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title: "W5500-Ether"
url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/taylor/resellers/w5500-ether/"
markdown_url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/taylor/resellers/w5500-ether/md"
type: "VAR: Value-Added Reseller Products"
author: "crane-elec"
author_url: "https://crane-elec.co.jp/products/vol-20/"
editor: "WIZnet"
editor_url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/"
original_author: "crane-elec"
original_url: "https://crane-elec.co.jp/products/vol-20/"
published: "2023-07-03"
language: "en"
hardware: ["WIZnet W5500"]
likes: 0
views: 584
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source: "WIZnet Makers (https://maker.wiznet.io/)"
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# W5500-Ether
> This product is an expansion board for connecting a wired network (Ethernet) to the Sony Semiconductor Solutions Spresense™ board.
Original author: crane-elec (source: https://crane-elec.co.jp/products/vol-20/)
## Components
- **WIZnet W5500** x 1 ([docs](https://docs.wiznet.io/Product/Chip/Ethernet/W5500))
WIZnet parts: W5500 ([Datasheet](https://docs.wiznet.io/Product/Chip/Ethernet/W5500/datasheet?utm_source=maker&utm_medium=project&utm_campaign=w5500), [product hub](https://maker.wiznet.io/products/w5500/))
## Documents and links
- [Ethernet-spi5.ino](https://crane-elec.co.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ethernet-spi5.zip) (code)
- [Rev.2](https://crane-elec.co.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/w5500_r2_sch.pdf) (schematics)
- [DXF](https://crane-elec.co.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/w5500_r2.zip)
## Article
Original :
Author : crane-elec
Published : 2023.04
Price : ¥ 7,678
**This content was created with the assistance of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence language model developed by OpenAI.**
From April 30, 2023, it became their branded product. There are some changes in the appearance of the board, but there is no change in the product functions.
1. **Introduction **: The W5500-Ether is a wired network expansion board provided by Crane Electronics. This board is designed to connect a wired network (Ethernet) to the Spresense™ board from Sony Semiconductor Solutions, offering a variety of IoT solutions.
2. **Features **: The W5500-Ether operates at a power voltage of 3.3V and is controlled via SPI. The board supports 10M/100M Ethernet and connects via an RJ45 connector. Additionally, the MAC address is already written to the EEPROM, allowing the program to read the MAC address easily.
3. **Comparable Products** : The W5500 Ethernet Shield and WIZ850io from WIZnet are similar products. The W5500 Ethernet Shield is an Ethernet interface evaluation board provided by WIZnet, offering similar features to the W5500-Ether. The WIZ850io is a plug-in network module that can be used without hardware design for the W5500, Transformer, and RJ45.
The [Spresense](https://developer.sony.com/spresense) is a high-performance board developed by Sony, designed for Internet of Things (IoT) development. It features built-in GPS, and to read the MAC address easilyigh-resolution audio capabilities, and supports six microphone inputs for advanced sound processing.
Spresense uses the CXD5602 microcontroller for powerful computing performance, with six ARM Cortex-M4F cores. The board also features low power consumption, making it suitable for battery-operated devices.
Developers can easily program and prototype with support for the Arduino IDE and NuttX OS. These features make Spresense ideal for various IoT applications, such as drones, smart speakers, and AI-based cameras.
**Thank you for reading.**
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