Broadcom 5720ZG User manual

Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Adapter
Diagnostic User’s Guide
B57diag Version 10.52 •Date 07/06/2007
Prepared by: Tak Tomita
Updated by: Paul Nguyen, Austin Hui, Carlton Joseph, Vanessa Jia, Tony Hsiao
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................... 1
2PREREQUISITES............................................................................................................................... 2
3DIAGNOSTIC TESTS........................................................................................................................ 3
3.1 TEST NAMES.................................................................................................................................. 3
3.2 ERROR CODES................................................................................................................................4
3.3 TEST DESCRIPTIONS....................................................................................................................... 4
3.3.1 A1. Indirect Register Test......................................................................................................... 4
3.3.2 A2. Control Register Test ......................................................................................................... 4
3.3.3 A3. Interrupt Test...................................................................................................................... 4
3.3.4 A4. BIST.................................................................................................................................... 4
3.3.5 A5. PCI Cfg Register Test......................................................................................................... 4
3.3.6 A6. Serial Number Reg Test ..................................................................................................... 5
3.3.7 A7. Power Register Test ........................................................................................................... 5
3.3.8 B1. Scratch Pad Test ................................................................................................................ 5
3.3.9 B2. BD SRAM Test ................................................................................................................... 6
3.3.10 B3. DMA SRAM Test............................................................................................................ 6
3.3.11 B4. MBUF SRAM Test ......................................................................................................... 6
3.3.12 B5. MBUF SRAM via DMA Test.......................................................................................... 6
3.3.13 B6. External SRAM Test....................................................................................................... 7
3.3.14 B7. CPU GPR Test............................................................................................................... 7
3.3.15 C1. EEPROM Test ............................................................................................................... 7
3.3.16 C2. CPU Test ....................................................................................................................... 7
3.3.17 C3. DMA Test....................................................................................................................... 7
3.3.18 C4. MII Test ......................................................................................................................... 8
3.3.19 C5. VPD Test........................................................................................................................ 8
3.3.20 C6. ASF Test ........................................................................................................................ 9
3.3.21 C7. ROM Expansion Test..................................................................................................... 9
3.3.22 C8. CPU Fetch Test ............................................................................................................. 9
3.3.23 D1. Mac Loopback Test ....................................................................................................... 9
3.3.24 D2. Phy Loopback Test...................................................................................................... 10
3.3.25 D3. RJ45 Loopback Test.................................................................................................... 10
3.3.26 D4. 1G False Carrier Test................................................................................................. 10
3.3.27 D5. MII Miscellaneous Test............................................................................................... 11
3.3.28 D6. MSI Test ...................................................................................................................... 11
3.3.29 E1. 1G Wire Open/Short (** ZERO LEN LB RJ45 **) Test.............................................. 11
4COMMAND LINE OPTION PARAMETERS............................................................................... 12
5RECOVER DEVICE FROM CORRUPT NVAM ......................................................................... 26
6EEPROM.TXT FORMAT................................................................................................................ 27
7USER INTERFACE COMMANDS................................................................................................. 32
8SPECIAL INSTRUCTION............................................................................................................... 37
9SAME SYSTEM SEND/RESPOND TEST ..................................................................................... 38
9.1 IDENTIFYING A REFERENCE DEVICE.............................................................................................. 38
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9.2 TESTING THE DUT AGAINST THE REFERENCE DEVICE.................................................................. 38
9.3 OTHER OPTIONS FOR THE SEND/RESPOND TEST........................................................................... 38
10 TEST AND FUNCTIONS DESCRIPTION................................................................................ 39
10.1 VPDWRITE.................................................................................................................................... 39
10.2 VPDREAD ..................................................................................................................................... 39
10.3 VPDINFO....................................................................................................................................... 39
10.4 SEMODE ....................................................................................................................................... 39
10.5 SEREAD........................................................................................................................................ 40
10.6 SEWRITE....................................................................................................................................... 40
10.7 SECFG .......................................................................................................................................... 41
10.8 SEPRG .......................................................................................................................................... 59
10.9 UPGFRM ....................................................................................................................................... 60
10.10 SEVER...................................................................................................................................... 61
10.11 SECHKSUM............................................................................................................................... 61
10.12 SEDUMP ................................................................................................................................... 61
10.13 ASFCFG.................................................................................................................................... 62
10.14 ASFMBOX................................................................................................................................. 63
10.15 FLSHMODE............................................................................................................................... 64
10.16 FLSHREAD................................................................................................................................64
10.17 CHKPXE ................................................................................................................................... 64
10.18 DIR........................................................................................................................................... 64
10.19 ERASE...................................................................................................................................... 64
10.20 PXEPRG.................................................................................................................................... 65
10.21 FLSHDEV.................................................................................................................................. 65
10.22 BITBANG.................................................................................................................................. 65
10.23 SECLOCK.................................................................................................................................. 65
10.24 SETORTURE.............................................................................................................................. 65
10.25 SEINIT...................................................................................................................................... 66
10.26 SEARB...................................................................................................................................... 66
10.27 SEPROTECT .............................................................................................................................. 66
10.28 SELCLOCK................................................................................................................................66
10.29 SEMAP ..................................................................................................................................... 67
10.30 SETWOL ................................................................................................................................... 67
10.31 SETPXE .................................................................................................................................... 67
10.32 SETASF..................................................................................................................................... 67
10.33 SECOMP ................................................................................................................................... 68
10.34 DRESET.................................................................................................................................... 68
10.35 USERBLOCK ............................................................................................................................. 68
10.36 SETMBA ................................................................................................................................... 68
10.37 SEGENCRC ............................................................................................................................... 69
10.38 SECFG1.................................................................................................................................... 69
10.39 SECFG2.................................................................................................................................... 69
10.40 SECFG3.................................................................................................................................... 70
10.41 SECFG4.................................................................................................................................... 71
10.42 SECFG5.................................................................................................................................... 71
10.43 SETIPMI.................................................................................................................................... 72
10.44 LOADFW .................................................................................................................................. 72
10.45 CPUDTT.................................................................................................................................... 73
10.46 CPUDRT ................................................................................................................................... 73
10.47 CPUTRACE ............................................................................................................................... 74
10.48 HALTCPU ................................................................................................................................. 74
10.49 LOADBOOTCODE...................................................................................................................... 74
10.50 DISASM.................................................................................................................................... 75
10.51 STEP......................................................................................................................................... 75
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10.52 GO ........................................................................................................................................... 75
10.53 SHOWGPR ................................................................................................................................75
10.54 PC ............................................................................................................................................ 75
10.55 BREAKPOINT............................................................................................................................ 75
10.56 SELECT .................................................................................................................................... 76
10.57 U.............................................................................................................................................. 76
10.58 TRAP........................................................................................................................................ 76
10.59 CPUINFO .................................................................................................................................. 76
10.60 CPUGPRSTATUS........................................................................................................................ 76
10.61 CPUGPRRESTART...................................................................................................................... 76
10.62 CPUFETCH................................................................................................................................77
10.63 DMAW...................................................................................................................................... 77
10.64 DMAR ...................................................................................................................................... 78
10.65 DMA_H.................................................................................................................................... 80
10.66 DMA_D.................................................................................................................................... 80
10.67 MACLPK................................................................................................................................... 80
10.68 BLAST...................................................................................................................................... 80
10.69 NICSTATS................................................................................................................................. 82
10.70 RINGINDEX .............................................................................................................................. 84
10.71 PHYCTRL.................................................................................................................................. 85
10.72 TXPKT...................................................................................................................................... 86
10.73 STATUSBLK.............................................................................................................................. 87
10.74 STSBLK .................................................................................................................................... 87
10.75 TXCFG...................................................................................................................................... 88
10.76 RXCFG ..................................................................................................................................... 89
10.77 TPROT...................................................................................................................................... 89
10.78 QSTAT...................................................................................................................................... 90
10.79 DRVRCFG................................................................................................................................. 90
10.80 IRT........................................................................................................................................... 90
10.81 MACMRD.................................................................................................................................. 91
10.82 MIIMRD.................................................................................................................................... 91
10.83 PCIMRD.................................................................................................................................... 91
10.84 MWRITE ................................................................................................................................... 92
10.85 MREAD..................................................................................................................................... 92
10.86 MDEV....................................................................................................................................... 92
10.87 MIIMODE.................................................................................................................................. 93
10.88 LBERTRAM............................................................................................................................... 93
10.89 DBERTRAM .............................................................................................................................. 93
10.90 BERTSTATS .............................................................................................................................. 94
10.91 RM........................................................................................................................................... 94
10.92 MRLOOP................................................................................................................................... 94
10.93 PHYMSE ................................................................................................................................... 94
10.94 INITPHY ................................................................................................................................... 94
10.95 MEMSEARCH............................................................................................................................ 95
10.96 READ ....................................................................................................................................... 95
10.97 WRITE...................................................................................................................................... 96
10.98 POLL........................................................................................................................................ 97
10.99 SETBIT ..................................................................................................................................... 97
10.100 CLEARBIT ................................................................................................................................98
10.101 READBIT .................................................................................................................................. 99
10.102 CREAD ................................................................................................................................... 100
10.103 CWRITE.................................................................................................................................. 100
10.104 VPDTEST................................................................................................................................ 100
10.105 REGTEST................................................................................................................................ 100
10.106 MIITEST.................................................................................................................................. 101
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10.107 MSI ........................................................................................................................................ 101
10.108 MEMTEST............................................................................................................................... 101
10.109 SETEST................................................................................................................................... 102
10.110 BIST ....................................................................................................................................... 102
10.111 NICTEST................................................................................................................................. 102
10.112 INTRTEST............................................................................................................................... 103
10.113 PKTTEST ................................................................................................................................ 103
10.114 CPUTEST ................................................................................................................................ 104
10.115 DMATEST............................................................................................................................... 104
10.116 TESTE .................................................................................................................................... 104
10.117 TESTD .................................................................................................................................... 105
10.118 ASFTEST................................................................................................................................. 105
10.119 BUSTEST ................................................................................................................................ 105
10.120 SRAMTEST ............................................................................................................................. 107
10.121 MSITEST................................................................................................................................. 107
10.122 ROMTEST ............................................................................................................................... 107
10.123 GPIOTEST............................................................................................................................... 108
10.124 CPUDIAG................................................................................................................................ 108
10.125 PCICFGTEST ........................................................................................................................... 108
10.126 PETEST................................................................................................................................... 109
10.127 ERRCTRL................................................................................................................................ 109
10.128 SEDVT.................................................................................................................................... 109
10.129 MIIMISCTEST.......................................................................................................................... 110
10.130 CPUGPRTEST.......................................................................................................................... 110
10.131 DMASHASTA .......................................................................................................................... 110
10.132 BINCHKSUM........................................................................................................................... 111
10.133 PMDCFG................................................................................................................................. 111
10.134 PMPD ..................................................................................................................................... 111
10.135 INTR....................................................................................................................................... 112
10.136 INTRCTRL .............................................................................................................................. 112
10.137 INTT....................................................................................................................................... 112
10.138 MBUF..................................................................................................................................... 112
10.139 LOADDRV .............................................................................................................................. 113
10.140 UNLOADDRV.......................................................................................................................... 114
10.141 MACHALT .............................................................................................................................. 114
10.142 FTQ........................................................................................................................................ 114
10.143 ADDMC .................................................................................................................................. 115
10.144 DELMC................................................................................................................................... 115
10.145 TXMACDES............................................................................................................................. 115
10.146 TXMACSRC............................................................................................................................. 115
10.147 CHKLDDRV ............................................................................................................................ 116
10.148 VLANTAG............................................................................................................................... 116
10.149 REG........................................................................................................................................ 116
10.150 EXIT....................................................................................................................................... 116
10.151 DEBUG................................................................................................................................... 116
10.152 GPIOWRITE............................................................................................................................. 117
10.153 GPIOREAD.............................................................................................................................. 117
10.154 PXECPY.................................................................................................................................. 118
10.155 DEVICE .................................................................................................................................. 118
10.156 VERSION ................................................................................................................................ 118
10.157 HELP...................................................................................................................................... 118
10.158 ?............................................................................................................................................ 119
10.159 RADIX.................................................................................................................................... 119
10.160 NOLOG................................................................................................................................... 119
10.161 LOG ....................................................................................................................................... 119
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10.162 PCIINIT................................................................................................................................... 119
10.163 PCISCAN................................................................................................................................. 120
10.164 DOS........................................................................................................................................ 120
10.165 DIAGCFG................................................................................................................................ 120
10.166 RESET .................................................................................................................................... 122
10.167 QUIT ...................................................................................................................................... 123
10.168 SMBUS ................................................................................................................................... 123
10.169 CLS ........................................................................................................................................ 123
10.170 LOOP...................................................................................................................................... 123
10.171 DBMODE ................................................................................................................................ 123
10.172 ASF ........................................................................................................................................ 124
10.173 NEW....................................................................................................................................... 124
10.174 ASFPRG.................................................................................................................................. 124
10.175 SLEEP..................................................................................................................................... 124
10.176 FILLPATTERN......................................................................................................................... 125
10.177 INP......................................................................................................................................... 125
10.178 OUTP...................................................................................................................................... 125
10.179 SWITCH.................................................................................................................................. 125
10.180 DO ......................................................................................................................................... 126
10.181 TXFILL................................................................................................................................... 126
10.182 WBUF..................................................................................................................................... 127
10.183 RBUF...................................................................................................................................... 127
10.184 CPBUF.................................................................................................................................... 127
10.185 ECHO ..................................................................................................................................... 127
10.186 PAUSE.................................................................................................................................... 128
10.187 Q............................................................................................................................................ 128
10.188 VERBOSE................................................................................................................................ 128
10.189 BEEP ...................................................................................................................................... 128
10.190 VAR ....................................................................................................................................... 129
10.191 MEMINFO............................................................................................................................... 129
10.192 DELVAR ................................................................................................................................. 129
10.193 REGDUMP .............................................................................................................................. 129
10.194 REGCOMP............................................................................................................................... 130
10.195 REGRESTORE.......................................................................................................................... 130
10.196 NVSIZE................................................................................................................................... 130
10.197 ASPM ..................................................................................................................................... 131
10.198 DIDS....................................................................................................................................... 131
10.199 SERIAL................................................................................................................................... 131
10.200 POWER................................................................................................................................... 132
10.201 READBR ................................................................................................................................. 132
10.202 WRITEBR................................................................................................................................ 132
10.203 FINDBRIDGE........................................................................................................................... 132
10.204 BRIDGE .................................................................................................................................. 132
10.205 PERE ...................................................................................................................................... 132
10.206 PERD...................................................................................................................................... 133
10.207 PECLR .................................................................................................................................... 133
10.208 PECHK.................................................................................................................................... 133
10.209 ISCSIPRG................................................................................................................................ 133
10.210 UMPECHO .............................................................................................................................. 133
10.211 UMPCFG................................................................................................................................. 134
10.212 SETUMP ................................................................................................................................. 135
10.213 SECFGSB1 .............................................................................................................................. 135
10.214 SECFGSB2 .............................................................................................................................. 136
10.215 SECFGSB3 .............................................................................................................................. 136
10.216 SECFGHWSB1......................................................................................................................... 137
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10.217 SECFGHWSB2......................................................................................................................... 137
10.218 SECFGHWSB3......................................................................................................................... 138
10.219 ESWITCH................................................................................................................................ 138
11 ERROR MESSAGES.................................................................................................................. 140
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1 Introduction
This program runs in two modes: Manufacturing mode and Engineering mode. The mode is
determined with the command line option or the configuration file. When the program is
running in manufacturing mode, it starts to run all tests in the configuration. If it detects an
error, it displays an error and exits the program. When the program is in engineering mode,
it prompts user to enter commands. The commands are explained in the later chapters. This
document provides the information on configuration file specification, command line
options and engineering diagnostic commands on Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet adapter,
in particular to check out the functionality of the BCM5700-5705 and its related
components. In general, this program has a set of default configuration. It is overwritten by
configuration file. The command line option overwrites both default and the configuration
files.
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2 Prerequisites
The engineering diagnostic is executed under DOS protected mode or under Intel’s
Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) on Intel IA64 systems.
OS: Dos 6.22 or EFI V1.10.14.62 and newer
Software: b57diag.exe for DOS and b57diag64.efi for EFI (version 7.45 and newer)
Input File List: The following files should be found in the same location of the b57diag.
ee57xxyy.yy (TX & RX CPUs Firmware file, xx chip type, yy version number)
eeprom.bin (Serial EEPROM/FLASH config input file)
cpu.bin, cpu05.bin, cpu14a.bin, cpu14b.bin or cpusj.bin (CPU Instruction test)
cpudiag.bin or cpudg05.bin (CPU Accessing test)
flshdiag.bin, flashdg05.bin flashdg 14a.bin, flashdg 14b.bin, flashdgsj.bin, flahdg5x.bin
ump14a.bin or ump14b.bin
config.sys (not required for EFI)
himem.sys (not required for EFI)
Output File List:
The following file may be generated in run time depending execution option(s).
diagcfg.bin
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3 Diagnostic Tests
The tests are divided into four groups: Register Tests, Memory Tests, Miscellaneous Tests, and
Data Tests. They numbered as group ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, and ‘E’.
3.1 Test Names
Group A.
A1. Indirect Register Test
A2. Control Register Test
A3. Interrupt Test
A4. BIST
A5. PCI Cfg Register Test
A6. Serial Number Reg Test
A5. Power Register Test
Groupt B.
B1. Scratch Pad Test
B2. BD SRAM Test
B3. DMA SRAM Test
B4. MBUF SRAM Test
B5. MBUF SRAM via DMA Test
B6. External SRAM Test
B7. CPU GPR SRAM Test
Group C.
C1. EEPROM Test
C2. CPU Test
C3. DMA Test
C4. MII Test
C5. VPD Test
C6. ASF Test
C7. ROM Expansion Test
C8. CPU Fetch Test
Group D.
D1. Mac Loopback Test
D2. Phy Loopback Test
D3. RJ45 Loopback Test
D4. 1G False Carrier Test
D5. MII Miscellaneous Test
D6. MSI Test
Group E.
E1. 1G Wire Open/Short (** ZERO LEN LB RJ45 **) Test
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3.2 Error Codes
The Error Codes are presented in Section 9 - ERROR MESSAGES.
3.3 Test Descriptions
3.3.1 A1. Indirect Register Test
Command: regtest -i
Function: Using indirect addressing method, writing increment data into MAC hash
Register table and read back for verification. The memory read/write is done 100 times
while increment test data.
Default: Enabled
3.3.2 A2. Control Register Test
Command: regtest
Function: Each Register specified in the configuration contents read only bit and
read/write bit defines. The test writing zero and one into the test bits to insure the read only
bits are not changed, and read/write bits are changed accordingly.
Default: Enabled.
3.3.3 A3. Interrupt Test
Command: intrtest
Function: This test verifies the interrupt functionality. It enables interrupt and waits for
interrupt to occur. It waits for 500ms and reports error if could not generate interrupts.
Default: Enabled
3.3.4 A4. BIST
Command: bist
Function: Hardware Built-In-Self-Test (BIST). This test initiates BIST, and wait for the
test result returned by hardware.
Default: Enabled
3.3.5 A5. PCI Cfg Register Test
Command: pcicfg
Function: This test verifies the access integrity of the PCI config registers.
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Default: Enabled
3.3.6 A6. Serial Number Reg Test
Command: serial
Function: Tests the PCI-E Serial Number capabilities registers on chips that support the
Serial Number capability. This command is supported on 5751Cx, 5755, 5787.
Default: Enabled.
3.3.7 A7. Power Register Test
Command: power
Function: Tests the PCI-E Power capabilities registers on chips that support the Power
capability. This command is supported on 5751Cx, 5755, 5787.
Default: Enabled.
3.3.8 B1. Scratch Pad Test
Command: memtest -s
Function: This test tests the scratch pad SRAM on board. The following tests are
performed:
Data Pattern Test: Write test data into SRAM, read back to ensure data is correct. The test
data used is 0x00000000, 0xffffffff, 0xaa55aa55, and 0x55aa55aa.
Alternate Data Pattern Test: Write test data into SRAM. Write complement test data into
next address. Read back both data to insure the data is correct. After the test, the program
reads back data one more time to insure the data stays correct. The test data used is
0x00000000, 0xffffffff, 0xaa55aa55, and 0x55aa55aa.
Address Test: Write each address with unique increment data. Read back data to insure
data is correct. After fill the entire data with the unique data, the program reads back data
again to insure data stays the same.
WalkingOne bit Test: For each address. Data one is written and read back for testing.
Then shift the data left one bit, so the data becomes two and do the same test again. It
repeats for 32 times until the test bit is shifted out of test data. The same is test is repeated
for entire test range.
Pseudo Random Data Test: A pre-calculated pseudo random data is used to write a
unique data into each test RAM. After the first pass the test, the program reads back one
more time to insure data stays correct.
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Default: Enabled
3.3.9 B2. BD SRAM Test
Command: memtest -b
Function: This test tests the BD SRAM. This performs exact the same way of testing as
described in B1. Scratch Pad Test.
Default: Enabled
3.3.10 B3. DMA SRAM Test
Command: memtest -d
Function: It tests DMA SRAM by performing the tests described in test B1. The Scratch
Pad Test.
Default: Enabled
3.3.11 B4. MBUF SRAM Test
Command: memtest -m
Function: It tests DMA SRAM by performing the tests described in test B1. The Scratch
Pad Test.
Default: Enabled
3.3.12 B5. MBUF SRAM via DMA Test
Command: memtest -x
Function: Eight test pattern data are used in the test. They are described below. A 0x1000
sized data buffer is used for this test. Before each pattern test, the buffer is initialized and
filled with the test pattern. It then, performs size 0x1000 transmit DMA from host buffer to
NIC MBUF memory. Verify the data integrity in MBUF against host memory and repeat
the DMA for the entire MBUF buffer. Then it performs receive DMA from NIC to host.
The 0x1000-byte test buffer is cleared to zero before each receive-DMA. Verify the data
integrity and test is repeated for the entire MBUF SRAM range.
Test Pattern Description
“16 00's 16 FF's” Full the entire host DMA buffer with 16 bytes of 00’s and then 16
bytes of FF’s.
“16 FF's 16 0's” Full the entire host DMA buffer with 16 bytes of 00’s and then 16
bytes of FF’s.
“32 00's 32 FF's” Full the entire host DMA buffer with 32 bytes of 00’s and then 32
bytes of FF’s.
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“32 FF's 32 00's” Full the entire host DMA buffer with 32 bytes of FF’s and then 32
bytes of 00’s.
“00000000's” Full the entire host DMA buffer with all zeros.
“FFFFFFFF's” Full the entire host DMA buffer with all FF’s.
“AA55AA55's” Full the entire host DMA buffer with data 0xAA55AA55.
“55AA55AA's” Full the entire host DMA buffer with data 0xAA55AA55.
Default: Enabled
3.3.13 B6. External SRAM Test
Command: memtest -e
Function: It tests DMA SRAM by performing the tests described in test B1. The Scratch
Pad Test.
Default: Disabled
3.3.14 B7. CPU GPR Test
Command: memtest -b
Function: This test tests the CPU General Purpose Registers. This performs exact the same
way of testing as described in B1 over 3 voltages (1.1V, 1.2V, 1.3V).
Default: Enable
3.3.15 C1. EEPROM Test
Command: setest
Function: An increment test data is used in EEPROM test. It fills the test data into the test
range and read back to verity the content. After the test, it fills data with zero to clear the
memory.
Default: Enabled
3.3.16 C2. CPU Test
Command: cputest
Function: This test opens the file cpu.bin. If file exists and content is good, it loads code to
rx and tx CPU and verifies CPU execution.
Default: Enabled
3.3.17 C3. DMA Test
Command: dmatest
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Function: Both high and low priorities DMA are tested. It moves data from host memory
to NIC SRAM, verifies data, and then moves data back to host memory again to verify
data.
Default: Enabled
3.3.18 C4. MII Test
Command: miitest
Function: The function is identical to A2. Control Register Test. Each Register specified in
the configuration contents read only bit and read/write bit defines. The test writing zero and
one into the test bits to insure the read only bits value are not changed, and read/write bits
are changed accordingly.
Default: Enabled.
Default Register table
The test will try to read the register configuration file ‘miireg.txt’ for the register defines. If
the file does not exists, the following table is used:
Offset R/O Mask R/W Mask
0x00 0x0000 0x7180
0x02 0xffff 0x0000
0x03 0xffff 0x0000
0x04 0x0000 0xffff
0x05 0xefff 0x0000
0x06 0x0001 0x0000
0x07 0x0800 0xb7ff
0x08 0xffff 0x0000
0x09 0x0000 0xff00
0x0a 0x7c00 0x0000
0x10 0x0000 0xffbf
0x11 0x3300 0x0000
0x19 0x001f 0x0000
0x1e 0x0000 0xffff
0x1f 0x0000 0xffff
3.3.19 C5. VPD Test
Command: vpdtest
Function: It saves the content of VPD first before perform the test. Once it is done, it
writes one of the five pattern test data, 0xff, 0xaa, 0x55, increment data, or decrement data,
into VPD memory. By default, increment data pattern is used. It writes and reads back the
data for the entire test range, and then restores the original content.
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Default: Enabled
3.3.20 C6. ASF Test
Command: asftest
Function:m
1. Reset test.
Setting reset bit, poll for self-clearing. Verify reset value of registers.
2. Event Mapping Test
Setting SMB_ATTN bit. By changing ASF_ATTN LOC bits, verify the mapping bits
in TX_CPU or RX_CPU event bits.
3. Counter Test
Clear WG_TO, HB_TO, PA_TO, PL_TO, RT_TO bits by setting those bits. Make sure
the bits clear.
Clear Timestamp Counter. Writing a value 1 into each PL, PA, HB, WG, RT counters.
Set TSC_EN bit.
Poll each PA_TO bit and count up to 50 times. Check if PL_TO gets set at the end of
50 times. Continue to count up to 200 times. Check if all other TO bits are set and
verify Timestamp Counter is incremented.
Default: Enabled
3.3.21 C7. ROM Expansion Test
Command: romtest
Function: This function tests the ability to enable/disable/access the expansion
rom on the device.
Default: Enabled
3.3.22 C8. CPU Fetch Test
Command: cpufetch
Function: Test the CPU instruction-fetch logic a 100 times on 5705 and later devices. The
voltage is also varied to 1.1V and 1.3V on devices that support voltage variation.
Default: Enabled
3.3.23 D1. Mac Loopback Test
Command: pkttest -m
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Function: This is internal loopback data transmit/receive test. It initializes MAC into
internal loopback mode, and transmits 200 packets. The data should be routed back to
receive channel and receive by the receive routine, which verifies the integrity of data. One
Giga bit rate is used for this test.
Default: Enabled
3.3.24 D2. Phy Loopback Test
Command: pkttest -p
Function: This test is same as D1. Mac Loopback Test except, the data is routed back via
physical layer device. One Giga bit rate is used for this test.
Please note if the device supports E-Switch, such as 5756, the test is performed on both
laptop mode and docking mode. To perform the test only on the default port, two method
can be used: 1. command line option ‘-disableeswitch’; 2. ‘eswitch –f’ in engineering
mode before the test.
Default: Enabled
3.3.25 D3. RJ45 Loopback Test
Command: pkttest -e
Function: This is external loopback test. From the UUT point of view, no loopback mode
is configured. The data expected to be routed back by RJ45 loopback connector. 10M/s,
100M/s, and 1000M/s are used for this test.
Please note if the device supports E-Switch, such as 5756, the test is performed on both
laptop mode and docking mode. To perform the test only on the default port, two method
can be used: 1. command line option ‘-disableeswitch’; 2. ‘eswitch –f’ in engineering
mode before the test.
Default: Disabled
3.3.26 D4. 1G False Carrier Test
Command: None
Function: This test executes the same procedure as test D3 and tests to see if a false carrier
was detected at the end of the test. The –l200, –dispgbpkt, -disppkt and –errlimit command
line options were added to configure a number of operational parameters. The details of the
command line options are provided in the “COMMAND LINE OPTION PARAMETERS”
section.
Please note if the device supports E-Switch, such as 5756, the test is performed on both
laptop mode and docking mode. To perform the test only on the default port, two method
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can be used: 1. command line option ‘-disableeswitch’; 2. ‘eswitch –f’ in engineering
mode before the test.
Default: Disabled
3.3.27 D5. MII Miscellaneous Test
Command: None
Function: This function tests the auto-polling and phy-interrupt capabilities. These are the
functionalities of the phy.
Default: Enabled
3.3.28 D6. MSI Test
Command: msitest
Function: Testing Message Signaled Interrupt Function to see if it handles this interrupt
correctly.
Default: Enabled
3.3.29 E1. 1G Wire Open/Short (** ZERO LEN LB RJ45 **) Test
Command: nictest e1
Function: An external loopback test is performed at 10/100/1000 Mbits/s. A zero length
loopback connector is placed at the RJ45 connector of the LOM/NIC. After running the
loopback test at 1000 Mbits/s the line signal quality is tested order to catch line faults
(shorts or opens). This test is used during manufacturing in order to detect board/system
build issues on the line/analog side of the Ethernet controller.
Default: Disabled
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