PL360G55CF-EK

PL360G55CF-EK PL360G55CF-EK User Guide Introduction PL360G55CF-EK is an evaluation kit for the PL360 modem. PL360 is a programmable modem for narrow-band Power Line Communication (PLC) from Microchip Technology Inc, able to run any PLC protocol in the frequency band below 500 kHz. The PL360 has been conceived to be driven by external Microchip host controller devices in this case a SAMG55 ARM Cortex -M4 RISC processor is used. The Microchip host device loads the corresponding PLC-protocol firmware and then controls the PL360 modem operation. The PL360G55CF-EK board has been conceived to communicate in CENELEC A-Band (35 kHz to 91 kHz) and in FCC band (151 kHz to 472 kHz). It complies with CENELEC standard EN 50065 regulations in CENELEC A-Band. It can be connected directly to AC mains or DC power rails. Contents Welcome letter Jumpers: Board: Two jumpers with pitch 1.27 mm One PL360G55CF-EKv1 board Pin Headers: Cable: Two 8-pin headers with pitch 2.54 mm One Micro A/B-type USB cable Features PL360G55CF-EK board mounts a PL360 PLC transceiver and a SAMG55J19 ARM Cortex M4 microcontroller. PL360G55CF-EK board provides a full-featured platform to develop a complete communications system based on PLC technology working in CENELEC A-Band and FCC band. PL360 is a compact and highly efficient device for a wide range of Smart Grid applications such as lighting control, industrial/home automation and renewable-energy management, among others. PL360G55CF-EK board provides support for: PLC band characterization and noise level measurement PLC sensitivity level measurement Power consumption Power fail detection PL360G55CF-EK board includes a SWD/JTAG interface for MCU debugging and programming purposes. Firmware is also upgradable via USB/serial interface. USB 2.0 full-speed interface. User Guide DS50002879A-page 1 2019 Microchip Technology Inc. PL360G55CF-EK mikroBUS add-on connectors to integrate the board itself as a module for interfacing with other microcontrollers or microprocessors (mikroBUS main board). PL360G55CF-EK board can be supplied from the following connectors: mikroBUS connector Micro-B USB connector DC Jack connector DS50002879A-page 2 User Guide 2019 Microchip Technology Inc.