http://archives.e-insite.net/archives/ednmag/reg/1996/080196/16out11.htm ST7537HS1 - FSK power-line-modem IC This is 1994-1995 technology that would meet my needs in a project I'm working on. Anyone have experience with these? thanks chuckc On Tue, 28 May 2002 09:13:29 -0500 Lawrence Lile wrote: Russel, Homeplug is a great idea, but good luck getting it to work in an actual house. I did a survey of powerline carrier devices a while back. While good ol' X10 works fabulously throughout my house, I had little or no luck with any of these so-called "more robust" protocols that claim to have high data rates, using either Homeplug or several other protocols. I carefully used outlets that were either on the same circuit, or at least on the same leg of the panelboard, tried a number of different outlets, all to no avail. A few calls to some tech support finally brought out the admission: "Well, our devices really don't work too well on any house with *surge supressors*, *touch sensitive lamnps* or *some computers*. Now, find me a house without surge supressors and some computers, and I will show you a house full of people not ready to buy powerline carrier anything because they are on welfare. Now all these manufacturers will show you data and surveys that claim these devices work in 90% or 95% of all houses. I had the opposite experience. Even good ol' X10 is sporadic, and this is well known by the people that use it, they are always buying bridges and so on to boost reliability. A pair of 14 gauge wires connected to brush motors and your neighbor's welder is just a p***-poor coaxial cable, IMHO. I predict any commercail product that marries itself to homeplug will suffer excessive returns and excessive consumer dissatisfaction. Oh, by the way, my company has a bunch of them. I have ordered extra aspirin and some ice packs for the headaches that will start when they hit the shelves. --Lawrence ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell McMahon" To: Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 4:01 AM Subject: [EE]: HomePlug mains wiring broadband networking > Aims at providing up to 14 Mbps data speeds using mains wiring. > Showcase site for manufacturers offering this technology. > > http://www.homeplug.org/index_basic.html > > Actual speed available will vary with implementation > Reportedly adapters are available from $NZ99? > > Fairly low info site. > Google search for "homeplug" for much more. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics