Maverick Power Systems (Santa Barbara, CA) announced its Net+Power internal ac adapter module with a HomePlug PHY for OEM manufacturers of small electronic products for the home. Net+Power is designed to provide a network interface to the thousands of electronic products used in the connected home. The Net+Power module includes a 14Mbps HomePlug PHY, which can connect to an Ethernet MAC interface on the OEM motherboard, plus an off-line switching supply that provides up to 10W of regulated power at popular supply voltages.
The first Net+Power module, the MPS105HP, provides a regulated +5Vdc output at 1.7A with a universal ac input of 85Vac to 265Vac. The MPS family of products also features overload protection, which allows output shut-off under short-circuit or over-current conditions, and efficiency of at least 75 percent. Regulatory approvals include UL1950, TUV EN60950, CISPR22 (EN55022), FCC, Blue Angel and Energy Star. Samples of the Net+Power module are now available and production quantities will be available in February 2003.