1 MPLAB® Harmony 3 Smart Energy G3 application examples
The following applications are provided to demonstrate the typical or interesting usage models of the PHY, MAC-RT and full-stack layers of the G3 communication stack provided by Microchip:
| Name | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PHY Sniffer Tool | smartenergy_g3_apps\apps\phy_apps\phy_sniffer_tool | The PHY Sniffer is an application example that uses the PHY layer to monitor PLC frames in the G3-PLC network and send them via USI serialization. |
| Hybrid PHY Sniffer Tool | smartenergy_g3_apps\apps\phy_apps\phy_sniffer_tool_hybrid | The Hybrid PHY Sniffer is an application example that uses the PHY layers to monitor PLC and RF frames in the G3-Hybrid network and send them via USI serialization. |
| PHY Tester Tool | smartenergy_g3_apps\apps\phy_apps\phy_tester_tool | The PHY Tester tool is an application example that allows checking the complete performance of the Microchip G3-PLC PHY Layer on PLC boards. |
| Hybrid PHY Tester Tool | smartenergy_g3_apps\apps\phy_apps\phy_tester_tool_hybrid | The Hybrid PHY Tester tool is an application example that allows checking the complete performance of the Microchip G3-PLC and IEEE 802.15.4 PHY Layers on Hybrid PLC-RF boards. |
| PLC PHY Tx Test Console | smartenergy_g3_apps\apps\phy_apps\phy_tx_test_console | The PLC PHY Tx Test Console is an application example that demonstrates the complete transmission performance of the Microchip G3-PLC PHY Layer, avoiding timing limitations in the PC host. |
| PHY PLC and Go | smartenergy_g3_apps\apps\phy_apps\phy_plc_and_go | This example is intended to show a simple application running on top of the G3-PLC PHY layer. |
| MAC-RT PLC and Go | smartenergy_g3_apps\apps\mac_rt_apps\mac_rt_plc_and_go | This example is intended to show a simple application running on top of the G3-PLC Real-Time MAC (MAC-RT) layer. |
| G3 Modem | smartenergy_g3_apps\apps\g3_apps\g3_modem | This example provides access to G3 MAC and ADP layers through USI serialization. |
| G3 Device UDP/ICMPv6 Responder | smartenergy_g3_apps\apps\g3_apps\g3_device_udp | This example implements a G3-Hybrid Device, capable of joining a G3 network and replying to UDP and ICMPv6 requests. It can be used to pass the G3 Conformance certification tests. |
| G3 Coordinator UDP Cycles/Responder | smartenergy_g3_apps\apps\g3_apps\g3_coordinator_udp | This example implements a G3-Hybrid Coordinator, capable of creating a G3 network and cycling the joined devices with UDP requests. It also replies to UDP and ICMPv6 requests and can be used to pass the G3 Conformance certification tests. |
| G3 Coordinator ICMPv6 Cycles | smartenergy_g3_apps\apps\g3_apps\g3_coordinator_icmp_cycles | This example implements a G3-Hybrid Coordinator, capable of creating a G3 network and cycling the joined devices with ICMPv6 Echo Requests. |
| Metering Demo G3 Device UDP/ICMPv6 Responder | smartenergy_g3_apps\apps\metrology_apps\metering_demo_g3_device_udp / metering_demo_g3_device_udp_freertos | This example implements a metering application and a G3-Hybrid Device, capable of joining a G3 network and replying to UDP and ICMPv6 requests. It demonstrates how to send metrology data through UDP. It can be used to pass the G3 Conformance certification tests. |
Note:
G3-PLC is the name that historically has been used to refer to the G3 communications stack since its inception, when only PLC medium was supported. G3-PLC, G3-Hybrid and G3 terms are used indistinctly in this documentation to refer to the same communications stack with PLC and RF capabilities.