41.6.2 IEEE 1588 Time Stamp Unit

The IEEE 1588 time stamp unit (TSU) is implemented as a 94-bit timer.

• The 48 upper bits [93:46] of the timer count seconds and are accessible in the GMAC 1588 Timer Seconds High Register (TSH) and GMAC 1588 Timer Seconds Low Register (TSL).
• The 30 lower bits [45:16] of the timer count nanoseconds and are accessible in the GMAC 1588 Timer Nanoseconds Register (TN).
• The lowest 16 bits [15:0] of the timer count sub-nanoseconds.

The 46 lower bits roll over when they have counted to 1s. The timer increments by a programmable period (to approximately 15.2femtosecond resolution) with each MCK period and can also be adjusted in 1ns resolution (incremented or decremented) through APB register accesses.