Summary
ATPL360 is a multi-protocol modem for Power Line Communication (PLC). It implements a very exible architecture, which allows
support for standard and customized PLC solutions. This compact and highly ecient device is ideal for a wide range of smart grid
applications such as smart metering, lighting, industrial/home automation, home and building energy management systems, solar
energy and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) charging stations.
The ATPL360 has to be bundled with an external microcontroller (MCU), which controls the ATPL360 PLC modem and downloads
the corresponding PLC PHY layer binary before modem operation. The ATPL360 PLC binary is stored in SRAM.
Microchip provides highly ecient, reduced BOM reference designs for dierent coupling options, targeting common congura-
tions in standard frequency bands which comply with existing regulations (CENELEC, FCC, ARIB).
www.microchip.com/smartenergy
Smart Energy
ATPL360
Multi-Protocol Modem for Power Line Communication
Key Features
• Multi-protocol PLC modem
• G3-PLC, all proles (CENELEC, FCC, ARIB) and modes
• PRIME PLC, all proles (PRIME 1.3, PRIME1.4)
• IEEE P1901.2
• Congurable PLC modem able to implement any
NB-PLC standard
• 96 KB (up to) 128 KB of SRAM for Program
• 64 KB (up to) 96 KB of SRAM for Data
• One SPI peripheral to external MCU
• Zero-Crossing Detection (ZCD)
• Embedded PLC Analog Front End (AFE), requires only external
discrete Class D Line Driver for signal injection
• Low power consumption in transmission and reception
• Temperature range: −40ºC to +85ºC
• Package
• 48-pin QFN
• 48-pin TQFP
Target Applications
• Smart metering
• Street lighting
• Home and building energy management systems
• Solar energy
• Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle charging stations
• Industrial and home automation
PL360
Customer Application
G3-PLC PRIME-PLC
ATPL360 Host Component
SPI
MCU Host
SAPI
PHY
