Here comes powerful PoE

There was a fair amount of Power over Ethernet (PoE) gear at PCIM aimed at handling the higher power levels spelled out in new specifications for PoE. One example is this demo at the STMicroelectronics booth of an LED display and Bluetooth Low Energy node driven by the 71 W of power available on Ethernet connections that follow the new IEEE 802.3bt standard.

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