# How do I actually manage UbiSwitch?

**URL:** <https://forum.botblox.org/t/how-do-i-actually-manage-ubiswitch/307>\
**Category:** BotBlox Hardware\
**Tags:** ubiswitch\
**Created:** [September 13, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/how-do-i-actually-manage-ubiswitch/307 "2024-09-13T11:09:51Z")\
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_– Copied from customer email –_

I’m currently developing the next generation of our telemetry system for a deep sea vehicle application.

Our main requirement is :

- 2x 10Gbps fiber connections to the surface fr redundancy
- 8x 1Gbps copper connections

The UbiSwitch module seems a very promising solution to avoid designing in-house the Ethernet switching (one of the most challenging parts of the design).

Can you can give me more information on how to manage it? Is it possible to create a monitoring system that communicates with the UbiSwitch to find out its status (power status and interface status)?

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Subsea robots are a very common application for our hardware, and indeed are one of the main reasons we developed UbiSwitch (it is a pressure tolerant design up to 6000 PSI).

Out the box, UbiSwitch runs a command line interface for management. This interface is a 3.3V UART interface, with TX and RX. When connected to a PC via a UART to USB converter, it outputs a simple command line interface directly. The PC connected does not need any special software, it just needs a serial terminal. Below is a screenshot of how this looks.

![](https://api.hubspot.com/filemanager/api/v2/files/178363121736/signed-url-redirect?portalId=9244278)

With this interface, you can do port management, VLAN and Link Aggregation. More information on how to use this interface are found [here](https://botblox.notion.site/Hardware-Setup-5efc9fb56eb94ebfa17b1ff3f1f9451f).

If you integrate the module yourself, the UART pins are on pins 29 and 31 of the stacking header (see [datasheet](https://botblox.io/content/UbiSwitch%20DataSheet%20B_D.pdf), page 13). If you integrate the module into your design, a symbol and footprint is available [here](https://www.snapeda.com/parts/BB-UBS-B-1/Botblox/view-part/), and this contains all the information you need. Bear in mind that our engineers also offer a free design review service, where we can check your design before you go to manufacture.

If you use one of our baseboards, you’ll find the UART port on a Molex PicoClasp header, see the images below.

![|686.984375x730](https://api.hubspot.com/filemanager/api/v2/files/178362905429/signed-url-redirect?portalId=9244278)

![](https://api.hubspot.com/filemanager/api/v2/files/178360449938/signed-url-redirect?portalId=9244278)

In your application, will you have UbiSwitch connected to a device that can run a serial port, like an embedded PC or raspberry Pi?