On 2012-12-20, at 12:13 PM, Michael Thomas wrote: > Do these > things need to have gig-e speeds? Probably not... for a lot even Bluetooth speeds > are probably fine. But they do want to be really small and really inexpensive. Then run RS-422 or RS-485 over a single twisted pair. You don't even need a connector ? you can solder directly to the PCB. --lyndon