Hi everyone, I'm testing a W5500 Ethernet module with my ESP32 board using SPI. I'm able to successfully communicate with the chip — I can read the version register (0x04) and the PHY configuration register (0xBA). So SPI and reset seem to be working fine. However, the W5500 reports Link: DOWN, ev…

finally i find the culprits damping resistors(33R) in RXN/RXP and TXN/TXP. No need of these resistors. [w5500]

Custom W5500 with ESP32 S3 ,SPI Working but "Link: DOWN" – No Ethernet Connection Detected

jim-p June 25, 2025, 12:05pm 12

Yes I see that but what else is it connected to?

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