For detailed information on Inari's IPL0201 including block diagrams pinout, pin specification, electrical specification and packaging specification, etc., please download our Specification Documentation here. The IPL0201 ASIC is a primary component in a high-speed, low cost networking solution that allows devices to communicate using ordinary powerlines as the transmission media. Figure 1 depicts an overview of this system.
Line coupling components isolate the powerline's high voltage.
In the transmit direction, the PDAA is comprised of filters and a linear line driver. In the receive direction, the PDAA separates the receive signal into four carriers, which are then mixed with four local oscillator signals to generate four signals. These signals are driven to the IPL0201 receiver. The system is supervised by an internal 8051 microcontroller. The 8051 is supported by the microcontroller interface block, which is a collection of functions supporting data flow.