Power Line Communication (PLC) and Smart Grid technologies represent a transformative convergence in the energy and communications sectors. By utilising existing power distribution networks for data ...

Featuring an complete powerline communication solution on a chip, the CY8CPLC10 includes a powerline modem PHY and powerline network protocol stack using programmable system-on-a-chip architecture.

An alternative method to lower Iq in power-line communications. Why RS-485 is often used in PLC. A look at simulating an automatic meter reading system. 1. This block diagram represents the ...

Power line communications (PLC) is a global technology with worldwide interest in its development. In its simplest terms, PLC modulates communication signals over existing power lines. This enables ...

Maxim Integrated Products (PINK OTC MARKETS: MXIM) introduces the MAX2990 OFDM-based, power-line communication (PLC) modem. This device employs advanced broadband-communication techniques to deliver ...

The proliferation of smart-grid technology requires a flexible power line communication (PLC) development platform to support multiple standards, allow optimization for environmental conditions, and ...

The AFE031 is an integrated power-line communications analog front-end device that consists of a variety of functional blocks; the device is driven by a microcontroller. The AFE031 is designed to work ...

The SM2400 multistandard OFDM based power-line communications (PLC) transceiver IC can operate in a wide range of noise-prone smart-grid environments. The single chip includes the PHY and MAC, along ...

This paper addresses power-line communication (PLC) for automated metering infrastructure (AMI) and automated meter reading (AMR) applications in North America, with specific focus on the physical ...

Editor’s Note: The Viterbi Complex Math Unit, or VCU, comprises 75 tailored math instructions to accelerate the processing of communications algorithms, such as those used in power-line communications ...

This article puts the spotlight on low quiescent-current (Iq) consumption in power-line communications (PLC), and we’ll start by looking at an overtemperature protection (OTP) circuit for PLC ...