Neousys PCIe-PoE550X 2-Port 10GbE 802.3at PoE+ Frame Grabber Card

High-resolution industrial cameras produce more data than a Gigabit link can carry, and each one still needs power at the far end of its cable. The PCIe-PoE550X handles both on a single card. It is the PoE+ build in the Neousys PCIe-550X series, a 10GbE frame grabber card that puts 802.3at power and 10 Gbit/s data on the same RJ45 port, so one cable per camera does the job.

Two 10GBASE-T ports run from an Intel X550-AT2 controller, which supports 15.5 KB jumbo frames, NIC teaming and IEEE 1588. The card follows IEEE 802.3an for 10GBASE-T, IEEE 802.3bz for NBASE-T and IEEE 802.3ab for 1000BASE-T, so each port links at 10G, 5G, 2.5G or 1G to suit the camera. At 10G it reaches 100 meters over CAT 6a or 55 meters over CAT 6; 5G runs 100 meters over CAT 6 and 2.5G runs 100 meters over CAT 5e. The host link is Gen3 PCI Express x4.

Each port delivers up to 25.5 W under IEEE 802.3at-2009, with a maximum of 51 W for powering PoE+ devices, and software can switch power on or off per port through an API. Neousys specifies CAT 6a cable for PoE+ operation. That combination suits high-speed, high-definition industrial cameras, and Neousys also names high-performance WiFi access points. Where the cameras bring their own power, the PCIe-10G550X is the same card without PoE; for four 5GBASE-T PoE+ ports, see the PCIe-PoE464at. Our FAQ on 10GbE networking covers the basics.

The card draws a maximum of 11.5 W for 2x 10GbE operation, on top of the PoE+ power it delivers. It operates from 0 to 60 °C with airflow, so the host chassis needs to move air across its heat sink, and it measures 168 x 111.2 mm. EMC compliance is CE Class A to EN 55024/55032 and FCC Class A to Part 15, Subpart B, with IEC 61000-4-x Level 3 immunity. Neousys lists machine vision and surveillance video analytics as its target uses. We fit the card to machine vision systems we build, or supply it for your own host.