# Possible future option for consideration **URL:** \ **Category:** Hardware\ **Created:** [September 5, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/possible-future-option-for-consideration/15133 "2015-09-05T02:56:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tezza](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/tezza/32/6976_2.png) [@tezza](https://community.particle.io/u/tezza)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/possible-future-option-for-consideration/15133/1 "2015-09-05T02:56:33Z")
Hy Guys, May i make a suggestion on a possible option, what about using the STM32F207 device with full ethernet capability? wifi is great, but for speed of access ethernet would be a LOT faster and more reliable. Just a thought. Tezza ---
**Author:** ![MisterNetwork](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/misternetwork/32/2880_2.png) [@MisterNetwork](https://community.particle.io/u/MisterNetwork)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/possible-future-option-for-consideration/15133/2 "2015-09-05T03:07:35Z")
A hardwired ethernet connection wouldn’t be mobile or remote friendly, and network speed is not an issue. We’re not streaming live video. It’s a mobile development platform. ---
**Author:** ![tezza](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/tezza/32/6976_2.png) [@tezza](https://community.particle.io/u/tezza)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/possible-future-option-for-consideration/15133/3 "2015-09-05T03:18:14Z")
Hi @MisterNetwork yes admittedly, but then wifi also isnt that mobile, you cant have the photon connect to wifi’s it happens to pass, which limits its portability to a great extent. so it couldnt be used for an onboard GPS monitor for example, you would need to tether it to a phone to use it mobile. ---
**Author:** ![MisterNetwork](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/misternetwork/32/2880_2.png) [@MisterNetwork](https://community.particle.io/u/MisterNetwork)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/possible-future-option-for-consideration/15133/4 "2015-09-05T04:31:25Z")
> [@tezza](#): > > tether it to a phone to use it mobile. or portable wifi hot spot - as I do. Don't forget the soon out Electron is Wan internet connected!! I can't wait! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![fishstickjesus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/67e7ee/32.png) [@fishstickjesus](https://community.particle.io/u/fishstickjesus)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/possible-future-option-for-consideration/15133/5 "2015-09-10T15:21:48Z")
I would like to second this option. Ethernet isn’t just about being the main connection to the Particle Cloud. I am looking at some industrial applications where I need to grab data from devices that are either on a LAN or require a direct ethernet connection. I’ve been working with others to try and get the basic Wiznet5100 breakout working with the Core/Photon and things are…challenging. I think my ideal situation would be an Electron with ethernet capability. Anybody else? ---
**Author:** ![MisterNetwork](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/misternetwork/32/2880_2.png) [@MisterNetwork](https://community.particle.io/u/MisterNetwork)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/possible-future-option-for-consideration/15133/6 "2015-09-10T16:27:45Z")
Perhaps consider the Raspberry Pi as a hardwired solution. Lots of extras with ethernet, usb, and hdmi built in. ---
**Author:** ![nicodegunst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@nicodegunst](https://community.particle.io/u/nicodegunst)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/possible-future-option-for-consideration/15133/7 "2015-09-10T20:56:32Z")
There have ben quiet a few people requesting/discussing a Particle device with ethernet. I for one would be very interested as well, reliability and speed would be the main reasons. I think the most constructive thread about a wired version is this one, although it has been quiet for a while now. Maybe there should be some particle organised poll.. (@zachary) It would definitely look good in the line up, WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, Ethernet.. > [@Proto Wired Ethernet Spark](https://community.particle.io/t/proto-wired-ethernet-spark/6624/24): > > Brief update. I’m currently working to get the bootloader to build. My build platform is Linux, and my toolchain is 4.9.3 - the main spark firmware developers are still using 4.8.x, the code generated by 4.9.3 is slightly too large to fit in the flash area allocated for bootloader - I’m about 128 bytes larger than 4.8.x and about 24 bytes larger than the allocated space, so even the working code is tight now. If I were under deadline, I’d just find and load up a 4.8.x toolchain, throw a symlin… ---
**Author:** ![zachary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/zachary/32/20717_2.png) [@zachary](https://community.particle.io/u/zachary)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/possible-future-option-for-consideration/15133/8 "2015-09-10T21:35:27Z")
Totally happy to have someone in the community build this, in the same spirit as bluz. We’d be very happy to support it! It’s not on our internal roadmap, but I know Andy is very keen on it and willing to do the work. Just adding our vote of support to Ethernet as a community effort. 👍