With Industry 4.0 and IIoT, Ethernet has increasingly infiltrated the factory floor as the primary means of connecting automation systems and transmitting field data to the network. SPE interfaces provide high-performance transmission of data and power via Ethernet over a single-wire pair through Power over Data Line from the sensor right to the cloud. Texas Instruments DP83TD510E Ethernet ICs offer extremely low power consumption and cable reach of cable reach of 2,000 meters for both 1Vpp and 2.4Vpp modes. Phoenix Contact SPE connectors offer an alternative to classic serial bus systems for efficient, consistent data transmission in factory and process automation.