Jun 15, 2023 — This device has been designed to comply with FCC, ARIB, KN60 and CENELEC EN50065 regulations matching requirements of. Internet of Things and Smart Energy ...2 pages
Smart Energy PL360B Multi-Protocol Modem for Power Line Communication Summary The PL360B is a programmable modem for narrow-band Power Line Communication (PLC), able to run any PLC protocol in the frequency band below 500 kHz. This device has been designed to comply with FCC, ARIB, KN60 and CENELEC EN50065 regulations matching requirements of Internet of Things and Smart Energy applications. It supports state-of-the-art narrow-band PLC standards such as ITU G.9903 (G3PLC®), ITU G.9904 (PRIME) as well as any other narrowband PLC protocols, being at the same time a future-proof platform able to support the evolution of these standards. The PL360B has been conceived to be driven by external Microchip host devices, thus providing an additional level of flexibility on the host side. The Microchip host device loads the proper PLC-protocol firmware before modem operation and controls the PL360 modem. Key Features · Programmable narrow-band PLC modem · Integrated PLC Front end · PGA with automatic gain control and ADC · DAC and transmission driver support direct line driving or external Class-D amplifier driving · Digital transmission level control · Supports two independent transmission branches for the PLC signal · Up to 500 kHz PLC signal bandwidth · Cryptographic engine and secure boot · AES 128, 192, 256 supported · Secure boot: supports AES-128 CMAC for authentication and AES-128 CBC for decryption · Fuse programming control for decryption and authentication · Optimized PLC modem architecture · Combines high-performance CPU with specific co-processors for digital signal processing, plus dedicated hardware accelera- tors for common PLC tasks · Dedicated SRAM memories for code and data · Available in 48-pin TQFP and 48-pin QFN packages Target Applications · Smart metering · Street lighting · Home and building energy management systems · Solar energy · Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle charging stations · Industrial and home automation MCU Host SPI PL360B Customer Application G3-PLC PRIME-PLC PL360B Host Component SAPI PHY www.microchip.com/smartenergy MPL360B Evaluation Kit (ATPL360-EK) ATPL360-EK is an evaluation kit for the PL360B modem from Microchip. The evaluation kit includes two PL360MB smart metering boards, allowing to evaluate the performance of PL360B device in point to point links using PLC. Each PL360MB board in this evaluation kit is a full-featured platform to develop a complete Smart Meter. PL360MB boards include a PL360B modem for PLC, driven by a SAM4CMS16C ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller with embedded metrology analog front end. The kit includes: · Two ATPL360MB modem boards · Two coupling boards to configure the evaluation kit for frequencies below 100kHz (CENELEC profile) · Two coupling boards to configure the evaluation kit for frequencies above 150 kHz (FCC and ARIB profiles) · Documentation for PLC hardware design · Schematics, PCB layout, gerbers and BOM · PL360B datasheet · Application notes for PLC hardware design · PLC software (G3-PLC and PRIME) · Examples showing how to use and configure the PHY layer on the PL360B · Complete G3-PLC and PRIME software stack to implement an end device · PAN coordinator/base node "lite" example application · Software documentation · Microchip tools for PLC developers: PC applications to evaluate the performance of the PL360B and network level (PHY tester, Multi-protocol sniffer) Ordering Information Part Number MPL360BT-I/Y8X MPL360B-I/Y8X MPL360BT-I/SCB MPL360B-I/SCB Temperature Range Industrial (40 to +85ºC) Industrial (40 to +85ºC) Industrial (40 to +85ºC) Industrial (40 to +85ºC) Evaluation Kit Ordering Information Part Number ATPL360-EK Description PL360B Evaluation Kit For more information, please email PLC@microchip.com. Package 48-pin TQFP 48-pin TQFP 48-pin QFN 48-pin QFN Carrier Type Tape and Reel Tray Tape and Reel Tray The Microchip name and logo and the Microchip logo are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are property of their respective companies. © 2018, Microchip Technology Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. 10/18 DS00002296C www.microchip.com/smartenergyAdobe PDF Library 15.0 Adobe InDesign CC 13.1 (Macintosh)