WS-26-400-DC

[amishgenius]

Yes please. 12 ports is just to small anymore. And no, 9-36vdc is NOT enough. 9-70vdc is good.

[amishgenius]

So wait, only two 24vdc High Power?

There are a lot of AF5x being installed, and those are 24v. I would think two might not be enough.

[sirhc]

So wait, only two 24vdc High Power?

There are a lot of AF5x being installed, and those are 24v. I would think two might not be enough.

Why would you power an AFX radio with 24VH instead of 48VH?

Please read these posts Sam:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2013&p=16324&hilit=AFX#p16324
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1960&p=16147&hilit=AFX#p16147

The AF5X can be powered by:
24V up to 160 feet +/- of cable < Least prefered method
48V up to 200 feet +/- of cable < Better method
24VH up to 326 feet +/- of cable < Even better method
48VH up to 326 feet +/- of cable < Preferred method

The AFX radios can actually use all 4 POE options we have as seen above.

[amishgenius]

Apparently I've been living under a rock :(

[Dave]

UMMM. you ain't the only one.....i moved under my rock years ago apparently...

[Omniflux]

I just ran into a case today where I will be deploying two WS-12-250-DC because I need more ports.

(2) SFP port

We are not using SFP+ anywhere yet, but I am surprised it is not yet standard. With this many copper ports, I think it probably makes sense to make the jump now; we are bonding ports already to increase capacity to 2Gbps in some places.

or would a voltage range of say 9-36 volts be good enough, assuming most WISP guys are using 24 volt battery systems......

Our solar sites are 48V which can range as high as 72V if equalization occurs during the right hours in winter.

At our grid sites, our battery backup systems are usually 24V and rather than convert back to AC, we run directly off the batteries. Sometimes it makes sense to place the Netonix closer to the radios than to the batteries though, and we bump up to 48V for the longer cable run.

The WS-26-400-IDC (note the "I" in the model number which stands for Isolated) will be 13" x 12" x 1.5" and will be for NEGATIVE 48V DC Telco sites.

This will simplify things at some of our sites where we have both -48V and +24/48V equipment by allowing us to use one less device.

The WS-26-500-DC at 13" x 10" x 1.5", a larger spin on our existing WS-12-250-DC, a SMART DC switch.

This sounds very nice, but I am afraid the 500 is a typo and the thread topic is correct...

They would all support Wall Mount, Rack Mount, and Desktop applications.

DIN mount still possible?

Weigh in now or forever hold your complaints we do not offer one.

Hereby reserving my right to complain.

[Dawizman]

I have a few sites where I could use this switch right now. We have standardized on a 48V DC system at our sites, so a switch that handles up to 70 V would be perfect, as our solar sites can ideally hit up to 64V in our climate in the winter.

I also have a use for the 48V-IDC switches. It would allow us to get rid of the inverters that we currently use at our fiber provider sites. Off the top of my head, I could order 6 of each switch as soon as they are released, and at the rate we are expanding, a couple more every month.

[sirhc]

I have a few sites where I could use this switch right now. We have standardized on a 48V DC system at our sites, so a switch that handles up to 70 V would be perfect, as our solar sites can ideally hit up to 64V in our climate in the winter.

I also have a use for the 48V-IDC switches. It would allow us to get rid of the inverters that we currently use at our fiber provider sites. Off the top of my head, I could order 6 of each switch as soon as they are released, and at the rate we are expanding, a couple more every month.

You do realize our Rev F WS-8-150-DC and WS-12-250-DC can handle 72V input

[Dawizman]

You do realize our Rev F WS-8-150-DC and WS-12-250-DC can handle 72V input

I do, yes, and I thank you for that! We are able to better charge our batteries during the winter months now. I was just specifying that the 72V maximum is a huge plus to us. Somebody had posted that 36V might be plenty.

[highlands]

Up to 72VDC is great and in my opinion where the top end should be based of typical voltage ranges for 48VDC gear.
24 Copper ports are good too.
2 SFP port I believe is perfect.
The smaller form factor is good and I wish all units came with rack ears.
Any chance that an option could be incorporated to switch off all LEDs? with 26 ports and 2 per port its starting to add up.
As a switch ONLY I would say you have built a great product!

It is a opinion again however I see in time you adding 8 analog inputs, 8 digital inputs, 8 digital outputs and 8 10amp relays. Then just like DLI does on their Open Source WiFi PLC also have a bus that can take an add on Full Arduino MEGA compatibility! Your device already has at least half of the basic functions needed.

If you were to 'marry' those two products together........WOW is all I can say! Remote telemetry from a un-manned site is king and very important. The inputs can monitor voltage, current, temperature, water levels and anything you can think of. The Digital inputs can monitor doors, movement sensors, other simple alarms that only offer a relay closure, and more. Digital outputs can turn on or off power to any number of devices.

John