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14 years ago

Does the Triple Speed Ethernet IP Core support RMII

Hi everyone, i have a question concerning the Triple Speed Ethernet IP Core. Is it possible to connect the TSE MAC and the PHY with RMII interface? Because i found the TSE MAC isn't ...
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14 years ago

AFAIK DB4CGX_PHY2 addon features a 10/100Mb PHY, while RGMII is for Gigabit.

Probably it can be also connected to 10/100Mb, since you are using it. Anyway, implementing it in a MAC which actually doesn't need Gb means you waste fpga resources.