[ethernet] Add RMII GPIO pin conflict validation

esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_MISO_PIN,
     CONF_MODE,
     CONF_MOSI_PIN,
+    CONF_NUMBER,
     CONF_PAGE_ID,
     CONF_PIN,
     CONF_POLLING_INTERVAL,
@@ -52,12 +53,24 @@ from esphome.core import (
     coroutine_with_priority,
 )
 import esphome.final_validate as fv
+from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
 CONFLICTS_WITH = ["wifi"]
 DEPENDENCIES = ["esp32"]
 AUTO_LOAD = ["network"]
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# RMII pins that are hardcoded on ESP32 and cannot be changed
+# These pins are used by the internal Ethernet MAC when using RMII PHYs
+ESP32_RMII_FIXED_PINS = {
+    19: "EMAC_TXD0",
+    21: "EMAC_TX_EN",
+    22: "EMAC_TXD1",
+    25: "EMAC_RXD0",
+    26: "EMAC_RXD1",
+    27: "EMAC_RX_CRS_DV",
+}
+
 ethernet_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("ethernet")
 PHYRegister = ethernet_ns.struct("PHYRegister")
 CONF_PHY_ADDR = "phy_addr"
@@ -383,3 +396,38 @@ async def to_code(config):
 
     if CORE.using_arduino:
         cg.add_library("WiFi", None)
+
+
+def _final_validate_rmii_pins(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    """Validate that RMII pins are not used by other components."""
+    # Only validate for RMII-based PHYs on ESP32/ESP32P4
+    if config[CONF_TYPE] in SPI_ETHERNET_TYPES or config[CONF_TYPE] == "OPENETH":
+        return  # SPI and OPENETH don't use RMII
+
+    variant = get_esp32_variant()
+    if variant not in (VARIANT_ESP32, VARIANT_ESP32P4):
+        return  # Only ESP32 classic and P4 have RMII
+
+    # Check each RMII pin against the pin registry
+    for pin_num, pin_function in ESP32_RMII_FIXED_PINS.items():
+        # Check if this pin is used by any component
+        for pin_list in pins.PIN_SCHEMA_REGISTRY.pins_used.values():
+            for pin_path, _, pin_config in pin_list:
+                if pin_config.get(CONF_NUMBER) == pin_num:
+                    # Found a conflict - show helpful error message
+                    component_path = ".".join(str(p) for p in pin_path)
+                    raise cv.Invalid(
+                        f"GPIO{pin_num} is reserved for Ethernet RMII ({pin_function}) and cannot be used. "
+                        f"This pin is hardcoded by ESP-IDF and cannot be changed when using RMII Ethernet PHYs. "
+                        f"Please choose a different GPIO pin for '{component_path}'.",
+                        path=pin_path,
+                    )
+
+
+def _final_validate(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
+    """Final validation for Ethernet component."""
+    _final_validate_rmii_pins(config)
+    return config
+
+
+FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = _final_validate