Power Line Communications (PLC) Lite Reference Design for Industrial Applications
Description
This TI implementation of Power Line Communications (PLC) is a new option for adding communications to industrial equipment such as solar arrays. PLC Lite™ offers higher data throughput than earlier forms of PLC and greater robustness for transmission across noisy electric lines by using OFDM PHY technology. This design is based upon a C2000 controlCARD and an analog front end for PLC. The C2000 MCU executes the entire PLC Lite software stack. TIDM-INDUSTRIAL-PLC achieves up to 21 kbps data rates across AC or DC power lines compared to traditional SFSK PLC solutions (2-5 kbps) all while decreasing the overall BOM cost of a typical PLC modem.
Features
- Up to 21Kbps data rates across AC or DC power linesOFDM modulation with BPSK encoding provides robust performance in noisy environmentsTuned to operate in frequency bands up to 150KHzIndustry standard CSMA/CA MAC protocol supports point-to-point: point-to-multipoint environments suitable for industrial applicationsPLC Lite™ software developed and supported by Texas Instruments provides assurance to developersThis design includes both hardware and software that have been validated in production systems: GUI tools for evaluation: schematics and design files: plus Getting Started guide
Applications
- Power Line Communications
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Download the test file for TIDM-INDUSTRIAL-PLC| Title | Updated | Type | Size (KB) | |
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| Power Line Communications (PLC) Lite for Industrial Applications BOM | 19 Jun 2014 | 127 | ||
| Power Line Communications (PLC) Lite for Industrial Applications Gerber Files | 19 Jun 2014 | ZIP | 251 | |
| Power Line Communications (PLC) Lite for Industrial Applications Schematic | 19 Jun 2014 | 1724 |