onsemi RSL10 Solar Cell Multi-Sensor Platform
onsemi RSL10 Solar Cell Multi-Sensor Platform is designed for battery-free IoT applications for smart building, smart home, and Industry 4.0 verticals. The board includes a low weight, low profile 47F storage capacitor, a programming and debug interface, and a connected solar cell.
The RSL10 Multi-Sensor Platform is built on the RSL10 BLUETOOTH® Low Energy Radio and features sensors for environmental and motion sensing (BMA400 a smart 3-axis accelerometer, BME280 a smart environmental sensor, and the NCT203 wide-range digital temperature sensor). The device harvests energy from a low current source, it is important to minimize leakage of the overall system during operation and standby. The platform has an ultra-low quiescent current LDO (NCP170) on the board to significantly minimize leakage.
Features
- Provides continuous sensor technology with no battery required
- Provides low power BLUETOOTH Low Energy technology enabled by the RSL10 SIP
- 55nw in Standby Mode, 10mW in Rx, and Tx at 0dbm
- Supports Beacon and telemetry transmission
- Fully re-programmable with SEGGER J-Link with Arm® Cortex® Debug connector (10-pin) adapter
- Ultra-low leakage
- Adaptive duty cycle (self-detection of energy availability for transmission)
- Dual solar cell interface (through-holes, wire soldering, or ZIF interface)
- Ultra-low-power smart sensors
- Low voltage, high accuracy temperature sensor with a wide temperature range (-40°C to +125°C)
- Combined digital humidity, pressure, and temperature sensor (BME280)
- Smart 3-axes ultra-low power accelerometer (BMA400) with integrated wake-up and sleep function
- Pre-flashed with interweaving beacon firmware: Eddystone TLM beacon
- Broadcasts storage capacitor voltage level, temperature, time since power-up, and advertisement packets since power-up
- Compatible with BLE scanner applications (iOS® or Android™)
- Custom environmental service beacon
- Broadcasts temperature, humidity, and pressure
- Software libraries and examples are available in the B-IDK CMSIS-Pack
- Supports a wide range of lighting conditions (artificial or solar light, as low as 180lux)
Applications
- Smart homes/buildings
- Environmental sensing (heating/cooling, air quality)
- Intruder detection
- Ambiance and climate control
- Industry 4.0/smart cities
- Worker safety and fall detection
- Air quality monitoring
- Smoke detection
- Mobile personal care
- Integrated/portable sensors
- Smart safety helmets (bicycle, motorcycle)
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Associated Products
onsemi RSL10 Multi-Protocol System-on-Chip
Bluetooth 5 certified, ultra-low-power system-on-chip (SoC) ideal for IoT and connected wearables.
onsemi RSL10 Multi-Protocol BLUETOOTH® System-in-Package
Combines RSL10 wireless SoC, on-board antenna, and all necessary passive components.
onsemi BLE-SWITCH001-GEVB BLUETOOTH® Low Energy Switch
Complete reference design for energy-harvesting applications.
onsemi NCP170 CMOS LDO Regulators
Designed for portable battery-powered applications that require ultra-low quiescent current.
DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
onsemi RSL10 Evaluation Board (RSL10-002GEVB)
Evaluation tool for developing applications based on the multi-protocol RSL10 System on Chip.
onsemi RSL10 SiP Evaluation Board (RSL10−SIP−001GEVB)
Evaluates and demonstrates the RSL10 Multi-Protocol Bluetooth 5 System-in-Package (SiP).