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title: "BLE to Ethernet PoE Gateway"
url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/Alan/projects/ble-to-ethernet-poe-gateway/"
markdown_url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/Alan/projects/ble-to-ethernet-poe-gateway/md"
type: "WCC: WIZnet Created Content"
author: "Alan"
author_url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/Alan/"
original_author: "Alan"
published: "2023-06-30"
language: "en"
hardware: ["Raspberry Pi Pico W", "WIZnet W5100S"]
likes: 0
views: 1761
comments: 0
source: "WIZnet Makers (https://maker.wiznet.io/)"
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# BLE to Ethernet PoE Gateway

> The project aims to use PicoW as a BLE-to-Ethernet PoE Gateway using WIZnet products.

Original author: Alan

## Components

- **Raspberry Pi Pico W** x 1 ([docs](https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/microcontrollers/raspberry-pi-pico.html))
- **WIZnet W5100S** x 1: + PoE Module ([docs](https://docs.wiznet.io/Product/Chip/Ethernet/W5100S))
- Software: **MicroPython** ([docs](http://micropython.org/))

## Article

intro

Few days ago Raspberry Pi released new SDK that added missing feature to Pico W - Bluetooth support. For more information please refer to [this RPi blog post](https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/new-functionality-bluetooth-for-pico-w/).

[In fact, this article was made after Victor, a Wiznet employee.](https://maker.wiznet.io/viktor/projects/ble-to-ethernet-central/?page=2&serob=4&serterm=month) I also wanted to have a BLE to Ethernet Gateway, and I just read the post and found out that I updated PicoW on Raspberry Pi.

![](https://maker.wiznet.io/upload/ckeditor5/701930038%5F1688143800%2Epng)

Progress

I just connected the PicoW to the PoE board I had. The Pico WBLE does not consume much power. So this is possible.

I used the firmware that Victor made.

![](https://maker.wiznet.io/upload/ckeditor5/701930038%5F1688143919%2Epng)

The LED is blinking. These are LINK and ACT LEDs. I configured it to keep giving data with BLE, and the ACT LED keeps blinking, so it seems to be working normally.

Complete!

It works very, very simple than you think. I can now get BLE data on Ethernet too!

For more information, see Victor Project for code!

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Source: https://maker.wiznet.io/Alan/projects/ble-to-ethernet-poe-gateway/