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Stylised view of the rugged OEM gigabit ethernet switch

GigaBlox Rugged -40°C to +100°C GigaBit Switch

$295.00 - $295.00
$295.00
$295.00 - $295.00
$295.00
SKU BB-GGR-C-1
In stock!
  • Description
  • Specifications
  • Specifications (Extended)
  • Datasheet
  • Dimensional Drawings

  • The Smallest Industrial Gigabit Ethernet Switch

    We have a limited number of these boards in stock.

    GigaBlox Rugged is a very small layer 2 unmanaged and managed ethernet switch that fits four 10/100/1000Mbps copper ethernet ports in an ultra-compact 50mm x 55mm form factor. GigaBlox Rugged is designed to be a more rugged and more capable upgrade to our GigaBlox product and is designed for space, weight and price-sensitive (SWaP) industrial, mobile and military applications.

    GigaBlox Rugged has an input voltage range of 10V to 60V with transient, overvoltage, and reverse polarity protection on board, meaning it can be dropped directly into a system powered by unregulated bus voltage. This wide input voltage range is particularly advantageous in motor control systems where additional voltage headroom is required due to motor voltage transients.

    The -40°C to +105°C ambient operation range is achieved by using automotive/military-grade components whose operation is rated for -40°C to +125°C.

    GigaBlox Rugged is also coated with a silicone conformal coating (422C) to provide basic ingress protection.

    Annotations of GigaBlox Rugged showing programmable RGB, automotive chip, voltage input range, port connectors and port activity LEDs
    Annotations of GigaBlox Rugged showing programming header and onboard flash

    GigaBlox Rugged does not require any configuration and works “out-the-box” as an unmanaged layer 2 switch. More advanced management features are also possible thanks to the powerful embedded VSC7512 ethernet switch IC from Microsemi. Such features can be enabled by customizing the boot image using reference software from Microchip. 

    GigaBlox Rugged supports end-to-end IEEE1588 Precision Time Protocol packets by automatically updating the PTP correction field for all PTP packets received.

    Initial performance tests for GigaBlox Rugged can be found here.

    Block Diagram

    Block diagram of the rugged gigabit ethernet switch



    (Please note, the previous SKU of this board was BB-GGR-C-1)

  •  Input Voltage Range 8.5-60V (reverse protected)
    Power Consumption
    		 1W (Idle), 4W (Max)
    Ports
    		 4 x 10/100/1000Mb ports
    Operating Temperature -40 to +100°C
    Storage Temperature -55 to +125°C
    Dimensions
    		 50mm x 55mm x 18mm
  • Supported protocols 10/100/1000BASE-T
    Number of PHY Ports 4 x 10/100/1000BASE-T non-blocking ports
    Number of non-PHY ports 1 x 1G SGMII, 1 x 2.5G SGMII
    Frame buffer Jumbo frame support
    Packet buffer 1.75Mbits
    Boot image VSC6825 unmanaged software (openly available), F5 unmanaged, loaded onto onboard IS25LQ040B flash
    Programming method SPI Flash programming via Tag-Connect 10 pin header or STM32L011D4P7 programming
    Indicator LEDs 4 x Onboard LEDs and broken out onto header, 1 x RGB (controlled by STM32)
    HS Tariff Code 8517620000
    US ECCN  EAR99

  • GigaBlox Rugged Rev A/B Datasheet
    GigaBlox Rugged Rev C Datasheet 
    GigaBlox Rugged Programming Note

    GigaBlox Rugged 3D CAD (.step)

    GrabCAD 3D Models

  • GigaBlox Rugged Dimensional Drawing PDF
    GigaBlox Rugged Dimensional Drawing DXF

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