EVB9311 SMSC, EVB9311 Datasheet - Page 168

• Manufacturer Part Number: EVB9311
• Description: EVALUATION BOARD LAN9311-NU
• Manufacturer: SMSC
• Series: 0133r

Specifications of EVB9311

• Main Purpose: Interface, Ethernet
• Embedded: No
• Utilized Ic / Part: LAN9311
• Primary Attributes: 2 Ports, 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T, Managed
• Secondary Attributes: 2 PHYs with HP Auto-MDIX, Auto- Flow Control, 32-bit CRC, MDI/MDI-X
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: 638-1076

Revision 1.7 (06-29-10)
14.1
14.1.1
14.1.2
14.1.3
The LAN9311/LAN9311i contains four host-accessible FIFO’s: TX Status, RX Status, TX Data, and RX
Data. These FIFO’s store the incoming and outgoing address and data information, acting as a conduit
between the host bus interface (HBI) and the Host MAC. The sizes of these FIFO’s are configurable
via the
Configuration," on page 122
For additional information on the FIFO configuration registers accessible via the Host Bus Interface,
refer to their respective register definitions located in section
TX/RX Data FIFO’s
The TX and RX Data FIFO ports have the base address of 020h and 000h respectively. However, each
FIFO is also accessible at seven additional contiguous memory locations, as can be seen in
Figure
they all function identically and contain the same data. This alias port addressing is implemented to
allow hosts to burst through sequential addresses.
TX/RX Status FIFO’s
The TX and RX Status FIFO’s can each be read from two register locations; the Status FIFO Port, and
the Status FIFO PEEK. The TX and RX Status FIFO Ports (048h and 040h respectively) will perform
a destructive read, popping the data from the TX or RX Status FIFO. The TX and RX Status FIFO
PEEK register locations (04Ch and 044h respectively) allow a non-destructive read of the top (oldest)
location of the FIFO’s.
Direct FIFO Access Mode
When the FIFO_SEL pin is driven high, the LAN9311/LAN9311i enters the direct FIFO access mode.
In this mode, all host write operations are to the TX Data FIFO and all host read operations are from
the RX Data FIFO. When FIFO_SEL is asserted, only the A[2:1] host address signals are decoded.
All other address signals are ignored in this mode. When the endianess select pin (END_SEL) is low,
the TX/RX Data FIFO’s are accessed in little endian mode. When END_SEL is high, the TX/RX Data
FIFO’s are accessed in big endian mode. The A[2:1] inputs are used during Data FIFO direct PIO burst
cycles to delimit WORD accesses. For more information on endianess selection, refer to section
Section 8.4, "Host
TX/RX FIFO Ports
14.1. The Host may access the TX or RX Data FIFO’s at any of these alias port locations, as
Hardware Configuration Register
Endianess".
for additional information on FIFO size configuration.
DATASHEET
(HW_CFG). Refer to
168
Two Port 10/100 Managed Ethernet Switch with 16-Bit Non-PCI CPU Interface
Section 14.2.2, "Host MAC &
Section 9.7.3, "FIFO Memory Allocation
SMSC LAN9311/LAN9311i
FIFO’s".
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