ST STM32F101xx Reference Manual page 889

RM0034
Bits 15:8 Reserved
Bit 7 ZQPD: Zero-quanta pause disable
When set, this bit disables the automatic generation of Zero-quanta pause control frames on
the deassertion of the flow-control signal from the FIFO layer.
When this bit is reset, normal operation with automatic Zero-quanta pause control frame
generation is enabled.
Bit 6 Reserved
Bits 5:4 PLT: Pause low threshold
This field configures the threshold of the Pause timer at which the Pause frame is
automatically retransmitted. The threshold values should always be less than the Pause Time
configured in bits[31:16]. For example, if PT = 100H (256 slot-times), and PLT = 01, then a
second PAUSE frame is automatically transmitted if initiated at 228 (256 – 28) slot-times after
the first PAUSE frame is transmitted.
Slot time is defined as time taken to transmit 512 bits (64 bytes) on the MII interface.
Bit 3 UPFD: Unicast pause frame detect
When this bit is set, the MAC detects the Pause frames with the station's unicast address
specified in the ETH_MACA0HR and ETH_MACA0LR registers, in addition to detecting
Pause frames with the unique multicast address.
When this bit is reset, the MAC detects only a Pause frame with the unique multicast address
specified in the 802.3x standard.
Bit 2 RFCE: Receive flow control enable
When this bit is set, the MAC decodes the received Pause frame and disables its transmitter
for a specified (Pause Time) time.
When this bit is reset, the decode function of the Pause frame is disabled.
Bit 1 TFCE: Transmit flow control enable
In Full-duplex mode, when this bit is set, the MAC enables the flow control operation to
transmit Pause frames. When this bit is reset, the flow control operation in the MAC is
disabled, and the MAC does not transmit any Pause frames.
In Half-duplex mode, when this bit is set, the MAC enables the back-pressure operation.
When this bit is reset, the back pressure feature is disabled.
Bit 0 FCB/BPA: Flow control busy/back pressure activate
This bit initiates a Pause Control frame in Full-duplex mode and activates the back pressure
function in Half-duplex mode if TFCE bit is set.
In Full-duplex mode, this bit should be read as 0 before writing to the Flow control register. To
initiate a Pause control frame, the Application must set this bit to 1. During a transfer of the
Control frame, this bit continues to be set to signify that a frame transmission is in progress.
After completion of the Pause control frame transmission, the MAC resets this bit to 0. The
Flow control register should not be written to until this bit is cleared.
In Half-duplex mode, when this bit is set (and TFCE is set), back pressure is asserted by the
MAC core. During back pressure, when the MAC receives a new frame, the transmitter starts
sending a JAM pattern resulting in a collision. When the MAC is configured to Full-duplex
mode, the BPA is automatically disabled.
Ethernet (ETH): media access control (MAC) with DMA controller
Selection Threshold
00 Pause time minus 4 slot times
01 Pause time minus 28 slot times
10 Pause time minus 144 slot times
11 Pause time minus 256 slot times
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