TI eZ430-RF2500-SEH Solar Energy Harvester Development Tool
The eZ430-RF2500-SEH Solar Energy Harvester Development Tool from Texas Instruments is a kit that converts ambient light into power for industrial, transportation, agricultural and commercial applications. The eZ430-RF2500-SEH kit combines Cymbet’s EnerChip thin-film battery technology with TI’s MSP430 microcontrollers (MCU), CC2500 radio frequency (RF) transceivers, and the eZ430-RF2500 development tool. The kit enables developers to build self powered solar-based wireless sensor networks, eliminating system batteries. The eZ430-RF2500-SEH kit is sampling now for $149.
eZ430-RF2500-SEH Content
- Two eZ430-RF2500T wireless target boards
- One eZ430-RF USB debugging interface
- One AAA battery pack with expansion board (batteries included)
- One SEH-01 Solar Energy Harvester Board
- One MSP430 Development Tool CD containing documentation and development software:
- eZ430-RF2500-SEH Demo and Source Code, SLAC219
- eZ430-RF2500-SEH Development Tool User’s Guide, SLAU273
- eZ430-RF2500 Development Tool User’s Guide, SLAU227
- MSP430x2xx Family User’s Guide, SLAU144
- Code Composer Essentials v3.1 Core Edition, SLAC063
eZ430-RF2500-SEH Features
- Efficient solar energy harvesting module for the eZ430-RF2500
- Battery-less operation
- Works in low ambient light
- 400+ transmissions in dark
- Adaptable to any RF network or sensor input
- Inputs available for external harvesters (thermal, piezo, 2nd solar panel, etc.)
- USB debugging and programming interface with application backchannel to PC
- 18 available analog and communications input/output pins
- Highly integrated, ultra-low-power MSP430 MCU with 16-MHz performance
- Two green and red LEDs for visual feedback
- Interruptible push button for user feedback
More info: TI MSP430 Solar Energy Harvester Development Tool
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