SNLS638B December 2018 – January 2025 DP83825I
PRODUCTION DATA
MII Loopback is the most shallow loop through the PHY. MII Loopback is a useful test mode to validate communications between the MAC and the PHY. When in MII Loopback, data transmitted from a connected MAC on the TX path is internally looped back in the DP83825I to the RX pins where the data can be checked by the MAC.
MII Loopback is enabled by setting bit[14] in the BMCR and bit[2] in BISCR.