Mouser boosts high-speed wired connectivity; ships MaxLinear’s G.hn Wave-2 platform
Distributor Mouser Electronics stocks the G.hn Wave-2 networking chipset from MaxLinear, featuring the G.hn digital baseband and G.hn analogue front ends. Offering physical data rates up to 2Gbits per second across a variety of physical media, the Wave-2 networking G.hn processors deliver reliable connectivity and reduced congestion in smart grid, security, broadband, industrial, smart home, and automotive applications.
MaxLinear’s G.hn Wave-2 networking platform offers designers the flexibility to combine footprint-compatible components to address multiple G.hn applications. The MaxLinear G.hn digital broadband (DBB) processors provide high-speed networking with 1 Gbits per second maximum throughput over power lines and 1.7Gbits per second maximum throughput over coaxial cables and phone lines. The DBB processors feature a G.hn physical layer (PHY), G.hn datalink layer (DLL), and an embedded CPU for management and control functions. The G.hn analogue front ends provide up to 2Gbits per second physical data rates over any wired medium.
The processors are housed in a small 4 × 4 mm QFN package, the devices deliver programmable transmission and reception gains for each wired medium.
A set of software development kits (SDKs) enable designers to create custom solutions that meet requirements such as IPv4/IPv6 support, quality of service (QoS), and TR-069 management. Engineers can also use the SDKs to develop customised applications that run on a DBB processor’s embedded CPU.
Mouser also stocks three G.hn Wave-2 networking evaluation kits, for a power line, coaxial, or phone line medium. Each kit includes a DBB processor, analogue front end and two evaluation boards that allow designers to evaluate the performance of G.hn networking technology.
MaxLinear was founded in 2003. The company delivers broadband and networking semiconductors based on its integrated radio frequency analogue technology, high-performance optical networking technology. It pioneered MoCA (Multimedia over Coax) and direct broadcast satellite ODU single-wire technology.
Mouser claims to stock the world’s widest selection of the latest semiconductors and electronic components for the newest design projects. Its’ website is continually updated and offers advanced search methods to help customers quickly locate inventory. Mouser.com also houses data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, and engineering tools.
