Super Small Form Switches

BotBlox and Amphenol have joined forces to expand the scope and reach of BotBlox’s Super Small Form Factor Embedded Ethernet Switches within the mil-embedded market. BotBlox’s catalog of small Ethernet switches is extraordinarily compact for the tightest and most space-constrained SWaP-C applications, are designed for high-performance utilizing newer Ethernet standards, and are MIL-STD-810H certified to ensure ruggedness and performance throughout harsh environments on land, at sea, in the air, or in space.

Miniature Switches Designed Specifically for Embedded Systems

BotBlox Switches are among the smallest switches available on the mil-embedded market, with some units merely the size of a quarter. But despite their size, these switches deliver extremely high performance and excellent ergonomic profiles.

These ultra small form factor switches are built with extremely high data rate capabilities, with newer Ethernet standards such as Single Pair Ethernet and 10GBase-T enabling the exchange of vast amounts of data on SWaP-C optimized platforms such as unmanned vehicles (UAVs, UGVs, USVs, and UUVs), C6ISR platforms, and more.

Product Standard Series
Standard Series
The BotBlox Standard Series Ethernet Switches are BotBlox’s core line of compact, high-performance miniaturized switches designed for embedded systems. These boards are suited for a wide range of applications.
Product Rugged Series
Rugged Series
The BotBlox Rugged Series Ethernet Switches are designed for applications that must withstand the rigors of harsh environment conditions. These switches are rated for temperatures between -40 °C (-40 °F) to 85 °C (185 °F) with ambient temperatures not exceeding 85 °C (185 °F).
Product NDAA Compliant
NDAA Compliant
The BotBlox NDAA BlueUAS series of switches is designed to meet NDAA Section 848 and Blue UAS component requirements, both of which pertain to the sourcing and procurement of critical onboard components and unmanned vehicles and drones.
Product Single Pair Ethernet
Single Pair Ethernet
The BotBlox Series of Single Pair Ethernet Switches utilize a single twisted pair to deliver data and power with Power over Dataline (PoDL) over long distances with reduced wiring.
Product In Development
In Development
BotBlox is constantly working on new innovative products to offer to the mil-embedded market. Here you’ll find a selection of BotBlox technologies currently in development that will be offered in greater volume at a later date.
Product Super Small form Switch Accessories
Super Small form Switch Accessories
BotBlox offers a selection of accessories to support their line of rugged miniature Ethernet switches, including supporting modules, couplers, and more.

Meets MIL-STD-810H standards

BotBlox switches are built to meet MIL-STD-810H standards, which means they are resilient to a variety of harsh environment conditions including extreme temperatures, shock, vibration, and more. Being MIL-STD-810H compliant, BotBlox switches can withstand:

  • High / Low Temperature: –50 °C to 110 °C (–58 °F to 230 °F)
  • Temperature Shock: –50 °C to 110 °C (–58 °F to 230 °F) within 3 seconds
  • Humidity: 27 °C (80.6 °F), 95% RH
  • Mechanical Shock: 98 G impulse
  • Decompression Event: Δ up to 30,000 ft
  • High Altitude: Up to 30,000 ft
  • Vibration: 15 Hz – 2000 Hz

Optimized for Next-Generation SWaP-C Applications

Mil-Aero applications are rapidly downsizing as powerful systems and subsystems shed size and weight while maintaining the same degree of high-speed performance, enabling a new generation of platforms that are lighter and smaller, yet faster and more capable than before. BotBlox miniature embedded Ethernet switches are ideal for these next generation SWaP-C platforms including unmanned air, land, and sea systems, compact mission systems, space systems, and more.