I have an 8gb Raspberry Pi 4 that has been a workhorse for years. I keep it for my not intense but essential networking purposes, NetBoot.xyz, Homepage, etc., because I can run it over PoE (edit: Power over Ethernet), so it is always on as long as my network is up.
It is growing long in the tooth, and I find myself wanting to replace it with something a bit more capable. Looking at the 8gb Pi 5 at $80 plus another $30 for a PoE hat, I wonder if there is something out there that would be a better value for running PoE? Can you convert a micro pc over to PoE? Does anyone have any recommendations for computers that run off PoE or can be converted to PoE?
What’s PoE?
power over Ethernet
I can’t believe someone downvoted you for asking about the acronym.
I get frustrated when the title, body, and comments all use an acronym, but I can’t figure it out from context. Even more frustrating is when the linked article also doesn’t explain it.
I think googling poe or poe computing will give you it
Path of Exile.
Power over Ethernet. Sorry, read it over three time for spelling, didn’t catch that I never gave the acronym meaning.
I actually didn’t know the Pi can do PoE; that gives me some ideas!
You need a hat for it.
Ugh now even my Pi needs clothes??!? Ridiculous.
Yeah. Imagine, before you can get going with your project you even have to ‘boot it up’. A real deal breaker.
I would be interested in this as well. The Pi certainly works and I am running one POE. But the Pi can be very limiting.
If you are converting something, be aware PoE has a power budget of 15w and PoE+ has 30w. Though PoE++ can do 100w, I have not seen many switches with that.
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