S6SAE101A00SA1002 Solar-Powered IoT Device Kit

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 Bluetooth Low Energy 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).

Features:

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:
  • Bluetooth Low Energy (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 10Ω Resistor (to support example projects)