lan8720 design with imx6q

[kevin_chan]

we use lan8720 phy in imx6q platform through RMII interface.

we config lan8720 to generate 50M ref clock for mac, and connect this 50M clock to ENET_REF_CLK pin.

but according to "IMX6DQ6SDLHDG.pdf", ENET_REF_CLK is not used by the RMII interface and recommend to use GPIO_16 as source pin of 50M clock.

any software workaround can solve our ploblem? we don't want to modify the hardware design.

[byungchul]

This is my test code for MX6Q with LAN8720a RMII interface

        // ENET

        MX6Q_PAD_ENET_MDIO__ENET_MDIO,

        MX6Q_PAD_ENET_MDC__ENET_MDC,

/*
(IOMUXC_ENET_MAC0_RX_EN_SELECT_INPUT)
Address: 20E_0000h base + 858h offset = 20E_0858h
MUX Mode Select Field
Selecting Pads Involved in Daisy Chain.
Instance: enet, In Pin: ipp_ind_mac0_rxen
bit0:1 ENET_CRS_DV_ALT1 — Selecting ALT1 mode of pad ENET_CRS_DV for ENET_RX_EN.

(IOMUXC_ENET_REF_CLK_SELECT_INPUT)
Address: 20E_0000h base + 83Ch offset = 20E_083Ch
MUX Mode Select Field
Selecting Pads Involved in Daisy Chain.
Instance: enet, In Pin: ipg_clk_rmii
bit0:1 GPIO16_ALT2 — Selecting ALT2 mode of pad GPIO_16 for ENET_REF_CLK.

appiled to the u-boot/board/freescale/mx6q_sabresd/flash_header.S
*/
        MX6Q_PAD_ENET_RXD0__ENET_RDATA_0,
        MX6Q_PAD_ENET_RXD1__ENET_RDATA_1,
        MX6Q_PAD_ENET_CRS_DV__ENET_RX_EN,       // ENET_CRS_DV_ALT1    

        MX6Q_PAD_ENET_TXD0__ENET_TDATA_0,
        MX6Q_PAD_ENET_TXD1__ENET_TDATA_1,
        MX6Q_PAD_ENET_TX_EN__ENET_TX_EN,

        MX6Q_PAD_ENET_RX_ER__ENET_RX_ER,
        MX6Q_PAD_GPIO_16__ENET_ANATOP_ETHERNET_REF_OUT,

[kevin_chan]

we modify the hardware connection. it's ok now. thanks for all your helpful answer.

[Yuri]

   You are right, according to Chapter 11 (Using the RMII Interface) of the Hardware

Development Guide for i.MX6  : "There are two possible pins that can either

source or sink the reference clock: GPIO_16 and RGMII_TX_CTL."

GPIO_16 is intended for RMII reference clock; ENET_REF_CLK is intended for RGMII
reference clock.

   I am afraid there is not software solution how external ref clock from ENET_REF_CLK
may be provided for RMII. Sorry.