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PoE seems pretty nice in that regard. Easy to use, lots of appliances run on it, cabling is easy and it can carry data.
by Tharkun 8y ago
PoE seems pretty nice in that regard. Easy to use, lots of appliances run on it, cabling is easy and it can carry data.
- jandrese 8y agoCan't carry enough current to run more than some electronics though. PoE vacuum cleaners wouldn't work.
- Tharkun 8y agoTrue, but you could certainly charge a roomba over PoE.
- SomeHacker44 8y agoI have a big 48 port PoE switch (Ubiquity) and power tons of devices from it. You can get a GbE PoE “uninjector” which will give you a 5V micro USB output and use that to power tons of things all over the house, while also leaving the GbE usable at full speed (on Amazon). I also buy PoE versions of things whenever possible. I even have PoE switches powered by the core switch and home automation gear powered by PoE (e.g. Control4). Great low wattage DC distribution, and getting greater with PoE++ (I have just one 4 port PoE++ for now, but it is also 10GbE.)