So you want the fancy stuff? This add-on board from Pi Supply perfectly integrates Power-over-Ethernet with your Rasperry Pi. Just mount the HAT onto your Raspberry and plug in the ethernet cable connected to your 802.3af switch (or any 802.3af compliant mid/end-span) and your Pi gets powered directly via the GPIO pins! The Ethernet signal is forwarded to your Pi via a tiny patch cable that is included in the package. Also included are the required mounting screws and parts.

On/off switch

But that's not all. This board also has an integrated, configurable switch button, famous from the original Pi Supply Switch board. It can be used to conveniently turn your Raspberry on/off (without removing power form your entire 802.3af network) or for other purposes as well. See the manufacturer's website for more info and examples.

IEEE 802.3af

This board is IEEE 802.3af compliant. This is the official power over Ethernet standard. The standard uses 48V/15.4W which is converted by the board into 5V/6.5W. Because there is 48V/15.4W going over the Ethernet cable this standard can reach up to 100M distance without losing substantial voltage (as opposed to 'passive' PoE when using 5V/10W). Read more here.

Ethernet cable

802.3af Power-over-Ethernet can work with network cables that have a resistance of up to 20 ohms per wire (full length). For distances over 20M we therefore advise using sufficient quality CAT5e or CAT6 cable.
Don't have the right cable yet? You can order one here along with your splitter.

Technical specs

input voltage

36-56V

input power

15.4W

output voltage

5V

output power

6.5W

PoE standard

IEEE 802.3af