Altima AC101 Series User manual

PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
■AC101
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AC101QF/TF Ultra Low Power 10/100
Ethernet Transceiver
Figure 1: Functional Block Diagram
GENERAL DESCRIPTION FEATURES
The AC101QF/TF is a highly integrated, 3.3V, low power,
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/FX, Ethernet transceiver implement-
ed in 0.35 µm CMOS technology. Multiple modes of operation,
including normal operation, test mode and power saving mode,
are available through either hardware or software control.
Features include MAC interfaces, encoder/decoders (EN-
DECs), Scrambler/Descrambler, and Auto-Negotiation (ANeg)
with support for parallel detection. The transmitter includes a
dual-speed clock synthesizer that only needs one external clock
source (crystal or clock oscillator). The chip has built-in wave
shaping driver circuit for both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps, eliminat-
ing the need for an external hybrid filter. The receiver has an
adaptive equalizer/DC restoration circuit for accurate clock and
data recovery for the 100BASE-TX signal. It also provides an
on-chip low pass filer/Squelch circuit for the 10BASE-T signal.
MAC interfaces to support 10/100 MII, 100M only Symbol
Mode, 10M only Symbol Mode and 10M only 7 wire interface
are included.
The AC101TF and the AC101QF are the same product in differ-
ent packages.
•MII MAC connection
- 5 Volt tolerant and 2.5 Volt capable
•10/100 TX/FX
- Full-duplex or half-duplex
- FEFI on 100FX
•Two packages: 80TQFP and 100PQFP
•Industrial temperature: -40°C to +85°C
•Very low power – TYP < 280 mW (Total)
- Cable Detect mode – TYP < 40 mW (Total)
- Power Down mode – TYP < 3.3 mW (Total)
- Selectable TX drivers for 1:1 or 1.25:1 transformers for
additional power reduction
•3.3 Volt .35 micron CMOS
•Fully compliant with
- IEEE 802.3/802.3u
-MII
•Baseline Wander Compensation
•Multi-Function LED outputs
•Legacy 10BASE-T 7 wire interface
•100M Symbol Mode/10M Symbol Mode
•Cable length indicator
•Reverse polarity detection and correction with register bit
indication – automatic or forced
•8 programmable interrupts
•Diagnostic registers
10TX
10RX
100RX
100TX
20 MHzControl/Status
25 MHz
XTLP/N CKIN TEST[3:0] LED Drivers
RX FLP
Mux
Auto-
Negotiation
10BASE-T
PLL Clk Gen
Test/LED Control
MII Serial Management
Interface and Registers
MII Data
Interface
PHYAD[4:0]
PMA
o Clk Recov
o Link Mon
o Signal Det
TP_PMD
o MLT-3
o BLW
o Stream
MAC
or
RIC
Interface
PCS
o Framer
o Carrier
Cipher
Detect
o 4B/5B
MII Serial
Mgmt
Interface
TXOP/TXON
RXIP/RXIN
FXTP/FXTN
FXRP/FXRN

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Revision History
Revision Date Change Description
AC101-DS00-R 5/22/01 Initial release.
AC101-DS01-R Changed signal names: FX_DIS, FXRP/FXRN, FXTP/FXTN, RXIP/RX-
IN, and TXOP/TXON.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1: Functional Description......................................................................................1
Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
MAC Interface............................................................................................................................................... 1
Media Independent Interface (MII).......................................................................................................... 1
Serial Management Interface (SMI)................................................................................................. 1
Interrupts.......................................................................................................................................... 2
Carrier Sense/RX_DV...................................................................................................................... 2
7-Wire Serial Interface............................................................................................................................ 2
PCS Bypass............................................................................................................................................ 3
100 Mbps PCS Bypass.................................................................................................................... 3
10 Mbps PCS Bypass...................................................................................................................... 3
Media Interface............................................................................................................................................. 3
10BASE-T Interface................................................................................................................................ 3
Transmit Function............................................................................................................................ 3
Receive Function............................................................................................................................. 3
Link Monitor ..................................................................................................................................... 3
100BASE-TX Interface............................................................................................................................ 3
Transmit Function............................................................................................................................ 4
Parallel to Serial, NRZ to NRZI, and MLT3 Conversion................................................................... 4
Receive Function............................................................................................................................. 4
Baseline Wander Compensation ..................................................................................................... 5
Clock/Data Recovery....................................................................................................................... 5
Decoder/De-scrambler..................................................................................................................... 5
Link Monitor ..................................................................................................................................... 5
100BASE-FX Interface............................................................................................................................ 6
Transmit Function............................................................................................................................ 6
Receive Function............................................................................................................................. 6
Link Monitor ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Far-End-Fault-Insertion (FEFI)......................................................................................................... 6
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/FX Interface.................................................................................................... 6
Multi-Mode Transmit Driver.............................................................................................................. 6
Adaptive Equalizer.......................................................................................................................... 7

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PLL Clock Synthesizer.....................................................................................................................7
Jabber and SQE (Heartbeat)............................................................................................................7
Reverse Polarity Detection and Correction ......................................................................................7
Hardware Configuration...........................................................................................................................7
Software Configuration............................................................................................................................7
LED Outputs.....................................................................................................................................7
Auto-Negotiation......................................................................................................................................8
Parallel Detection ....................................................................................................................................9
Diagnostics..............................................................................................................................................9
Loopback Operation.........................................................................................................................9
Cable Length Indicator.....................................................................................................................9
Reset and Power.........................................................................................................................................10
Clock Input..................................................................................................................................................10
Section 2: Signal Definitions and Pin Assignments...................................................... 11
Pin Descriptions .........................................................................................................................................11
PHY Address Pins.................................................................................................................................11
MDI (Media Dependent Interface) Pins.................................................................................................11
MII (Media Independent Interface) 100 PCS Bypass Pins....................................................................12
10 Mbps PCS Bypass Pins....................................................................................................................13
10 Mbps 7-Wire Interface Pins..............................................................................................................13
Special/Test Pins...................................................................................................................................14
Control and Status Pins.........................................................................................................................14
LED Indicators Pins...............................................................................................................................16
Power and Ground Pins ........................................................................................................................17
No Connect Pins....................................................................................................................................18
Technology Selections...............................................................................................................................18
Advanced LED Selections .........................................................................................................................19
Section 3: Pinout Diagrams.............................................................................................. 21
AC101QF Pinout Diagram..........................................................................................................................21
AC101TF Pinout Diagram...........................................................................................................................22
Section 4: Register Descriptions..................................................................................... 23
Register Summary......................................................................................................................................23
MII-Specified Registers..............................................................................................................................24

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Register 0: Control Register.................................................................................................................. 24
Register 1: Status Register................................................................................................................... 25
Register 2: PHY Identifier 1 Register.................................................................................................... 26
Register 3: PHY Identifier 2 Register.................................................................................................... 26
Register 4: Auto-Negotiation Advertisement Register........................................................................... 26
Register 5: Auto-Negotiation Link Partner Ability Register.................................................................... 27
Register 6: Auto-Negotiation Expansion Register.................................................................................28
Register 7: Auto-Negotiation Next Page Transmit Register.................................................................. 28
Altima-Specified Registers........................................................................................................................ 29
Register 16: Polarity and Interrupt Level Register ................................................................................ 29
Register 17: Interrupt Control/Status Register...................................................................................... 30
Register 18: Diagnostic Register .......................................................................................................... 30
Register 19: Power/Loopback Register ................................................................................................ 31
Register 20: Cable Measurement Register........................................................................................... 31
Register 21: Mode Control Register...................................................................................................... 32
Register 24: Receive Error Counter Register........................................................................................ 33
4B/5B Code-Group Table........................................................................................................................... 33
SMI Read/Write Sequence ......................................................................................................................... 34
Section 5: Electrical Characteristics................................................................................35
Operating Range................................................................................................................................... 35
Total Power Consumption..................................................................................................................... 35
TTL I/O Characteristics......................................................................................................................... 35
REFCLK and XTAL Pin Characteristics................................................................................................ 36
I/O Characteristics – LED/CFG Pin Characteristics.............................................................................. 36
100BASE-TX Transceiver Characteristics............................................................................................ 36
10BASE-T Transceiver Characteristics................................................................................................. 37
100BASE-FX Transceiver Characteristics............................................................................................ 37
10BASE-T Link Integrity Timing Characteristics................................................................................... 38
Section 6: Timing and AC Characteristics ......................................................................39
Digital Timing Characteristics .................................................................................................................. 39
Power on Reset Timing......................................................................................................................... 39
Management Data Interface Timing...................................................................................................... 39
100BASE-TX/FX MII Transmit System Timing ..................................................................................... 40
100BASE-TX/FX MII Receive System Timing ...................................................................................... 41

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10BASE-T MII Transmit System Timing................................................................................................42
10BASE-T MII Receive System Timing.................................................................................................44
10BASE-T 7-Wire Transmit System Timing..........................................................................................45
10BASE-T 7-Wire Receive System Timing...........................................................................................46
10BASE-T 7-Wire Collision Timing........................................................................................................46
Recommended Board Circuitry.................................................................................................................47
TX Application Termination ...................................................................................................................47
FX Application Termination ...................................................................................................................48
Power and Ground Filtering for AC101QF ............................................................................................49
Power and Ground Filtering for AC101TF.............................................................................................50
Section 7: Mechanical Information.................................................................................. 51
Package Dimensions for AC101QF (100 pin PQFP) ................................................................................51
Package Dimensions for AC101TF (80 pin TQFP)...................................................................................52

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Functional Block Diagram.................................................................................................................i
Figure 2: Multifunction LED Pin Connection................................................................................................. 19
Figure 3: Dual-color LED Indicator for Link, Duplex, and Activity Status ..................................................... 20
Figure 4: AC101QF Pinout Diagram ............................................................................................................ 21
Figure 5: AC101TF Pinout Diagram............................................................................................................. 22
Figure 6: Power-on Reset Timing................................................................................................................. 39
Figure 7: Management Data Interface Timing.............................................................................................. 40
Figure 8: 100BASE-TX/FX MII Transmit Timing .......................................................................................... 41
Figure 9: 100BASE-TX/FX MII Receive Timing ........................................................................................... 42
Figure 10: 10BASE-T MII Transmit Timing .................................................................................................... 43
Figure 11: 10BASE-T MII Receive Timing ..................................................................................................... 44
Figure 12: 10BASE-T 7-WireTransmit Timing................................................................................................ 45
Figure 13: 10BASE-T 7-Wire Receive Timing................................................................................................ 46
Figure 14: 10BASE-T 7-Wire Collision Timing ............................................................................................... 47
Figure 15: TX Application Termination Circuit................................................................................................ 47
Figure 16: FX Application Termination Circuit................................................................................................ 48
Figure 17: Power and Ground Filtering for the AC101QF.............................................................................. 49
Figure 18: Power and Ground Filtering for the AC101TF............................................................................... 50
Figure 19: Package Dimensions for AC101QF (100 pin PQFP).................................................................... 51
Figure 20: Package Dimensions for AC101TF (80 pin TQFP)....................................................................... 52

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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: PHY Address Pins......................................................................................................................... 11
Table 2: MDI (Media Dependent) Pins........................................................................................................ 11
Table 3: MII (Media Independent Interface) 100 PCS Bypass Pins............................................................ 12
Table 4: 10 Mbps PCS Bypass Pins........................................................................................................... 13
Table 5: 10 Mbps 7-Wire Interface Pins...................................................................................................... 13
Table 6: Special/Test Pins .......................................................................................................................... 14
Table 7: Control and Status Pins ................................................................................................................ 14
Table 8: LED Indicator Pins ........................................................................................................................ 16
Table 9: Power and Ground Pins................................................................................................................ 17
Table 10: No Connect Pins........................................................................................................................... 18
Table 11: Technology Solutions.................................................................................................................... 18
Table 12: Advanced LED Selections............................................................................................................. 19
Table 13: Register Summary ........................................................................................................................ 23
Table 14: Register 0: Control Register.......................................................................................................... 24
Table 15: Register 1: Status Register ........................................................................................................... 25
Table 16: Register 2: PHY Identifier 1 Register ............................................................................................ 26
Table 17: Register 3: PHY Identifier 2 Register ............................................................................................ 26
Table 18: Register 4: Auto-Negotiation Advertisement Register................................................................... 26
Table 19: Register 5: Auto-Negotiation Link Partner Ability Register............................................................ 27
Table 20: Register 6: Auto-Negotiation Expansion Register......................................................................... 28
Table 21: Register 7: Auto-Negotiation Next Page Transmit Register.......................................................... 28
Table 22: Register 16: Polarity and Interrupt Level Register ........................................................................ 29
Table 23: Register 17: Interrupt Control/Status Register.............................................................................. 30
Table 24: Register 18: Diagnostic Register................................................................................................... 30
Table 25: Register 19: Power/Loopback Register......................................................................................... 31
Table 26: Register 20: Cable Measurement Register................................................................................... 31
Table 27: Register 21: Mode Control Register.............................................................................................. 32
Table 28: Register 24: Receive Error Counter Register................................................................................ 33
Table 29: 4B/5B Code-Group Table.............................................................................................................. 33
Table 30: SMI Read/Write Sequence............................................................................................................ 34
Table 31: Total Power Consumption............................................................................................................. 35
Table 32: TTL I/O Characteristics................................................................................................................. 35

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Table 33: REFCLK and XTAL Pin Characteristics ........................................................................................36
Table 34: I/O Characteristics – LED/CFG Pin Characteristics ......................................................................36
Table 35: 100BASE-TX Transceiver Characteristics.....................................................................................36
Table 36: 10BASE-T Transceiver Characteristics.........................................................................................37
Table 37: 100BASE-FX Transceiver Characteristics.....................................................................................37
Table 39: Power On Reset Timing ................................................................................................................39
Table 40: Management Data Interface Timing ..............................................................................................39
Table 41: 100BASE-TX/FX MII Transmit System Timing..............................................................................40
Table 42: 100BASE-TX/FX MII Receive System Timing...............................................................................41
Table 43: 10BASE-T MII Transmit System Timing........................................................................................42
Table 44: 10BASE-T MII Receive System Timing.........................................................................................44
Table 45: 10BASE-T 7-Wire Transmit System Timing ..................................................................................45
Table 46: 10BASE-T 7-Wire Receive System Timing ...................................................................................46
Table 47: 10BASE-T 7-Wire Collision Timing................................................................................................46
Table 48: Quad Flat Pack Outline: 20 x 14 mm.............................................................................................51
Table 49: Quad Flat Pack Outline: 12 x 12 mm.............................................................................................52

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Section 1: Functional Description
OVERVIEW
The AC101TF/QF PHYsical layer device (PHY) integrates the 100BASE-X and 10BASE-T functions in a single chip that is
used in Fast Ethernet 10/100 Mbps applications. The 100BASE-X section consists of physical coding sublayer (PCS), phys-
ical media attachment (PMA), and physical media dependent (PMD) functions and the 10BASE-T section consists of
Manchester encoder/decoder (ENDEC) and transceiver functions. The device performs the following functions:
•4B/5B
•MLT3
•NRZI
•Manchester Encoding and Decoding
•Clock and Data Recovery
•Stream Cipher Scrambling/De-Scrambling
•Adaptive Equalization
•Line Transmission
•Carrier Sense
•Link Integrity Monitor
•Auto-Negotiation (ANeg)
•MII MAC connectivity
•MII Management Function
It also provides an IEEE802.3u compatible Media Independent Interface (MII) to communicate with an Ethernet Media Ac-
cess Controller (MAC). Selection of 10 or 100 Mbps operation is based on the settings of internal Serial Management Inter-
face registers or determined by the on-chip ANeg logic. The device can operate in 10 or 100 Mbps with full-duplex or half-
duplex mode.
MAC INTERFACE
MEDIA INDEPENDENT INTERFACE (MII)
The Media Independent Interface (MII) is an 18 wire MAC/PHY interface (see ”MII (Media Independent Interface) 100 PCS
Bypass Pins” on page 12) described in 802.3u. The purpose of the interface is to allow MAC layer devices to attach to a
variety of Physical Layer devices through a common interface. MII operates at either 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps, dependant on
the speed of the Physical Layer. With clocks running at either 25 MHz or 2.5 MHz, 4 bit data is clocked between the MAC
and PHY, synchronous with Enable and Error signals.
At the time of PLL lock on an incoming signal from the wire interface, the PHY will generate RX_CLK at either 2.5 MHz for
10 Mbps or 25 MHz for 100 Mpbs.
On receipt of valid data fromthe wire interface, RX_DV will go activesignaling to the MAC that the valid datawill be present-
ed on the RXD[3:0] pins at the speed of the RX_CLK.
On transmission of data from the MAC, TX_EN is presented to the PHY indicating the presence of valid data on TXD[3:0].
TXD[3:0] are sampled by the PHY synchronous to TX_CLK during the time that TX_EN is valid.
Serial Management Interface (SMI)
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Independent Interface) 100 PCS Bypass Pins” on page 12). MDC is a clock input to the PHY which is used to latch in or out
data and instructions for the PHY. The clock can run at any speed from DC to 25 MHz. MDIO is a bi-directional connection
used to write instructions to, write data to, or read data from the PHY. Each data bit is latched either in or out on the rising
edge of MDC. MDC is not required to maintain any speed or duty cycle, provided no half cycle is less than 20ns and that
data is presented synchronous to MDC.
MDC/MDIO are a common signal pair to all PHYs on a design. Therefore, each PHY needs to have its own unique Physical
Address. The Physical Address of the PHY is set using the pins defined as PHYAD[4:0] (see ”PHY Address Pins” on page
11). These input signals are strapped externally and sampled as reset is negated. At idle, the PHY is responsible to pull
MDIO line to a high state. Therefore, a 1.5K Ohms resistor is required to connect MDIO line to Vcc. The PHYAD can be
reprogrammed via software. A detailed definition of the Serial Management registers follows.
At the beginning of a read or write cycle, the MAC will send a continuous 32 bits of one at the MDC clock rate to indicate
preamble. A zero and a one will follow to indicate start of frame. A read OP code is a one and a zero, while a write OP code
is a zero and a one. These will be followed by 5 bits to indicate PHY address and 5 bits to indicate register address. Then 2
bits follow to allow for turn around time. For read operation, the first bit will be high impedance. Neither the PHY nor the
station will assert this bit. During the second bit time, the PHY will assert this bit to a zero. For write operation, the station
will drive a one for the first bit time, and a zero for the second bit time. The 16 bits data field is then presented. The first bit
that is transmitted is bit 15 of the register content.
Interrupts
The INTR pin (see ”MII(Media Independent Interface) 100 PCS Bypass Pins” on page 12) on the PHY willbe asserted when-
ever oneof 8 selectable interrupt events occur. Assertion state is programmable to either highor low through the INTR_LEVL
registerbit (see ”Register 16:Polarity and Interrupt LevelRegister” on page 29). Selection is made by setting the appropriate
bit in the upper half of the Interrupt Control/Status register (see ”Register 17: Interrupt Control/Status Register” on page 30).
When the INTR bit goesactive, the MACinterface is required toread the InterruptControl/Status register to determine which
event caused the interrupt. The Status bits are read only and clear on read. When INTR is not asserted, the pin is held in a
high impedance state.
Carrier Sense/RX_DV
Carrier sense is asserted asynchronously on the CRS pins as soon as activity is detected on the receive data stream.
RX_DVis assertedas soon as a valid SSD(Start-of-StreamDelimiter)is detected. Carrier sense andRX_DV are de-assert-
ed synchronously upon detection of a valid end of stream delimiter or two consecutive idle code groups in the receive data
stream. However, if the carrier sense is asserted and a valid SSD is not detected immediately, RX_ER is asserted instead
of RX_DV. See ”MII (Media Independent Interface) 100 PCS Bypass Pins” on page 12.)
In 10BASE-T mode, CRS is asserted asynchronously when the valid preamble and data activity isdetected on the RXIP and
RXIN pins.
In the half-duplex mode, the CRS is activated during the transmit and receiving of data. In the full-duplex mode, the CRS is
activated during data reception only.
7-WIRE SERIAL INTERFACE
To allow the PHY to run in legacy 10 Mbps only designs, the 7-wire serial interface, referred to as General Purpose Serial
Interface(GPSI, see”10 Mbps 7-Wire Interface Pins”on page 13) has been included. GPSI is an industry standard interface
which has been implemented in many micro-controllers and micro-processors, as well as the majority of the 10 Mpbs MACs.
The interface consists of 10 Mbps transmit and receive clocks, 10 Mbps serial transmit and receive data, transmit enable,
receive enable and collision.
When running the GPSI mode, the PHY must be forced to 10 Mbps only mode through hardware configuration.
The 10BASE-T 7-wire interface is enabled when the GPIO[0] (see ”Controland Status Pins” on page 14) is pull low by 1 KΩ
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PCS BYPASS
The AC101TF/QF is put intoPCS bypass mode whenthe PCSBP pin is pull high(see ”Control and Status Pins”on page 14).
100 Mbps PCS Bypass
In MII designs, the encoding/decoding functions are performed in the PHY, thereby allowing 4-bit data exchange. Certain
designs, however, require MAC/PHY data transfer to be in the form of 5-bit symbols. By selecting PCS Bypass mode of op-
eration, the PHY will present data to, and accept data from the MAC layer as 5-bit symbols. In PCS Bypass mode the RX_ER
and TX_ER pins are used as the RXD4 and TXD4 (see ”MII (Media Independent Interface) 100 PCS Bypass Pins” on page
12).
10 Mbps PCS Bypass
When using PCS Bypass at 10 Mbps, the standard MAC/PHY interface is no longer valid. Differential drivers and receivers
carry data serially between the MAC and PHY (see ”10 Mbps PCS Bypass Pins” on page 13).
MEDIA INTERFACE
The AC101TF/QF can be media-configured using any of the following three methods:
•Hardware configuration: see ”Control and Status Pins” on page 14.
•Software configuration: see ”Register 21: Mode Control Register” on page 32.
•Auto-Negotiation (ANeg): see ”Control and Status Pins” on page 14 and ”MII-Specified Registers” on page 24.
10BASE-T INTERFACE
When configured to run in 10BASE-T mode, either through hardware configuration, software configuration, or ANeg, the
PHY will support all the features and parameters of the industry standards.
Transmit Function
If the MII interface is used, Parallel to Serial logic is used to convert the 4-bit data into the serial stream. If the 7-Wire interface
is used (see ”10 Mbps 7-Wire Interface Pins” on page 13), the serial data goes directly to the Manchester encoder where it
is synthesized through the output waveshaping driver. The waveshaper reduces any EMI emission by filtering out the har-
monics, therefore eliminating the need for an external filter.
Receive Function
The received signal passes through a low-pass filter, which filters out the noise from the cable, board, and transformer. This
eliminates the need for a 10BASE-T external filter. A Manchester decoder converts the incoming serial stream. If the 7-wire
10BASE-T interface is enabled (see ”10 Mbps 7-Wire Interface Pins” on page 13), the decoded serial data is presented to
the MAC. If the MII interface is used (see ”MII (Media Independent Interface) 100 PCS Bypass Pins” on page 12), Serial to
Parallel logic is used to generate the 4-bit data.
Link Monitor
The 10-BASE-T link-pulse detection circuit will constantly monitor the RXIP/RXIN pins (see ”MDI (Media Dependent Inter-
face) Pins” on page 11) for the presence of valid link pulses. In the absence of valid link pules, the Link Status bit will be
cleared and the Link LED will de-assert.
100BASE-TX INTERFACE
When configured to run in 100BASE-TX mode, either through hardware configuration, software configuration, or ANeg, the
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Transmit Function
In 100BASE-TX mode, the PHY transmit function converts synchronous 4-bit data nibbles from the MII to a pair of 125 Mbps
differential serial data streams. The serial data is transmitted over network twisted pair cables via an isolation transformer.
Data conversion includes 4B/5B encoding, scrambling, parallel to serial, NRZ to NRZI, and MLT-3 encoding. The entire op-
eration is synchronous to 25 MHz and 125 MHz clock. Both clocks are generated by an on-chip PLL clock synthesizer that
is locked on to an external 25 MHz clock source.
The transmit data, in 4-bit nibbles at 25 MHz rate, is transmitted from the MAC to the PHY via the MII TXD[3:0] signals. The
4B/5B encoder replaces the first two nibbles of the preamble from the MAC frame with a /J/K/ code-group pair Start-of-
Stream Delimiter (SSD), following the onset of TX_EN signal. The 4B/5B encoder appends a /T/R/ code-group pair End-of-
Stream Delimiter (ESD) to the end of transmission in place of the first two IDLE code-groups that follow the negation of the
TX_EN signal. The encapsulated data stream is converted from 4-bit nibbles to 5-bit code-groups. During the inter-packet
gap, when there is no data present, a continuous stream of IDLE code-groups are transmitted. When TX_ER is asserted
while TX_ENis active, the Transmit Error code-group /H/ is substituted for the translated 5B code word.The 4B/5B encoding
is bypassed when Reg. 21.1 is set to “1”, or the PCSBP pin is strapped high. See ”MII (Media Independent Interface) 100
PCS Bypass Pins” on page 12.
In 100BASE-TX mode, the 5-bit transmit data stream is scrambled as defined by the TP-PMD Stream Cipher function in
orderto reduce radiated emissions on the twisted pair cable. The scrambler encodes a plain text NRZ bitstream using a key
stream periodic sequence of 2047 bits generated by the recursive linear function:
X[n] = X[n-11] + X[n-9] (modulo 2)
The scramblerreduces peak emissions by randomly spreading the signalenergyover the transmitted frequency range, thus
eliminating peaksat any single frequency. For repeater applications, where all ports transmit the same data simultaneously,
signal energy is spread further by using a non-repeating sequence for each PHY (i.e., the scrambled seed is unique for each
different PHY based on the PHY address).
When Dis_Scrm (see ”Register 21: Mode Control Register” on page 32) is set to “0” the data scrambling function is disabled,
the 5-bit data stream is clocked directly to the device’s PMA sublayer.
Parallel to Serial, NRZ to NRZI, and MLT3 Conversion
The 5-bit NRZ data is clocked into PHY’s shift register with a 25 MHz clock and clocked out with a 125 MHz clock to convert
it into a serial bit stream. The serial data is converted from NRZ to NRZI format, which produces a transition on Logic 1 and
no transition on Logic 0. To further reduce EMI emissions, the NRZI data is converted to an MLT-3 signal. The conversion
offers a 3dB to 6dB reduction in EMI emissions. This allows system designers to meet the FCC Class B limit. Whenever
there is a transition occurring in NRZI data, there is a corresponding transition occurring in the MLT-3 data. For NRZI data,
it changes the count up/down direction after every single transition. For MLT-3 data, it changes the count up/down direction
after every two transitions. The NRZI to MLT-3 data conversion is implemented without reference to the bit timing or clock
information. The conversion requires detecting the transitions of the incoming NRZI data and setting the count up/down di-
rection for the MLT-3 data. Asserting FX_SEL high will disable this encoding.
The slew rate of the transmitted MLT-3 signal can be controlled to reduce EMI emissions. The MLT-3 signal after the mag-
netic has a typical rise/fall time of approximately 4 ns, which is within the target range specified in the ANSI TP- PMD stan-
dard. This is guaranteed with either 1:1 or 1.25:1 transformer.
Receive Function
The 100BASE-TX receive path functions as the inverse of the transmit path. The receive path includesa receiver withadap-
tive equalization and DC restoration in the front end. It also includes a MLT-3 to NRZI converter, 125 MHz data and clock
recovery, NRZI/NRZ conversion, Serial-to-Parallel conversion, de-scrambler, and 5B/4B decoder. The receiver circuit starts
with aDC bias for the differentialRX+/- inputs, followed with a low-pass filter to filter out highfrequency noisefrom the trans-
mission channelmedia. An energy detect circuitis also added to determine whether there is any signal energyon the media.
This is useful in the power-saving mode. The amplification ratio and slicer’s threshold is set by the on-chip bandgap refer-
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Baseline Wander Compensation
The 100BASE-TX data stream is not always DC balanced. The transformer blocks the DC components of the incoming sig-
nal, thus the DC offset of the differential receive inputs can drift. The shifting of the signal level, coupled with non-zero rise
and fall times of the serial stream can cause pulse-width distortion. This creates jitter and possible increase in the bit error
rates. Therefore, a DC restoration circuit is needed to compensate for the attenuation of the DC component. This PHY im-
plements a patent-pending DC restoration circuit. Unlike the traditional implementation, the circuit does not need the feed-
back information from the slicer or the clock recovery circuit. This design simplifies the circuit design and eliminates any
random/systematic offset on the receive path. In the 10BaseT and the 100BASE-FX modes, the baseline wander correction
circuit is not required, and therefore is disabled.
Clock/Data Recovery
The equalized MLT-3 signal passes through the slicer circuit, and gets converted to NRZI format. The PHY uses a propri-
etary mixed-signal phase locked loop (PLL) to extract clock information from the incoming NRZI data. The extracted clock
is used to re-time the data stream and set the data boundaries. The transmit clock is locked to the 25 MHz clock input while
the receive clock is locked to the incoming data streams. When initial lock is achieved, the PLL switches to the data stream,
extractsthe 125 MHzclock, and uses it for the bit framing for the recovereddata. The recovered 125 MHz clock is also used
to generate the 25 MHz RX_CLK signal. The PLL requires no external components for its operation and has high noise im-
munity and low jitter. It provides fast phase alignment and locks to data in one transition. Its data/clock acquisition time after
power-on is less than 60 transitions. The PLL can maintain lock on run-lengths of up to 60 data bits in the absence of signal
transitions. When no valid data is present, i.e. when the SD is de-asserted, the PLL will switch and lock on to TX_CLK. This
provides a continuously running RX_CLK. At the PCS interface, the 5 bit data RXD[4:0] is synchronized to the 25 MHz
RX_CLK. See ”MII (Media Independent Interface) 100 PCS Bypass Pins” on page 12.
Decoder/De-scrambler
The de-scrambler detects the state of the transmit Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR) by looking for a sequence repre-
senting consecutive idle codes. The de-scrambler acquires lock on the data stream by recognizing IDLE bursts of 30 or more
bits and locks its frequency to its de-ciphering LFSR.
Once lock is acquired, the device can operate with an inter-packet-gap (IPG) as low as 40 nS. However, before lock is ac-
quired, the de-scrambler needs a minimum of 270 nS of consecutive idles in between packets in order to acquire lock.
The de-ciphering logic also tracks the number of consecutive errors received while the RX_DV (see ”MII (Media Independent
Interface) 100 PCS Bypass Pins” on page 12) is asserted. Once the error counter exceeds its limit currently set to 64 con-
secutive errors, the logicassumes that the lock has been lost, and the de-cipher circuit resets itself. Theprocess of regaining
lock will start again.
Stream cipher de-scrambler is not used in the 100BASE-FX and the 10BASE-T modes.
Link Monitor
Signal level is detected through a squelch detection circuitry. A signal detect (SD) circuit allows the equalizer to assert high
whenever the peak detector detects a post-equalized signal with peak to ground voltage greater than 400 mV. This is ap-
proximately 40% of a normal signal voltage level. In addition, the energy level must be sustained for longer than 2~3 µS in
order for the signal detect signal to stay on. The SD gets de-asserted approximately 1~2 µs after the energy level drops
consistently below 300 mV from peak to ground.
The linksignal is forced low during a localloopback operation(Loopback register bit is set) and forced to high when a remote
loopback is taking place (EN_RPBK is set, see ”Register 21: Mode Control Register” on page 32).
In forced 100BASE-TX mode, when a cable is unplugged or no valid signal is detected on the receive pair, the link monitor
enters in the “link fail” state and NLP's are transmitted. When a valid signal is detected for a minimum period of time, the link
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100BASE-FX INTERFACE
When configured to run in 100BASE-FX mode, either through hardware configuration or software configuration (100BASE-
FX does not support ANeg) the PHY will support all the features and parameters of the industry standards.
Transmit Function
The serialized data bypasses the scrambler and 4B/5B encoder in FX mode. The output data is NRZI PECL signals. The
PECL level signals are used to drive the Fiber-transmitter.
Receive Function
In 100BASE-FX mode, signal is received through the PECL receiver inputs, and directly passed to the clock recovery circuit
for data/clock extraction. In FX mode, the scrambler/de-scrambler cipher function is bypassed.
Link Monitor
In 100BASE-FX mode, the external fiber-optic receiver performs the signal energy detection function and communicates
this information directly to the PHY’s SDP pin (see ”MDI (Media Dependent Interface) Pins” on page 11).
Far-End-Fault-Insertion (FEFI)
ANeg provides the mechanism to inform the link partner that a remote fault has occurred. However, ANeg is disabled in the
100BASE-FX applications. An alternative in-band signaling function (FEFI) is used to signal a remote fault condition. FEFI
is a stream of 84 consecutive ones followed by one logic zero. This pattern is repeated 3 times. A FEFI will signal under 3
conditions:
1When no activity is received from the link partner.
2When the clock recovery circuit detects a signal error or PLL lock error.
3When management entity sets the transmit Far-End-Fault bit.
The FEFI mechanism is enabled bydefault in the 100BASE-FX mode, and is disabled in 100BASE-TX or 10BASE-T modes.
The register setting can be changed by software after reset.
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/FX INTERFACE
Multi-Mode Transmit Driver
The multi-mode driver transmits the MLT-3 coded signal in 100BASE-TX mode, NRZI coded signal in 100BASE-FX mode,
and Manchester coded signal in 10BASE-T mode.
In 100BASE-FX mode, no filtering is performed. The transmit driver utilizes a currentdrive output which is well balanced and
produces a low noise PECL signal. PECL voltage levels are produced with resistive terminations. (See section 16.)
In 10BaseT mode, high frequency pre-emphasis is performed to extend the cable-driving distance without the external filter.
The FLP and NLP pulses are also drive out through the 10BaseT driver.
The 10BaseT and 100BaseTX transmit signals are multiplexed to the transmit output driver. This arrangement results in us-
ing the same external transformer for both the 10BaseT and the 100BaseTX. The driver output level is set by a built-in band-
gap reference and an external resistor connected to the RIBB pin (see ”Special/Test Pins” on page 14). The resistor sets
the output current for all modes of operation. The TXOP/N outputs (see ”MDI (Media Dependent Interface) Pins” on page
11) are open drain devices with serial source to I/O pad resistance of 10 Ωmaximum. When the 1:1 transformer is used, the
current rating is 40 mA for the 2Vp-p MLT-3 signal, and 100 mA for the 5Vp-p Manchester signal. One can use a 1.25:1 trans-
mit transformer for a 20% output driver power reduction. This will decrease the drive current to 32 mA for 100BASE-TX op-
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Adaptive Equalizer
The PHY is designed to accommodate a maximum of 150 meters UTP CAT-5 cable. An AT&T 1061 CAT-5 cable of this
length typically has an attenuation of 31 dB at 100 MHz. A typical attenuation of 100-meter cable is 21 dB. The worst case
cable attenuation is around 24-26 dB as defined by TP-PMD specification.
The amplitude and phase distortion from the cable cause inter-symbol interference (ISI) which makes clock and data recov-
ery difficult. The adaptive equalizer is designed to closely match the inverse transfer function of the twisted-pair cable. The
equalizer has the ability to changes its equalizer frequency response according to the cable length. The equalizer will tune
itself automatically for any cable, compensating for the amplitude and phase distortion introduced by the cable.
PLL Clock Synthesizer
The PHY includes an on-chip PLL clock synthesizer that generate 25 MHz and 125 MHz clocks for the 100BASE-TX circuit-
ry. It also generates 20 MHz and 100 MHz clocks for the 10BaseT and ANeg circuitry. The PLL clock generator uses a fully
differential VCO cell that introduces very low jitter. The Zero Dead Zone Phase Detection method implemented in the PHY
design provides excellent phase tracking. A charge pump with charge sharing compensation is also included to further re-
duce jitter at different loop filter voltages. The on-chip loop filter eliminates the need for external components and minimizes
the external noise sensitivity. Only one external 25 MHz crystal or clock source is required as a reference clock.
After power-on or reset, the PLL clock synthesizer generates the 20 MHz clock output until the 100BASE-X operation mode
is selected.
Jabber and SQE (Heartbeat)
After the MAC transmitter exceeds the jabber timer (46mS), the transmit and loopback functions will be disabled and COL
signal get asserted. After TX_EN goes low for more than 500 ms, the TP transmitter will reactivate and COL gets de-assert-
ed. Setting Jabber Disable will disable the jabber function.
When the SQE test is enabled, a COL pulse with 5-15BT is asserted after each transmitted packet. SQE is enabled in
10BASE-T by default, and can be disabled via SQE Test Inhibit.
Reverse Polarity Detection and Correction
Certain cable plants have crossed wiring on the twisted pairs; the reversal of TXIN and TXIP. Under normal circumstances
this would cause the receive circuitry to reject all data. When the Auto Polarity Disable bit (see ”Register 16: Polarity and
Interrupt Level Register” on page 29) is cleared, the PHY has the ability to detect the fact that either 8 NLPs or a burst of
FLPs are inverted and automatically reverse the receiver’s polarity. The polarity state is stored in the Reverse Polarity bit.
If the Auto Polarity Disable bit is set, then the Reverse Polarity bit (see ”Register 16: Polarity and Interrupt Level Register”
on page 29) can be written to force the polarity reversal of the receiver.Initialization and Setup
HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
Several different states of operation can be chosen through hardware configuration. External pins may be pulled either high
or low at reset time (see ”Control and Status Pins” on page 14). The combination of high and low values determines the
power on state of the device.
Many of these pins are multi-function pins which change their meaning when reset ends.
SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION
Several different states of operation can be chosen through software configuration. Please refer to ”Serial Management In-
terface (SMI)” on page 1 and Section 4 ”Register Descriptions” on page 23.
LED Outputs
Individual LED outputs are available to indicate Speed, Duplex, Collision, Receive, Transmit, and Link. These multi-function
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put states. If a multi-function pin is pulled up during reset to select a particular function, then that LED output would become
active low, and the LED circuit must be designed accordingly, and vice versa.
In addition to the individual LED configurations, an advanced LED circuit has been implemented, as illustrated in ”Advanced
LED Selections” on page 19.
AUTO-NEGOTIATION
By definition the 10/100 Transceiver is able to run at either 10 Mbps over Twisted Pair Copper (10BASE-T), 100 Mpbs over
Twisted Pair Copper (100BASE-TX) or 100 Mpbs over Fiber Optics (100BASE-FX). In addition the PHY is able to run in
either half-duplex (repeater mode) or full-duplex. To determine the operational state, the PHY has hardware selects and soft-
ware selects while also supporting Auto- Negotiation and Parallel Detection. To run in 100BASE-FX mode, the selection
must be done through hardware configuration. There is no support for Auto-Negotiation of the FX interface.
Not all of the above combinations are possible due to limitations of the environment and the 802.3 standards. Legitimate
operating states are:
•10BASE-T Half-duplex
•10BASE-T Full-duplex
•100BASE-TX Half-duplex
•100BASE-TX Full-duplex
•100BASE-FX Half-duplex
•100BASE-FX Full-duplex
The PHY can be hardware configured to force any one of the above mentioned modes (see ”Control and Status Pins” on
page 14). By forcing the mode, the PHY will only run in that mode, hence limiting the locationswhere the product will operate.
The PHY is able to negotiate its mode of operation in the twisted pair environment using the Auto-Negotiation mechanism
defined in the clause 28 of IEEE 802.3u specification. ANeg can be enabled or disabled by hardware (ANEGA pin) or soft-
ware (Reg. 0.12) control. When the ANeg is enabled, the PHY chooses its mode of operation by advertising its abilities and
comparing them with the ability received from its link partner. It can be configured to advertise 100BASE-TX or 10BASE-T
operating in either full or half-duplex.
Register 4 (see ”Register 4: Auto-Negotiation Advertisement Register” on page 26) contains the current capabilities, speed
and duplex, of the PHY, determined through hardware selects (TECH[2:0], see ”Control and Status Pins” on page 14) or
chip defaults. The contents of Reg. 4 is sent to its link partner during the ANeg process using Fast Link Pulses (FLPs). An
FLP is a string of 1s and 0s, each of which has a particular meaning, the total of which is called a Link Code Word. After
reset, software can change any of these bits from 1 to 0 and back to 1, but not from 0 to 1. Therefore, the hardware has
priority over software.
When ANeg is enabled, the PHY sends out FLPs during the following conditions:
•Power on
•Link loss
•Restart command
During this period, the PHY continually sends out FLPs while monitoring the incoming FLPs from the link partner to deter-
mine their optimal mode of operation. If FLPs are not detected during this phase of operation, Parallel Detection mode is
entered (see ”Parallel Detection” on page 9).
When the PHY receives 3identical linkcode words(ignoring acknowledge bit)from itslink partner, it stores these codewords
in Reg. 5 (see ”Register 5: Auto-Negotiation Link Partner Ability Register” on page 27), sets the acknowledge bit it the gen-
erated FLPs, and waits to receive 3 identical code word with the acknowledge bit set from the link partner. Once this occurs
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The technology priorities are:
1100BASE-TX, full-duplex
2100BASE-TX, half-duplex
310BASE-T, full-duplex
410BASE-T half-duplex
Once the ANeg is complete, Reg. 1.5 is set, Reg. 1.[14:11] reflects negotiated speed and duplex mode, and the PHY enters
the negotiated transmission and reception state. This state will not change until link is lost or the PHY is reset through either
hardware or software, or the restart negotiation bit (Reg. 0.9) is set. See ”Register 0: Control Register” on page 24and ”Reg-
ister 1: Status Register” on page 25.
PARALLEL DETECTION
Because there are many devices in the field that do not support the ANeg process, but must still be communicated with, it
is necessary to detect and link through the Parallel Detection process.
The parallel detection circuit is enabled in the absence of FLPs. The circuit is able to detect:
•Normal Link Pulse (NLP)
•10BASE-T receive data
•100BASE-TX idle
The mode of operation gets configured based on the technology of the incoming signal. If any of the above is detected, the
device automatically configures to match the detected operating speed in the half-duplex mode. This ability allows the device
to communicate with the legacy 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX systems, while maintaining the flexibility of Auto-Negotiation.
DIAGNOSTICS
Loopback Operation
Local Loopback and Remote Loopback are provided for testing purpose. They can be enabled by write to either Reg. 0.14
(LPBK) or Reg. 21.3 (EN_RPBK). See ”Register 0: Control Register” on page 24 and ”Register 21: Mode Control Register”
on page 32.
The Local Loopback routes transmitted data through the transmit path back to the receiving path’s clock and data recovery
module. The loopback data are presented to the PCS in 5 bits symbol format. This loopback is used to check the operation
of the 5-bit symbol decoder and the phase locked loop circuitry. In Local Loopback, the SD output is forced to logic one and
TXOP/N outputs are tri-stated.
In Remote Loopback, incoming data is passed through the equalizer and clock recovery, then looped back to the NRZI/MLT3
converter and then to the transmit driver. This loopback is used to ensure the device’s connection on the media side. It also
checks the operation of the device's internal adaptive equalizer, phase locked loop circuit, and wave-shaper synthesizer.
During Remote Loopback, signal detect (SD) output is forced to logic zero.
Cable Length Indicator
The PHY can detect the length of the cable it’s attached anddisplay the result in Reg. 20.[7:4] (see ”Register 20: Cable Mea-
surement Register” on page 31). A reading of[0000] translates to < 10m cableused, [0001] translates to ~ 10 meter ofcable,
and [1111] translates to 150 meter cable. The cable length value can be used by the network manage to determine the prop-
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RESET AND POWER
The PHY can be reset in three ways:
1During initial power on.
2Hardware Reset: (See pin descriptions).
3Software Reset: (See register descriptions).
The power consumption of the device is significantly reduced due to its built-in power management features. Separate power
supplylines are used to power the 10BaseT circuitry and the 100BaseTX circuitry. Therefore, the two circuits canbe turned-
on and turned-off independently. When the PHY is set to operate in 100BASE-TX mode, the 10BASE-T circuitry is powered
down, and vice versa.
The following power management features are supported:
1Power down mode: (See Section 2 ”Signal Definitions and Pin Assignments” on page 11 and Section 4 ”Register De-
scriptions” on page 23). During power down mode, the device is still be able to interface through the management inter-
face.
2Energy detect/power saving mode: Energy detect mode turns off the power to select internal circuitry when there is no
live network connected. Energy Detect (ED) circuit is always turned on to monitor if there is a signal energy present on
the media. The management circuitry is also powered on and ready to respond to any management transaction. The
transmit circuit still send out link pulses with minimum power consumption. If a valid signal is received from the media,
the device will power up and resume normal transmit/receive operation.
3Valid data detection mode: This can be achieved by writing to the Receive Clock Register Control Bit. During this mode,
if there is no data other than idles coming in, the receive clock (RX_CLK, see ”MII (Media Independent Interface) 100
PCS Bypass Pins” on page12) will turn off. This could save the power of the attachedmedia access controller. RX_CLK
will resume operation one clock period prior to the assertion of RX_DV. The receive clock will again shut off 64 clock
cycles after RX_DV gets de-asserted.
4Reduced Transmit Drive Strength mode: Additional power saving can be gained at the PHY level by designing with
1.25:1 turns ration magnetic (see pin and register descriptions).
CLOCK INPUT
The clock input (see ”Special/Test Pins” on page 14) can be either a TTL clock oscillator or a crystal measured at 25 MHz-
100PPM.