The Solar-Powered IoT Device development kit provides an easy-to-use platform for the development of a solar-powered IoT device with BLE wireless connectivity. It includes the S6AE101A energy harvesting PMIC device. Also included in the kit is Cypress' EZ-BLE™ PRoC™ Module (CYBLE-022001-00), a fully integrated BLE module solution that offers high flexibility for a wide variety of IoT device uses. A USB port is provided by Cypress' USB-UART LP Bridge Controller device (CY7C65213).
The Solar Powered IoT Device Kit provides everything needed to develop a light-powered sensor node that transmits sensor data using BLE:
- Firmware provided for the following applications:
- BLE Beacon, transmitting data at 1.5 sec intervals with ambient light as low as 200 lx
- Wireless Sensor Node (WSN), transmitting data at 6 sec intervals with ambient light as low as 200 lx
- BLE communication with a PC supported through the included BLE-USB bridge that is pre-programmed with custom firmware for this kit
- Operation using energy harvested from light as low as 200 lx supported with the included solar cell module, which eliminates the need for a battery
- Use of a vibration Energy Harvesting Device with an external diode bridge also supported (not included)
- Reference schematic, BOM list, layout data provided
- Expandable terminal on the Energy Harvesting motherboard provided, enabling support for the following:
- Reset button for EZ-BLE module
- JTAG header to debug EZ-BLE module
- Expandable sensor interface (I2C/UART/SPI/GPIO)
- DIP switch for future expansion (not mounted)
- LEDs for USB power and status
Kit Contents
- Energy Harvesting motherboard, which uses the following Cypress devices:
- S6AE101A ultra-low-power energy harvesting PMIC
- CYBLE-022001-00 EZ-BLE PRoC module
- CY7C65213 USB-UART LP bridge controller
- MB39C022G LDO
- BLE-USB bridge, which uses the following Cypress devices:
- CY8C58LP PSoC 5LP
- CYBL10162 PRoC BLE
- Solar Module (Panasonic AM-1801)
- USB standard-A to mini-B cable
- Quick start guide
- Two jumper wires, 220 μF capacitor and 10 Ω resistor (to support example projects)