Nessum Communication IC

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.

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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

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.

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

Target Applications

• Smart city
• Smart industry
• Smart bulding
• Smart home
• Mobility
• Smart energy