Solar powered PSoC 4

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ShBa_282106
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Hi,

   

I am new to PSoC 4 , but have a handful of projects on PSoC 3. I want to use CY8CKIT-042 with a solar panel. Application  is simple gross counting of pulses. How should I start? Also is there anything done already with this?

   

Thanks

   

Neha

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Yuva
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Hi Neha,

You can have a look at our RDK-CYALKIT-E02 in the following link. S6AE103A harvest the solar power and powers the BLE module. You can have similar approach with PSoC4.

CYALKIT-E02 Solar-Powered BLE Sensor Beacon Reference Design Kit (RDK)

Thanks,

Yuva.

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Bob_Marlowe
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What exactly do you want to perform? Charging a battery when there is light enough and living on that saved energy 365/24

   

Or just running your Pioneer kit when there is light (which will be difficult at the power-up time)?

   

Afaik there is a PSoC1 project with the technical background for charging batteries with solar panels. Just type "solar charger" (with quotes!!) into the keyword search field at top of this page,

   

 

   

Bob

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ShBa_282106
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Hi

   

Am not looking forward to charge the battery, just that it should work when the light is enough and fall back to power-on-board when its dark.  Still looking for the feasibility of this idea.

   

Thanks for the reference Bob

   

Neha

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Yuva
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Hi Neha,

You can have a look at our RDK-CYALKIT-E02 in the following link. S6AE103A harvest the solar power and powers the BLE module. You can have similar approach with PSoC4.

CYALKIT-E02 Solar-Powered BLE Sensor Beacon Reference Design Kit (RDK)

Thanks,

Yuva.

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