Dual-Speed Fast Ethernet Transceiver — LXT970A
Controlling Auto-Negotiation
When auto-negotiation is controlled by software, the following steps are recommended:
• After a reset or power-up (initial or from power down mode), the power down recovery time
(refer to Table 43 on page 62) must be exhausted before proceeding.
• Set MDIO Register 4 advertisement capabilities before setting MDIO bit 0.12 = 1 to enable
auto-negotiation.
Figure 12. Auto-Negotiation Operation
Power-Up, Reset,
Link Failure
Disable
Auto-Negotiation
Start
Auto
Negotiation
Enable
Auto-Neg/Parallel Detection
Go To Forced
Settings
Done
Attempt Auto-
Negotiation
Listen for 100TX
Idle Symbols
Listen for 10T
Link Pulses
YES
NO
Link Set?
2.5
2.5.1
Monitoring Operational Status
Monitoring Status via MII Registers
The Chip Status Register (Table 56 on page 72) provides a convenient indication of several status
conditions:
• Bit 20.13 is set to 1 once the link is established.
• Bits 20.11 and 20.12 indicate the link speed and duplex condition respectively.
• Bits 20.9 and 20.8 indicate the progress and status of auto-negotiation.
Refer to the Register Definition section on page 63 for additional details on specific registers.
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