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16 years ago

TSE MAC with Vitesse VSC8601, Simple Socket Server Example Problem

Hi, I am trying to get the Simple Socket Server Example running with a PHY that is not supported by standard driver. I added a profile with the alt_tse_add_profile() function. When I start the SS...
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16 years ago

Right. By default, the TSE driver doesn't actually configure the PHY's mode.

The PHY will come up in whatever default mode the board designer has chosen. I'm guessing you've hit a situation where either the board designer didn't configure the PHY default mode properly (or completely) or you want to use the PHY in a mode different than what was chosen.

The software driver doesn't support this, automatically.

Please refer to the user's guide (http://www.altera.com/literature/ug/ug_ethernet.pdf)...specifically the alt_tse_phy_add_profile(), as that's what you'll have to do for your PHY.

Cheers,

- slacker

EDIT: Ok, I missed that you've added your own profile in my first read through your post. Are you attempting DHCP or static IP configuration? Do you see anything coming from the target with Wireshark? If not, then start tracing the driver software to double-check proper initialization/configuration and to see if traffic is being sent or received (to the MAC) successfully.