- Wild Wild West (current)
- 802.3af/at (48v active PoE)
- Standardize to single passive PoE voltage
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I want FIRST to solve this mess of “power over ethernet” once and for all. The current solution in FRC is just asking for trouble, and has the potential to kill devices that don’t support passive PoE.
Right now, I believe the only rule preventing industry standard 48V PoE is the voltage cap in the rules, which limits the maximum voltage used on the robot to 24V.
I’m hoping with enough support, FIRST will listen to the community and raise the limit to 48V, allowing for the use of 802.3af/at. Maybe then the upcoming radio can implement it.