TLK106 linux driver

Vladim-ir

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TLK106, AM3352, TLK110

Hello, everyone!

I have Sitara AM3352 processor and I would like to use TLK106 as Ethernet PHY for my linux app. Does LINUXEZSDK-AM335X support TLK106? If yes, is it possible to use the Cable Diagnostics feature?

BR, Vladimir.

over 12 years ago

0 Biser Gatchev-XID over 12 years ago

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Hi Vladimir,

TLK110 is supported, which is pretty much the same as TLK106.

0 Biser Gatchev-XID over 12 years ago in reply to Biser Gatchev-XID

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Vladimir,

A correction is needed here, as mentioned by one of my colleagues. I guess I didn't read your question carefully enough. The TLK110 is used on the AM335X IDK, connected to a CPSW MII port. However this platform is provide with SYS/BIOS SDK, not Linux. Sorry for the confusion.

0 Vladim-ir over 12 years ago in reply to Biser Gatchev-XID

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Biser, where can i find a list of Ethernet PHY ICs which are supported by LINUXEZSDK-AM335X? My customer has an alternate solution based on LAN8720. Project volume is quite big, so i need EPHY from TI.

0 Biser Gatchev-XID over 12 years ago in reply to Vladim-ir

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I don't think there is such a list at the moment. However I found this link: https://github.com/ohporter/linux-am33x/commit/1155ef27fc422ae5bc6cf4dcecd14cd221b0dbd3. I will bring the software team's attention to this thread to clarify whether TLK110 is actually supported.

0 Frank Walzer over 12 years ago in reply to Biser Gatchev-XID

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Vladimir,

theoretically we support any phy that is supported by Linux and/or is connected through standard MII + MDIO interfaces. The issue is the testing. Obviously we do not have all the hardware combinations possible available for test. But that is why in Linux you have all source code... At least you are able to fix if there is an issue coming up.

Verified combinations are usually what you find on our EVMs and starterkits. Here you may look at the TI Linux SDKs for all necessary configs and patches.

The above mentioned patch for TLK110 was only required for some early samples of TLK110. Later the patch was actually removed so it does not exist in current TI kernels I assume.

Regards.

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