Converters support Gbit-speed PoE, PoE+

The Giga-MiniMc, and the Giga-McBasic converter power supplies support both PoE and PoE+ standards. The compact Giga-MiniMc (0.8 x 3.64 x 3.82-in.) is a standalone converter with an external power supply, while the Giga-McBasic (1.46 x 4.76 x 7.32 in.) is a 1U-high standalone chassis with an internal power supply. As PSE (power source equipment) devices, the converters power remote, high-bandwidth devices that require gigabit speed, but lack a nearby power outlet, over existing copper wire infrastructure (CAT5 cable or better), concurrently with the Ethernet data stream. The high-bandwidth powered devices (PD) include PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) IP surveillance cameras, plant equipment, VoIP phones and RFID readers.

The Giga-MiniMc and Giga-McBasic converter families offer three ports; two 10/100/1000Base-T copper UTP Ethernet ports, and one fiber port, available as a fixed fiber transceiver or the flexible small form pluggable (SFP) port capability. The PoE models (15.4 W) power one PD device over one of the Ethernet ports while delivering data over the other port. The PoE+ models (25.5 W) power two PD devices over both copper ports while also delivering data. Diagnostic features such as Link Fault Pass Through (LFPT) and a PoE reset are available via DIP switches.