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by brandon
Sun Jan 12, 2020 2:31 am
Forum: Showcase
Topic: ESP32 Industrial Controller with reliable I/O and features
Replies: 2
Views: 13483

Re: ESP32 Industrial Controller with reliable I/O and features

Interesting but for (my) industrial control I'd not use wifi. There are already lots of wires so ethernet is only one more, and often it is all inside a metal box making built in wifi a problem - it's also not that reliable in congested environments made worse by only doing 2.4GHZ One of the major e...
by brandon
Fri Jul 19, 2019 7:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Chip ESP32-S2
Replies: 42
Views: 52244

Re: New Chip ESP32-S2

No ethernet, shame but I can understand why given all the other removed features for this version. I hope there'll be a new one with ethernet plus PHY and maybe a POE PD controller (the lack of those takes away some of the advantages of a small esp32, by the time they are added you have a big board ...
by brandon
Sun Aug 27, 2017 1:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What would you like to see in The Next Chip?
Replies: 426
Views: 784009

Re: What would you like to see in The Next Chip?

Ethernet PHY added to existing MAC. Wireless is great for IoT portable toys but for IoT plant control you need power and reliability of wired connection Could then build the ESP into the jack https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/m/molex/magnetic-jacks-poe-plus-integrated-pdjack Bonus would P...