Following the trend of industrial automation & IIoT and integrating with basic industrial networking’s core value, Leonton provides a thorough compilation for factory automation. It includes the most common but essential features such as low-voltage power input, layer-2 management, PoE (power over Ethernet), or even the latest IEEE 802.3bt PoE. In the factory automation environments, 24V is the most common input voltage, while it can be seen to be having as low as 12V or as high as 36V. Therefore, Leonton’s Ethernet switches which support low-voltage power input are all capable of running with 12-36VDC with redundant power input. We aim to provide the product that meets the needs of the market and make customization possible for the clients, structuring a stable and reliable industrial network environment in the most efficient way with the lowest possible cost.

PoE technology has been standardized by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), as IEEE 802.3 since 2003. The first generation standard is able to offer up to about 12.95W at PD (powered device) end, although it is not much, but it certainly changes the game by lifting the cost to spend on extra cabling of every single end-device in an application. Almost two decades later, the latest standard, IEEE 802.3bt comes with up to 6-8 times power available at PD end in comparison with the 1st generation. It has cut much more unnecessary cabling cost by both powering and transmitting via RJ45 cable with much power-consuming end-devices, such as PTZ camera or IPC.