# Can a single SPEBlox board be used as a 1000Base T1 to 1000 Base T convertor

**URL:** <https://forum.botblox.org/t/can-a-single-speblox-board-be-used-as-a-1000base-t1-to-1000-base-t-convertor/141>\
**Category:** BotBlox Hardware\
**Created:** [February 1, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/can-a-single-speblox-board-be-used-as-a-1000base-t1-to-1000-base-t-convertor/141 "2024-02-01T21:18:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![pshirur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc348/32.png) [@pshirur](https://forum.botblox.org/u/pshirur)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/can-a-single-speblox-board-be-used-as-a-1000base-t1-to-1000-base-t-convertor/141/1 "2024-02-01T21:18:56Z")

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does a standalone SPEBlox work with any 1000BaseT1 source to convert it to 1000baseT connection? or it only works with 2 SPEBlox used on either side of the link ?

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**Author:** ![josh\_elijah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.botblox.org/josh_elijah/32/568_2.png) [@josh\_elijah](https://forum.botblox.org/u/josh_elijah)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/can-a-single-speblox-board-be-used-as-a-1000base-t1-to-1000-base-t-convertor/141/2 "2024-02-02T00:47:37Z")

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SPEBlox can be used with any other 1000BASE-T1 device. In other words, it is interoperable with any other device that 1000BASE-T1. Do bear in mind that 1000BASE-T1 requires one device to be the link master, and the other device to be a link slave. You can set slave or master mode on SPEBlox using a solder jumper on the back.

So to your first question, yes you can use SPEBlox to convert from a 1000BASE-T1 source back to a 1000BASE-T link, allowing a 1000BASE-T1 source to work in a 1000BASE-T network. In this way, SPEBlox functions like a transparent bridge, and it supports this operation out-the-box.

To your second question “does it only work when there is a transceiver at both ends?”, I don’t fully understand what you mean. Any 1000BASE-T1 link ultimately requires a 1000BASE-T1 transceiver on both sides. The difference with SPEBlox is that it has both a 1000BASE-T1 and a 1000BASE-T transceiver onboard, so it can achieve the conversion.