The invention discloses a piece of power line communication equipment and a power line communication method, and relates to the field of terminals. The power line communication equipment comprises a power line communication interface, a universal serial bus interface and a signal coupling unit. The power line communication interface is connected with the signal coupling unit and is used for transmitting a signal to the signal coupling unit. The signal coupling unit is used for coupling or decoupling the signal. The universal serial bus interface is used for supplying power to the power line communication equipment. According to the invention, weak power supply is carried out based on the USB interface. On one hand, compared with strong power supply, power consumption of the equipment can be reduced, fewer transformers are required, the device cost is reduced, the product size is reduced, the difficulty in wiring design is reduced, the access threshold for equipment design and production is lowered, and the rise of the power line communication market is benefited. On the other hand, power supply interfaces are separated and an information interface is independently arranged, conductive interference on the power line communication interface is reduced, and the equipment can easily meet the electromagnetic compatibility certification requirements.