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From: wbrown@beva.bev.lbl.gov (Bill Brown)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Data modulation on Powerlines
Keywords: data on powerline
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Date: 14 Nov 88 19:35:42 GMT
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In article <1440@marketing.UUCP> amajidim@marketing.UUCP (Amir Majidimehr) writes:
>I would like to experiment with sending digital data on ordinary AC lines.
>I know there are commercial modems that do that but I would like to come up
>with a cheap and low speed version (110 to 300 baud).  Does anyone have
>any information on books/articles on this topic?
>
>Thanks a lot!
>
>Amir H. Majidimehr
>Gould Inc, Computer Systems Division
>{sun,pur-ee,brl-bmd}!gould!amir

 National Semiconductor makes a couple of chips just for this sort of thing.
 They are the LM1893/LM2893 Carrier-Current Transceiver chips.

 The application notes that deal with them - sorry I don't have the numbers
 handy - cover the issues quite well.

							-bill
							WLBrown@lbl.gov