PL360 PL360-EK User Guide Introduction PL360-EK is an evaluation kit for the PL360 modem for Power Line Communication (PLC) from Microchip Technology Inc. PL360 is a multi-protocol device implementing a very flexible architecture, which allows implementation of standard and customized PLC solutions. PL360 has been conceived to be bundled with an external Microchip MCU, which controls the PL360 PLC modem. PL360MB is PLC multi-purpose modem board based on the PL360 transceiver and on the SAM4CMS16C ARM Cortex M4 microcontroller. This development board provides a full featured platform to develop a complete communications system over PLC technology and to demonstrate the high accuracy single phase energy metering functions of ATSAM4CMS16C device. Microchip provides coupling reference designs for different load options, targeting common configurations in standard frequency bands complying with existing regulations (CENELEC, FCC and ARIB). Contents Welcome letter introducing the evaluation kit and Cables: its contents Two micro A/B-type USB cables Boards: Two power cord cables IEC320- Two PL360MBv1 modem boards C8 Two PLCOUP007v2.5 coupling boards Jumpers: (CENELEC A-Band) Two jumpers with pitch 5.08 mm Two PLCOUP006v2 coupling boards (FCC Two jumpers with pitch 2.54 mm frequency band) Features PL360 is a compact and highly efficient device for a wide range of Smart Grid applications such as smart metering (smart meters and data concentrators), lighting, industrial/home automation, home and building energy management systems, solar energy and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) charging stations, among others PL360 used as G3-PLC or PRIME device includes enhanced features such as additional robust modes and frequency band extension (up to 472 kHz) PL360MB board mounts a PL360 transceiver and a SAM4CMS16C ARM Cortex M4 microcontroller. This development board provides a full featured platform to develop a complete communications system based on PLC technology, and lets designers evaluate the accuracy of single phase energy metering SoC and develop code for smart energy applications. PL360MB board provides support for: User Guide 50002730A-page 1 2018 Microchip Technology Inc. PL360 PLC band characterization Noise level measurement PLC and metrology sensitivity level measurement Maximum reachable distance Power consumption Check PLC performance in different bands (CENELEC, FCC, ARIB) setting different PLC coupling boards (provided with this evaluation kit) Evaluate the high accuracy of single phase energy metering measurements with CT, shunt or Rogowski coil sensors Opto Port Interface compliant with ANSI C12.20 protocol Metering Pulses output pins (Wh, VArh, VAh) Battery-backed Real-Time Clock (RTC) Power fail detection On board Relay Driver circuitry PL360MB board can be supplied with 100/115/230 V 50-60 Hz power input AC PL360MB board includes a JTAG interface for MCU debugging and programming purposes and two debugging UARTs. And also it provides battery backup and a slow crystal oscillator to support SAM4CMS16C embedded RTC and low power modes. Several wake-up conditions are available, such as mains crossover detection, voltage rails recovery condition, anti-tampering sources (TMP0 pad) and Force Wake-up (FWUP) pin 50002730A-page 2 User Guide 2018 Microchip Technology Inc.