Posted by Josh Elijah on 22nd Jul 2022
Technical Blog
The technology
Single Pair Ethernet is a revolutionary improvement upon standard ethernet that fundamentally reduces the amount of wiring required in networking applications without sacrificing
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Posted by Josh Elijah on 26th Feb 2022
SwitchBlox Nano 5V Output Performance
Introduction
SwitchBlox Nano contains a 5V output that can be used for powering downstream devices. This page details basic characterisation tests that will be useful if you plan to use this 5V outp
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Posted by Josh Elijah on 20th Feb 2022
What is the maximum practical length for Single Pair Ethernet (1000BASE-T1)?
What is 1000BASE-T1?There are many informational explanations on the theory behind 1000BASE-T1 (GigaBit Single Pair Ethernet), but this page is meant to be a practical exploration rather than a deep d
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Posted by Josh Elijah on 21st Dec 2021
Stock shortages affecting SwitchBlox
The electronics industry has been badly affected by chip shortages, which have reduced manufacturers' ability to build products.At BotBlox, we've generally been able to handle these problems because o
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Posted by Josh Elijah on 5th Sep 2021
GigaBlox Rugged Revision C: Initial Tests
This post is a follow to our previous post on testing the first version of GigaBlox Rugged. In this post we run the same tests but for the newest revision (Revision C) of GigaBlox Rugged.Manufactur
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Posted by Josh Elijah on 26th Jul 2021
Blue Robotics Ethernet Switch: Test Results
BotBlox Meet Blue Robotics
When Rustom Jehangir from Blue Robotics approached us to collaborate
on an Ethernet Switch for their underwater rovers, we were super excited
to get involved.
The fo
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