DP83869HM: RGMII to 1000 Base X mode loopback with autonegotiation

Part Number: DP83869HM

Should setting the phy to "digital loopback" in RGMII to 1000-BaseX mode succeed at autonegotiation and achieve a link? We can't seem to get it to work:

These are the register settings we're doing (from u-boot)

write 0xE720 into 0xFE

0x04 -> 0x16

0x41 -> 0x1DF

0x1140 -> 0xC00

0x4000 -> 0x1F

The results of registers (c)01 to (c)05 are:
1 - 0x6149
2 - 0x2000
3 - 0xa0f3
4 - 0x20
5 - 0x0

I would expect (c)01 to be 0x6169, showing auto negotiation complete, and that (c)05 would show the same capabilities as in (c)04. 

  • Hi, 

    In digital loopback, because the signal from the MII side is looped back to the MAC, there may not be a link. 
    To test digital loopback, I suggest to use the PHY in copper mode as that brings up link status whether there is a link or not. 

    Best,
    J