EDN

Texas Instruments creates new power line communication (PLC) modems to support all three major standards across multiple spectrum bands

TI's complete PLC solution includes all of the hardware, firmware and development tools needed to get started quickly. Developers can now use the TMDSPLCKITV4 platform to create a single PLC project ...
Nasdaq

Renesas Adds New Power Line Communication Modem IC Enabling High-Speed, Long Distance Communication, Expanding Practical PLC Applications

Evaluation Kits and Tools for AC and DC Power Lines Let Developers to Immediately Evaluate Applications Supporting High-Speed Communication at Up to 1 Mbps TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Renesas Electronics ...
EDN

PLC modem supports multiple protocols

The PL360B narrow-band Power Line Communication (PLC) modem from Microchip runs any PLC protocol in a frequency band up to 500 kHz. Easily adapted through firmware, this single device supports ...
Business Wire

EnVerv Successfully Completes All G3-PLC WS3 Interoperability Tests at ERDF Labs for PHY, MAC and 6LoWPAN Network Layer in CENELEC A, FCC and ARIB Bands

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EnVerv Inc., a leader in Powerline and Wireless Communications System-on-Chip (SoC) Modems for Smart Grid applications today announced that the EV8000 Powerline ...
sciencex

Power line communication modems to support all major standards

Developers can now create flexible PLC (power-line communications) products for multiple countries and regions, and operating across multiple spectrum bands, through a single platform from Texas ...
Machine Design

Your Next Network Connection Could Be a Powerline

Key points: New power-line modems use multiple carriers to avoid transmission problems that beset older single-carrier communication gear. • Smart-grid applications for power-line communications could ...
T&D

Single-Chip Hybrid PLC and LoRa Wireless Platform for Smart Grid

Semtech Corp. has announced the availability of its new EV8600 dual modem (PLC+RF System-on-Chip) with integrated LoRa wireless RF technology. The Semtech EV8600 is the first fully integrated PLC and ...
Electronic Design

Multiprotocol Powerline Modem IC Cuts Worldwide Time-to-Market

While networks based on using the ubiquitous powerline don’t have the glamor or speed of Ethernet or Wi-Fi (to cite just two examples), they’re a hardware- and cost-effective solution for energy ...
Electronic Design

ICs Find Home in Energy Meters, PLC Modems

Texas Instruments has announced that Incotex of Moscow has selected TI’s ultralow power MSP430 microcontrollers (MCUs), power-efficient TMS320VC54x digital signal processors (DSPs) and analog ...
Business Wire

Renesas Adds New Power Line Communication Modem IC Enabling High-Speed, Long Distance Communication, Expanding Practical PLC Applications

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the R9A06G061 power line communication (PLC) modem IC. The ...