Can I inteface the Ethernet PHY on DE10 Nano directly from the FPGA?

Hi PYtte,

Unfortunately the answer is no. I checked Terasic DE10 nano board user guide doc page 37 and it mentioned on board Micrel PHY chip is connected to Cyclone V FPGA HPS Ethernet MAC block.

• https://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?Language=English&CategoryNo=205&No=1046&PartNo=4

So, you need to use HPS Ethernet MAC to interact with this on board PHY chip and not regular FPGA soft TSE IP to talk to the PHY chip.

Thanks.

Regards,

dlim