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Model 96100 Pre-Production Design Review

Get valuable feedback on your development project before it's done with our Design Review service. Submit a pre-production device that contains one or more select Echelon products and we'll analyze its schematic, parts list, and printed circuit board (PCB) layout drawing to make sure you're using our products in the best way.

If we recommend modifications, we'll re-review the device at no extra charge once we receive your final PCB. If the re-submitted device includes an Echelon Power Line Smart Transceiver—and the device works—we may also conduct a communication performance test as part of the re-review.

Want your device reviewed?

Here's what you need to do:

1. Submit a purchase order to your local sales representative.

2. Submit the following documents, either as an e-mail with attachments or on a CD:

  • Microsoft Word document, Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, or text file containing the complete results of the design checklist from the pertinent Echelon User's Guide or Data Book
  • PDF files of the device schematic and parts list (including the part reference, part value, tolerance, rating, manufacturer, and other specifications relevant to the specific component)
  • Electronic copies of PCB plots (Gerber files)

E-mail Submissions

Send e-mail submissions to lonsupport@echelon.com.

CD Submissions

Send CD submissions to:

Echelon Corporation
Attn. Customer Support, Design Review Services
550 Meridian Ave.
San Jose, CA 95126
Toll-free: 800 258 4LON (258 4566)
Phone: 408 938 5200

All documents must be submitted simultaneously. Unfortunately, we cannot accept paper submissions, nor submissions in a language other than English.

Timeframe

Design reviews typically take 3 to 4 weeks after we receive your submission. All reviews are held in strictest confidence and are conducted at Echelon's headquarters in San Jose, CA.

Design reviews expire one year after purchase.

The Fine Print

Design review services are based on Echelon's preliminary review of the customer assembly under examination, and are not intended to represent a thorough engineering analysis of the design. The customeris responsible for thoroughly reviewing the assembly using the latest revision of the pertinent user guides and manuals for all parts, including, but not limited to, the Smart Transceiver. No claim is made regarding the suitability of the assembly under test with regard to a particular application, regulatory compliance, or safety agency compliance. Echelon specifically reserves the right to decline to provide design review and support services where such services would require disclosure of Echelon proprietary information or where such support may be detrimental to Echelon's business interests. Products which essentially duplicate the functionality of Echelon's products, and are deemed by Echelon to be competitive products, are ineligible for design reviews. Echelon makes no warranty for such services, including but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Echelon does not guarantee that all problems will be solved or that any response will be error-free.

For more information on pricing and availability, contact Echelon Headquarters Support.


Pre-Production Design Review Policy
ECHELON'S LIABILITY FOR SERVICES WILL NOT EXCEED THE FEE PAID FOR THE SERVICES GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL ECHELON BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, COST OF COVER OR OTHER SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF SUCH SERVICES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY.

Echelon hardware products eligible for Pre-Production Design Reviews include:
PLT*, TPT, FTT*, LPT*, FT 31xx Smart Transceivers*, PL 31xx Smart Transceivers*, TP control modules, RTR router, LTS serial adapter, and NSS network managers.

* PLT-22, FT 31xx, PL 31xx, and FTT submissions must include a completed checklist from the pertinent User's Guide with all boxes checked affirmatively.