STMicroelectronics ST8500 | Demoboard EVALKITST8500-1 / AN5525

Description

This document is aimed at describing the electrical characteristics and communication performance of a Power LineCommunication (PLC) node based on the EVALKITST8500-1 hardware and G3-PLC firmware operating in the CENELECA, CENELEC B and FCC frequency band.The EVALKITST8500-1 is an evaluation kit for the ST8500 platform, exploiting the performance capability of the ST8500 deviceand STLD1 line driver.The ST8500 is a fully programmable power line communication (PLC) modem system-on-chip (SoC), able to run any PLCprotocol in the frequency band up to 500 kHz.Please check for the EVALKITST8500-1 hardware documentation, evaluation software and firmware libraries at st.com/powerline. For specific software or firmware releases, you may need to contact the STMicroelectronics sales office directly

Features

Power line communication evaluation kit based on ST8500 and STLD1 devicesComplete power line communication (PLC) reference design, suitable to evaluate several narrow-band PLC protocols (G3, PRIME, etc.) in the frequency range up to 500 kHzModular board architectureST8500 full performance PLC module including the companion STLD1 line driverSTM32 microcontroller mother board for system management, application host controller and interface to PCSTEVAL-ISA175V1, wide-range input voltage, 9.4 W power supply board based on VIPER26HDOptional 12 - 15 V DC input available for laboratory tests without AC mains connection

Typical applications

• Connectivity
• Home, Building and city automation

More information

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• IC product information