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STALON and SIMAC are smart Systems-on-a-Chip (SoC) that allows monitoring and control data to communicate over standard Power Lines. The STALON and SIMAC chips act as a MODEM, using existing power line infrastructure, whether outside plant or internal electrical wiring, as a carrier by which to communicate.
The STALON and SIMAC chips can be integrated into additional products which allows (the chip) interoperation with a range of communications protocols - Internet, GPRS, WAP, Wireless (RF, WiFi, WiMAX) and Infra Red amongst others.
Their Power Line Interface Module consists of all of the necessary circuitry to interface the digital ASIC to the analogue power line. It is designed to occupy minimal circuit board area and therefore reduces overall cost.
STALON and SIMAC operate with ANSI/EIA 709.1 and ANSI/EIA 709.2 which are globally accepted communications protocols used in Power Line Communication, Industrial Automation and Home Control and Automation products and systems.
The second generation chip SIMAC will be nearly half the size of STALON, bringing significant cost reduction as well as added features. It is anticipated we will market the SIMAC chip for AMR solutions, however STALON may be sold for less vigorous application uses or where a large number of IOs are required ie. Industrial Automation.
SEMITECH plan to build a range of peripheral testing and analysis devices which will allow for potential chip customers to implement or integrate SEMITECH’s chip with greater ease.
STALON and SIMAC have similar features; the major changes are improved performance and lower current draw with the SIMAC chip being the 2nd generation.
