Nessum Communication IC

Solution for communication in the IoT era

Nessum* is the latest solution for IoT communications. For wired communication, Nessum leverages the installed infrastructure through its support for various types of cables, such as powerline, coaxial, flat and twisted pair; Nessum can also achieve short range wireless data transmission either in air or water.

Nessum features reliable data transmission and intelligent device management for smart city, residential, commercial and industrial applications. The SC1320A IC applies Nessum technologies to enable IoT applications efficiently and cost-effectively.

* : “nessum” and its logo is a registered trademark or a pending trademark application of Panasonic Holdings Corporation in Japan and in other countries.
   These products are conformity with the Nessum technology developed by Panasonic Holdings Corporation.

  • Product Overview
  • Applications
  • System structure
  • Specification
  • Evaluation kit
  • Document

Product Overview

●Features

The world’s 1st communication IC to embed the latest Nessum core conforming to IEEE 1901-2020 (as of March 2021).

Multihop function is supported for extended distances.

The integration of Ethernet MAC (RMII) and UART/SPI interfaces makes the device easy to use in IoT applications.

SC1320A

●Advantages

Stable powerline communication is achieved by the combination of high quality analog and noise reduction techniques.

Long distance communication (up to 10km*, depending on the communication environment).

Low power consumption (around 200mW) by proprietary technology.

Compact package size.

With a compact power circuit design the PCB design and BOM costs can be optimized.* : Depends on the communication environment

Applications

System structure

System structure

[Notes]

PMU : Power Management Unit
DCDC/LDO : DC-DC Converter / Low Drop Out
PGA : Programmable Gain Amplifier

Specification

Item Spec
CPU Arm Cortex-M
Clock 125MHz
Flash Quad-SPI
Interface SPI/UART/RMII
Supply voltage 3.3V unity
Package QFN
Temperature -40°C to 85°C
Power 200ｍW(Typ.)

"Arm" and "Cortex" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Arm Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the EU and/or elsewhere.

Evaluation kit

We also provide evaluation kit for SC1320A for development purposes.
Please send your request via the inquiry form

Inquiry form

Document

●Catalog

Nessum IC “SC1320A”