SNLS647I December 2019 – August 2025 DP83826E , DP83826I
PRODUCTION DATA
MII Loopback is the shallowest loop through the PHY and 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 DP83826 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.