Semiconductor System Solutions for Home Automation Adapters

Microsemi is a leading provider of semiconductor system solutions for Home Automation Adapters delivering the right connectivity solutions for voice, data and power. Home Automation Adapters communicate with the home automation gateway typically either through:

• Powerline Communication (PLC)
• Wi-Fi or
• Sub-1 GHz Radio

Scroll down to learn more about Microsemi's Audio Processing, PLC Line Drivers, WLAN RF ICs and Ultra Low Power Radios

Explore Microsemi's solutions for Home Automation Adapters:

• Ultra Low Power Transceivers
• Audio Processors
• WLAN RF ICs
• PLC Line Drivers
• Step-Down Buck Regulators
• Step-Down Buck Controllers

Contact your local Microsemi sales office today to find the right technologies and products for home automation adapter design or deployment.

Audio Processors

Designed for world-class high definition (HD) voice applications, Microsemi’s new ZL380 series of audio processors features the company’s Microsemi AcuEdge™ Technology. This innovative technology is a set of highly-complex and integrated algorithms that allows the user to extract more information from the audio environment. The new Microsemi AcuEdge Technology consists of license-free, royalty-free intelligent audio IP algorithms. When combined with Microsemi’s highly-integrated ZL380 series of audio processors, the solution accelerates customers’ time-to-market via validated reference design and easy-to-use development tools including the Microsemi Audio Interface Box (AIB) Kit which utilizes the MiTuner™ GUI software.

The connected home is about enabling users to talk to each other through connected devices. Connected devices could include integrated smart home gateway, intercom, Media Center, IP Camera, Skype. Microsemi AcuEdge Technology enable the full duplex operation between the connected devices to deliver on seamless high definition (HD) voice communication. In complex noise environments such as gaming rooms and building lobbies, Microsemi’s AcuEdge Technology cancels echo, maintains a constant ambient noise (comfort noise) and continuously converges during double-talk situations.

ZL38060 Connected Wallpad Block Diagram

 

 

• ZL38060 - Connected Home Audio Processor
• ZL38004 - Dedicated Voice Processor with Dual Wide Band Codecs
• ZL38005 - Dedicated Voice Processor with Dual Narrow Band Codecs

Contact your local Microsemi sales office today to learn more about audio processors for home automation adapters.

PLC Line Drivers

Microsemi's Power Line Communication (PLC) line drivers are designed to drive a line impedance of 100 Ω down to 12 Ω and deliver superior performance with power efficiency for Home Plug Alliance HPAV2, G.HN, and MOCA applications.

• Le87401PLC Single Channel Class GH Line Driver
• Le87402 PLC Dual Channel Class GH Line Driver
• Le87411 PLC Single Channel Class AB Line Driver with 100mA Current Driver Output
• Le87501 PLC Single Channel Class AB Line Driver
• Le87502 PLC Dual Channel Class AB Line Driver

Contact your local Microsemi sales office today to learn more about PLC line drivers for home automation adapters.

WLAN RF ICs

Microsemi's WLAN (Wi-Fi) RF IC's portfolio for Home Automation Adaptors include Front-End Modules (FEMs), Power Amplifiers (PAs) and Linear Amplifiers (LNAs) required to implement an RF front-end. Combinations include one or more power amplifiers with both input/output impedance matching, a switch and one or more low noise amplifiers.

Microsemi's WLAN RF IC's can be found at multiple IEEE802.11a/b/g/n/ac reference designs by the leading WLAN baseband SoC suppliers.

Contact your local Microsemi sales office today to learn more about WLAN RF ICs for home automation adapters.

Ultra Low Power Radios

The ZL70251 ultra-low-power radio frequency (RF) transceiver provides a wireless link in applications where power consumption is of primary importance. With a transmit and receive current of less than 2.4 mA, the transceiver’s ultralow power requirements allow battery miniaturization or the use of energy-harvesting methods and thereby enable devices with an extremely small form factor. The availability of the transceiver in a CSP form factor combined with the extremely low number of external components also contributes in minimizing the application footprint.

The ultra-low-power device operates in unlicensed frequency bands between 779 and 965 MHz and offers a maximum data rate of 186 kbit/s to support voice communication. For data communication, the ZL70251 supports extremely low power consumption in packet-based networks.  The device includes the RF transceiver as well as a Media Access Controller (MAC) that performs most link support functions including Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI), Clear Channel Assessment (CCA), sniff, preamble and sync, packetization, and whitening. The device uses standard interfaces, enabling easy integration with a standard microcontroller or Digital Signal Processor (DSP). 

 Contact your local Microsemi sales office today to learn more about our ultra-low power radios for home automation adapters.