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Using ethernet with Microblaze

Former Member over 9 years ago

Hi,
I want to use Ethernet to connect my Microblaze based design to my PC. Is it possible without using Zynq processor. How can this be accomplished?

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0 Former Member over 9 years ago

No.

If you take a look at the block diagrams in the Zynq Technical Reference Manual ( http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/user_guides/ug585-Zynq-7000-TRM.pdf ) you will see that the MIO connections you can access via the EMIO are the 'device' side of the connection, not the 'user interface' side. That is you could connect the GMII/RGMII connection from one of the PS Ethernet MACs via EMIO but there is no way to access the registers that control the Ethernet MAC or those that transfer the data. Same with the SD Card. You could make a connection to an external SD Card but would not be able to control the SD Card controller or transfer data via the EMIO connection.

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0 Former Member over 9 years ago

No.

If you take a look at the block diagrams in the Zynq Technical Reference Manual ( http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/user_guides/ug585-Zynq-7000-TRM.pdf ) you will see that the MIO connections you can access via the EMIO are the 'device' side of the connection, not the 'user interface' side. That is you could connect the GMII/RGMII connection from one of the PS Ethernet MACs via EMIO but there is no way to access the registers that control the Ethernet MAC or those that transfer the data. Same with the SD Card. You could make a connection to an external SD Card but would not be able to control the SD Card controller or transfer data via the EMIO connection.

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