VSC8601
10/100/1000BASE-T PHY with RGMII
MAC Interface
Datasheet
VMDS-10210
Revision 4.1
September 2009
Vitesse
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Contents
Revision History ..........................................................................................9
1
2
Introduction.....................................................................................13
Product Overview.............................................................................14
2.1
2.2
2.3
Features ........................................................................................................... 14
Applications....................................................................................................... 15
Block Diagram ................................................................................................... 16
3
Functional Descriptions....................................................................17
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
Interface and Media............................................................................................ 17
MAC Interface.................................................................................................... 17
3.2.1
MAC Resistor Calibration .......................................................................... 17
3.2.2
RGMII MAC Interface Mode ...................................................................... 17
Cat5 Media Interface .......................................................................................... 18
Cat5 Auto-Negotiation ........................................................................................ 19
Manual MDI/MDI-X Setting .................................................................................. 20
Automatic Crossover and Polarity Detection ........................................................... 20
Link Speed Downshift ......................................................................................... 21
Transformerless Ethernet..................................................................................... 21
Ethernet Inline Powered Devices .......................................................................... 21
ActiPHY Power Management................................................................................. 23
3.10.1 Low-Power State .................................................................................... 24
3.10.2 Link Partner Wake-Up State ..................................................................... 25
3.10.3 Normal Operating State ........................................................................... 25
Serial Management Interface ............................................................................... 25
3.11.1 SMI Frames ........................................................................................... 25
3.11.2 SMI Interrupts ....................................................................................... 27
LED Interface .................................................................................................... 28
3.12.1 Simple or Enhanced LED Method............................................................... 28
3.12.2 LED Modes............................................................................................. 28
3.12.3 LED Behavior ......................................................................................... 30
Testing Features................................................................................................. 30
3.13.1 Ethernet Packet Generator (EPG) .............................................................. 30
3.13.2 CRC Counters......................................................................................... 31
3.13.3 Far-end Loopback ................................................................................... 31
3.13.4 Near-End Loopback ................................................................................. 32
3.13.5 Connector Loopback................................................................................ 32
3.13.6 VeriPHY Cable Diagnostics........................................................................ 33
3.13.7 IEEE 1149.1 JTAG Boundary Scan ............................................................. 33
3.13.8 JTAG Instruction Codes............................................................................ 34
3.13.9 Boundary-Scan Register Cell Order............................................................ 36
3.11
3.12
3.13
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Configuration ...................................................................................37
4.1
4.2
Registers........................................................................................................... 37
4.1.1
Reserved Registers ................................................................................. 38
4.1.2
Reserved Bits ......................................................................................... 38
IEEE Standard and Main Registers ........................................................................ 38
4.2.1
Mode Control ......................................................................................... 39
4.2.2
Mode Status........................................................................................... 40
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4.3
4.4
4.5
4.2.3
Device Identification ............................................................................... 41
4.2.4
Auto-Negotiation Advertisement ............................................................... 41
4.2.5
Link Partner Auto-Negotiation Capability .................................................... 42
4.2.6
Auto-Negotiation Expansion ..................................................................... 43
4.2.7
Transmit Auto-Negotiation Next Page......................................................... 43
4.2.8
Auto-Negotiation Link Partner Next Page Receive ........................................ 44
4.2.9
1000BASE-T Control................................................................................ 44
4.2.10 1000BASE-T Status................................................................................. 45
4.2.11 Main Registers Reserved Addresses ........................................................... 45
4.2.12 1000BASE-T Status Extension 1................................................................ 45
4.2.13 100BASE-TX Status Extension .................................................................. 46
4.2.14 1000BASE-T Status Extension 2................................................................ 46
4.2.15 Bypass Control ....................................................................................... 47
4.2.16 Receive Error Counter ............................................................................. 48
4.2.17 False Carrier Sense Counter ..................................................................... 48
4.2.18 Disconnect Counter................................................................................. 49
4.2.19 Extended Control and Status .................................................................... 49
4.2.20 Extended PHY Control Set 1 ..................................................................... 50
4.2.21 Extended PHY Control Set 2 ..................................................................... 50
4.2.22 Interrupt Mask ....................................................................................... 51
4.2.23 Interrupt Status ..................................................................................... 52
4.2.24 LED Control ........................................................................................... 52
4.2.25 Auxiliary Control and Status ..................................................................... 53
4.2.26 Delay Skew Status.................................................................................. 54
4.2.27 Reserved Address Space .......................................................................... 54
Extended Page Registers ..................................................................................... 55
4.3.1
Extended Page Access ............................................................................. 56
4.3.2
Enhanced LED Method Select ................................................................... 56
4.3.3
Enhanced LED Behavior ........................................................................... 57
4.3.4
CRC Good Counter .................................................................................. 58
4.3.5
MAC Resistor Calibration Control ............................................................... 58
4.3.6
Extended PHY Control 3........................................................................... 59
4.3.7
EEPROM Interface Status and Control ........................................................ 59
4.3.8
EEPROM Data Read/Write ........................................................................ 60
4.3.9
Extended PHY Control 4........................................................................... 60
4.3.10 Reserved Extended Registers ................................................................... 61
4.3.11 Extended PHY Control 5........................................................................... 61
4.3.12 RGMII Skew Control................................................................................ 62
4.3.13 Ethernet Packet Generator (EPG) Control 1 ................................................ 63
4.3.14 Ethernet Packet Generator Control 2 ......................................................... 64
CMODE ............................................................................................................. 64
4.4.1
CMODE Pins and Related Functions ........................................................... 64
4.4.2
Functions and Related CMODE Pins ........................................................... 65
4.4.3
CMODE Resistor Values............................................................................ 65
EEPROM............................................................................................................ 66
4.5.1
EEPROM Contents Description .................................................................. 66
4.5.2
Read/Write Access to the EEPROM ............................................................ 67
5
Electrical Specifications ...................................................................69
5.1
5.2
DC Characteristics .............................................................................................. 69
5.1.1
VDDIO at 3.3 V ...................................................................................... 69
5.1.2
VDDIO at 2.5 V ...................................................................................... 70
Current Consumption.......................................................................................... 70
5.2.1
Consumption with 1000BASE-T Link .......................................................... 70
5.2.2
Consumption with 100BASE-TX Link .......................................................... 71
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5.3
5.4
5.5
5.2.3
Consumption with 10BASE-T Link.............................................................. 72
5.2.4
Consumption with No Link and ActiPHY Enabled .......................................... 73
5.2.5
Consumption with No Link and ActiPHY Disabled ......................................... 73
5.2.6
Consumption in Power-Down Mode............................................................ 74
5.2.7
Consumption in Reset State ..................................................................... 75
AC Characteristics .............................................................................................. 75
5.3.1
Reference Clock Input ............................................................................. 76
5.3.2
Clock Output .......................................................................................... 76
5.3.3
JTAG Interface ....................................................................................... 77
5.3.4
SMI Interface ......................................................................................... 77
5.3.5
Device Reset .......................................................................................... 78
5.3.6
RGMII Uncompensated ............................................................................ 80
5.3.7
RGMII Compensated ............................................................................... 81
Operating Conditions .......................................................................................... 82
Stress Ratings ................................................................................................... 83
6
Pin Descriptions ...............................................................................84
6.1
6.2
Pin Diagram ...................................................................................................... 84
Pins by Function................................................................................................. 85
6.2.1
Twisted Pair Interface .............................................................................. 85
6.2.2
RGMII MAC Interface .............................................................................. 86
6.2.3
Serial Management Interface (SMI)........................................................... 87
6.2.4
JTAG ..................................................................................................... 88
6.2.5
Miscellaneous......................................................................................... 88
6.2.6
Power Supply ......................................................................................... 89
6.2.7
Power Supply and Associated Function....................................................... 90
Pins by Name .................................................................................................... 91
Pins by Number ................................................................................................. 92
6.3
6.4
7
Package Information........................................................................93
7.1
7.2
7.3
Package Drawing................................................................................................ 93
Thermal Specifications ........................................................................................ 95
Moisture Sensitivity ............................................................................................ 95
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Design Considerations .....................................................................96
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.8
8.9
8.10
RX_CLK Can Reach as High as 55% Duty Cycle ...................................................... 96
First SMI Write Fails after Software Reset .............................................................. 96
Link-Up Issue In Forced 100BASE-TX Mode ............................................................ 96
Default 10Base-T Settings Are Marginal and Cause MAU Test Failure.......................... 97
On-Chip Pull-up Resistor Violation......................................................................... 99
Setting the Internal RGMII Timing Compensation Value ........................................... 99
10BASE-T Harmonics at 30 MHz and 50 MHz Marginally Violate Specification .............. 99
Voltage Overshoot When Using On-Chip Switching Regulator.................................. 100
Long Link-Up Times Caused by Noise on the Twisted Pair Interface ......................... 100
High VDD33 and Low VDDIOMAC Supply ............................................................. 101
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Ordering Information .....................................................................102
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