If you choose to power via PoE you can expect to get 25W of output.
Can you power this device via PoE ("choose to power via PoE"), or can this SBC power other devices over PoE ("expect to get 25W of output")? I clicked through some other reviews, but didn't see it addressed.
Not sure if this was added or edited later, but the linked article clarifies:
ROCK 5 ITX Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Here we can see that the PoE module is not soldered in and connects using 8 pins which is quite nice. If you choose to power the ROCK 5 ITX via a PoE switch (the ROCK 5 ITX doesn’t provide PoE power to another device) you can expect to get 25W of power budget for the system itself and any peripherals/devices you plan to power from the boards connectors.
(my summary of that quoted section:)
So, you can power the board with PoE, which will give the board and any connected devices 25W of power budget. Without looking at the specs of the CPU/GPU, that's probably enough to run at least one m.2 drive and a couple USB peripherals?
Ah, you power this device via PoE and it can then draw up to 25W from a PoE switch feeding it. You cannot power another device via PoE with the ROCK 5 ITX as the source
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I'm a bit confused by the wording on PoE:
Can you power this device via PoE ("choose to power via PoE"), or can this SBC power other devices over PoE ("expect to get 25W of output")? I clicked through some other reviews, but didn't see it addressed.
Not sure if this was added or edited later, but the linked article clarifies:
ROCK 5 ITX Power over Ethernet (PoE) Here we can see that the PoE module is not soldered in and connects using 8 pins which is quite nice. If you choose to power the ROCK 5 ITX via a PoE switch (the ROCK 5 ITX doesn’t provide PoE power to another device) you can expect to get 25W of power budget for the system itself and any peripherals/devices you plan to power from the boards connectors.
(my summary of that quoted section:) So, you can power the board with PoE, which will give the board and any connected devices 25W of power budget. Without looking at the specs of the CPU/GPU, that's probably enough to run at least one m.2 drive and a couple USB peripherals?
The article says there are three ways to power it. The ATX power supply connector, a DC barrel jack, and some third way not specified.
It does have a USB3 port so that might be it, or it could be PoE. Very unclear from the couple of articles.
Ah, you power this device via PoE and it can then draw up to 25W from a PoE switch feeding it. You cannot power another device via PoE with the ROCK 5 ITX as the source