SLAU748B October 2017 – September 2018 MSP432E401Y
To improve EMI performance, use a metal-shielded RJ-45 connector with the shield connected to chassis ground.
Bob Smith termination to the RJ-45 connector involves 75-Ω termination resistors connected to the unused differential pair connections on the RJ-45 connector. Bob Smith termination is used to reduce noise that results from common-mode current flows and to reduce susceptibility to noise from unused wire pairs on the RJ-45.
NOTE
Power Over Ethernet (PoE) applications require a modified Bob Smith termination, which consists of DC-blocking capacitors in series with the 75-Ω termination resistors.