3.2 Features List

The PL360MB board includes the following features:

• PL360 PLC Transceiver:
  • Multi-protocol PLC modem:
    • G3-PLC, profiles CENELEC, FCC and ARIB
    • PRIME 1.3 and PRIME 1.4
  • 96 kB (up to 128 kB) of SRAM for program
  • 96 kB (down to 64 kB) of SRAM for data
  • One SPI peripheral to external MCU
  • Zero-Cross Detection
  • Embedded PLC Analog Front End (AFE)
  • Low power consumption in transmission and reception
  • Fuses burning circuit
• SAM4CMS16C MCU:
  • Master Core:
    • ARM Cortex^®-M4 running at up to 120MHz
    • Memory Protection Unit (MPU)
    • DSP instruction set
    • Thumb^®-2 instruction set
    • Instruction and Data Cache Controller with 2 Kbytes cache memory
    • 1024 Kbytes of Flash, 128 Kbytes of SRAM, 8 Kbytes of ROM
  • Coprocessor:
    • ARM Cortex-M4F running at up to 120 MHz
    • IEEE^® 754 compliant, single precision Floating-Point Unit (FPU)
    • DSP instruction set
    • 16 Kbytes of embedded SRAM (SRAM1)
    • 8 Kbytes of embedded SRAM (SRAM2)
    • Cryptography
• Linear AC/DC 115/230 V_AC 50/60 Hz Power Supply
• Selectable 12/16 V_DC Power Supply for PLC Power Amplifier
• Back-Up Circuit with Battery
• Mains Zero-Crossing Detector Circuit
• Support to PLC Coupling Boards PLCOUPxxx
• Metrology:
  • Single phase measurements for voltage (between a voltage range of 85V-264V) and current (between a current range of 2-200A) with external Rogowski coils sensor, current transformer and shunt resistor
  • PWM optical energy indication
  • PWM isolated energy indication
  • Optical UART1
  • Relays control port connector
• Peripherals:
  • Liquid crystal display
  • Supply monitor
  • TWI 1Mbit EEPROM
  • CryptoAuthentication™ device
  • User LEDs
  • Force wake-up and tamper switch buttons
  • Reset button
  • Isolated UART0 over USB and non isolated UART0 & UART1 over CMOS levels
  • Xplained PRO target connector
  • JTAG debugging port