LAN9730 Datasheet, PDF (81/222 Pages) SMSC Corporation – High-Speed Inter-Chip (HSIC) USB 2.0

LAN9730/LAN9730i
4.6.4.1 10M Receive Input and Squelch
The Manchester signal from the cable is fed into the PHY (on inputs RXP and RXN) via 1:1 ratio magnetics. It is first
filtered to reduce any out-of-band noise. It then passes through a SQUELCH circuit. The SQUELCH is a set of amplitude
and timing comparators that normally reject differential voltage levels below 300 mV and detect and recognize differen-
tial voltages above 585 mV.
4.6.4.2 Manchester Decoding
The output of the SQUELCH goes to the RX10M block where it is validated as Manchester encoded data. The polarity
of the signal is also checked. If the polarity is reversed (local RXP is connected to RXN of the remote partner and vice
versa), then this is identified and corrected. The reversed condition is indicated by the flag “XPOL“, bit 4 in register 27.
The 10M PLL is locked onto the received Manchester signal and from this, generates the received 20 MHz clock. Using
this clock, the Manchester encoded data is extracted and converted to a 10 MHz NRZI data stream. It is then converted
from serial to 4-bit wide parallel data.
The RX10M block also detects valid 10Base-T IDLE signals - Normal Link Pulses (NLPs) - to maintain the link.
4.6.4.3 Jabber Detection
Jabber is a condition in which a station transmits for a period of time longer than the maximum permissible packet length,
usually due to a fault condition, that results in holding the TX_EN input for a long period. Special logic is used to detect
the jabber state and abort the transmission to the line, within 45 ms. Once TX_EN is deasserted, the logic resets the
jabber condition.
4.6.5 AUTO-NEGOTIATION
The purpose of the auto-negotiation function is to automatically configure the PHY to the optimum link parameters based
on the capabilities of its link partner. Auto-negotiation is a mechanism for exchanging configuration information between
two link-partners and automatically selecting the highest performance mode of operation supported by both sides. Auto-
negotiation is fully defined in clause 28 of the IEEE 802.3 specification.
Once auto-negotiation has completed, information about the resolved link can be passed back to the controller via the
internal Serial Management Interface (SMI). The results of the negotiation process are reflected in the Speed Indication
bits in register 31, as well as the Link Partner Ability register (Register 5).
The auto-negotiation protocol is a purely physical layer activity and proceeds independently of the MAC controller.
The advertised capabilities of the PHY are stored in register 4 of the SMI registers. The default advertised by the PHY
is determined by user-defined on-chip signal options.
The following blocks are activated during an auto-negotiation session:
• Auto-negotiation (digital)
• 100M ADC (analog)
• 100M PLL (analog)
• 100M equalizer/BLW/clock recovery (DSP)
• 10M SQUELCH (analog)
• 10M PLL (analog)
• 10M Transmitter (analog)
When enabled, auto-negotiation is started by the occurrence of one of the following events:
• Hardware reset
• Software reset
• Power-down reset
• Link status down
• Setting register 0, bit 9 high (auto-negotiation restart)
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