EVALST7538-2

EVALST7538-2 Power line transceiver Data Brief General description The EvalST7538-2 board will help you in evaluating the ST7538 in TQFP44 package. The ST7538 IC is directly soldered to the PCB for better heat dissipation and contact. This board implements a typical power line communication node, including the power line coupling circuits, the power supply section, a microcontroller and a RS232 serial interface to connect the board to a personal computer. This board, with the related firmware load in the ST microprocessor and the delivered PC software, realizes a complete reference about the main aspects of the power line communications. The board structures realized with several of jumpers, test points and few SMD components is conceived to allow easy measure and signal verification, as well as a fast customization according to the specific requirements. The coupling interface circuit is designed for 132,5kHz channel communication in CENELEC band C, but filter components can be easily changed to be suitable for communication in CENELEC band A. ) s ( ct c u d e t le o s b O - ) s t( o r P EVALST7538-2 u d o r P e t e l o s b O June 2006 Rev 1 For further information contact your local STMicroelectronics sales office 1/3 www.st.com 3 EVALST7538-2 Revision history 1 Revision history Table 1. Revision history Date Revision 08-Jun-2006 1 Changes Initial release. c u d e t le ) s ( ct u d o r P e t e l o s b O 2/3 o s b O - o r P ) s t( EVALST7538-2 Please Read Carefully: Information in this document is provided solely in connection with ST products. STMicroelectronics NV and its subsidiaries (“ST”) reserve the right to make changes, corrections, modifications or improvements, to this document, and the products and services described herein at any time, without notice. c u d All ST products are sold pursuant to ST’s terms and conditions of sale. ) s t( Purchasers are solely responsible for the choice, selection and use of the ST products and services described herein, and ST assumes no liability whatsoever relating to the choice, selection or use of the ST products and services described herein. o r P No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted under this document. If any part of this document refers to any third party products or services it shall not be deemed a license grant by ST for the use of such third party products or services, or any intellectual property contained therein or considered as a warranty covering the use in any manner whatsoever of such third party products or services or any intellectual property contained therein. e t le o s b O - UNLESS OTHERWISE SET FORTH IN ST’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE ST DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE USE AND/OR SALE OF ST PRODUCTS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE (AND THEIR EQUIVALENTS UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION), OR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT. UNLESS EXPRESSLY APPROVED IN WRITING BY AN AUTHORIZE REPRESENTATIVE OF ST, ST PRODUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED, AUTHORIZED OR WARRANTED FOR USE IN MILITARY, AIR CRAFT, SPACE, LIFE SAVING, OR LIFE SUSTAINING APPLICATIONS, NOR IN PRODUCTS OR SYSTEMS, WHERE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, OR SEVERE PROPERTY OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. ) s ( ct u d o Resale of ST products with provisions different from the statements and/or technical features set forth in this document shall immediately void any warranty granted by ST for the ST product or service described herein and shall not create or extend in any manner whatsoever, any liability of ST. r P e t e l o s b O ST and the ST logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of ST in various countries. Information in this document supersedes and replaces all information previously supplied. The ST logo is a registered trademark of STMicroelectronics. All other names are the property of their respective owners. © 2006 STMicroelectronics - All rights reserved STMicroelectronics group of companies Australia - Belgium - Brazil - Canada - China - Czech Republic - Finland - France - Germany - Hong Kong - India - Israel - Italy - Japan Malaysia - Malta - Morocco - Singapore - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - United Kingdom - United States of America www.st.com 3/3