CD108 Geschrieben January 4, 2012 at 13:52 Geschrieben January 4, 2012 at 13:52 Guys, are there any plans for an ethernet brick with PoE. This would be great for home automation. The beauty of your product is the transparent communication between the bricks/bricklets. Developing software which does not require me writing a communication method between nodes is very appealing. I've tried this with arduino, but it gets very messy. Zitieren
borg Geschrieben January 4, 2012 at 20:48 Geschrieben January 4, 2012 at 20:48 It is planed, but it will take some more time. We will finish the Chibi Extension and RS485 Extension first (because we have the hardware already and they were anounced already). After that we will likely release a Wifi Extension, since it was requested most. Since we already have to have implemented a TCP/IP stack then, we might follow with an Ethernet Extension. Zitieren
Cathodion Geschrieben April 16, 2012 at 08:59 Geschrieben April 16, 2012 at 08:59 I would be very interrested in an extenstion with PoE too! You say you've implemented a TCP/IP stack, does that mean I would be able to communicate directly with the master brick using a TCP socket? That would render the USB connection and a running brick deamon on the connected PC unnecessary, right? Zitieren
batti Geschrieben April 16, 2012 at 16:01 Geschrieben April 16, 2012 at 16:01 It is exactly meant like this. The user code should then communicate with the stack (bricks/bricklets) directly. but currently this is only an idea, we will develop a prototype in the next weeks. Zitieren
Cathodion Geschrieben April 17, 2012 at 09:51 Geschrieben April 17, 2012 at 09:51 That's great. That would allow me to put a PoE switch in a central place in my home and setup a stack of bricks on every floor receiving both power and communication through the Ethernet cables. The PoE switch will be backed by a UPS which makes the entire Tinkerforge network power independant. Brilliant. Can't wait. (... also waiting on a RFID bricklet ... ) Zitieren
ufechner Geschrieben April 28, 2012 at 18:41 Geschrieben April 28, 2012 at 18:41 We would also be very interested in an ethernet brick for our kitepower research. Uwe Fechner, www.kitepower.eu, TU Delft, The Netherlands Zitieren
Cathodion Geschrieben May 11, 2012 at 13:40 Geschrieben May 11, 2012 at 13:40 We would also be very interested in an ethernet brick for our kitepower research. Uwe Fechner, www.kitepower.eu, TU Delft, The Netherlands Nice project Uwe! Zitieren
andreas.kolbe Geschrieben June 7, 2012 at 14:03 Geschrieben June 7, 2012 at 14:03 Hi guys, for me too, please! Best regards Andreas Zitieren
Cathodion Geschrieben April 26, 2013 at 07:53 Geschrieben April 26, 2013 at 07:53 Is there any news regarding bricks with PoE? Zitieren
borg Geschrieben April 26, 2013 at 10:29 Geschrieben April 26, 2013 at 10:29 Circuit boards are ordered, they will be ready in ~mid May . Zitieren
Cathodion Geschrieben May 2, 2013 at 09:11 Geschrieben May 2, 2013 at 09:11 Circuit boards are ordered, they will be ready in ~mid May . Fantastic news! Being able to distribute bricks in my house using only an ethernet cable for both power and communication is really a big step forward! Zitieren
batti Geschrieben June 7, 2013 at 14:24 Geschrieben June 7, 2013 at 14:24 To "close" this thread, the Ethernet Master Extension is now available Zitieren
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.