
LXT9785 and LXT9785E Advanced 8-Port 10/100 Mbps PHY Transceivers
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Datasheet 
Document Number: 249241
Revision Number: 007
Revision Date: August 28, 2003
physical connection, a specific protocol that runs across the connection, and an internal set of 
addressable registers. Some registers are required and their functions are defined by the IEEE 
802.3 specification. Additional registers allow for expanded functionality. Specific bits in the 
registers are referenced using an “X.Y” notation, where X is the register number (0-32) and Y is 
the bit number (0-15).
The physical interface consists of a data line (MDIO) and clock line (MDC). Operation of this 
interface is controlled by the MDDIS input pin. When MDDIS is High, all the MDIOs are 
completely disabled. The Hardware Control Interface provides primary configuration control. 
When MDDIS is Low, the MDIO port is enabled for both read and write operations and the 
Hardware Control Interface is not used. 
Note:
The BGA15 package does not support the MDDIS pin.
The timing for the MDIO Interface is shown in 
Table 79, “Intel LXT9785/LXT9785E MDIO 
Timing Parameters” on page 197
.   MDIO read and write cycles are shown in 
Figure 9, “Intel 
LXT9785/LXT9785E Management Interface Read Frame Structure” on page 122
and Figure 10, 
“Intel LXT9785/LXT9785E Management Interface Write Frame Structure” on page 122
.
The protocol allows one controller to communicate with multiple LXT9785/LXT9785E chips. Pins 
ADD_<4:0> determine the base address. Each port adds its port number to the base address to 
obtain its port address as shown in 
Figure 11
.
The BGA15 package uses a similar scheme where the ADD_[2:0] bits internally set to 0 and the 
ADD_[4:3] bits are used to select from four base addresses (0x00000b, 0x01000b, 0x10000b, or 
0x11000b.
Figure 9. Intel
 LXT9785/LXT9785E Management Interface Read Frame Structure
Figure 10. Intel
 LXT9785/LXT9785E Management Interface Write Frame Structure
MDC
MDIO
(Read)
High Z
32  "1"s
0
1
1
0
Preamble
ST
Op Code
PHY Address
Turn
Around
Z
0
A4
A3
A0
R4
R3
R0
Register Address
D15
D14
D1
Data
Write
Read
D15
D14
D1
D0
Idle
MDC
MDIO
(Write)
32  "1"s
0
1
0
1
Preamble
ST
Op Code
PHY Address
Turn
Around
1
0
A4
A3
A0
R4
R3
R0
Register Address
D15
D14
D1
D0
Data
Idle
Idle
Write