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HomePlug Green Phy for IoT

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Modules and Chips Configured for Home Control

In addition to e-mobility, there are various other applications for powerline communication in the field of IoT, such as smart metering, i.e. the remote reading of electricity meters, or home control applications. What matters here is a reliable connection. At the same time, the data should be transmitted securely and encrypted.

This means that overhead data and with it the whole amount of transmit data often is increased and the data rates of Narrow Band PLC are not enough for time critical applications with many nodes involved. On the other side Broad Band PLC with it´s very high data rates are oversized for these kind of applications and the pretty high power consumption speak against the use of Broad Band PLC as well. HomePlug Green Phy Standard offers a solution to this dilemma.

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HomePlug Green Phy Dispenses the Subcarrier Modulation

HomePlug Green Phy dispenses entirely the subcarrier modulation and communication takes place in QPSK-Mode (Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying) of HomePlug AV only. By dispensing subcarrier modulation, it is not required anymore to characterize the channel. Both result in substantially reduced performance requirements for the integrated processor and with that in much reduced power dissipation.

At the same time the required memory can be reduced and as a result can be integrated into the MAC/PHY chip. Sensitivity can be lowered as well when running the chip in QPSK Modulation mode only compared with 1.024 QAM and so the analogue front end can be integrated as well. Both lead to a simplified system design and finally to a single chip solution. Because of the fact that frequency range, channel spacing as well as forward error correction method remain the same for HomePlug Green Phy equipment compared to HomePlug AV/ AV2/ IEEE 1901 all devices are fully interoperable and are able to communicate with each other.

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8DEVICES

8DEVICES was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania. It is a private holding company with now more than 110 employees. 8DEVICES focuses on the development and production of module solutions for Wi-Fi applications. Since 2016, they have been an official ADC (Authorized Design Center) partner of QUALCOMM with the license and experience to provide in-depth technical support for custom designs. In addition to Wi-Fi, 8DEVICES has also been offering PLC module solutions since 2022, all of which are also based on QUALCOMM technology.

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DEVOLO

DEVOLO enables smart connectivity and inspires businesses as well as consumers to embrace the opportunities of our digital world. The main business area is solutions based on Powerline Communications (PLC), which use existing wiring for data transmission.

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INSYS icom

INSYS icom develops routers, gateways and managed services "Made in Germany" for secure industrial data communication, networking and smart charging of electric vehicles with passion. NSYS thus supports enthusiastic customers in realizing their digitization and IoT projects profitably.

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QUALCOMM

QUALCOMM is a fabless semiconductor company, headquartered in San Diego, California and a global leader in cellular and wireless communications for the consumer, automotive and industrial markets. CODICO has been working with Qualcomm for over 20 years and we are now their largest distributor in Europe. Our long standing partnership with Qualcomm means we can offer our customers access to the entire portfolio of leading edge technologies including their latest SoC platforms with market leading 5G, AI, XR technologies.

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SEVENSTAX

SEVENSTAX is a software specialist with a wide range of protocol stack implementations, specifically designed for the use in embedded systems. All embedded software products are developed in-house based on the SEVENSTAX quality criteria.

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