p1010 ETsec link up-down changing continuesly

[yoavbaryoseph]

Hi,

we are trying to setup an  SGMII link from the p1010 (ETSEC 2 TBI) to the connected Marvell 88e1512 phy device.

The result of our configuration is that we see that the Copper side of the SGMII link is up and stable.

However the TBI link status is not stable - changes up-down continuously.

1. The same p1010 code executed on the p1010rdb and the result is a stable link up in the TBI.

2. It seems that the Marvell configuration is correct.

3. Configuration is for 100 MB without Auto Negotiation.

Any ideas what cause the link not to be stable?

How does the eTSEC determines if link is up or down?

Any specific power up sequence we should be aware about?

Thanks in advance for the support.

Yoav

[alexander_yakov]

If the same code execuded on Freescale P1010RDB board works properly, but does not work on your custom board than the first question is - what is the difference between your board and Freescale P1010RDB board?