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The STEVAL-MKI234KA evaluation kit is based on the LSM6DSV16BX IMU (inertial measurement unit) with a Qvar electrostatic sensor and three different electrodes (swipe, finger, and generic) to make it compatible with the STEVAL-MKI109V3. The kit provides the complete LSM6DSV16BX pinout and comes ready-to-use with the required decoupling capacitors on the VDD power supply line. The STEVAL-MKE00xAA can be plugged into the STEVAL-MKI234A board. This adapter is supported by the STEVAL-MKI109V3 motherboard, which includes a high-performance 32-bit microcontroller functioning as a bridge between the sensor and a PC. It is also possible to plug the STEVAL-MKI234A board into an X-NUCLEO-IKS01A3 expansion board. MEMS-Studio is a complete software solution for the evaluation and programming of all MEMS sensors and it is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows operating systems. You can also use the downloadable graphical user interface (Unico-GUI) or dedicated software routines for customized applications.

The STEVAL-MKI236A is an adapter board designed to facilitate the evaluation of the ASM330LHB in the MEMS and sensors product portfolio. The board offers an effective solution for fast system prototyping and device evaluation directly within the user’s own application. The STEVAL-MKI236A can be plugged into a standard DIL24 socket. The adapter provides the complete ASM330LHB pinout and comes ready-to-use with the required decoupling capacitors on the VDD and VDDIO power supply lines. This adapter is supported by the STEVAL-MKI109V3 motherboard, which includes a high-performance 32-bit microcontroller functioning as a bridge between the sensor and a PC. MEMS-Studio is a complete software solution for the evaluation and programming of all MEMS sensors and it is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows operating systems. You can also use the downloadable graphical user interface (Unico-GUI) or dedicated software routines for customized applications.

The STEVAL-MKIT04KA is composed by four different adapters DIL24: the STEVAL-MKI224V1, the STEVAL-MKI227A contained in the STEVAL-MKI227KA adapter kit, the STEVAL-MKI235A contained in the STEVAL-MKI235KA adapter kit, the STEVAL-MKE003A contained in the STEVAL-MKI227KA and STEVAL-MKI235KA adapter kit. All SMD devices are soldered on the boards. Male and female connectors must be manually soldered. The STEVAL-MKE003A can be plugged over the STEVAL-MKI227A or the STEVAL-MKI235A board. In case the application using LSM6DSV16X is fixed it is possible to solder a 0 ohm resistor instead of shunt in the JQ connector. These adapters are singularly supported by the STEVAL-MKI109V3 motherboards, which includes a high performance 32-bit microcontroller functioning as a bridge between the sensor and a PC. On the STEVAL-MKI109V3 it is possible to use the downloadable graphical user interface (Unico-GUI or MEMS-Studio), or dedicated software routines for customized applications. It is also possible to plug the single board into X-NUCLEO-IKS01A3.

The STEVAL-NRG011TV is a 200 W LED TV SMPS providing 12 V regulated output voltage (for MCU supply and audio system applications) and 65 V output voltage for LED back lighting. The design is based on the STNRG011 IC digital combo controller that controls a two-stage AC/DC SMPS. The front-end is a transition mode PFC pre-regulator and the second stage is an LLC HB resonant converter. Thanks to the STNRG011 IC, the user can take full advantage of digital implementation without the need of writing code. A complete set of parameters, stored in the controller non-volatile memory (NVM), allows the configuration and fine tuning of the application.

The STEVAL-OET005 kit allows evaluating ST ESD protection devices or filtering devices for USB Type-C connectors. There are two different kits available for sale. Each kit contains an evaluation board and a testing board. The STEVAL-OET005VC kit provides a protection solution of all lines (data, control, and power) in a 500 µm pitch package. This kit contains the STEVAL-OET005C evaluation board and the STEVAL-OET005E testing board. The STEVAL-OET005VD kit provides a protection and filtering solution (common mode filters and protection for all lines) in a 500 µm pitch and 0201 package. This kit contains the STEVAL-OET005D evaluation board and the STEVAL-OET005E testing board.

The STEVAL-PCC017V1 evaluation board is used as a USB-to-serial communication interface for motor control applications. The STM32 microcontroller is used as the main digital controller to interface with the slave devices. The system utilizes the opto-isolator to isolate the STM32 and slave devices in order to control, configure and monitor them. The STEVAL-PCC017V1 evaluation board has a 16-pin interface which allows connecting a device that can communicate using SPI and UART. This allows the user to connect a serial communication-based device to a PC and also allows the control of some of the GPIOs available in the 16-pin interface, setting them in input/output modes. Power to the board is provided from the USB Mini-B type connector. In addition, external target VDD_T and GND_T supply is used to power up the opto-isolator output section. The STEVAL-PCC017V1 evaluation board provides an option for the end user to just focus on application development as the complexity of the microcontroller is encompassed by the tool itself, thus increasing efficiency and time to market.

Based on the Silab CP2102 USB bridge, the STEVAL-PCC018V1 is a USB to UART board that allows the integration of a USB connector with a general-purpose board which has a UART interface available.

The STEVAL-PDETECT1 is a presence detection add-on evaluation kit for STWIN.box, targeting human presence applications. It enables low-power applications, user privacy, and it reduces false triggers with multisensor modalities. It is possible to use simultaneously up to three add-on boards in a daisy-chain configuration. The kit is based on three sensors: STHS34PF80, VL53L8CX, and VD6283TX. The STHS34PF80 sensor has been designed to measure the amount of IR radiation emitted from an object within its field of view. The information is digitally processed by the ASIC, which can be programmed to monitor motion, presence, or an overtemperature condition. The VL53L8CX is a multizone (either 4x4 or 8x8) ToF ranging sensor, which enhances performance under ambient light with a reduced power consumption. Based on STMicroelectronics’ FlightSense technology, the sensor is designed to provide accurate ranging up to 400 cm with a 65° diagonal field of view (FoV). The VD6283TX (1.83 x 1.0 x 0.55 mm) is ST's new color sensor with advanced light flicker extraction. Light measurement is fast and accurate thanks to an individual ADC and a readout for each color channel. The VD6283TX uses hybrid color filters with precise responses allowing accurate computation of the correlated color temperature (CCT) and Lux information. The VD6283TX can be used for display brightness management or scene light correction.

The STEVAL-PROTEUS1 is an evaluation tool designed for temperature and vibration monitoring. It is based on a 2.4 GHz multiprotocol wireless SoC to address machine or facility condition monitoring for industrial applications. The evaluation board simplifies the prototyping, evaluation and development of wireless industrial sensor nodes to enable the predictive maintenance. It comes with a LiPo battery and a plastic case. All components are mounted exclusively on the top side of the PCB to ensure an easy mounting on other equipment. The included comprehensive software and the firmware libraries with time and frequency domain vibration analysis ease your software customization and can reliably improve your time-to-market. The main board includes the STM32WB5MMG ultra-low-power and small form factor wireless radio module. This module is FCC and IC certified (FCC ID: YCP-STM32WB5M001 and IC: 8976A-STM32WB5M01). It is based on the STM32WB55VGY wireless SoC, compliant with the Bluetooth® Low Energy SIG specification v5.2, ZigBee 3.0, and IEEE 802.15.4-2011. The powerful Arm®-based Cortex-M4 with FPU and large memory allows running the embedded algorithm at node level. The multiprotocol support ensures the development of applications with different types of connectivity, using a unique hardware. Moreover, the main board integrates the STSAFE-A110 secure element that provides authentication and secure data management services to a local or remote host. The IIS3DWB high bandwidth (up to 6 kHz) accelerometer, the IIS2DLPC ultra-low power, and the ISM330DHCX inertial module (accelerometer and gyroscope) with MLC make the hardware ideal for a customized vibration monitoring development. The STTS22H high accuracy temperature sensor has been integrated in the board, far from the heat noise sources (the power management and the microcontroller) to provide a more precise temperature measurement. Its exposed pad sensor feature allows the temperature sensor to be in contact with the surface target equipment. An on-board external memory is connected via QSPI to the STM32WB5MMG module for data buffering and event storage. The STEVAL-PROTEUS is LiPo rechargeable battery-powered. It can also be powered via USB (5 V at 500 mA) or via a primary battery (which is not included in the kit). The power management features the ST1PS02 400 mA step down converter for low-power applications and the STBC02 for battery charging. An application example firmware with dedicated algorithms is preloaded in the STM32WB5MMG flash memory for easy demonstration of wireless vibration and temperature node monitoring.

The STEVAL-SILPC01 is a PLC solution with a 1oo2 architecture, featuring the CLT03-2Q3dual channel digital input and the IPS160HF single channel digital output. The hardware is designed to meet the SIL level. It has been officially assessed by TÜV Italia (TÜV SUD Group) in compliance with SIL 2 / PL d requirements: random failure rates, systematic capability (for the hardware), architectural constraints in accordance with IEC 61508, EN 62061, EN ISO 13849-1, and EN ISO 13849-2 standards. The system is built around the STM32H723VG microcontroller. It is able to manage connectivity, load actuation and system diagnostic check for power management, digital input/output ICs, and temperature monitoring at the same time. The solution integrates DC-DC converters in a buck configuration powered by the L7987L and L7983. The switching converters have been designed to provide 3.5 V on the user side and 6 V on the isolated side. With dedicated post regulation circuits, these voltage levels are stepped down to 3.3 V for the MCU, connectivity, and temperature sensor (available on the isolated side) and 5 V for the signal delta isolator (also available on the isolated side). The CLT03-2Q3 input can detect a fixed DC voltage via a 0-36 V or 4-20 mA sensor, whereas the two IPS160HF allow load driving with a 2.5 A current capability for each output. Several diagnostic and protection circuits are available on the board to ensure the system proper functionality and meet the IEC61508-2 requirements. The hardware is supported by STSW-SILPLC firmware package, based on the STM32Cube architecture. It consists of an application layer, a drivers layer with BSP/CMSIS and HAL library, and a middleware layer. The firmware solution embeds the EtherCAT protocol stack V5.0.8 and X-CUBE-STL-H7 v1.2.0 certified by TÜV Rheinland. The stack library provides dedicated APIs to handle the data packet exchange between the master and the slave. Data consist of a set of commands to drive the load through the on-board IPS on board and manage system diagnostic using dedicated signals. These data types are exchanged using the process data channel of the protocol stack. A daisy-chain configuration can be implemented to connect more than one sensor node to the same network. In this case, the master generates a common frame with the data to be addressed to all EtherCAT slaves (ECS). Each node identifies its own frame by verifying only the MAC address reported in the frame. Dedicated documentation related to TÜV assessment on the hardware, such as TN1395 "Analysis of hardware systematic failures and techniques for on-chip redundancy", FMEDA, Assessment on hardware Report TI 722260614 Rev. 0, and the industrialization package, as well as the user manual, are available on demand, by signing a specific NDA.