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nfmax:
I have an application where one possible solution would be a remote I/O module, communicating over and powered by wired Ethernet. The inputs needed are two pulse input counters (for energy monitors), one or two push buttons, and an analog input for a temperature sensor - ideally something that will work with (and power) an existing 4-20mA current loop PT100 transmitter. Communication could be almost anything non-proprietary - MODBUS/TCP, MQTT, http or even telnet. I will not tolerate having to use a proprietary 'head end' software like Labview, it must work with one of the myriad protocols supported by Node-RED.

Should be reasonably small, and not outrageously expensive. Either a bare PWA or a boxed module would be OK.

Any suggestions?

westfw:
You could do a lot worse than a Raspberry Pi with an add-on PoE module...  (For instance, you could put together an Arduino with Ethernet and PoE module.  That would be worse.)

There are some PoE ethernet "Device Servers" available from the likes of Lantronix.  Expect $150+ and no programability.
Wiznet has some nice hardware modules (no PoE, though, AFAICT), but I'm not sure whether they have any "read to go" software.

AFAICT, cheap wireless modules pretty much wiped out development of Ethernet widgets.  Everything is pretty much frozen the way it was 15 years ago :-(

dietert1:
And there is USB. I also searched for something with POE recently, because of unreliability of USB connectors, but to no avail. Maybe i will stick to USB, but with proprietary connectors, e.g. DSUB-9. Then i can use any of those cheap STM32 nucleo modules that i already know. I know USB isn't really for remote communication, but in my case it is about lab automation.

Regards, Dieter

kripton2035:
a TTGO board like this one : esp32, ethernet and poe on the same board. program with arduino.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002110968758.html

dietert1:
If you search ebay for "DSLRKIT Raspberry Pi 4 4B Active PoE Splitter USB TYPE C 5V Power Over Ethernet" there is something fairly cheap and universal. It splits a POE connection into ethernet and a 5 V supply with a USB C plug. They claim 2500 V isolation and 2.4 A output. This is meant for RPI but maybe useful for a STM32 development board as well. Need to order one to check it.

Regards, Dieter

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