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Application Note

Silicon Labs RF-to-USB2 Cymbet EH Demos

Introduction

The Cymbet EnerChip

TM

Energy Harvesting Evaluation kits - EVAL-09, EVAL-10, and EVAL-11 are all designed

to support connectivity and power to the Silicon Labs RF-to-USB2 RD wireless Reference Design development

kit. The combination of Cymbet and Silicon Labs RF-to-USB2 kits enables designers to experiment with the

following:

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Simple, low cost battery-free analog data collection and a development platform for battery-free wireless

sensing projects using any mode of Energy Harvesting including light, motion/vibration, heat, RF, etc.

Use solar indoor or outdoor energy to power node boards to communicate with a USB dongle which

uploads the data to a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for demonstration purposes.

This Energy Harvesting kit combination replaces primary batteries with a perpetual self-recharging power

source for 15-20+ year applications.

AN-1053

Cymbet EVAL-10 and SiLabs RF-to-USB2 RD Demonstration Equipment

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Cymbet CBC-EVAL-10

EnerChip CC Solar Energy Harvesting evaluation kit . CBC-EVAL-10 Data Sheet and

purchasing information can be found here: http://www.cymbet.com/products/evaluation-kits.php.

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Silicon Labs RF-to-USB2 RD kit

with USB dongle and wireless node board. In order to use the SiLabs

wireless node board with Energy Harvesting, it must be programmed with Cymbet-specific firmware. If

you purchased the RF-to-USB2 kit from SiLabs or Distribution, the Cymbet code is available for download

at: http://www.cymbet.com/products/datasheets-downloads.php. Please download the code for the

appropriate Cymbet Eval Kit - EVAL-09, EVAL-10 or EVAL-11 kit as there are differences in the code.

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Adapter for easy connection

of CBC-EVAL-10 to RF-to-USB2 RD node. This Adapter is provided free from

Cymbet using the Support Form: http://www.cymbet.com/design-center/support.php.

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Watch the EVAL-10/RF-to-USB2 Video

here: http://www.cymbet.com/products/videos-products.php

Getting Started with the EVAL-10

The EH demonstration with the EVAL-10 and RF-to-USB2 is shown in Figure 1. This section describes the

procedure for establishing connectivity to the RF node board after you have installed the Silicon Labs RF to USB

Figure 1: PV Cell Attached to CBC-EVAL-10, which is Connected to the RF-to-USB2 Board via the Adapter

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