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Table 19. Special-Purpose Mode Transmit Status Bits
Bit Flag Description
7 TX_FLAG Neuron Chip in the process of transmitting packet
6 TX_REQ_FLAG Neuron Chip requests to transmit on the network
5 TX_DATA_VALID Neuron Chip is passing network data to the transceiver in
this frame
4 Don’t Care Unused
3 TX_ADDR_R/W If negated, Neuron Chip is writing internal transceiver
register
2 TX_ADDR_2 Address bit 2 of internal transceiver register [1..7]
1 TX_ADDR_1 Address bit 1 of internal transceiver register [1..7]
0 TX_ADDR_0 Address bit 0 of internal transceiver register [1..7]
Note: For bits [2..0] the internal transceiver register 0 is not valid. Registers [1..7] are
defined by the transceiver implementation.
Table 20. Special-Purpose Mode Receive Status Bits
Bit Flag Description
7 SET_TX_FLAG Transceiver accepts request to transmit packet
6 CLR_TX_REQ_FLAG Transceiver acknowledges request to transmit packet
5 RX_DATA_VALID Transceiver is passing network data to the Neuron Chip
in this frame
4 TX_DATA_CTS Transceiver indicates that Neuron Chip is clear to send
byte of network data
3 SET_COLL_DET Transceiver has detected a collision while transmitting
the preamble
2 RX_FLAG Transceiver has detected a packet on the network
1 RD/WR_ACK Transceiver acknowledges read/write to internal register
0 TX_ON Transceiver is transmitting on the network
There are three types of data that can be sent and received during each frame:
1. Network packet data — Actual data (8 bits at a time) that is to be transmitted or has
been received.
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