LinkSprite selects Ariane Controls Technology to Enable Powerline Communications Platforms.

June 13, 2011 - PRLog -- Orlando, Florida – LinkSprite and Ariane Controls today announced that Linksprite will be showcasing products based on the PLM-1 from Ariane as an important part of their exhibit at Infocomm this week in Florida. Booth # 792

LinkSprite modules make it simple and convenient to connect multiple serial port devices – even with different interfaces – over existing AC or DC electrical wiring. The module simulates the various types of serial cables and, instead, connects these devices over the power cord, allowing interconnection without installation of new wiring.

The LinkSprite module line-up is especially well-suited for smart grid and industrial systems, such as automated meter reading, home and industrial automation, indoor or street lighting control, scientific analysis, fire and smoke alarm, low-latency servo control, telemetry, and instrumentation. Serial port devices number in the thousands and include products such as: remote terminal units, meters, barcode scanners, gas pumps, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, cash registers and similar asynchronous devices.

“The LinkSprite modules enable low-cost, easily set-up networks for all types of smart grid and industrial devices that have serial rather than Ethernet ports,” said Jean-Pierre Fournier, president of Ariane Controls. “We’re pleased that LinkSprite has selected our technology for these innovative new modules.”

“LinkSprite provides both low speed and high speed powerline communication modules for a variety of applications, including smart grid, and lighting control, etc. We are pleased to partner with Ariane Controls for LinkSprite’s low speed powerline communication solution”, said Jingfeng Liu, CEO of LinkSprite.

LinkSprite, with headquarters and sales/marketing business operations in Colorado and manufacturing operations in China, offers both narrowband PLC-UART and broadband PLC-UART boards (with 2mm spacing and 20-pin slot), along with a variety of daughter boards that include the UART-RS232, UART-RS485, UART-USB, UART-ZigBee and UART-Ethernet. The company also offers an evaluation kit that can be ordered online at http://www.linksprite.com

About LinkSprite Technologies, Inc.
LinkSprite develops and manufactures communication modems and lighting control systems.. The foundation is LinkSprite's patented Multi-Physical-Layer (MPL) data communication technologies that have been developed for Internet of Things. The core communication technologies LinkSprite provides are Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Powerline Communication, Cellular Communication GSM/GPRS and EDGE. Besides the communication products, LinkSprite is also developing various sensors, such as UFH ultra-long distance RFID reader and JPEG cameras.

About Ariane Controls
Ariane Controls is a powerline communication (PLC) technology developer offering highly differentiated solutions. With more than a million nodes installed since 2002, Ariane Controls provides components suppliers and systems integrators with the least expensive, most reliable communication solution for building automation, smart grid or any custom application. Learn more at http://www.arianecontrols.com

About Arduino Community
Arduino is an open-source single-board microcontroller, descendant of the open-source Wiring platform designed to make the process of using electronics in multidisciplinary projects more accessible. More information on the Arduino community can be found at http://www.arduino.org

About PLM-1 Modem
The PLM-1 is a digital modem implementing a half-duplex transmitter/receiver for powerline communication (PLC). Designed as an ASIC, the device is a very efficient solution for cost sensitive, medium data rate applications. The PLM-1 uses Ariane’s patented narrowband FSK (Frequency-Shift Keying) modulation technique. Featuring complete media access control (MAC), Forward Error Correction algorithm, programmable parameters and simple external circuits, PLM-1 provides reliable communication and allows designing more cost-effective PLC transceivers than possible with any other solution. Complete information on the PLM-1 can be found at http://www.arianecontrols.com/powerline.php