Lifetime Power(R) Energy Harvesting Development Kit for Wireless Sensors P2110-EVAL-01 www.powercastco.com (c)2010 Powercast Corporation 1 Powercast Technology Overview * Delivers micro-power over distance using common radio waves - microwatts(W) to low milliwatts (mW) * Green/CleanTech power solution - eliminates wires, simplifies installation - reduces/eliminates battery replacement - provides lifetime power - hazardous material shipping & disposal costs reduced or eliminated www.powercastco.com (c)2010 Powercast Corporation 2 Why RF Power? * Wire-free Operation - Untethered placement and mobility - Operates anywhere in range of a suitable RF power source - One-to-many charging * Reliable - Power source is controlled/deterministic - Available on demand - Minimal effects from weather / time-of-day * End product differentiation - Sealable / waterproof - Zero maintenance www.powercastco.com (c)2010 Powercast Corporation A complete development kit for low-power, battery-free, wireless applications. P2110-EVAL-01 * 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) www.powercastco.com (c)2010 Powercast Corporation 4 Kit Components TX91501-3W-ID 915MHz PowercasterTM Transmitter P2110-EVB P2110 Evaluation Board PICkitTM 3 Programmer Receiving Antennas Dipole and Patch WSN-EVAL-01 Wireless Sensor Board XLP 16-bit Development Board PICtailTM Daughter Card (2.4GHz / 802.15.4) www.powercastco.com (c)2010 Powercast Corporation 5 Power System Transmitter Features: * 915MHz, 3-watt transmitter * Transmits power and data * 8dBi integrated antenna * Dual DC power jacks * Powers multiple receivers Receiver Features: * P2110 Powerharvester(R) * Receives power and data * Converts RF to DC * Charge / Power management * I/O for interface to MCU www.powercastco.com (c)2010 Powercast Corporation 6 Wireless Sensor Board Jointly developed sensor board - available only in the kit. Features: * Node ID selection * Transmitter ID capture * RSSI calculation * Temperature sensor * Humidity sensor * Light sensor * External sensor port * PIC(R) MCU * 2.4GHz / 802.15.4 radio module * Pre-loaded, custom firmware * PICkitTM programming header * Attaches to P2110 evaluation board www.powercastco.com (c)2010 Powercast Corporation 7 Access Point Features: * MCU and wireless development platform - PIC(R) MCU - PICtailTM 2.4GHz / 802.15.4 radio module * Pre-loaded, custom firmware - Receives all data packets - Configured for up to 8 sensor nodes IDs - Maintains time counters for each node * USB interface for power and data * PICkitTM programming header www.powercastco.com (c)2010 Powercast Corporation 8 Data Output to PC Data from Access Point Data from Wireless Sensor Board www.powercastco.com (c)2010 Powercast Corporation 9