DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
Powercast development kits and evaluation boards enable simple and fast testing and prototyping with RF-based wireless power technology.
Powercast development kits and evaluation boards enable simple and fast testing and prototyping with RF-based wireless power technology.
PowerSpot® RF Wireless Power Development Kit for Battery Recharging
The PowerSpot® RF Wireless Power Development Kit for Battery Recharging is a complete demonstration and development platform for recharging batteries in consumer devices wirelessly from RF energy (radio waves) using the PowerSpot transmitter. It is designed to be used at a higher RF power level (recommended up to 5 feet between transmitter and evaluation board) using the PowerSpot TX91503 RF Wireless Transmitter. It can be used with or without a mobile app and is configured for out-of-the-box operation.
Lifetime Power® Energy Harvesting Development Kit for Battery Recharging
The Lifetime Power Energy Harvesting Development Kit for Battery Recharging is a complete demonstration and development platform for Powercast battery recharging technology powered by RF energy (radio waves). It is designed and configured for extremely low power operation, and the firmware is pre-installed for out-of-the-box operation.
The battery recharging boards are powered by the P1110 Powerharvester Receiver, which converts RF energy into DC power. In this kit, either the TX91501 or Powerspot TX91502 transmitter (both included) acts as the source of RF energy (915MHz), but other RF sources from 850-950 MHz can also be used for power. A companion app and Bluetooth enabled radio boards are included to easily measure the recharging current and battery voltage.
The radio boards mate with the battery recharging boards to provide recharging current and voltage information to the companion app. The radio boards are powered by their own separate coin cell battery in order to not affect the recharging current/voltage data.
Lifetime Power® Energy Harvesting Development Kit for Wireless Sensors (jointly developed by Powercast and Microchip)
The Lifetime Power Energy Harvesting Development Kit for Wireless Sensors is a complete demonstration and development platform for creating battery-free wireless sensors (passive wireless sensor tags) powered by RF energy (radio waves). It is designed and configured for extremely low power operation, and the firmware is pre-installed for out-of-the-box operation.
The wireless sensor boards are powered by the P2110 Powerharvester Receiver, which converts RF energy into DC power. In this kit, the TX91501 transmitter is the source of RF energy (915MHz), but other RF sources from 850-950 MHz can also be used for power. The communication from the sensor boards to the access point is 2.4GHz using 802.15.4-compliant radios.
No batteries are needed to power the wireless sensor board. The on-board sensors include temperature, humidity and light, and there is a terminal for an external sensor.
PowerSpot® Transmitter Evaluation Board
P1110 Powerharvester® Evaluation Board
P2110 Powerharvester® Evaluation Board
P21XXCSR-EVB Chipset Reference Design Evaluation Board