SNLA246C October   2015  – April 2024 DP83867CR , DP83867CS , DP83867E , DP83867IR , DP83867IS

 

  1.   1
  2.   Trademarks
  3. 1Introduction
  4. 2Troubleshooting the Application
    1. 2.1 Read and Check Register Values for Basic Health Check
    2. 2.2 Schematic and Layout Checklist
    3. 2.3 Component Checklist
      1. 2.3.1 Magnetics
      2. 2.3.2 Crystal / Oscillator
    4. 2.4 Peripheral Pin Checks
      1. 2.4.1 Power Supplies
      2. 2.4.2 RBIAS Voltage and Resistance
      3. 2.4.3 Probe the XI Clock
      4. 2.4.4 Probe the RESET_N Signal
      5. 2.4.5 Probe the Strap Pins During Initialization
      6. 2.4.6 Probe the Serial Management Interface Signals (MDC, MDIO)
      7. 2.4.7 Probe the MDI Signals
    5. 2.5 Link Quality Check
    6. 2.6 Built-in Self Test With Various Loopback Modes
    7. 2.7 Debugging MAC Interface
      1. 2.7.1 RGMII Debug
      2. 2.7.2 SGMII Debug
  5. 3Application Specific Debugs
    1. 3.1 Improving Link-up Margins for Short Cables
    2. 3.2 Improving Link Margins across Different Channels
    3. 3.3 Link up in 100Mbps Full Duplex Force Mode
    4. 3.4 Unstable Link Up Debug in 1Gbps communication
    5. 3.5 DP83867PHY and DP83867PHY Cannot Link Up in 1Gbps
    6. 3.6 Compliance Debug
    7. 3.7 EMC Debug
    8. 3.8 Tools and References
      1. 3.8.1 DP83867 Register Access
      2. 3.8.2 Extended Register Access
  6. 4Conclusion
  7. 5References
  8. 6Revision History

Crystal / Oscillator

The following guidelines are the main specifications to reference for compatible crystals.

Table 2-3 25-MHz Crystal Specifications
PARAMETERTEST CONDITIONMINTYPMAXUNIT
Frequency25MHz
Frequency ToleranceOperational Temperature±50ppm
Frequency Stability1 year aging±50ppm

If opting for an oscillator:

Table 2-4 25-MHz Oscillator Specifications
PARAMETER TEST CONDITION MIN TYP MAX UNIT
Frequency 25 MHz
Frequency Tolerance Operational Temperature ±50 ppm
Frequency Stability 1 year aging ±50 ppm
Rise / Fall Time 20% - 80% 5 ns
Symmetry Duty Cycle 40% 60%
Jitter RMS Integration Band: 12kHz to 5MHz 11 ps
Input voltage for 25MHz Oscillator 1.5 1.9 Vpp