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Watteco's Watt Pulse Communication (WPC™) family of chips enables manufacturers to build reliable Power Line Communication (PLC) networking equipment that leverages the power of the grid to support a variety of smart energy and home control initiatives. The company's products use patented WPC™ technology to transfer and collect data or control equipment remotely over power lines through the household AC power circuit in the residential grid.
With WPC™ technology, communication between devices is accomplished on a single- or multi-phase low-voltage (110V/220V) electrical wire (50Hz/60Hz) at a 10kbits/s data rate. Unlike other PLC systems that inject energy in order to transport data, WPC™ Technology uses the grid's resonance frequencies to communicate using electromagnetic pulses. This approach eliminates the need for an external oscillator or analog front end. The WPC™ device is simply connected to a 5V power supply and is ready to communicate in support of multiple grid applications.
WPC™ technology's unique approach makes it the ideal choice for developing PLC data transfer modems that combine small size and simplified integration with reduced power consumption and low Bill of Materials (BOM) costs.
Watteco offers WPC™ devices for three applications :
for a Power Line Communication solutions supporting any protocol
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to combine PLC and ZigBee™ radio communication on an 802.15.4 stack
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to ensure PLC communication with IP devices over 6LoWPAN protocol
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Watteco also offers WPC™ Tools to speed PLC system development while ensuring that the company's WPC chips are reliably integrated into a wide range of products.
to evaluate WPC™ technology and quickly develop your applications with WPC™ modules
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