Lifetime Power
®
Energy Harvesting
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Lifetime Power
®
Energy Harvesting
Development Kit for Wireless Sensors
P2110-EVAL-01
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Powercast Technology Overview
•Delivers micro-power over distance using
common radio waves
–microwatts(µW) to low milliwatts (mW)
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Green/
CleanTech
power solution
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Green/
CleanTech
power solution
–eliminates wires, simplifies installation
–reduces/eliminates battery replacement
–provides lifetime power
–hazardous material shipping & disposal costs
reduced or eliminated
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Why RF Power?
•Wire-free Operation
–Untethered placement and mobility
–Operates anywhere in range of a suitable RF power source
–One-to-many charging
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–Power source is controlled/deterministic
–Available on demand
–Minimal effects from weather / time-of-day
•End product differentiation
–Sealable / waterproof
–Zero maintenance
A complete development kit for low-power,
battery-free, wireless applications.
P2110-EVAL-01
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•Power range of 40-45 feet with included patch antennas
•Pre-loaded, custom firmware for out-of-the-box operation
•Data displayed on a PC with HyperTerminal (or equivalent)
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Kit Components
P2110-EVB
P2110 Evaluation Board
TX91501-3W-ID
915MHz Powercaster™ Transmitter
PICkit
™
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WSN-EVAL-01
Wireless Sensor Board
Receiving Antennas
Dipole and Patch
XLP 16-bit
Development Board PICtail™Daughter Card
(2.4GHz / 802.15.4)
PICkit
™
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Programmer
Power System
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Transmitter Features:
• 915MHz, 3-watt transmitter
• Transmits power and data
• 8dBi integrated antenna
• Dual DC power jacks
• Powers multiple receivers
Receiver Features:
• P2110 Powerharvester®
• Receives power and data
• Converts RF to DC
• Charge / Power management
• I/O for interface to MCU
Wireless Sensor Board
Features:
• Node ID selection
• Transmitter ID capture
• RSSI calculation
• Temperature sensor
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Humidity sensor
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Humidity sensor
• Light sensor
• External sensor port
• PIC®MCU
• 2.4GHz / 802.15.4 radio module
• Pre-loaded, custom firmware
• PICkit™ programming header
• Attaches to P2110 evaluation board
Jointly developed sensor
board – available only in
the kit.
Access Point
Features:
• MCU and wireless development platform
- PIC®MCU
- PICtail™ 2.4GHz / 802.15.4 radio module
• Pre-loaded, custom firmware
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Receives all data packets
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Receives all data packets
- Configured for up to 8 sensor nodes IDs
- Maintains time counters for each node
• USB interface for power and data
• PICkit™ programming header
Data Output to PC
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Data from Wireless Sensor BoardData from Access Point