Method and apparatus for interfacing a power line carrier and an appliance
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1. A communication and power line diagnostics system comprising:
- a communication interface for interfacing an appliance with a power line carrier communication system, said communication interface comprising;
at least one power line connection for coupling said communication interface to a power line;
at least one appliance communication connection for coupling said communication interface to the appliance; and
processing circuitry for receiving a power line carrier transmission and translating the power line carrier transmission between a power line carrier communication protocol and an appliance communication protocol; and
a diagnostics module configured to diagnose the power line, said diagnostics module comprising a power line measurement connection for coupling said diagnostics module to the power line, said diagnostics module configured to detect a power line sag, detect and record power failures, measure a power line frequency and measure an average power line voltage, said diagnostics module responsive to at least one of the conditions.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for communicating between an appliance and a power line carrier communication system includes at least one power line carrier connection, at least one appliance connection, and processing circuitry for translating between an appliance communication protocol and a power line carrier communication protocol. The method and apparatus allow bidirectional communication between power line carrier and apparatus.
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1. A communication and power line diagnostics system comprising:
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a communication interface for interfacing an appliance with a power line carrier communication system, said communication interface comprising; at least one power line connection for coupling said communication interface to a power line; at least one appliance communication connection for coupling said communication interface to the appliance; and processing circuitry for receiving a power line carrier transmission and translating the power line carrier transmission between a power line carrier communication protocol and an appliance communication protocol; and a diagnostics module configured to diagnose the power line, said diagnostics module comprising a power line measurement connection for coupling said diagnostics module to the power line, said diagnostics module configured to detect a power line sag, detect and record power failures, measure a power line frequency and measure an average power line voltage, said diagnostics module responsive to at least one of the conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of communicating data between an appliance and a power line carrier using a communication interface, comprising:
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interfacing the communication interface with the power line carrier; interfacing the communication interface with the appliance; diagnosing the power line carrier with a diagnostics module configured to detect a power line sag, detect and record power failures, measure a power line frequency and measure an average power line voltage, the diagnostics module responsive to at least one of the conditions, and configured to interface with the power line carrier and the communication interface; receiving at the communication interface a power line carrier transmission over the power line carrier; and transmitting the power line carrier transmission between a power line carrier communication protocol and an appliance communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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