> >From elsewhere :-) - someone asked:
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> > I'm looking to build a home automation system which uses the
> powerline to carry the data between nodes.
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> > I have an old design based on a combination of LM1893, HC123 and
> 8748, but the slave board is just too big to fit inside a standard UK
> light switch backbox, so I'm thinking of trying to shrink the design. A
> PIC should be a suitable replacement for the 8748 and HC123, but I
> wonder if there is a better option for the powerline comms side than
> the existing LM1893.

Didn't read all Russells reply, but my reaction would be to look at the Mic=
rochip Powerline Modem offerings, there is a development kit currently bein=
g advertised on their Flash messages on the home page.
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