Microchip Insider: Power Your Solution with Microchip Power over Ethernet (PoE) Solutions

Welcome to this edition of Microchip Insider, where we bring you the latest innovations, insights and a behind-the-scenes look at Microchip solutions. This week, we’re diving into Power over Ethernet (PoE) .

As demand grows for efficient and reliable power delivery over standard Ethernet infrastructure, Microchip is at the forefront with PoE solutions designed to meet your needs. Microchip has been developing PoE solutions for over 25 years, contributing to the IEEE Ethernet standards for PoE and developing several IEEE 802.3af/at/bt-compliant PoE ICs and systems.

In this edition, we explore our multi-PoE technology, describe a new power-efficient and surge-focused PoE PSE chipset, and offer tips, tactics and much more. We invite you to discover the resources we’ve selected to introduce you to Microchip’s PoE solutions and how they can power a rapidly growing variety of devices on your network with unparalleled flexibility, scalability and reliability.

Not all PoE is Built the Same

Microchip’s multi-Power over Ethernet (mPoE) technology allows you to power any wired network device seamlessly and efficiently through backward compatibility with pre-standard devices while supporting all IEEE?? PoE standards. This makes mPoE the ideal solution not only for traditional IP-based devices but also 5G small cells, LoRa? gateways, LED luminaires, access control terminals and other IoT devices. mPoE and its unique algorithm are designed to ensure pre-standard Powered Devices (PDs) can work alongside new IEEE 802.3bt-compliant PDs in a single Ethernet infrastructure. These benefits can be achieved without changing existing switches or cabling by using our PoE injectors/midspans and switches.

?? Download our background paper here to learn more: Microchip mPoE Overview

Power-Efficient PoE PSE Chipset Designed for Improved Surge Protection

Our new seventh-generation IEEE? 802.3bt-compliant PoE Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) IC chipset is specifically designed to provide a power-efficient and surge-focused solution for PoE switches, PoE midspans/injectors and wireless routers. It includes a PoE PSE controller plus a PoE PSE manager with an internal surge protection circuitry that withstands a 2 kV surge per the IEC surge immunity standard. This enhances system reliability in the event of a lightning strike or internal event such as an electric motor turning on inside an HVAC system.

?? Read more about pour PoE PSE chipset here: Power-Efficient PoE PSE Chipset Designed for Improved Surge Protection

The PD77728 PSE Manager can be used as a standalone PSE or as a chipset with the PD7720 Controller for cascading multiple devices, delivering 90 watts on up to 48 4-pair ports. It is a fully-integrated 8-port PoE manager with integrated Field Effect Transistor (FET) switches and current sense resistors that can cascade up to 12 devices, enabling the provisioning of 48 4-pair ports to empower your network infrastructure with seamless power distribution and management.

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Watch on YouTube: ?? Unleash the Power! Introducing the PD77728 PoE Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) Manager ??

Ask Our Experts: What is the Difference Between PoE, PoE+ and PoE++?

The world of PoE comes with its own set of vernacular. Join Microchip expert @Alan Zwiren to learn the correct terminology for IEEE PoE standards, and gain knowledge about supplying the right ?amount of power–whether you’re designing a PoE switch, end device, or providing ?an end device with power through a switch or midspan. It is important to understand PoE, PoE+ and PoE++ power delivery differences and their implications in these scenarios.

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Watch on YouTube: AOE | What is the Difference Between PoE, PoE+, and PoE++?

Ask Our Experts: What Applications use Power over Ethernet?

From its infancy when it was developed to power IP phones, to the latest products for powering 5G, building automation, Smart Cities and more, PoE is becoming increasingly pervasive every day! Learn how Microchip PoE devices are being deployed in multiple applications indoors and outdoors. Join Alan as he dives into the versatile uses of PoE technology and its growing importance in modern infrastructure.

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Watch on YouTube: AOE | What Applications use Power over Ethernet?

Our PoE Solutions Empower Networks

As an innovator and thought leader in PoE technology, we are the only supplier of PoE Powered Device (PD) ICs , PoE Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) ICs, PoE systems (PoE midspans/injectors and PoE switches) and test equipment.

·?Our Gen7 PoE PSE chipset offers energy efficiency, enhanced surge protection and simplified board design to optimize delivery of PoE in campus switches

·?Our comprehensive portfolio of PoE midspans and switches leverages your existing infrastructure while transitioning to PoE with minimum costs and overhead

·?Manufacturers of PoE-enabled devices like IP cameras and Wireless Access Points (WAP) can private-label PoE midspans/switches to increase business opportunities and facilitate sales

Read this article to learn more about our PoE solutions that empower networks. ?

Thank you for reading this edition of Microchip Insider. We hope this content gave you valuable insights into how Microchip’s PoE solutions can power your innovations. To see our full PoE portfolio, visit our website .

Stay tuned for more updates and expert advice across a broad range of embedded control solution topics in our next issue of Microchip Insider.

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