A must-buy to get started with designs based on PL 3120® / 3150® / 3170 Smart Transceivers, the PL DSK includes a variety of resources to reduce your development time and engineering effort.With multiple power line device reference designs included, design engineers have the flexibility to pick a design that suits their application with a high degree of confidence that components will be available to meet their design goals from both cost and size perspectives,

Reference Design Features

Power Line Development Support Kit (PL DSK 2.3) Get a fast start designing LonWorks® power line devices

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• ProvidesschematicsandlayoutsfortheexternaldiscreteinterfacecircuitrythatneedstobeimplementedwiththeEchelonPowerLineSmartTransceiverIC.

• Eightreferencedesignsincluded.

• New,smallerPL3120/PL3170singlein-linepackage(SIP)designincluded.

• Availableasadownloadforfastaccess,providingaquickstartforPLdesignprojects.

• DesignFeatures

• Managesheatdissipationwithoptimallydesignedtraces,componentselection,andplacement.

• Ensurespropercircuitoperationwithcontrolledtracecapacitancesbasedonthecrystal’soscillationfrequency.

• Providesverifiedcommunicationsperformanceforreceivesensitivityandtransmitpower.

• Dealswithinterferenceandnoiseimpairments.

• Providesflexibilitywithtwo-andfour-layerdesigns;andone-andtwo-sideddesigns.

• DesignContent

• LayoutfilesforP-CAD®,OrCAD®,PADS®/PowerPCB,Altium,PDF(Adobe),PDIF,ASCII,andGerberformatsforfastandaccuratereferencedesignporting.

• BillofMaterialsandschematicsinOrCAD&PDFformat.

• TechnicaldetailsonsupportedlayouttoolsisavailableinthePL3120/PL3150/PL3170PowerLineSmartTransceiverDataBook

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Hardware• Hardwareisnotincluded,butisavailableseparatelyintheEchelonModel10000R-40-27MiniFX/PLEvaluationKit.

• TheseparateMiniFX/PLkitincludes:twoevaluationboardswithuniversalpowersupplies,twoI/Oboards,U20USBNetworkInterface,NeuronCCompiler,andexamplesoftware.

SpecificationsPL 3120 / PL 3170 Power Line Smart Transceiver Approximate Design Dimensions:• 2layer1sided(rectangularformat):0.9inx2.5in(23mmx63mm)

• 2layer1sided(squareformat):1.3inx1.5in(33mmx38mm)

• 4layer2sided(SIPdesign):0.7inx1.5in(17mmx38mm)

• 4layer2sided:0.8inx1.5in(20mmx38mm)

• 4layer2sidedwith2Ap-ptransmitamplifier:1.2inx2.1in(31mmx53mm)

• 4layer2sided(SIPdesign):0.7inx1.1in(17mmx28mm)

• PL3150PowerLineSmartTransceiver:

• 4layer2sided:1.4inx1.9in(36mmx49mm)

• 4layer2sidedwith2Ap-ptransmitamplifier:1.9inx2.6in(48mmx66mm)

DocumentationIntroduction to the LonWorks Platform

PL 3120 / PL 3150 / PL 3170 Power Line Smart Transceiver Datasheet

PL 3120 / PL 3150 / PL 3170 Power Line Smart Transceiver Data Book

PL 3120 Evaluation Board Schematic

PL 3150 Evaluation Board Schematic

MiniGizmo Board Schematic

Ordering InformationPower Line Development Support Kit (PL DSK) 2.3 17050R-23-27