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13 years ago

what should be input to address in MAC control interface

address : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 DOWNTO 0); it is only 8 bit 32 bits is for 2 hex but mac address has many hex number so what should i input to address in MAC control interface?
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13 years ago

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00-05-5D-E8-0F-A3

it has 6 * 32 bits

how to define reg in vhdl ? is it reg[191:0] ?

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No idea where you want to put 192 bits? In the transmitted packet, it's 6*8 = 48 bits.

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