Are the LAN_MDIO<n>_LED<n>_[1:0] pins of the Broadwell-DE configurable to I2C?

[ARio]

The Datasheet-Volume 4 of 4: Intel Xeon Processor D-1500 Family LAN Controller on section 3.7 Network Management Interface (MDIO or I2C) describes these two interfaces. I would like to know these interfaces are actually separate signals as shown in section 2.3? Or can i configure the LAN_MDC/LAN_MDIO to I2C_SCL/I2C_SDA via register settings?

[CarlosAM_INTEL]

​Hello, @ARio​:

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[ARio]

Hi Carlos,

Here's the CPU we're using and its markings:

Intel Xeon D-1527

SR2DK 2.20GHz

J548B824

76GP179102811

These signals from the CPU; LAN_MDC0_LED0_0 and LAN_MDIO0_LED0_1 are connected to an I2C interface signals on the motherboard (I2C3_SCL_BMC and I2C3_SDA_BMC, respectively). I want to know, if i can configured the said CPU signals to I2C function. They are multi-function but its not clear whether they're configurable to be as I2c_SCL and I2c_SDA. Can you confirm this?

[CarlosAM_INTEL]

​Hello, @ARio​:

Thanks for your update.

The information that may help you is stated in sections 3.7.1, 3.7.2, and 3.7.3 on pages from 65 to 74 of the Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor D-1500 Product Family Datasheet – Volume 4 of 4: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor D-1500 Product Family LAN Controller document # 332053 that can be found at the following website:

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/datasheets/xeon-d-1500-datasheet-vol-4.pdf

We hope that this information is useful to you.

Best regards,

@Mæcenas_INTEL​.