EVALKITST7590-Q1 STarGRID ST7590 SoC PRIME power line communication demonstration kit Data brief Description Based on the ST7590 power line communication system-on-chip, the EVALKITST7590-Q1 demonstration kit embeds all the functions required for a turnkey power line communication network: the PLC node based on the ST7590 device, the AC power supply based on the ALTAIR4-900 SMPS controller and the STM32 microcontroller, to implement upper layers of PRIME protocol, and either control the system as a standalone application or to connect the EVALST7590-Q1 to an external host. The EVALST7590-Q1 device embeds STMicroelectronics Full PRIME protocol stack and provides a complete reference for PRIME- based application developments such as smart meters or concentrators, and is an ideal standalone tool for in field PRIME network tests. Features PRIME power line communication development kit based on STarGRID ST7590 PLC SoC Complete EN50065 compliant reference design for modular and integrated PRIME- based application developments Onboard STM32 microcontroller for PRIME upper protocol layers, system management and application host controller Flexible 2-board architecture: EVALST7590-Q1, PRIME PLC board based on the ST7590 system-on-chip EVLALTAIR900-M1, wide-range input voltage, 7.5 W power supply board based on the ALTAIR04-900 quasi-resonant USB host interface. 2 UART/I C connector to interface external boards Intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) Suitable for CENELEC EN50065 and FCC part 15 compliant applications October 2013 DocID025391 Rev 1 1/4 For further information contact your local STMicroelectronics sales office. www.st.comBlock diagram EVALKITST7590-Q1 Block diagram Figure 1. EVALKITST7590-Q1 functional block diagram /LQH 7 1HXWUDO V X ,5 0 7 (9/ / * * 670 -7 35,0( FRQQHFWRU 02 (0 FRQQHFWRU /67 4 (9 7 , & 8 5 FRQQHFWRU FRQQHFWRU 0 2/4 DocID025391 Rev 1 86% 6 FRXSOLQJ 670 /LQH 67 1 9 9 QLW XSSO 3RZHU &211(&7 25 0 ,16 & / ,5