Solar energy click
PID: MIKROE-2814
Weight: 25 g
There are many battery chargers and solar energy harvesters out there already, but the Solar
energy click has the unique feature - it encompasses both of these devices in a single package.
The click uses Texas Instruments BQ25570 - a nano-power high-efficiency boost charger and
buck converter device, designed to work with very low power energy harvesting elements, such
as the photovoltaic and thermoelectric generators.
The Solar energy click recharges the connected LiPo battery or the onboard 220mF
supercapacitor, using the photovoltaic element.This is done by utilizing the BQ25570's charging
and power harvesting capabilities and clever nano-power management features. This click can
also power up low power consumption devices by using the stored energy, providing a way for
continuous power operation of low power devices.
These features make the Solar energy click an ideal solution for powering wireless sensor
networks, environment monitoring devices, portable and wearable health monitoring devices and
similar low power self-sustained devices.
How does the click work?
The click is equipped with BQ25570, nano-power high-efficiency boost charger and buck
converter device, designed to work with very low power energy harvesting elements. It can both
provide power to the connected external load and charge the LiPo rechargeable battery using the
solar panel as the photovoltaic element - employing its energy harvesting capabilities.
The connected load will be powered on either from the connected LiPo battery or the
supercapacitor soldered on board. When the battery voltage drops under the 2.85V, the interrupt
pin (routed to the mikroBUS™ INT pin) will be driven to a LOW logic state. The integrated
nano-power management unit takes care of providing the proper charging conditions for the
battery. When the battery is charged up to 3.25V - due to the hysteresis set with the voltage
divider resistors - the INT pin will go to a HIGH logic state, once again. Also, thanks to the
nano-power management unit, the battery will not get overcharged above 4.06V. The click
board™ provides 2.6V/100mA for the connected external load on the output terminal.
When the battery is not connected, the internal supercapacitor will be used as the energy storage
element. This is useful for continuous powering up of very low power applications, as the
supercapacitor should be able to provide power continuously since it will get recharged by the
solar panel before it is drained out by the load. The internal converter will be disabled if the
storage element voltage drops under the internally set under-voltage level of 1.95V, preventing
the damage of completely draining out the connected storage element.
In addition to the INT pin, there are two more pins of the BQ25570 routed to the mikroBUS™,
used to enable the BQ25570 internal sections (EN) and to enable the power output for the
connected load (OUT). Setting the EN pin to the LOW logic level will enable the BQ25570
internal sections and the power charger features, while the HIGH logic level on the OUT pin will
enable the power output for the connected load.
Specifications
Type
Battery charger
On‐board
modules
Texas Instruments BQ25570 ‐ a nano‐power high‐efficiency boost charger and buck
converter device
Key
Features
provides power to the connected external load and charge the LiPo rechargeable battery
using the solar panel, provides 2.6V/100mA for the connected external load on the output
terminal, the battery will not get overcharged above 4.06V
Interface
GPIO
Input
Voltage
3.3V
Click board
M (42.9 x 25.4 mm)
size
Pinout diagram
This table shows how the pinout on Solar energy click corresponds to the pinout on the
mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns).
Notes
Pin
Pin
Notes
External OUT enable
OUT 1
AN
PWM 16
NC
NC 2 RST
INT
15
INT
EN 3
CS
RX
14
NC
NC 4 SCK
TX
13
NC
NC 5 MISO
SCL
12
NC
NC 6 MOSI
SDA 11
NC
Power supply
3V3 7 3.3V
5V
10
NC
Ground
GND 8 GND
GND
9
GND
Battery OK indication
BQ25570 enable
Ground
Solar energy click electrical specifications
Description
Energy harvesting input terminal voltage rating
Energy harvesting input terminal power rating
Min
Typ Max
Unit
0.1
5.1
V
0.005
510
mW
Onboard settings and indicators
Label
Name
Default
Description
‐
Power LED indicates that the click is powered on
PWR Power LED
Software support
We provide an example for the Solar energy click on our LibStock page, as well as a demo
application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all
the main MikroElektronika development boards.
Examples Description
The application is composed of the following sections :
System Initialization ‐ Initializes GPIO pins used with SolarEnergy click and UART module used for
data logging
Application Initialization ‐ Enables Solar energy click
Application Task ‐ (code snippet) Sequentially checks the state INT pin and reports current status
by logging information to UART every 15 seconds.
void applicationTask()
{
Delay_ms( 15000 );
if (SOLAR_INT_PIN)
{
UART_Write_Text( "Battery in proper condition!");
UART_Write(13);
UART_Write(10);
}
else
{
UART_Write_Text( "Battery voltage low");
UART_Write(13);
UART_Write(10);
}
}
The example code for all architectures and compilers, and ready to use projects can be found on our
LibStock page.
Other mikroE Libraries used in the example:
UART
Additional notes and information
Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART click, USB UART 2 click or
RS232 click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on
the board. The terminal available in all Mikroelektronika compilers, or any other terminal application of
your choice, can be used to read the message.
https://www.mikroe.com/solar‐energy‐click 12‐5‐17
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