EVALKITST7580-1 ST7580 power line networking system-on-chip demonstration kit Data brief Features ■ Suitable for point-to-multipoint 2-way power line communication (PLC) over AC mains ■ Flexible 2-board architecture: – EVALST7580-1, PLC board based on the ST7580 narrow-band FSK/PSK power line networking system-on-chip – EVLALTAIR900-M1, wide-range input voltage, 7.5 W power supply board based on the ALTAIR04-900 quasi-resonant current-mode SMPS controller ■ STM32 microcontroller hosted on the EVALST7580-1 board to handle the ST7580 device and build a standalone power line node ■ External access through several interface types: USB, SPI, I2C, USART, JTAG ■ Opportunity to save and load data to/from an external µ-SD card ■ Intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) for the Windows® environment with fully programmable transceiver parameters ■ Suitable for CENELEC EN50065 and FCC part 15 compliant applications EVALKITST7580-1 Description Built around the ST7580 power line networking system-on-chip, this demonstration kit embeds all the functions required for a “turnkey” power line communication network: the PLC node based on the ST7580, the AC power supply (based on the ALTAIR4-900 chip) and the STM32 microcontroller, to either control the system as a standalone application or to connect the EVALKITST7580-1 to an external host. The typical application environment consists of two or more EVALKITST7580-1s connected to the same mains line, each being controlled by a PC running the ST7580 GUI software. February 2012 Doc ID 022818 Rev 1 For further information contact your local STMicroelectronics sales office. 1/4 www.st.com 4 Block diagram EVALKITST7580-1 1 Block diagram Figure 1. EVALKITST7580-1 functional block diagram EVALKITST7580-1 Power Supply board LINE AC mains connector EVLALTAIR900-M1 NEUTRAL Power Supply Unit 13 V 3.3 V ST7580 Line coupling Modem 3.3 V STM32 Microcontroller USB. SPI, I2C, JTAG connectors µ-SD card EVALST7580 -1 AM10279V1 2/4 Doc ID 022818 Rev 1 EVALKITST7580-1 2 Revision history Revision history Table 1. Document revision history Date Revision 15-Feb-2012 1 Changes Initial release. Doc ID 022818 Rev 1 3/4 EVALKITST7580-1 Please Read Carefully: Information in this document is provided solely in connection with ST products. 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