This Steffes Power Line Carrier (PLC) Transceiver is to be installed in your customer's home or business to provide communication to and control of Steffes heating systems and/or other devices. The PLC Transceiver is used for communicating information through the local electric circuits and must be wired into the line voltage power serving the installation.
The transceiver can be installed as a transmitter OR a receiver.
In transmit mode, it receives a signal from an external control device such as a power company’s meter or radio receiver, a time clock, or other control device. The transmitter interprets the signal and sends the signal to any Steffes receivers installed on the same distribution transformer. The transmitter also collects and transmits outdoor temperature data. Steffes heating systems have a built-in receiver. There are also relays in the transceiver which can be used to control other loads.
In receive mode, the transceiver reads and translates the signal from the transmitter. It uses the information received to control other electric load devices by turning power off and on to the device with its relays. Other controlled-load devices might be an electric water heater, electric baseboard heater, electric clothes dryer, etc.
NOTE: PLC Communication is very reliable in most applications but can be affected and hindered by connection method used, electrical layout of the application, operation of other equipment in the same electric system, dirty power, etc. Steffes does not guarantee effective communication of the PLC system in all applications and is not responsible for communication issues.