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title: "Particle Xenon - Enable Ethernet connectivity with a low cost W5500 module"
url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/teju/projects/particle-xenon-enable-ethernet-connectivity-with-a-low-cost-w5500-module/"
markdown_url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/teju/projects/particle-xenon-enable-ethernet-connectivity-with-a-low-cost-w5500-module/md"
type: "UCC: User Created Content"
author: "Jasbir"
author_url: "http://jas-hacks.blogspot.com/2019/11/particle-xenon-enable-ethernet.html"
editor: "WIZnet"
editor_url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/"
original_author: "Jasbir"
original_url: "http://jas-hacks.blogspot.com/2019/11/particle-xenon-enable-ethernet.html"
published: "2022-10-31"
language: "en"
hardware: ["WIZnet W5500"]
likes: 2
views: 993
comments: 1
source: "WIZnet Makers (https://maker.wiznet.io/)"
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# Particle Xenon - Enable Ethernet connectivity with a low cost W5500 module

> The preferred option to enable a Xenon to act as a Gateway is to deploy the Particle Ethernet FeatherWing.

Original author: Jasbir (source: http://jas-hacks.blogspot.com/2019/11/particle-xenon-enable-ethernet.html)

## 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/))

## Article

The preferred option to enable a Xenon to act as a Gateway is to deploy the [Particle Ethernet FeatherWing](https://store.particle.io/products/particle-ethernet-featherwing). Unfortunately I didn't have one to hand, however after reviewing the schematics it turns out this FeatherWing simply relies on the WIZnet W5500 Ethernet controller.

From a previous project I did have a [W5500 Ethernet Module](https://uk.banggood.com/W5500-Ethernet-Network-Module-Hardware-TCPIP-Interface-51STM32-Program-Driver-Development-Board-p-982668.html?gmcCountry=GB&currency=GBP&createTmp=1&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=cpc_bgcs&utm_content=zouzou&utm_campaign=ssc-gbg-all-newcustom-0822&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjcaGxJKD5gIVSbDtCh30kQJPEAQYBiABEgKiIfD_BwE&cur_warehouse=CN#jsReviewsWrap) (which seems to widely available and relatively cheap), so the challenge was to see if the Xenon could work it.

![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v05yjoQkXGs/XdqmyXpX5jI/AAAAAAAAAh8/sLrAZWeDF2ciZAsJ6UqEaAP9FcFXLhK6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/w5500.jpg)![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cT-MEkhyNMc/XdrPmAn6JfI/AAAAAAAAAiY/nM1-jbPLzj0eNqZ2BPAn-x1OiVeF0N_9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/w5500_1.jpg)

This [post](https://docs.particle.io/support/particle-devices-faq/mesh-setup-over-usb/#xenon-with-ethernet-gateway-setup) on the Particle site covers how to enable Ethernet and fingers crossed your Xenon should connect to the Particle cloud as mine did.

![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DzLr7IPb8LA/XdrVtORJyMI/AAAAAAAAAjI/V9qdTF0Pz_oevmSTtSAS3scOtL3toK_egCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/w5500_2.jpg)[![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--lcRgTQl3tU/Xd1xajJb8EI/AAAAAAAAAj0/F64sIH3eCV8AYHx2fmwgwU3sw1RCW_fsgCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/IMG_20191126_181141.jpg)](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--lcRgTQl3tU/Xd1xajJb8EI/AAAAAAAAAj0/F64sIH3eCV8AYHx2fmwgwU3sw1RCW_fsgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_20191126_181141.jpg)

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Source: https://maker.wiznet.io/teju/projects/particle-xenon-enable-ethernet-connectivity-with-a-low-cost-w5500-module/