The flexible Renesas powerline communication modem solution enables robustness and flexibility for metering and building automation applications by using existing powerline. The Renesas PLC modem solution supports both G3-PLC™ & PRIME specifications, as well as global frequency bands such as CENELEC A, FCC, and ARIB.
Key benefits
- Reduced BOM cost
- Software configurable PLC modem supporting multiple PLC standards
- Fully certified protocol stacks with well documented API provided
- Multiple frequency bands supported (CENELEC A, FCC, ARIB)
- Very low power operation
- Easy to use tools to facilitate developers’ evaluation
- Robustness

Features
- High performance DSP & MCU core
- High memory headroom (768k Byte RAM)
- Very low power operation
- 12-bit DAC
- 11-bit ADC (ENOB 11bits)
- Tuneable internal anti-aliasing filter
- Integrated Rx programmable gain amplifier
(-18dB to +60dB in 2dB steps) - Intergrated DC/DC and LDO
Target applications
- Street Lightings
- Smart Lightings / Home
- Smart Metering
- Building Automation