Cypress Semiconductor has introduced a new kit with a complete reference design featuring battery-free miniature beacons for a variety of fast-growing Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
The CYALKIT-E02 Solar BLE Sensor Beacon Reference Design Kit provides an easy-to-use platform for the development of solar wireless sensor nodes (WSNs) that can sense the temperature and humidity around them and use the following methods to transmit data using BluetoothR low energy connection. The reference sensor beacon with a diameter of only 25 mm can be placed and placed, and the battery can be replaced without maintenance, so it is ideal for monitoring environmental conditions in smart homes, commercial buildings, factories and agricultural environments.
The WSN IoT device market is expected to grow to more than 5 billion by 2020, which will make batteryless implementations a premium to reduce costs and maintenance issues. The company said that the placement of the WSN may limit its size and the amount of light available, thereby limiting the size and power output of the solar modules and the available starting power.
This slim new reference design integrates Cypress's Energy Harvesting Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC), EZ-BLE PRoC Bluetooth low energy module and a 15mm x 15mm solar cell. Compared to a typical environment, it only Requires 100 lux of ambient light to run the warehouse aisle. The kit includes a solar BLE sensor beacon, a BLE-USB bridge and a debug board that can be connected to a host PC via a USB interface to receive sensor data and perform on-chip debugging of the sensor beacon. Cypress also offers the CYALKIT-E03 expansion kit, which includes five solar-powered BLE sensor beacons.
"Our solar BLE sensor beacon reference design kit has small features, powerful low-power sensing and wireless connectivity that can be easily deployed for more than a decade without maintenance costs, addressing the most significant anticipated Kiyoe Nagaya, Vice President, Design Challenges, Cypress Simulation Business Unit, said, "End users can use the reference design as a mass production model to get to market quickly, and it can be easily programmed and optimized for a variety of innovative applications. "
The CYALKIT-E02 / CYALKIT-E03 kit comes with the Cypress BLE-Beacon app for iOS, Android and PC, enabling users to receive and visualize sensor data sent by sensor beacons as 2D / 3D graphics Visualize or export data.
The Cypress S6AE103A energy harvesting PMIC device has a startup power of 1.2uW (4 times lower than its nearest competitor) and consumes as low as 280nA, thereby maximizing the sensing, processing, and communication capabilities of the target application Available power. The fully certified small form factor CYBLE-022001-00 EZ-BLE PRoC module is based on Cypress's PRoC BLE programmable on-chip radio solution and can be used with PMIC devices to achieve low power consumption and ease of use. The company said that the product is an energy harvesting system solution.
