8.1.3 TX Console

Due to PC timing, the Microchip PLC PHY Tester PC tool may present limitations in those applications or tests that require a very short time interval between consecutive frame transmissions.

The PHY TX Console is an application example that demonstrates the complete performance of the Microchip PLC PHY Layer, avoiding the limitations of timing in the PC host. This way, users can perform more specific PHY tests (e.g., short time interval between consecutive frames).

This application offers an interface to the user by means of a command line interface (CLI) in the console. In this console, the user can configure several transmission parameters, such as modulation, frame data length and time interval between frames.

This example uses the serial interface configured through UART/USART at 230400 bps or USB (depending on the PLC board; see the conf_board.h and conf_uart_serial.h configuration files).