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ophied
New Contributor
3 years agoCan the HPS EMAC RGMII on the cyclone V be connected to an external MAC interface?
All the documentation assumes you'll want to connect it to an external PHY interface, but there are no notes about the logistics of connecting to external MAC interface. I'm currently trying to inter...
aikeu
Regular Contributor
3 years agoHi ophied,
Are you using a Cyclone V custom board?
There is an design example that which might help:
https://www.rocketboards.org/foswiki/Projects/CycloneVRGMIIExampleDesign
Thanks.
Regards,
Aik Eu
ophied
New Contributor
3 years agoIt is a custom board -- I have the single-ended RGMII I/Os routed to a KSZ9897R switch IC, specifically port 7 of the switch, which is a MAC interface port.
Thanks for the link, although I've seen and reviewed this example before. The FPGA IP's that are used ("HPS EMAC Interface Splitter Core" which feeds into the "GMII to RGMII Adapter Core" IP) actually only output differential PHY RGMII signals, so it's not something I can use in my design's MAC to MAC configuration.