Datasheet

78Q2120C
10/100BASE-TX
Transceiver
Page: 11 of 35 © 2009 Teridian Semiconductor Corporation Rev 1.3
MR0: Control Register
BIT SYMBOL TYPE DEFAULT DESCRIPTION
0.15 RESET R/SC 0
Reset: Setting this bit to ‘1’ resets the device and sets all registers
to their default states. This bit is self-clearing.
0.14 LOOPBK R/W 0
Loopback: When this bit is set to ‘1’, no transmission of data on the
network medium occurs and any receive data on the network
medium is ignored. The loopback signal path will encompass most
of the digital circuitry.
0.13 SPEEDSL R/W (1)
Speed Selection: This bit determines the speed of operation of the
78Q2120C. Setting this bit to ‘1’ indicates 100Base-TX operation
and a ‘0’ indicates 10Base-T mode. This bit will default to a ‘1’ upon
reset. If the TECH[2:0] pins are all logic zero and auto-negotiation is
not enabled, this bit will be writeable. If auto-negotiation is not
enabled and the TECH[2:0] pins are set to indicate that only
10Base-T is supported, this bit will be forced to logic zero and will
not be writeable. If auto-negotiation is not enabled and the
TECH[2:0] pins are set to indicate that only 100Base-TX is
supported, this bit will be forced to logic one and will not be
writeable. When auto-negotiation is enabled, this bit will not be
writeable and will have no effect on the 78Q2120C. If the
TECH[2:0] pins are brought to zero from another value, this bit will
retain its original value until it is overwritten.
0.12 ANEGEN R/W (1)
Auto-Negotiation Enable: Setting this bit to ‘1’ enables the auto-
negotiation process. This bit can only be set if the ANEGA pin is a
logic one and will default to ‘1’ upon reset. If this bit is cleared to ‘0’,
manual speed and duplex mode selection is accomplished through
bits 0.13 (SPEEDSL) and 0.8 (DUPLEX) of the Control Register or
the TECH[2:0] pins according to the table shown in the section
describing the TECH[2:0] pins. If the ANEGA pin is brought from ‘0’
to ‘1’ and reset is not asserted, this bit will remain at ‘0’ until a ‘1’ is
written.
0.11 PWRDN R/W 0
Power-Down: The device may be placed in a low power
consumption state by setting this bit to ‘1’. While in the power-down
state, the device will still respond to management transactions.
Setting the PWRDN pin high also activates the power-down state.
0.10 ISO R/W (0)
Isolate: When set to ‘1’, the device presents a high-impedance on
its MII output pins. This allows for multiple PHY’s to be attached to
the same MII interface. When the device is isolated, it still responds
to management transactions. The default value of this bit depends
on the ISODEF pin. When ISODEF pin is tied high, the ISO bit
defaults to high. Otherwise, it defaults to low. The Isolate mode can
also be activated using the ISO pin.
0.9 RANEG R/SC 0
Restart Auto-Negotiation: Normally, the Auto-Negotiation process is
started at power up. The process can be restarted by setting this bit
to ‘1’. This bit is self-clearing.