Product category: Reference Designs
News Release from: Design of Systems on Silicon | Subject: DH10PF
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 19 January 2007
Reference design eases
home powerline networking
DS2 has launched a powerline adapter reference design with a novel built-in power socket that frees up the wall outlet for other appliances
The reference design is targeted at manufacturers of networking equipment for the retail and IPTV operator markets. Among the features that make this the best of breed reference design for high speed powerline networking in the home or office are a one-touch setup to create HDTV-speed home networks for PCs, Macs, Xbox 360s, broadband modems or other devices in seconds and an environmentally friendly standby mode for energy saving when not in use.
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Based on the most widely adopted Universal Powerline Association high speed powerline networking standards, the DH10PF reference design is fully interoperable with other UPA certified 200Mbit/s powerline networking products.
The DH10PF has been designed to ensure that end users have a simple, trouble-free installation experience.
The built in power socket ensures that the user does not lose a wall outlet, as well as providing an intuitive mechanism to ensure that the modem is isolated from local noise sources.
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The enhanced user interface includes a button which can be used to reset the modem to its factory default values or for single-button security allowing the encryption keys for new modems added to the network to be configured automatically with a single button-press removing the need to use a separate PC for this purpose.
The multicolour LED included in the design can be used to indicate the link quality simplifying installation where performance is critical such as high definition video streaming.
DS2 reference designs provide everything required to move quickly into production of powerline adapters.
Visitors to the International TVoDSL Triple Play Showcase, to be held next week from 24th to 26th January, in Paris, France can catch the first ever demonstration of the DH10PF on Booth 201.
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