WPC-IP™
ultra low power PLC chip for IP networks
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WPC-IP™ is Watteco's latest device of the Watt Pulse Communication -WPC™- products family. The WPC-IP™ Transceiver makes easy to build IP (Internet Protocol) smart energy management solutions over power lines.
Leveraging the use of 6LoWPAN*, IEEE 802.15.4 protocol stacks per a network processor, the WPC-IP™ device extends ultra low power WPC™ physical layer communication over any IPv6 networks facilitating a direct communication with internet-based devices and web servers/browsers. This is a direct bridge between Power Line Communication (PLC) and any IP Technologies over any wireline or wireless networks. In addition, WPC-IP™
embeds an RPL stack (Routing Protocol for Low power and lossy network) which facilitates the communication by building an high performance communication network.
WPC-IP™ facilitates an easy integration with any IP network processors to support the large number of emerging smart grid applications with minimal development effort to accelerate Time to Market for OEMs.
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*6LoWPAN : IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks
BENEFITS
TECHNICAL FEATURES
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10 kbits/s bi-directional PLC (Power Line Communication)
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SPI serial mode with 38 400 bauds
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Multiphases Communication:
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Data from one phase can be received on other phases without couplers
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WPC-IP™ device provides the common standards IEEE 6LoWPAN layer stack adapted for PLC transceiver, and the RPL network stack. Stacks are available as open sources from Contiki and are partially implemented on the WPC-IP™ transceiver (i.e:ATmega1281).
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Frame Check & Correction:
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8 bits CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) and Forward Error Correction (FEC) Mechanism (Hamming encoding)
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Consumption and
Input Power
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Input Power:
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110 to 230V, 50-60 Hz
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Power Supply:
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Only +5VDC
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Current Supply:
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8mA DC max for +5V DC
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Consumption:
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10mW on average on communication and 2 mW on average on sleep mode
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> Download the Product Brief
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