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KSZ8081RNA/RND
3.4 MII Management (MIIM) Interface
The KSZ8081RNA/RND supports the IEEE 802.3 MII management interface, also known as the Management Data
Input/Output (MDIO) interface. This interface allows an upper-layer device, such as a MAC processor, to monitor and
control the state of the KSZ8081RNA/RND. An external device with MIIM capability is used to read the PHY status and/
or configure the PHY settings. More details about the MIIM interface can be found in Clause 22.2.4 of the IEEE 802.3
Specification.
The MIIM interface consists of the following:
• A physical connection that incorporates the clock line (MDC) and the data line (MDIO).
• A specific protocol that operates across the physical connection mentioned earlier, which allows the external con-
troller to communicate with one or more PHY devices.
• A set of 16-bit MDIO registers. Registers [0:8] are standard registers, and their functions are defined in the IEEE
802.3 Specification. The additional registers are provided for expanded functionality. See the Register Map section
for details.
The KSZ8081RNA/RND supports only two unique PHY addresses. The PHYAD[1:0] strapping pin is used to select
either 0h or 3h as the unique PHY address for the KSZ8081RNA/RND device.
PHY address 0h is defined as the broadcast PHY address according to the IEEE 802.3 Specification, and can be used
to read/write to a single PHY device, or write to multiple PHY devices simultaneously. For the KSZ8081RNA/RND, PHY
address 0h defaults to the broadcast PHY address after power-up, but PHY address 0h can be disabled as the broad-
cast PHY address using software to assign it as a unique PHY address.
For applications that require two KSZ8081RNA/RND PHYs to share the same MDIO interface with one PHY set to
address 0h and the other PHY set to address 3h, use PHY address 0h (defaults to broadcast after power-up) to set both
PHYs’ Register 16h, Bit [9] to ‘1’ to assign PHY address 0h as a unique (non-broadcast) PHY address.
Table 3-3 shows the MII management frame format for the KSZ8081RNA/RND.
3.5 Interrupt (INTRP)
INTRP (Pin 18) is an optional interrupt signal that is used to inform the external controller that there has been a status
update to the KSZ8081RNA/RND PHY register. Bits [15:8] of Register 1Bh are the interrupt control bits to enable and
disable the conditions for asserting the INTRP signal. Bits [7:0] of Register 1Bh are the interrupt status bits to indicate
which interrupt conditions have occurred. The interrupt status bits are cleared after reading Register 1Bh.
Bit [9] of Register 1Fh sets the interrupt level to active high or active low. The default is active low.
The MII management bus option gives the MAC processor complete access to the KSZ8081RNA/RND control and sta-
tus registers. Additionally, an interrupt pin eliminates the need for the processor to poll the PHY for status change.
3.6 HP Auto MDI/MDI-X
HP Auto MDI/MDI-X configuration eliminates the need to decide whether to use a straight cable or a crossover cable
between the KSZ8081RNA/RND and its link partner. This feature allows the KSZ8081RNA/RND to use either type of
cable to connect with a link partner that is in either MDI or MDI-X mode. The auto-sense function detects transmit and
receive pairs from the link partner and assigns transmit and receive pairs to the KSZ8081RNA/RND accordingly.
HP Auto MDI/MDI-X is enabled by default. It is disabled by writing a ‘1’ to Register 1Fh, Bit [13]. MDI and MDI-X mode
is selected by Register 1Fh, Bit [14] if HP Auto MDI/MDI-X is disabled.
An isolation transformer with symmetrical transmit and receive data paths is recommended to support Auto MDI/MDI-X.
Table 3-4 shows how the IEEE 802.3 Standard defines MDI and MDI-X.
TABLE 3-3: MII MANAGEMENT FRAME FORMAT FOR THE KSZ8081RNA/RND
Preamble
Start of
Frame
Read/
Write OP
Code
PHY
Address
Bits[4:0]
REG
Address
Bits[4:0]
TA Data Bits[15:0] Idle
Read 32 1’s 01 10 000AA RRRRR Z0 DDDDDDDD_DDDDDDDD Z
Write 32 1’s 01 01 000AA RRRRR 10 DDDDDDDD_DDDDDDDD Z