PartySwitch

Created by [TheTwoBoom] • Started on June 19, 2025

Ethernet Switch with USB-C instead of RJ-45 ports

June 20th: Wrote 1st revision of BOM (excluding power)

I first looked for a fitting switch chip that supported 2.5Gbit and was in stock.
After looking for a little bit I found this one switch-chip

Following that, I read the datasheet and I discovered that 2 transceivers were needed for 2.5gbit transceivers

Because I want to keep some compatability with existing ethernet devices, I added 4 RJ-45 ports (two 2.5gbit ports, two 1gbit ports) ethernet-connectors

Some ethernet specs said I need to use magnetics so I also added them to the BOM (1 per RJ-45 Port, 4 total) magnetics

To connect the USB-Devices I added 3 USB-C Ports and USB to Ethernet Converters usb-port usb-to-ethernet

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Total time spent: 4h