ST power line communication (PLC) devices help transmit data over existing electrical wiring, reducing cabling complexity while enabling reliable, scalable, and cost-effective connectivity. Backed by more than 30 years of Smart Grid experience and hundreds of millions of smart meters deployed worldwide, ST brings proven expertise to power line communication designs.
The portfolio ranges from compact PLC transceivers to highly programmable PLC SoCs, supported by integrated analog front-ends, line drivers, security engines, and selected metrology functions. This gives engineers the flexibility to match the right level of integration, protocol support, and system architecture to their application needs. ST also supports interoperability and open standards through active participation in PRIME Alliance, G3-Alliance, Meters & More Association, ITU, IEC, and CENELEC.
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ST power line communication (PLC) devices help transmit data over existing electrical wiring, reducing cabling complexity while enabling reliable, scalable, and cost-effective connectivity. Backed by more than 30 years of Smart Grid experience and hundreds of millions of smart meters deployed worldwide, ST brings proven expertise to power line communication designs.
The portfolio ranges from compact PLC transceivers to highly programmable PLC SoCs, supported by integrated analog front-ends, line drivers, security engines, and selected metrology functions. This gives engineers the flexibility to match the right level of integration, protocol support, and system architecture to their application needs. ST also supports interoperability and open standards through active participation in PRIME Alliance, G3-Alliance, Meters & More Association, ITU, IEC, and CENELEC.
Applications
Power line communication is ideal when data must travel through the electrical network already present in the installation. ST solutions support multiple application domains, from energy infrastructure to connected buildings and connected consumer systems.
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Benefits
- Broad portfolio covering PLC transceiver, multistandard programmable PLC, and KNX connectivity
- Reduced system complexity thanks to highly integrated SoCs and companion devices
- Flexible solutions for smart metering, smart grid, home automation, and industrial use cases
- Support for multiple communication standards and evolving network architectures
- Companion line drivers that simplify board design
- Selected devices integrating security, metrology, and advanced peripherals to simplify designs
- Scalable offer to address both cost-sensitive and high-performance applications
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ST’s new powerline communication (PLC) platform consists of the ST8500 system-on-chip that includes a powerline modem, higher layer communication stack, PLC analog front end and other peripherals along with the STLD1 companion chip that provides the line driver (power amplifier) function.
Key features and benefits:
- Fully programmable real-time 400 MHz DSP and 200 MHz ARM® 32-bit Cortex®-M4F core, to meet today’s and the future’s smart grid requirements
- Ultra-low power-supply consumption <100 mW in Receive mode for the highest energy efficiency operations
- Embedded AES cryptography engine, supporting up to 256-bit security key and multi-security modes to satisfy the most stringent requirements in terms of data security
- Full 500 kHz bandwidth support for the best exploitation of worldwide bandwidth (CENELEC, ARIB, FCC)
- Operating temperature range up 105 °C suitable for critical applications