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13 years ago

MDIO module

Hello all, I am trying to access registers in a device communicating with my CycloneIV through MDIO clause 22. I added the "Ethernet MDIO" module in my QSys design along with Nios. My ques...
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13 years ago

It could be worth a try but I think that if you used the TSE and leave all the Ethernet signals unconnected, a good part of the MAC would be optimized away and removed by the synthesizer. It just leaves another problem, it's that you need a license for the TSE IP, and it is probably not worth paying the full license just for the MDIO part.

Did you have a look at Opencores.org for an MDIO component? They may have something you can use.