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Specifically for adapting cat5 ethernet to SPE, I found this converter for example: https://www.methodedatamate.com/10base-t-to-10base-t1l-media-converter-adap

• toast0 4y ago
  I did find a couple media converters available for sale: https://www.arrow.com/en/products/10base-t1l-mc/einfochips-limited https://www.arrow.com/en/products/10base-t1l-mc/einfochips-l... at $85.75 https://botblox.myshopify.com/products/speblox-long https://botblox.myshopify.com/products/speblox-long at $175 https://www.ti.com/tool/DP83TD510E-EVM https://www.ti.com/tool/DP83TD510E-EVM listed as $150, but $200 from Mouser It's hard to buy the first one when this board is only a little more expensive and comes with everything else (even if I don't need the everything else). If I had circuit design skills and patience, I'd try to whip something up using the 'back to back' PHY mode, in theory, you connect a 10base-T1L PHY up to a 10base-T PHY, setup the proper 'straps', put in the right passive components, supply power, and that's it; no microcontroller required.