Further information

Online Resources

PL485-EK is complemented with a set of online resources. These online resources include:

• Design documentation (board schematics, PCB layout and bill of materials)
• Microchip protocol stacks for Power Line Communications (G3-PLC)
• Set of PC tools to evaluate the performance of Microchip PLC solutions

Protocol stacks

PL485 currently supports G3-PLC and PRIME protocols. Each firmware stack includes several projects and examples of use. For more information about the firmware projects and how to build and debug the different examples, refer to the corresponding documentation provided with the online contents of the stack:

• G3-PLC Firmware Stack
• PRIME 1.3 FW Stack for Service Nodes and PRIME 1.3 FW Stack for Base Nodes
• PRIME 1.4 FW Stack for Service Nodes and PRIME 1.4 FW Stack for Base Nodes

PC Tools

Some of the projects included in the firmware releases require an external PC application:

• PHY Tester Tool: provides complete access to PHY layer configuration and utilization.
• PHY Sniffer: captures, analyzes and displays PLC traffic. Excellent tool for network supervision and debugging