Re: FSK/ASK on PLCC?

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

I see that you have posted from India. Here's a link to another thread here
in comp.home.automation that has a few more URL references that might be
useful.

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.home.automation/browse_thread/thread/c244df69079ed9ac/1ca1590c640d3d14?lnk=gst&q=for+anand+dhuru#

cdacpandq@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have been doing some search on powerline related materials.
>
>A member of a different group suggested me to look into Home
>Automation Modems. I found there are 2 types available, one working on
>ASK and the other on FSK. I also found some reviews from members
>suggesting amplitude modulated stuff on powerline is kind of
>unreliable.
>
>Is it true that the FSK based system is definitely more reliable than
>the ASK based one?
>
>Also I am able to get FSK based home automation modems/boards from
>STMicroelectronics alone. Are there any others who supply these?
>
>I am thinking of working on an evlauation board first and then delve
>into depths later. Thats why the question about the boards as well..
>
>Thanks.
>
>PS: I am still a newbie to PLCC.