YELLOW Beet

YELLOW beet is a universal powerline module based on Qualcomm’s QCA7005 chip supporting HomePlug GreenPHY standard. There are 3 dierent versions of the module and despite primary focus on e-mobility (EVSE and PEV) it also perfectly ts for smart grid, smart meter, IoT and other long-range communication applications. All modules come with extended industrial temperature range making it suitable even for high-end automotive applications. Low noise floor and optimized line coupling circuitry with custom components including 1:1:1 and 1:4:5 ratio transformers and 4 kV overvoltage protection.

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Specification

YELLOW beet E

YELLOW beet P

YELLOW beet H

Powerline chip

QCA7005

Firmware version

Home Plug Green PHY Fw V1.2.5

Configuration (PIB)

EVSE

PEV

EN 50561

Host interface

SPI

Power supply

3.3V

Mains coupling

Yes, for ZC* only

No

Yes

Transformer ratio

1:1:1

1:1:1

1:4:5

Overvoltage protection

4 kV

Max data rate

9.8 Mbps line data rate/ 4.5 Mbps UDP data rate

Max distance

According to 15118-3

According to 15118-3

300 meters

Temperature range

-40º C to +105º C (board temperature)

Size

59 x 23 x 4 mm (up to 9 mm transformer height)

Applications

Electric vehicle charging stations

Plug-in electric vehicles (on board)

IoT, home automation, appliances, smart plugs, building and industrial automation, smart grid, electric meters, water heaters

Carrier board details

  1. RED beet E module
  2. CN2 SPI/UART and GPIO connector compatible with Qualcomm Atheros PL16 20 pin connector.
  3. SW2 switch for PLC coupling selection Home automation coupling, transformer ratio 1:1:1
  4. SW1 switch for PLC coupling selection Automotive coupling, transformer ratio 1:4:5
  5. CN1 USB Type – C connector for 5V 1A power supply only
  6. SW5 switch for configuration and boot-strap settings.
  7. SW3 reset button, active low
  8. SW4 GPIO_3 button, active low.
  9. CN3 PLC connector
  10. LEDs for status and activity indication.

Communication board details

  1. CN2 SPI/UART and GPIO connector compatible with Qualcomm PL16 20 pin connector
  2. SW1 switch for configuration
  3. CN6 RJ45 connector for 10/100Mbps Ethernet port
  4. CN1 USB Type – C connector for microcontroller USB 2.0 interface + 5V power supply
  5. CN2 USB Type – C connector for UART COM port to microcontroller
  6. CN3 Terminal block connector for CAN bus interface
  7. S2 reset button
  8. S1 boot button
  9. CN5 SWD debug header
  10. CN8 Microcontroller GPIO header
  11. CN7 pin header for UART
  12. External LEDs, indications are defined on the PCBA silk screen

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