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Low Power IoT - Design Challenge

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Low Power IoT Design Challenge

About this Challenge | Dates | The Judges | The Kit | The Prizes | Technical Resources | Example Application | Terms & Conditions | The Challengers

 

Join us, in collaboration with Infineon, for the Low Power IoT Design Challenge with the PSoCTm 6S2 + AIROCTm Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Pioneer Kit !

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Make IoT work in industry, using Infineon’s low-power compute, connectivity, and sensing technology!

 

The Challenge

 

The element14 Community is pleased to introduce the Low Power IoT Design Challenge, in partnership with Infineon Technologies.

 

So many different applications in industrial and enterprise environments can benefit from lower-power and easier-to-use embedded solutions. From remote monitoring of raw materials, to battery-backed sensor hubs on a factory floor, no company wants to spend money, time, and operational bandwidth to service devices that are energy inefficient. Add in the design issues that come with optimizing system power, implementing analog and digital sensor processing, integrating security, and connecting to the cloud or mobile applications.

 

Infineon Technologies is deeply committed in its effort to “Make IoT Work.” That means giving developers like yourselves the right hardware platform to build smart, energy-efficient, and secure IoT systems, along with an easy-to-use, flexible, and complete software to bring your ideas to life.

 

That is why for this Design Challenge, Infineon and element14 are inviting you to use the PSoCTm 6S2 + AIROCTm Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Pioneer Kit (CY8CKIT-062S2-43012) , along with the ModusToolboxTm Software Environment, to build a low-power IoT device. Optimize power in a cloud-connected predictive maintenance module on a production line, extend the battery life of a rugged device technicians would wear to get smart alerts, detect human presence in a smart building doorway using a coin-cell powered sensor node, and more, the possibilities are endless. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

 

20 successful applicants will receive the PSoCTm 6S2 + AIROCTm Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Pioneer Kit (CY8CKIT-062S2-43012) to build and blog their project with.

 

For the chance to win one of the prizes below, you must build your low-power project using the kit above and the ModusToolboxTm.

 

We aren’t necessarily defining “low-power” parameters, as it varies greatly in different applications, and we want to give you the creative agency to do what is best for your design. We have lots of enablement to help optimize system power (see technical resources below), as well as to implement features such as CapSense capacitive-sensing, graphical displays, machine learning, and much more (again – see resources below!).

 

Example applications could include:

  • Factory Automation Sensor Hub
  • Predictive Maintenance Module
  • Human Presence Detection
  • Fall Detection Device
  • Cloud-Connected Robot
  • Air Quality Monitor

 

The Sponsored Kit The Specs

PSoCTm 6S2 + AIROCTm Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Pioneer Kit

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PSoCTm 6S2 + AIROCTm Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Pioneer Kit

(CY8CKIT-062S2-43012)

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• Ultra-low-power PSoCTm 62 MCU that integrates an ArmRegistered CortexRegistered-M4 and Cortex-M0+ onto a single chip and provides up to 2 MB of Flash and 1 MB of SRAM

• The Murata 1LV Module hosting the ultra-pow-power Infineon AIROCTm CYW43012 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi + Dual-Mode Bluetooth combo chipset radio

• CapSense capacitive touch sensing enabled buttons and sliders

• PSoC 5LP MCU for program/debug

• ExcelonTm-Ultra 4Mbit 108-MHz QSPI nonvolatile F-RAM in an 8-SOIC package

 

 

Suggested Accessories

These are not part of the sponsored kit, but have been highlighted by Infineon as compatible components that could help you out in this challenge.

 

Suggested Accessories Buy AllBuy AllThe Specs

TLV493D 3DSense Shield2Go Add-On Board

(S2GO_3D-SENSE_TLV493D)

 

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Infineon’s Shield2Go boards offer a unique customer and evaluation experience – the boards are equipped with one Infineon IC. Customers can now develop their own system solutions by combining Shield2Go boards together with Infineon My IoT adapters. All Shield2Go boards share a common pin out design, i.e. pins are hard coded to specific functions like SPI or I2C. This enables a generic PCB evaluation board design for Infineon’s portfolio like the DPS310 Pressure Shield2Go, the TLV493D-A1B6 3DMagnetic Shield2Go, the TLI4970-D050T4 CurrentSense Shield2Go or the OPTIGATm Trust E and X Security Shield2Go.

TLV493D 3DSense Shield2Go Add-On Board

(S2GO_3D-SENSE_TLV493D)

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Infineon’s 3D magnetic sensor TLV493D-A1B6 offers accurate three dimensional sensing with extremely low power consumption. Within its small 6-pin package the sensor provides direct measurement of the x, y and z magnetic field components, making it ideally suited for the measurement of 3D movement, linear travel, and 360° angle rotation. Infineon’s S2Go_3DSense_TLV493D boards offer a unique customer and evaluation experience

IM69D130 Microphone Shield2Go Add-On Board (S2GOMEMSMICIM69DTOBO1)

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Infineon’s IM69D130 MEMS Microphone supports a dynamic range of 105dB with a signal to noise ratio of 69dB(A) SNR, <1% total harmonic distortions up to 128 dBSPL, and acoustic overload point at 130dBSPL. Infineon’s Shield2Go boards offer a unique customer and evaluation experience – the boards are equipped with two high-performance digital MEMS Microphones (IM69D130).

DPS310 Pressure Shield2Go Add-On Board (S2GOPRESSUREDPS310TOBO1)

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Infineon’s DPS310 barometric pressure sensor supports ultra-high +/-0.005 hPa resolution (equating to +/-5 cm), very good temperature stability due to a linear temperature dependency, and relative accuracy ±0.06 hPa, as well as an integrated FIFO that can store up to 32 pressure/temperature measurements, which enables energy savings on system level. Infineon’s Shield2Go boards offer a unique customer and evaluation experience – the boards are equipped with one DPS310 barometric pressure sensor.
TLI4970 Current Sense Shield2Go Add-On Board (S2GOCURSENSETLI4970TOBO1)
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The TLI4970 is a high-precision current sensor based on Infineon´s proven Hall technology. The coreless concept significantly reduces footprint compared with existing solutions. It’s an easy-to-use, fully digital solution that does not require external calibration or additional parts such as A/D converters, OpAmps, or reference voltage. Infineon’s S2Go_CurrentSenseTLI4970 boards offer a unique customer and evaluation experience – the boards are equipped with one TLI4970 current sensor.

 

 

Be Rewarded on the Community

For entering and taking part in the Design Challenge competition, you'll be rewarded the following badges:

 

imageApply to join the Design Challenge and receive a badge and points for applying! Make sure you've thought your application through, made it original and your own work. If you are building upon someone else's work, make sure you cite your sources. Direct copies of work will not be accepted.
imagePost your first blog! We expect updates on how your Design Challenge project is going, so don't hold back, tell us your thoughts, difficulties, and how you're progressing. Remember that you're assessed based upon your updates, and don't be afraid - other challengers and members are there to help you with any problems you have, and it helps the staff to keep an eye on you!
image5 blogs! Wow, has it really been that long? We hope you'll keep us updated about your project at least once every two weeks, for 10 weeks. We'll not be impressed if you only put a one-liner in there, that's what messages are for. Blogs are to make sure you're giving us all of the juicy detail, trials and tribulations of what's going on, and it keeps everyone honest!
imageEven if you're not a challenger in the Design Challenge, we appreciate every member who joins in and gives a helping hand to applicants and members. If your messages are found to be helpful, we want to acknowledge that and reward you!

 

The Prizes

 

PrizePrize Category

grand prize

Grand Prize*

  • 11” Apple iPad Pro, 128GB, Wi-Fi
  • Solar Powered Charger
runnerup prize

Runner Up*

  • Apple iPad Mini, 64GB, Wi-Fi
  • Solar Powered Charger
finisher prize

Finisher Prize

 

Multicomp Digital Multimeter

*Or local equivalent

 

The Judges

 

Infineon
Technical Judge Team
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element14 Community Judges
element14 Community Team
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Need help? Comment and read the resources below:

Technical Resources:

 

Hardware:

  • PSoCTm 6S2 + AIROCTm Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Pioneer Kit (CY8CKIT-062S2-43012) User Guide
  • PSoC 62 MCU (2MB Flash, 1MB SRAM) Datasheet
  • CYW43012 802.11n / 802.11ac-FriendlyTm Ultra-Low-Power Radio Chipset Datasheet
  • Murata Type 1LV Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Module (hosting CYW43012) Datasheet
  • All PSoCTm 6 MCU Technical Documentation
    • App Note: PSoC 6 MCU Low-Power Modes and Power Reduction Techniques (use content for architecture/conceptual learnings, low power code examples below)
    • Low Power Middleware Library Documentation: Low Power Assistant (LPA) for FreeRTOS

Software:

 

Infineon’s ModusToolboxTm is a set of easy-to-use multi-platform software development tools and a comprehensive suite of GitHub-hosted firmware libraries providing a high-quality experience for developing your IoT applications with Infineon PSoCTm 6 MCUs and AIROCTm Wi-Fi / Bluetooth LE wireless connectivity. Unlike traditional IDE-centric approaches, ModusToolbox provides powerful standalone tools like our easy-to-use configurators and leaves the choice of compiler, editor, debugger, and revision control system up to you.

 

 

  • ModusToolbox Software and Tools Informational Page
    • Download available on this page for WindowsRegistered, macOSRegistered, and LinuxRegistered
  • For PSoCTm 6 and Wi-Fi MCU development in ModusToolbox, start here!
    • All ModusToolbox Software Environment Documentation
  • ModusToolbox Software Code Examples GitHub Repository
    • Low Power code examples to get started with quickly:
      • mtb-example-psoc6-switching-power-modes
      • mtb-example-psoc6-low-power-capsense-freertos
      • mtb-example-psoc6-low-power-sar-adc-thermistor-als
      • mtb-example-psoc6-low-power-analog-front-end
      • mtb-example-anycloud-offload-tcp-keepalive
      • mtb-example-anycloud-wlan-lowpower
      • mtb-example-anycloud-ble-battery-server

 

The Dates

Project Phases

Dates

CURRENT PERIOD:
Build Period

27th August - 5th November 2021
Projects Due5th November 2021
Winners AnnouncedNovember 2021
Prizes ShippedNovember 2021

 

 

The Terms

 

Selected official applicants will be chosen to receive the "Kit" listed above. These successful applicants will be our sponsored challengers, and they must use the PSoCTm 6S2 + AIROCTm Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Pioneer Kit (CY8CKIT-062S2-43012) within their project, and publish their final code and designs on the element14 Community for others to use. Those not chosen as sponsored challengers may also join the competition, but they must base their projects around the kit listed above OR another PSoC 6 Kit and adhere to all terms and conditions of the challenge.

They need to post their progress and final project as at least 5 blog posts before the closing date (see above) when projects are due.

Posts which are media rich with photos, videos, and code samples will be viewed more favorably in the judging process.

Please read the full terms and conditions of the challenge, attached below.

 

Ready to join the challenge? Then Apply Here!

 

If you are not successful in becoming a sponsored challenger but still want to enter, all you need to do is use the Kit as described above in your project and adhere to the same Terms and Conditions for a chance to be our winner! Non sponsored challengers are eligible for the Finisher and Winner Prizes as well.

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  • e14phil
    e14phil over 3 years ago +9
    Very interesting question misaz vlasov01 Let me speak to the sponsor and see if they want to expand the definition of which boards are in the T&C. A core part of this challenge is using the Modus Toolbox…
  • e14phil
    e14phil over 3 years ago +8
    Update to the Terms and Conditions After discussing it with Infineon we are happy to allow challengers who already own a PSoC 6 series kit to enter this challenge. "Sponsored Challengers Selected official…
  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 3 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps +7
    Some more inspiration: The AnyCloud: WLAN low power example that's available in ModusToolbox shows how you can save energy on an active TCP WiFi connection. It uses the same Low Power Assistant that I…
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  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 3 years ago

    Some tests, using PSoC6 peripherals with FreeRTOS and deep sleep mode: PSoC 6 and ModusToolbox: UART receiver with FreeRTOS - Deep Sleep support.

    Power measurement , without communication, and when setting up WiFi: PSoC 6: Low Power Management - Power consumption without WiFi or Bluetooth

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    Jan Cumps over 3 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps

    Some more inspiration:

     

    The AnyCloud: WLAN low power example that's available in ModusToolbox shows how you can save energy on an active TCP WiFi connection.

    It uses the same Low Power Assistant that I'm using for UART receiver with FreeRTOS - Deep Sleep support . This assistant is a great way of managing peripherals in low power mode.

     

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    You can see on the chart below that the design goes to sleep when there's no traffic from the access point:

     

     

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    (this is actual data from my board, a 2000 datapoints (50 seconds) subset of 27000 measurements)

     

     

    Additionally, you can apply additional measures from the related app note AN227910 - Low-power system design with CYW43012 and PSoC 6 MCU.

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    Jan Cumps over 3 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps

    Inspiration: A low power design that hybernates forever, unless a pressure sensor (Product LinkProduct Link) exceeds a reference value.

     

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    Source code adapted from the documentation for the Low Power Comparator (LPCOMP)  Peripheral Driver Library  (PDL).

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    Jan Cumps over 3 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps

    Inspiration: A low power design that hybernates forever, unless a pressure sensor (Product LinkProduct Link) exceeds a reference value.

     

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    Source code adapted from the documentation for the Low Power Comparator (LPCOMP)  Peripheral Driver Library  (PDL).

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  • amgalbu
    amgalbu over 3 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps

    Hi Jan

    I read this message after I submitted my application, which is based on exactly this principle... so thanks for the telepathic inspiration!

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