# Is there a board mount version of SwitchBlox Rugged? **URL:** \ **Category:** BotBlox Hardware\ **Tags:** switchblox-rugged\ **Created:** [October 26, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/is-there-a-board-mount-version-of-switchblox-rugged/98 "2023-10-26T16:37:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![botblox\_admin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.botblox.org/botblox_admin/32/1_2.png) [@botblox\_admin](https://forum.botblox.org/u/botblox_admin)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/is-there-a-board-mount-version-of-switchblox-rugged/98/1 "2023-10-26T16:37:06Z")
_– Copied from a customer query –_ Is there a board mount version of SwitchBlox Rugged (BB-SWR-F-1)? ---
**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:** [October 26, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/is-there-a-board-mount-version-of-switchblox-rugged/98/2 "2023-10-26T16:47:28Z")
Yep. Check the webpage. > **[SwitchBlox Rugged -50°C to +110°C Ethernet Switch](https://botblox.io/products/rugged-ethernet-switch)** > > SwitchBlox Rugged is a tiny rugged five port 100MB ethernet switch with an operating temperature range from -40°C to +105°C. With five ports and optional PoE delivery, this board is designed for compact applications such as drones and robots. The board uses [M50-3530442](https://www.harwin.com/products/M50-3530442/). Your mating board will need [M52-5010445](https://www.harwin.com/products/M52-5010445/). STEP file [here](https://grabcad.com/library/switchblox-rugged-rev-f-harwin-variant-1). Pinout diagram below. ![SwitchBlox Pin Diagram.drawio](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/botblox1/original/1X/e8026b916551e5460fa7c98b57818aaf6d297ea5.jpeg) More info in the forum post below. > [@Is there a board mount version of GigaBlox?](https://forum.botblox.org/t/is-there-a-board-mount-version-of-gigablox/97/2): > > In general, we would suggest customers to use GigaBlox Nano if they need a board mountable gigabit switch. It is a common ask if GigaBlox can be board mounted. Usually this is because GigaBlox has five ports, and those ports already have transformers present. Nearly all of our boards use connector footprints that allow either Molex Picoblade 1.25mm (cable mating) or Harwin 1.27mm vertical pin headers. This means that all of our boards can be converted to board mount simply by changing the conn… ---
**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:** [May 24, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/is-there-a-board-mount-version-of-switchblox-rugged/98/3 "2024-05-24T11:31:25Z")
_– Copied from customer email –_ I recently purchased a SwitchBlox Industrial 10/100M Ethernet Hub with female connectors, and I want to connect the device to an electronic PCB that has a female connectors too. According to this post it appears that you can provide a SwitchBlox with male connectors instead of female. If this information is correct, could you please send the drawings and STEP files for this version so I can ensure it will fit with our PCB? ---
**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:** [May 24, 2024, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/is-there-a-board-mount-version-of-switchblox-rugged/98/4 "2024-05-24T11:37:35Z")
We offer a board mount version for [BB-SWN-E-1 (SwitchBlox Nano)](https://botblox.io/products/micro-ethernet-switch) ![Screenshot 2024-05-24 at 19.32.42](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/botblox1/original/1X/6cd15363f4b6fd185f9a40c283b1af3e1297e54d.jpeg) And also for SwitchBlox Rugged. We don’t offer a board mount version for SwitchBlox Industrial, though it’s pretty easy to modify the board to replace the female headers with harwin 1.25mm male pins. This is something you can do for prototyping, (part number M50-3530442). It’s also something we can typically do at no extra cost, but MoQ starts at 50 pieces as it’s a new batch we have to put into manufacture. ---
**Author:** ![JalphaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@JalphaG](https://forum.botblox.org/u/JalphaG)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/is-there-a-board-mount-version-of-switchblox-rugged/98/5 "2024-05-24T11:58:34Z")
Is there an option with 5 ports instead of 3 with Harwin? ---
**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:** [May 24, 2024, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/is-there-a-board-mount-version-of-switchblox-rugged/98/6 "2024-05-24T12:21:29Z")
Unfortunately no, not off the shelf. However any of our boards are available with the harwin connectors assembled instead, but the MoQ is 50 pieces. You could use [GigaBlox Nano](https://botblox.io/products/micro-gigabit-ethernet-switch) instead. It’s a board mount form factor, but it’s 4 gigabit ports. You can run them as 10/100M ports if you just connect the A and B pairs. A guide on how to do that with a 10/100M device can be found [here](https://www.notion.so/botblox/CH9121-d51e64bd04a245da9c8e5d5d69796227). FYI, for the SwitchBlox Nano (three port), the footprint can be directly downloaded from SnapEDA [here](https://www.snapeda.com/parts/BB-SWN-E-1-HW/Botblox/view-part/?ref=search&t=Botblox).