A1. Indirect Register Test; A2. Control Register Test; A3. Interrupt Test; A4. Bist - Broadcom 5720ZG User Manual

Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Adapter • Diagnostic User's Guide
3.2 Error Codes
The Error Codes are presented in Section 9 - ERROR MESSAGES.
3.3 Test Descriptions

3.3.1 A1. Indirect Register Test

Command: regtest -i
Function: Using indirect addressing method, writing increment data into MAC hash
Register table and read back for verification. The memory read/write is done 100 times
while increment test data.
Default: Enabled

3.3.2 A2. Control Register Test

Command: regtest
Function: Each Register specified in the configuration contents read only bit and
read/write bit defines. The test writing zero and one into the test bits to insure the read only
bits are not changed, and read/write bits are changed accordingly.
Default: Enabled.

3.3.3 A3. Interrupt Test

Command: intrtest
Function: This test verifies the interrupt functionality. It enables interrupt and waits for
interrupt to occur. It waits for 500ms and reports error if could not generate interrupts.
Default: Enabled

3.3.4 A4. BIST

Command: bist
Function: Hardware Built-In-Self-Test (BIST). This test initiates BIST, and wait for the
test result returned by hardware.
Default: Enabled
3.3.5

A5. PCI Cfg Register Test

Command: pcicfg
Function: This test verifies the access integrity of the PCI config registers.
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