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Solar Development Kit with Nordic BLE (DEV-BLE-NS) System Overview The Solar Development Kit with Nordic BLE (DEV-BLE-NS) is a complete energy harvesting power management solution and Nordic nRF52832 BLE development platform. It is perfect for developers looking to design or add PowerFilms flexible solar to Nordic BLE products. This complete energy harvesting solution is capable of operating in dim indoor environments when using our Indoor Light panels, and outdoors using the Classic Application panels. The kit is able to efficiently extract power, charge a variety of storage elements, and supply power to the BLE circuit. It includes two user Solar panel leads cropped for photo selectable energy harvesting modules, one implementing the BQ25570 PMIC and the other being a dedicated Cap-Charger for batteryless Panel Specifications applications. Indoor Series Classic Application Fully compatible with Nordics development tools, the kit comes programmed with a low power optimized HRM demo. LL200-3.6-75 ONP2.4-15x94 1000 lux: 100% Sun Kit Contents 1.354mW 45mW 0.423mA 18.6mA DEV-BLE-NS circuit board assembly 3.2V 2.4V (2)LL200-3.6-75 Indoor Solar Panel with 6 leads 200 lux: 25% Sun 0.206mW 10.1mW (2) ONP2.4-15x94 Classic Application Solar Panel with 6 leads 0.086mA 4.2mA 2.4V 2.4V 60mAh rechargeable Li-Polymer battery Instructions, hardware and software files, and product System Diagram documentation Use Cases - Power Source For BLE Beacons and Tags Smart Windows and Shades E-Paper Displays Wireless Sensors Telematics Wearables Smart Locks Field and Herd Monitoring Thermostats Other Low Power Electronics PowerFilm, Inc. 1287 XE Place Ames, IA 50014 USA www.powerfilmsolar.com 515-292-7606 1/21Board Layout IV Curves Indoor Series Classic Application ONP2.4-15x94 PowerFilm Low Light Performance - LL200-3.6-75 0.025 0.05 200 Lux 400 Lux 600 Lux 800 Lux 1000 Lux 0.045 0.02 0.04 0.8 0.035 0.015 0.03 0.6 0.025 0.4 0.01 0.02 0.015 0.2 0.005 0.01 0.005 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 Voltage (V) Voltage (V) nRF52832 Nordic BLE Module Fully functional BLE module configured for ultra-low power operation. Connects to iOS and Android devices through Nordics example mobile applications. iOS and Android connectivity IO Break-out connectors for additional sensors or components Segger Embedded Studio project solution files Small footprint with compact meandering antenna design Energy Harvesting Modules Includes the two charging circuits detailed below. The first is a custom battery-free capacitor charger (Cap-Charger) and the second implements TIs BQ25570 energy harvesting/power management IC and is identical to the Solar Development Kit. The desired charging circuit can be chosen with jumper J1. Cap-Charger BQ25570 IC Up to 2x performance vs standard energy harvesting IC solutions MPPT Input with low voltage boost converter Rapid charging during initial off state (0-2V) Regulatedpower output (default 3V) Low voltage load disconnect with hysteresis and high voltage Integrated battery charger (default 4.2V Li-ion) with low voltage charge termination load disconnect and high voltage charge termination Low cost and small footprint PowerFilm, Inc. 1287 XE Place Ames, IA 50014 USA www.powerfilmsolar.com 515-292-7606 1/21 Current (mA) Current (A) Power (W)