NAME

       mdiodump - Qualcomm Atheros MDIO Custom Module Analyser

SYNOPSIS

       mdiodump [options] file [file] [...]

DESCRIPTION

       Read  one or more binary MDIO program files and output MDIO instructions on stdout.  These
       instructions are suitable as input to program mdioblock which outputs MDIO programs.   See
       the mdioblock manpage for more information.

       This  program is part of the Qualcomm Atheros Powerline Toolkit.  See the PLC man page for
       an overview and installation instructions.

OPTIONS

       -s     Print summary information on stdout instead of MDIO instructions.

       -t phy_type
              Specify the PHY chipset that  this  MDIO  module  will  be  used  with.   The  only
              supported option arguments are "ar8236" and "generic".  Argument "ar8236" indicates
              that the MDIO register  instructions  are  Atheros  AR8236  specific.   The  AR8236
              supports  special  MDIO  registers  and  instructions  in  addition to generic MDIO
              registers and instructions.  The default is "generic" which  displays  instructions
              as standard MDIO instructions.  This option and option -b are mutually exclusive.

       -v     Prints  additional  information  on  stdout.   In  particular,  this  option causes
              mdiodump to display every MDIO command  present  instead  of  just  the  simulation
              summary.

       -?,--help
              Displays program help information on stderr.  This option takes precedence over all
              other options on the command line except version information.

       -!,--version
              Displays program version information on stderr.  This option takes precedence  over
              all  other  options  on  the command line except help information.  Use this option
              when sending screen dumps to Atheros technical staff.

ARGUMENTS

       file   The MDIO custom module file to operate on.

REFERENCES

       See the Qualcomm Atheros HomePlug AV Firmware Technical Reference Manual  for  information
       about  generic  MDIO  register instruction.  See the Qualcomm Atheros AR8236 Six-Port Fast
       Ethernet Switch Data Sheet for detailed information about AR8236 specific  MDIO  registers
       and instructions.

DISCLAIMER

       Atheros   HomePlug  AV  Vendor  Specific  Management  Message  structure  and  content  is
       proprietary to Qualcomm Atheros, Ocala FL USA.  Consequently, public information  may  not
       be available.  Qualcomm Atheros reserves the right to modify message structure and content
       in future firmware releases without any obligation to notify or compensate users  of  this
       program.

EXAMPLES

       None.

SEE ALSO

       amp(1), int6kmod(1), int6kmdio(1), int6kmdio2(1), mdioblock(1), mdioblock2(1), mdiogen(1),
       plcmdio16(1), plcmdio32(1)

CREDITS

        Nathaniel Houghton
        Charles Maier
        Marc Bertola