Consequently, design engineers and system developers looking to utilise PLC will now be able to prototype their products and combine multiple functions without having to design their own board(s).
“Our plug-and-play Click boards are designed to help developers evaluate new technologies and explore new product ideas leveraging modular, tested and affordable hardware to simplify integration and allow for later upgrade of the project or product,” said MIKROE’s Head of Click Team Aleksandar Mitrovic. “By adding Semitech to our roster, we’re opening up access to robust, versatile, high-performing PLC technology and lowering the bar for system designers to integrate it in their products.”
The SM2400-based Click board can be used immediately to communicate over DC power lines and in conjunction with a coupler board to communicate over AC lines. Key benefits and features include:
- Multiple communication modes via firmware downloads
- Superior performance in noisy line conditions
- PC-based GUI for easy evaluation and demonstration
- Low system cost
- Can operate on AC or DC lines
- Operates in FCC band
“Click boards free designers to easily evaluate our technology, experiment with our products and reduce time to market through rapid prototyping,” explained Sverrir Olafsson, vice president of engineering for Semitech. “Making our PLC technology more accessible furthers our mission to enable robust, reliable ‘no new wires’ communication that connects everything, everywhere. Our PLC Click board is a part of our overall emphasis on user friendliness and customer support.”
Available through MIKROE’s extensive worldwide distribution network, the PLC Click board featuring Semitech’s technology will be bundled with a GUI-based user application to further enable easy evaluation and testing.
It supports a number of standard-based and proprietary modes offered on Semitech’s SM2400 platform.
