STM32Ethernet_LAN8720

STM provides an Ethernet library for Arduino_Core_STM32, but it supports only LAN8742A.
However, it is difficult to get LAN8742 PHY.
We can get the LAN8720 PHY cheaply instead of the LAN8742 PHY.
With a little change, You can use LAN8720 PHY with STM32F407.

Note
STM is currently rebuilding external PHY Ethernet support for Arduino_Core_STM32.
In the future, Ethernet support using external PHYs will change significantly and support may change.
This is an interim action until officially supported.
When STM become officially supports external PHY Ethernet, I will delete this repository.

Hardware requirements

• STM32F407VET6/VGT6 Development Board. About $10 for AliExpress/eBay.
• LAN8720 PHY module. About $2 for AliExpress/eBay.
• STM32 NUCLEO Board. Because we need STLink V2.1 for farmware writting.

Software requirements

• Arduino IDE
  I used V1.8.19

• Arduino core support for STM32 based boards.
  https://github.com/stm32duino/Arduino_Core_STM32
  When you update the core library, you will need to library modify again.
  Note for Core version
  This project cannot be built with core version 2.3 or higher.
  STM plans to fix this in version 2.6.

• Arduino library to support Ethernet for STM32 based board.
  https://github.com/stm32duino/STM32Ethernet
  Note for library name
  When installed using the ZIP file, it will be STM32Ethernet.
  When installed using the Library Manager, it will be STM32duino_STM32Ethernet.
  Installing using the ZIP file and then updating using the Library Manager will result in duplicate libraries.

• Lightweight TCP/IP stack (LwIP) is a small independent implementation of the TCP/IP protocol suite.
  https://github.com/stm32duino/LwIP

Library modify

You have to modify your local file.
The file location is C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\STMicroelectronics\hardware\stm32\2.1.0\system\STM32F4xx.
The file location may vary depending on core library version.
Please look for stm32f4xx_hal_conf_default.h.

stm32f4xx_hal_conf_default.h

• Before change

  /* Section 2: PHY configuration section */
  /* LAN8742A PHY Address*/
  #define LAN8742A_PHY_ADDRESS            0x00U

• After change

  /* Section 2: PHY configuration section */
  #if !defined  (LAN8742A_PHY_ADDRESS)
  /* LAN8742A PHY Address*/
  #define LAN8742A_PHY_ADDRESS            0x00U
  #endif

Wireing

How to flash

STM32 NUCLEO provides a on-board STLINK-V2.1 USB interface.
Actually the board has two STM32 chips. One is the target of the demo board, and the other is the STLINK.
This STLINK-V2.1 can be used as programmer and debugger for external targets.
Remove the two jumpers from CN2, and place them at the two outermost empty jumper pins marked CN11 and CN12.
SWD port pinmap for using the Nucleo as a programming device can be found here.

Connect the NUCLEO SWD port to the STM32F407.

(*1)If a non-standard BootLoader has already been written to STM32, connection of nRTS pin and RESET pin is required.

Choose Tool->Upload method "STM32CubeProgrammer(SWD)"

Please note the board part number.
Some boards do not support Ethernet.

Serial monitor

You need to use a USB-TTL converter to display the serial output.

Note for Virtual COM port
STM32F407 can use a Virtual COM port.
If you enable Virtual COM port, you can use the USB port as a serial port.
But Ethernet and Virtual COM port cannot be used at the same time.
Something is probably in conflict.
Don't use USB Support.

Other examples

There is other examples provided by STM.
https://github.com/stm32duino/STM32Ethernet/tree/main/examples