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DP83640: Comunication issue with DP83640 Ethernet PHY

Denis Biryukov
Prodigy 35 points
Part Number: DP83640

Hello

We are using DP83640 Ethernet PHY  with a custom board, based on am335x soc with RGMII connection (PHY is in master mode - i.e. recevies input from 25Mhz crystal to produce 50Mhz output) and we experience issues.

What we have so far:

1. Internal loopback test between MAC and PHY works (i.e. no errors, link is ok, all packets are received back)

2. External loopback does not work at all (phy does not detect itself -  i.e. does not link to itself)

3. When connected to host PC PHY,  the  link is established (from MDIOLINK register and leds on the phy),  PHY is able to receive data from pc (based on CPSW_STATS registers), but host pc does not receive anything (again CPSW_STATS registers on the board show that the data is being sent).

We use Transformerless Ethernet connection similar to the one described in SNLA088A TI application report.

I would appreciate if you could provide any help on how to resolve this issue.

Best regards,

Denis

 

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    TI__Genius 11725 points

    Hi Denis,

    To comment on each scenario:

    1. It looks like internal loopback is working. No issues here, correct?

    2. What is the hardware configuration? The DP83640 cannot be configured for external loopback through register writes.

    3. Let's solve item 2. before moving on to this item.

    Thank you,

    Nikhil 

  • 0 in reply to Nikhil Menon
    Prodigy 35 points

    Hello Nikhil,

    1. yes, everything works correctly without issues

    2. there is no any specific configuration for external loopback, I just  cut the ethernet cable and shortened TX+ with RX+  and TX- with RX- (this setup seems to work with other PHYS, like with the one on my PC, or with the one from Beaglebone Black, but I suppose they use trasformers unlike us, so probably I'm missing something here),  the problem seems to be that PHY does not react to its own link pulses and thus can not even establish a link (i.e MDIOLINK register shows zeros, no link led)

    Also, I mistyped in previous post about interface, it is not RGMII but RMII.

    Forgot to add, we have several boards with same setup and the issue is present on all of them.

    Thanks and Best regards

    Denis

  • 0 in reply to Denis Biryukov
    TI__Genius 11725 points

    Hi Denis,

    For item 2. You are correct, this cable setup should work. Can you share a schematic? If you have register access can you read back the following registers:

    • 0x0
    • 0x1
    • 0x10
    • 0x17
    • 0x18
    • 0x19
    • 0x1C

    Thank you,

    Nikhil

  • 0 in reply to Nikhil Menon
    Prodigy 35 points

    Hello, Nikhil

    Here are the values of registers:

    Reg 0x0: 0x1100
    Reg 0x1: 0x78c9
    Reg 0x10: 0x4000 (it says that auto-mdix swapped tx and rx, I'm wondering if it is normal for a loopback?)
    Reg 0x17: 0x4021
    Reg 0x18: 0x0
    Reg 0x19: 0x8001
    Reg 0x1c: 0x0

    Regarding, schematics, we normally are not allowed to share them, so could you specify exactly what kind of schematics you would like to see and also if it is possible to share them in private?

    Thanks in advance

    Best regards

    Denis

  • 0 in reply to Denis Biryukov
    TI__Genius 11725 points

    Hi Denis,

    I have sent you a request to connect, can you share the PHY portion of the schematic via private message?

    Thank you,

    Nikhil

  • 0 in reply to Nikhil Menon
    TI__Genius 11725 points

    Hi Denis,

    As we have moved this discussion offline, I will be closing this thread.

    Thank you,

    Nikhil