Echelon Mini FX - Manual (Page 49)

36 Installing the Mini FX Evaluation Kit
Note: Echelon power line technology combined with ISI self-installation provides virtual
plug and play communication in a single-family home environment. Mini kit users are
encouraged to explore the communication capabilities of these evaluation units in a
variety of home environments.
Reliable power line communication in a commercial environment—where nearby outlets
may be serviced from different distribution transformers with very long branch circuits—
is possible with the addition of routers, as described in the Centralized Commercial
Building Applications with the PLT-21 Power Line Transceiver Engineering Bulletin
(005-0056-01). Communication in a commercial environment without the additional
routers described in this engineering bulletin may not be reliable.
For best results, do not attempt to communicate through mains power bars or power
strips that contain EMC filters. This can be accomplished by plugging the Mini kit
supply into a plug on the input side of a filtered power bar.