SLLS418G
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JUNE 2000
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REVISED JANUARY 2003
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POST OFFICE BOX 655303
DALLAS, TEXAS 75265
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
PHY-Link layer interface
The TSB41AB3 is designed to operate with an LLC such as the Texas Instruments TSB12LV21, TSB12LV22,
TSB12LV23, TSB12LV26, TSB12LV31, TSB12LV41, TSB12LV42, or TSB12LV01A. Details of operation for the
Texas Instruments LLC devices are found in the respective LLC data sheets. The following paragraphs describe
the operation of the PHY-LLC interface.
The interface to the LLC consists of the SYSCLK, CTL0
–
CTL1, D0
–
D7, LREQ, LPS, C/LKON, and ISO
terminals on the TSB41AB3, as shown in Figure 13.
ISO
ISO
C/LKON
LPS
SYSCLK
LREQ
D0
–
D7
CTL0
–
CTL1
Link
Layer
Controller
TSB41AB3
ISO
Figure 13. PHY-LLC Interface
The SYSCLK terminal provides a 49.152-MHz interface clock. All control and data signals are synchronized to,
and sampled on, the rising edge of SYSCLK.
The CTL0 and CTL1 terminals form a bidirectional control bus, that controls the flow of information and data
between the TSB41AB3 and LLC.
The D0
–
D7 terminals form a bidirectional data bus that is used to transfer status information, control information,
or packet data between the devices. The TSB41AB3 supports S100, S200, and S400 data transfers over the
D0
–
D7 data bus. In S100 operation only the D0 and D1 terminals are used; in S200 operation only the D0
–
D3
terminals are used; and in S400 operation all D0
–
D7 terminals are used for data transfer. When the TSB41AB3
is in control of the D0
–
D7 bus, unused Dn terminals are driven low during S100 and S200 operations. When
the LLC is in control of the D0
–
D7 bus, unused Dn terminals are ignored by the TSB41AB3.
The LREQ terminal is controlled by the LLC to send serial service requests to the PHY in order to request access
to the serial-bus for packet transmission, read or write PHY registers, or control arbitration acceleration.
The LPS and C/LKON terminals are used for power management of the PHY and LLC. The LPS terminal
indicates the power status of the LLC and may be used to reset the PHY-LLC interface or to disable SYSCLK.
The C/LKON terminal is used to send a wake-up notification to the LLC and to indicate an interrupt to the LLC
when either LPS is inactive or the PHY register L bit is zero.
The ISO terminal is used to enable the output differentiation logic on the CTL0
–
CTL1 and D0
–
D7 terminals.
Output differentiation is required when an isolation barrier of the type described in Annex J type isolation barrier
is implemented between the PHY and LLC.
The TSB41AB3 normally controls the CTL0
–
CTL1 and D0
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D7 bidirectional buses. The LLC is allowed to drive
these buses only after the LLC has been granted permission to do so by the PHY.