Description

The ST7580 is a flexible power line networking system-on-chip combining a high performing PHY processor core and a protocol controller with a fully integrated analog front end (AFE) and line driver for a scalable future-proof, cost effective,

single chip, narrow-band power line communication solution.

Features

■ Fully integrated narrow-band power line networking system-on-chip

■ High-performing PHY processor with embedded turnkey firmware featuring:

– B-FSK modulation up to 9.6 kbps

– B-PSK, Q-PSK, 8-PSK modulations up to 28.8 kbps

– Dual channel operation mode

– Convolutional error correction coding

– Signal-to-noise ratio estimation

– B-PSK with PNA mode against impulsive noise

■ Protocol engine embedding turnkey communication protocol

– Framing service

– Error detection

– Sniffer functionality

■ Host controller UART interface up to 57.6 kbps

■ AES-128 based authentication and confidentiality services

■ Fully integrated analog front end:

– ADC and DAC

– Digital transmission level control

– PGA with automatic gain control

– High sensitivity receiver

■ Fully integrated single-ended power amplifier for line driving

– Up to 1 A RMS, 14 V p-p output

– Configurable active filtering topology

– Very high linearity

– Embedded temperature sensor

– Current control feature

■ 8 to 18 V power amplifier supply

■ 3.3 V or 5 V digital I/O supply

■ Zero crossing detection

■ Suitable for EN50065, FCC part 15 and ARIB compliant applications

■ Communication carrier frequency programmable up to 250 kHz

■ VFQFPN48 7x7x1.0 48L exposed pad package

■ -40 °C to +85 °C temperature range

Applications

■ Smart metering applications

■ Street lighting control

■ Command and control networking