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14 years agoCan FPGA used to control powerline communications.
Can anyone help me on this ...i would like to use fpga to be used on powerline communication but im blank on how to do it......
Altera_Forum
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14 years ago --- Quote Start --- Can anyone help me on this ...i would like to use fpga to be used on powerline communication but im blank on how to do it...... --- Quote End --- You'll need some sort of PHY (physical interface). Go and find out how microcontrollers do it. The interface will be some form of parallel/serial I/O to the PHY, and then the PHY will connect to the power-line. Most likely through an isolating transformer. Google it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/power_line_communication http://www.cypress.com/?id=2330 http://www.maxim-ic.com/datasheet/index.mvp/id/7099 http://www.st.com/internet/imag_video/subclass/923.jsp Cheers, Dave