First, take a 7' CAT6 cable. Cut off 6" from one end and strip 1" from both sides. Solder these 6 connections, such that data 2-4 on this CAT6 cable becomes data 1-3 after this connection point.
| 6" ethernet | The other 6.5 feet of ethernet |
|-|-|
| Data #2 (blue) | Data #1 (orange) |
| Ground #2 (blue stripe) | Ground #1 (orange stripe) |
| Data #3 (green) | Data #2 (blue) |
| Ground #3 (green stripe) | Ground #2 (blue stripe) |
| Data #4 (brown) | Data #3 (green) |
| Ground #4 (brown stripe) | Ground #3 (green stripe) |
![[branch_ethernet.png]]
After that, solder these together:
Left:
- 6" CAT6 cable
- 6" SAE power
Right:
- 6.5' SAE power
- 8" 18awg power (for LED power injection)
- 4-pin JST connector
![[branch_layout.png]]
This image shows the 3 joints we need to make (V+, ground, and data)
![[branch_layout_2.png]]
Afterwards it should look like this:
![[Pasted image 20231024234334.png]]
![[branch_complete_2.png]]