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Part Number: ATPL360-EK

PL360 EVALUATION KIT

  • The ATPL360 EK comprises two PL360MB modem boards, allowing evaluation of point to point Power Line Communications performance.
  • Four "coupling boards" are attached to the kit, addressing the following frequency bands:
    • Two PLCOUP007 coupling boards for frequencies below 100 kHz (CENELEC A profile)
    • Two PLCOUP006 coupling boards for frequencies between [150 .. 500] kHz (FCC / ARIB profile).
  • PRIME and G3 Power Line Communication protocols are fully supported.
  • PC Tools to evaluate the communication and network performance are included (PHY tester, PLC sniffer, network manager, etc...)
  • PL360MB boards implement a SAM4CMS16C system on chip able to support a complete Smart Meter implementation.
  • ATPL360 EK boards can be supplied with DC and directly from 100 / 125 / 230 Vac, 50-60 Hz power input.

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Overview

ATPL360-EK is an evaluation kit for the PL360 modem from Microchip. The evaluation kit includes two PL360MB smart metering boards, allowing to evaluate the performance of PL360 device in point to point links using Power Line Communication (PLC).

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Documentation

Title
Document Id
PL360-EK User Guide PDF | HTML 5d0b1095-0e8e-4a4e-9743-2737fa1f104a
PL360 Host Controller PDF | HTML bd6aa891-cd27-4cef-b4d2-3a7a47b3407c
PL360-EK Design Documentation Download 27e7db97-eaaf-4be6-8646-fbb7bee0de18
PL360 Datasheet Download daaf35fd-3578-4684-826a-655250eeac43
PL360 Security Features Download 02c20660-ec75-4013-b549-6ed51317534c
PL360-EK Quick Start User Guide Download 5b5bbc76-82fa-4a89-bd5b-713a8c0cca8a
ATSAM4CM Series - Complete Datasheet Download 4a6b8611-7254-4b2c-b7be-2042cd906652

Application Notes

Title
Date
Document Category
Serialized G3-PLC Coordinator on Linux 03 Feb 2020 Link Application Notes
Crystal Selection Guidelines for PL360, ATPL230, ATPL250, SAM4CP16B and SAM4CP16C 11 Sep 2019 Link Application Notes
AN3215 Serialized PRIME Service Node on ATSAM4CMx-DB 04 Sep 2019 Link Application Notes
PLC and Go 01 Apr 2020 Link Application Notes
EMI, EMC, EFT, and ESD Circuit Design Consideration for 32-bit Microcontrollers Application Note 28 Aug 2018 Link Application Notes

Software

Title
Date
G3 Stack 08 Aug 2025 Link
G3 Stack in MPLAB® Harmony v3 29 Mar 2024 Link
PRIME Stack 08 Aug 2025 Link
PRIME Stack in MPLAB® Harmony v3 11 Aug 2025 Link
PRIME Manager 08 Aug 2025 Link
PLC PHY Tester Tool 08 Aug 2025 Link
PLC Sniffer 08 Aug 2025 Link
atmel-usb-cdc-virtual-com-driver 01 Jul 2022 Link

Silicon Products

Product
Title
Product
Title
PL360B Power Line Communication (PLC) modem PL360B Power Line Communication (PLC) modem

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