DALLAS, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments
Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced four new system
solutions for Smart Grid and metering applications, enabling
designers to further accelerate time to market for PLC-based and
low-power wireless products.
Advancing complete solutions for power line communications
(PLC), TI introduced the new PLC Development Kit (TMDSPLCKIT-V3)
that recently received PRIME certification. Coupling the
TMS320F2806x Piccolo™ floating-point microcontroller and new AFE031
analog front end (AFE), the new kit combines the best of analog and
digital to deliver all of the key components required for today's
advanced Smart Grid applications. It also offers new services
that reduce device maintenance costs while increasing system
reliability. For more information, please visit
www.ti.com/grid-plc-lp.
Key features and benefits:
- AFE031 is the industry's most complete and flexible PLC analog
front end that integrates the analog circuitry required for many
PLC applications allowing customers to optimize the total bill of
material (BOM) costs and board space in their designs, and
significantly reduce design time and system complexity
- Piccolo microcontrollers have a smaller package and feature
hardware acceleration for PLC alogorithms providing system cost and
power consumption optimization
- TI's flexible PLC modem solution is capable of supporting
multiple standards and modulation schemes like PRIME, G3-PLC,
FlexOFDM™ and PLC-Lite™ libraries, including CENELEC bands A, B, C
and D, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) band, enabling
application compatibility with a wide variety of international
requirements
Recognizing the need for solutions for the Smart Grid
Infrastructure (SGI) and for data concentrator developers, TI
introduced the PLC data concentrator reference demo on the SGI
evaluation platform. TI's new data concentrator supports various
PLC standards, including PRIME, G3, FlexOFDM libraries and more, on
the same hardware. For more information, please visit
www.ti.com/grid-smartgrid-lp.
Key features and benefits:
- Developers now have the option to add PLC communication
supporting different protocol standards in one design, rather than
change hardware as previously required
- Based on TI's PLC solution (AFE031+Piccolo MCU) for the PLC
Physical layer (PHY) and lower Media Access Controller (MAC), and
on Linux-operating-system-enabled AM18x ARM9™ microprocessors or
the pin-for-pin compatible OMAP-L138 DSP + ARM® processor, for MAC
and upper layer on ARM with optional analytics on the DSP, the data
concentrator is fully supported by TI's software solutions and free
hardware reference design schematics, BOM and layout gerber
files
Additionally, Cygnus Electronics has leveraged TI's technology
to develop a new automotive solution that offers the most evolved
evaluation module for testing and enabling PLC communications for
plug-in electric vehicles. Auto-rem is a narrowband communications
solution that connects electric vehicles to electric vehicle supply
equipments (EVSEs) over the J1772 pilot wire. Auto-rem (AREM-001)
kits are immediately orderable from Cygnus Electronics for
$495.00 USD. For more information,
please visit www.ti.com/grid-auto-rem-lp and
www.cygnuscorp.com.
Key features and benefits:
- Offers plug-and-play DC messaging and provides a direct
interface to automotive CAN connections
- Optimized for low-cost and reliable communications between
electric vehicles and charging stations, auto-rem features TI's new
PLC solution (AFE031+Piccolo MCU)
- Provides all necessary functions to connect the communications
path from electric vehicle to off-board charging supply enabling
developers to begin power management configuration for electric
vehicles, EVSEs and simple energy management systems out of the
box.
TI's new Wireless M-Bus (WMBUS) protocol stack is now available
providing a complete system solution for standardized low-power
wireless communication and enabling wireless meter reading.
Combined with TI's power solutions, low-power
microcontrollers, including embedded FRAM technology, the WMBUS
protocol stack provides a cost-efficient system solution for smart
metering applications including electricity and data collectors,
and optimized battery life for smart water and gas meters. The
stack also includes connectivity capabilities via TI's sub-1GHz
CC1101 and CC1120 wireless transceivers and CC430 technology
platform. For more information, please contact TI at
smartgrid@ti.com.
Key features and benefits:
- WMBUS software available from TI and developed by TI third
party, Steinbeis (STZEDN), is optimized for low-cost platforms and
includes product support and project integration services
- WMBUS software is written in pure ANSI C to ease integration
and provide user flexibility, and it supports all current versions
of the WMBUS standard from TI, including the latest open meter
specification (OMS)
- PC application tool is available to demonstrate all potential
commands for the protocol stack
TI's Smart Grid solutions
TI offers smarter grid solutions through innovative products,
leading edge software and compliant integrated system solutions.
TI's Smart Grid portfolio uniquely combines readily available
silicon, software and support for comprehensive grid
infrastructure, utility meters and home or building automation
systems.
To learn more about TI's Smart
Grid solutions, go to:
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