AM64x MCU+ SDK  08.05.00
Enet CPSW Operation Modes Demo

Introduction

  • CPSW operates in two Modes
    • Switch Mode - packets forwarding in enabled and packets are forwarded to Host + Other MAC ports. This is the default configuration for CPSW.
    • MAC mode - packets are only given to Host port and is not forwarded to Other MAC Ports.

CPSW DUAL MAC Mode

  • In this mode, both the MAC ports of AM64X are confifured to be in MAC mode.
  • This mode requires two Network interfaces to operate.
  • It is recommended to use two separate subnets for working with DUAL MAC.
  • A single implementation of network interface and shared pool is used for both the Netifs
  • Dual MAC feature is illustrated by below image:

DUAL MAC Operation

See Also

Networking