The TI-based BeaglePlay Connect (also released a few months ago) seems like a superior buy actually.
BeagleV-Ahead is interesting, but I think most people who are doing hobby embedded projects would prefer to use the TI-based BeaglePlay.
BeaglePlay is supporting single-pair Ethernet for example (I forget which version though... I think the "not-CANbus replacement" one but I dunno for sure). As well as LoRA. And at $99 its cheaper too. And they've also got BeagleConnect-Freedom boards to easily integrate that LoRA radio.
SPE is a newish (2018?? standardized) 2-wire power+data twisted pair for 1km wire lengths at 10 Mbit.
It's expensive to play with right now. But the specs are cool. 1km lengths is nuts, and a PoE-like feature on a singular twisted pair minimizes the wiring requirements on industrial scale plants.
Hobbyists probably should stick to PoE honestly. But playing with new protocols is still fun.
BeagleV-Ahead is interesting, but I think most people who are doing hobby embedded projects would prefer to use the TI-based BeaglePlay.
BeaglePlay is supporting single-pair Ethernet for example (I forget which version though... I think the "not-CANbus replacement" one but I dunno for sure). As well as LoRA. And at $99 its cheaper too. And they've also got BeagleConnect-Freedom boards to easily integrate that LoRA radio.