 4)
1 = Electrically isolate PHY from MII
0 = Normal operation
Isolate
1 = Restart Auto-Negotiation
0 = Normal operation
** Self Clearing
Restart Auto-Negotiation
Duplex Mode
1 = Full-Duplex (for test purposes only)
0 = Half-Duplex
8
7
Collision Test
Reserved
0 = Disable COL test signal
Write as 0, Ignore Read
R/W
R/W
0
0
0
0
6:0
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