Specifications

iv PL 3120 /PL 3150/PL 3170 Power Line Smart Transceiver Data Book
Energy Storage Capacitor-Input Power Supplies ........................................................................................158
Energy Storage Linear Supplies ..................................................................................................................161
Traditional Linear Power Supplies .....................................................................................................................162
Pre-Verified Switching Power Supplies .............................................................................................................162
Pre-Verified Energy Storage Switching Supply..........................................................................................162
A Pre-Verified Isolated Switching Supply..................................................................................................164
5W and 10W Echelon Power Supply Plus Couplers ..........................................................................................168
Off-the-Shelf and Custom Switching Power Supplies .......................................................................................168
Off-the-Shelf Switching Supplies ........................................................................................................169
Full Custom Switching Supplies..........................................................................................................169
Power Supply Impedance and Noise Requirements...........................................................................................170
Power Supply-Induced Attenuation ............................................................................................................170
Noise at the Power Supply Input.................................................................................................................173
Switching Power Supply Input Noise Masks ..............................................................................................173
Power Supply Out
put Noise Masks.............................................................................................................180
Chapter
6 -Design and Test for Electromagnetic Compatibility.........................................................................185
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................186
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Compliance...............................................................................................186
Conducted Emissions Testing ............................................................................................................................187
EMI Remedies....................................................................................................................................................188
Design for Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Compliance......................................................................................191
Chapter 7 -Communication Performance Verification........................................................................................193
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................194
Reasons for Verifying Communication Performance.........................................................................................194
Verification Procedure........................................................................................................................................194
Power Line Test Isolator ....................................................................................................................................195
Test Equipment...................................................................................................................................................195
Test Equipment to be Constructed ..............................................................................................................196
“5 Ohm Load” Circuit..........................................................................................................................196
“7 Ohm Load” Circuit..........................................................................................................................196
Impedance Circuit ................................................................................................................................197
Attenuation Circuit...............................................................................................................................197
Good Citizen Verification .....................................................................................................
.............................198
Uni
ntentional Output Noise Verification ....................................................................................................198
Excessive Loading Verification ..................................................................................................................199
Transmit Performance Verification ....................................................................................................................201
Receive Performance Verification......................................................................................................................202
Packet Error Measurement with NodeUtil ..................................................................................................202
Receive Performance Verification Procedure .............................................................................................203
Chapter 8 -PL Smart Transceiver Programming.................................................................................................207
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................208
Dual Carrier Frequency Mode............................................................................................................................208
CENELEC Access Protocol ...............................................................................................................................208
Power Management............................................................................................................................................209