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Posted by Josh Elijah on 23rd Mar 2023

UbiSwitch Preliminary High Temperature Tests

UbiSwitch, our most powerful and rugged networking appliance yetUbiSwitch is designed specifically for use in harsh environments, with specific tolerance to pressure, vibration, altitude, humidity and …

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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 21st 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 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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Posted by Josh Elijah on 16th Jul 2021

SwitchBlox 5V Output Performance

IntroductionSwitchBlox contains a 5V output that can be used for powering downstream devices. This is a really useful feature, so we wanted to provide more quantified data on how this 5V output perfor …

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Posted by Josh Elijah on 5th Jul 2021

What’s The Best Communication Bus for Robots and Drones?

IntroductionSo you’re designing a robot or drone, awesome. You’ve got your motors, some cameras and sensors, and an embedded computer to make it do things. Pretty early on you’re going to have to figu …

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