Automated Electronic Smart Metering Aggregators

Metering Aggregators act as a metering hub by centralizing usage data from a variety of meters. Silicon Labs provides customers with a complete communications and low power processing solution with its EZRadioPRO embedded wireless receivers, ISOmodem embedded modems,  C8051F900 MCUs and Si1000 wireless MCUs.



Solutions for Metering Aggregators


Silicon Labs Solutions   Customer Benefits

Wireless Range and Robustness: Highest sensitivity, longest range, lowest system cost

Meters can transmit data that will be reliably read by the aggregator over long distances

Low Power Operation: Extremely low power operation and single cell capable, integrated flash, GPIO flexibility

Extremely long battery life; fewer battery replacements

Digital Isolation: Up to 6 isolation channels in a single package, high-speed operation (DC-150 Mbps) over a wide temperature operating range, up to 5 kVrms isolation and less than 10 ns propagation delay

Voltage protection for equipment and humans in a small footprint; based on standard CMOS processes, making it easy to integrate into the system

Wired Communication: Ranging in speed from 2,400 bps to 56,000 bps, Silicon Labs’ patented modem technology provides a programmable telephone line interface and small footprint with minimum external components required; Small, high performance, single-chip Ethernet controller; Ethernet stack available (royalty-free)

Small size, low cost, low power and proven global compliance; Reliable Ethernet communications

Timing Synchronization: Enhanced FM RDS/TMC radio receiver, no external antenna required

Synchronize timing in system and ensure reliable data transmission