PANCoordinator-EK Kit User Manual [USER GUIDE]
Atmel-43106C-ATPL- PANCoordinator-EK Kit User Manual-UserGuide_06-Oct-16
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Evaluation Kit Overview
ATPL250ABN is the name of the development board included in this PAN Coordinator EK. It implements an
ATPL250A analog front end for PLC, supporting G3-PLC, which has been designed to be controlled by an
external Atmel MCU. In this case, Atmel | Smart SAME70 is the device driving ATPL250A PLC analog front
end.
This document describes how to start working with the Atmel PANCoordinator-EK. A complete description
of PC tools, software examples and hardware are provided in this EK.
2.1
Design support
To make it faster and easier for you to evaluate, prototype, develop and program with Atmel
products, we
offer a variety of design resources, including development tools, software, boards, kits and documentation.
For
any
technical
support
request,
please
refer
to
our
Design
Support
webpage:
http://www.atmel.com/design-support/
.
There any user can search the Atmel knowledge base to find tips, help topics, and answers to common
questions. In case that the obtained information is not helpful any user can
Open a Support Case
indicating
a description of the case, product information, etc.
2.2
PANCoordinator-EK contents
PANCoordinator-EK contents
–documentation, software and tools- are available online in
. To download this information you need a
myAtmel
account, please access to
and create your own account After that, please contact with
specifying your myAtmel user name, your company name and email, and request access to the specific
evaluation kit you have acquired.
Please do not hesitate to visit our web site to get the last kit updates
.
myAtmel EK contents are:
1. A welcome letter,
PANCoordinator-EK_WL
, introducing the EK and its contents.
2. PANCoordinator-EK Kit User Manual,
doc43106
.
3.
Hardware
folder:
a. ATPL250A datasheet,
doc43079
.
b. Hardware application notes: PLC coupling reference designs, crystal selection guidelines,
layout recommendations, critical design guidelines, etc.
c. EK schemes, PCB layouts, gerbers and BOM files of ATPL250ABN, ATPLCOUP002,
ATPLCOUP006 and ATPLCOUP007 boards.
4.
Software
folder:
a.
G3_va.b.c
folder, contains five projects for several IDE tools, IAR, Atmel Studio and Keil
µVision to work in both frequency bands, CENELEC-A, ARIB and FCC bands, see
g3.workspace.same70q21_atpl250abn_v2.zip
file:
Apps_Phy_Tester_Tool
. This application configures G3-PLC PHY layer and its serial
interface to communicate with Atmel PLC PHY Tester Tool to send and receive PLC
messages from/to the PLC line and check the PLC transmission/reception processes
between ATPL250ABN boards. Atmel PLC PHY Tester tool for PC is available in the
PCTools
folder.
Apps_Phy_Tx_Test_Console
. This application lets the user to configure a proper set up
to perform both EMC emissions and immunity tests on ATPL250ABN board. These tests
are based on the use of G3 PHY layer with a terminal console firmware that eases the
configuration of several transmission parameters such as modulation, frame data length
and time interval between frames.