PL360G55CB-EK
PL360G55CB-EK User Guide
Introduction
PL360G55CB-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 PL360G55CB-EK board has been conceived to communicate in CENELEC B-Band (95 kHz to 125
kHz) and it complies with CENELEC standard EN 50065 regulations and Smart Energy applications. It
can be connected directly to AC mains or DC power rails.
Contents
• Welcome letter
• Board:
– One PL360G55CB-EKv2 board
• Cable:
– One Micro A/B-type USB cable
• Jumpers:
– Two jumpers with pitch 1.27 mm
• Pin Headers:
– Two 8-pin headers with pitch 2.54 mm
Features
• PL360G55CB-EK board mounts a PL360 PLC transceiver and a SAMG55J19 ARM Cortex M4
microcontroller.
• PL360G55CB-EK board provides a full featured platform to develop a complete communications
system based on PLC technology working in CENELEC B-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.
• PL360G55CB-EK board provides support for:
– PLC band characterization and noise level measurement
– PLC sensitivity level measurement
– Power consumption
– Power fail detection
• PL360G55CB-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
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2019 Microchip Technology Inc.
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