Atmel ATPL210A PRIME compliant Power Line Communications SoC DATASHEET Features Core ADD8051C3A enhanced 8051 core Speedups up to x5 vs. standard 8051 microcontroller Modem Power Line Carrier Modem for 50 and 60 Hz mains 97-carrier OFDM PRIME compliant Baud rate Selectable: 21400 to 128600 bps Differential BPSK, QPSK, 8-PSK modulations Memories 32Kbytes on-chip SRAM Up to 256Kbytes external SRAM In-circuit serial flash programming Auto boot-loading program from serial flash Automatic Gain Control and signal amplitude tracking Embedded on-chip DMAs Automatic code encryption during boot loading Media Access Control Viterbi decoding and CRC PRIME compliant 128-bit AES encryption Channel sensing and collision pre-detection Peripherals Two 2-wire UARTs Two SPI. SPI to serial flash and External RTC. Buffered SPI to external metering IC Programmable Watchdog Up to 14 I/O lines Package 120-lead LQFP, 14 x 14 mm, pitch 0.4 mm Pb-free and RoHS compliant Typical Applications Automated Meter Reading (AMR) & Advanced Meter Management (AMM) Street lighting Home Automation 43005A-ATPL-06/12 Description The ATPL210A is a Power Line Communications System on Chip, which implements a full PRIME compliant PLC modem. It includes an enhanced 8051 microcontroller (IP core ADD8051C3A), a Medium Access Controller (MAC) (IP core ADD1221) and a Modem circuit (IP core ADD1321) for power line medium using OFDM modulation compatible with PRIME specifications. ATPL210A is oriented to high performance & robust AMR systems. The ATPL210A is designed to be used by meter manufacturers to provide a low cost and compact solutions for AMR (Automated Meter Reading) & AMM (Advanced Meter Management) systems using narrow band power line communications. This device has been developed to reduce CPU computational load in PLC systems running PRIME protocols. ATPL210A includes all necessary resources to be used as main controller in metering applications, and allows an external device to communicate according to PLC PRIME specifications. 2 Atmel ATPL210A Datasheet 43005A-ATPL-06/12