Baseband ic is first to comply with HD PLC Inside
ROHM has developed a baseband ic compliant with HD PLC Inside, a newly developed embedded broadband high speed power line communication technology designed for home appliances, BEMS, HEMS, and HAN applications.
The standard incorporates intermittent operation functionality for significantly reduced power consumption compared with existing PLC devices.
It is also said to enable lower cost, higher speed communication compared to existing power lines by simply plugging into ac outlets.
As well as the new baseband processing functionality, the baseband ic will feature an ARM7TDMI core for handling TCP/IP and other protocols, minimising the amount of modifications required to existing systems and reducing development load.
The first chips will start sampling in March 2014, with mass production scheduled for June.
