
10.0 Internal Registers
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10.3 Register Descriptions
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TRANSMIT STATUS REGISTER (TSR)
04H (READ)
This register records events that occur on the media during transmission of a packet. It is cleared when the next transmission is
initiated by the host. All bits remain low unless the event that corresponds to a particular bit occurs during transmission. Each
transmission should be followed by a read of this register. The contents of this register are not specified until after the first
transmission.
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
OWC
CDH
FU
CRS
ABT
COL
D
PTX
Bit
Symbol
Description
D0
PTX
PACKET TRANSMITTED:
Indicates transmission without error. (No excessive
collisions or FIFO underrun) (ABT
e
‘‘0’’, FU
e
‘‘0’’).
D1
reserved
reserved
D2
COL
TRANSMIT COLLIDED:
Indicates that the transmission collided at least once
with another station on the network. The number of collisions is recorded in the
Number of Collisions Registers (NCR).
D3
ABT
TRANSMIT ABORTED:
Indicates the NIC aborted transmission because of
excessive collisions. (Total number of transmissions including original
transmission attempt equals 16).
D4
CRS
CARRIER SENSE LOST:
This bit is set when carrier is lost during transmission
of the packet. Carrier Sense is monitored from the end of Preamble/Synch until
TXEN is dropped. Transmission is not aborted on loss of carrier.
D5
FU
FIFO UNDERRUN:
If the NIC cannot gain access of the bus before the FIFO
empties, this bit is set. Transmission of the packet will be aborted.
D6
CDH
CD HEARTBEAT:
Failure of the transceiver to transmit a collision signal after
transmission of a packet will set this bit. The Collision Detect (CD) heartbeat
signal must commence during the first 6.4
m
s of the Interframe Gap following a
transmission. In certain collisions, the CD Heartbeat bit will be set even though
the transceiver is not performing the CD heartbeat test.
D7
OWC
OUT OF WINDOW COLLISION:
Indicates that a collision occurred after a slot
time (51.2
m
s). Transmissions rescheduled as in normal collisions.
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