STMicroelectronics STarGRID ST7590T SoC PRIME-certified power line communication development kit EVALST7590T-2 EVALST7590T-2 Data Sheet

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November 2012

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STarGRID™ ST7590T SoC PRIME-certified powerline

communication development kit

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PRIME-certified powerline communication 
development kit based on STarGRID™ 
ST7590T PLC SoC

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Complete and certified EN50065 compliant 
reference design for modular and integrated 
PRIME-based application development

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Onboard STM32F103RG microcontroller for 
system management and application host 
controller

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AC power supply based on the ALTAIR04-900 
quasi-resonant current mode SMPS controller

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RS232 / RS485 host interface to 
STM32F103RG microcontroller with opto-
couplers for double insulation

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Intuitive graphical user interface (GUI)

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Suitable for CENELEC EN50065 and FCC part 
15 compliant applications

Based on the ST7590 powerline communication 
system-on-chip, the EVALST7590T-2 
development kit embeds all the functions required 
for a turnkey powerline communication network: 
the PLC node is based on the ST7590T device, 
the AC power supply is based on the ALTAIR4-
900 SMPS controller and the STM32F103RG 
microcontroller, to either control the system as a 
standalone application or to connect the 
EVALST7590T-2 to an external host.

The EVALST7590T-2 embeds ST’s full PRIME-
compliant protocol stack and provides a complete 
reference for PRIME-based applications such as 
smart meters or concentrators, and is an ideal 
standalone tool for in-field PRIME network tests.

The EVALST7590T-2 kit supports DLMS/COSEM 
libraries and has been jointly developed by ST 
and Fideltronik to accelerate high-volume 

industrial implementation and customization, as 
well as to provide ready and customizable 
solutions for any special, low-volume application.