Semitech joins MikroElektronika’s Click Board family
To support developers with rapid prototyping and technology evaluation for a range of end uses including industrial IoT and transportation, Semitech has announced that its SM2400 PLC is now available as a Click Board from MikroElektronika (Mikroe).
Now, design engineers and system developers wishing to use the PLC can easily prototype products and combine multiple functions without having to design their own board or boards, said Semitech Semiconductor. The company supplies wireless and power line communication (PLC) solutions for the smart grid, automotive and industrial IoT markets.
“Our plug-and-play Click boards are designed to revolutionise the way developers evaluate new technologies and explore new product ideas leveraging modular, tested and affordable hardware to simplify integration and allow for later upgrade of the project or product,” said Mikroe’s head of Click team, Aleksandar Mitrovic. “By adding Semitech to our roster, we’re opening up access to robust, versatile, high-performing PLC technology and lowering the bar for system designers to integrate it in their products,” he added.
Semitech’s SM2400-based Click board can be used immediately to communicate over DC power lines and in conjunction with a coupler board to communicate over AC lines. Key benefits and features include the availability of multiple communication modes via firmware downloads and sound performance in noisy line conditions. They operate on AC or DC lines and in the FCC band and offer PC-based GUI for easy evaluation and demonstration and have a low system cost, added Semitech.
Sverrir Olafsson, vice president of engineering for Semitech, welcomed the addition. “Making our PLC technology more accessible furthers our mission to enable robust, reliable ‘no new wires’ communication that connects everything, everywhere. Our PLC Click board is a part of our overall emphasis on user friendliness and customer support.”
Key benefits of the Semitech PLC Click board include accessibility, modularity, and ease of evaluation, integration and prototyping, he added.
Available through Mikroe’s worldwide distribution network, the PLC Click board featuring Semitech technology will be bundled with a GUI-based user application to further enable easy evaluation and testing. It supports a number of standard-based and proprietary modes offered on Semitech’s SM2400 platform.
