Microchip Partners With Kalki Technologies
2011-07-20Microchip Technology Inc. has partnered with Kalki Technologies to provide a Device Language Message Specification (DLMS) protocol stack that is optimised for 16-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs). The DLMS protocol has become the worldwide standard of choice among smart meter designers for interoperability among metering systems, including most energy types (electricity, gas, heat and water), multiple applications (residential, transmission and distribution), and numerous communication media (RS232, RS485, PSTN, GSM, GPRS, IPv4, PPP and PLC); as well as secure data access, via AES 128 encryption.
This software stack has been tested and verified by the DLMS User Association, and is customised to operate on all of Microchip's 16-bit PIC microcontrollers and dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs), making the DLMS certification process faster and easier. Additionally, the stack has been developed to ensure seamless integration with Microchip's communication protocol stacks, including TCP/IP, ZigBee and PLC, covering a broad spectrum of smart energy applications. Furthermore, this DLMS stack has been optimised to fit in a small memory footprint, enabling the use of the smallest, most cost-effective MCUs possible. For European applications, the stack provides support for the required IEC 62056-21 Mode E implementation.
This new DLMS stack is available in four flavors. The DLMS Evaluation Library for 16-bit MCUs is a free evaluation version of the DLMS library. The DLMS-lite Stack for 16-bit MCUs (part # SW500160) is available in 5k units. The DLMS Stack for 16-bit MCUs (part # SW500162) is available in 5k units. Finally, the DLMS Explorer (part # SW500164) is a Windows based DLMS/COSEM client application.
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