NCN49597
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Minor User Type
Major User Type
PC201111 12.2
SPY
Application
NCN49597in
MONITOR mode
TEST
Application
NCN49597in
TEST mode
CLIENT
Application
NCN49597in
MASTER mode
SERVER
Application
NCN49597 in
SLAVE mode
SERVER
Application
NCN49597in
SLAVE mode
Figure 6. Application Examples
NCN49597 is intended to connect equipment using
Distribution Line Carrier (DLC) communication. It serves
two major and two minor types of applications:
•
Major types:
♦
Master or Client:
A Master is a client to the data served by one or
many slaves on the power line. It collects data from
and controls the slave devices. A typical application
is a concentrator system
♦
Slave or Server:
A Slave is a server of the data to the Master. A
typical application is an electricity meter equipped
with a PLC modem.
•
Minor type:
♦
Spy or Monitor:
Spy or Monitor mode is used to only listen to the
data that comes across the power line. Only the
physical layer frame correctness is checked. When
the frame is correct, it is passed to the external
processor.
♦
Test Mode:
The Software Test Mode is used to test the
compliance of a PLC modem conforms to
CENELEC. EN 50065
−
1 by a continuous broadcast
of f
S
or f
M
.
