Per an article by the Fiber Broadband Association, Omnitron Systems recently introduced compact Single Pair Power over Ethernet (SPoE) switches and injectors that extend PoE and Ethernet up to a maximum of 1,000 meters over 2-Wire Single Pair Ethernet Cable.
Dubbed the “OmniConverter® GLPoE/Sx” and the “RuggedNet® GLPoE/Si” both of Omintron’s switches are IEEE 802.3cg-compliant 10BASE-T1L and connect the field/edge IoT/IIoT devices to the cloud easily. “The products feature four single pair Ethernet ports that can send both data and power to end devices referred as Power Over Data Line (PoDL) or Single pair Power Over Ethernet (SPoE).” The SPoE switches can power powered devices (PDs) from 30VDC class 10 – 12 up to 12.6W and 58VDC class 13 – 15 up to 79W. The switches also have two uplink ports 10/100/1000 RJ-45 or 100/1000 fiber SFP to provide versatile connectivity options. “The dual uplink ports provide redundancy for point-to-point and ring network protection with restoration and automatic failover capabilities.”
Among the features and benefits of Omnitron’s latest products are dual device mode, directed switch mode, regulatory compliance, a wide operating temperature range, flexible port options, and more.
“Omnitron’s SPE/SPoE switch introduction enables customers to interface directly with 10T1L single-pair Ethernet IoT & IIoT edge devices. Pairing with Omnitron’s SPE/SPoE 10T1L Media Converter makes the connection seamless to any standards-compliant four-pair Ethernet device. Omnitron’s Single Pair Ethernet family of products brings new levels of flexibility and efficiency to industrial and enterprise networking,” said Sankar Ramachandran, VP of engineering and product management.
