Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
At Embedded World 2025, Electromaker stopped by the Silicon Labs booth to check out one of the most practical solutions for smart home and industrial IoT: an energy harvesting development kit.
Designed to eliminate the need for batteries, this modular dev kit supports solar, vibration, thermal, and RF-based energy harvesting. Whether you're building battery-free light switches, step-triggered sensors, or environmentally conscious IoT nodes, the kit helps developers evaluate multiple energy sources and storage options (like capacitors) with ease.
The system supports Zigbee Green Power and Bluetooth LE, using ultra-efficient Silicon Labs chips paired with e-peas power management ICs. Also included is a coin cell-powered baseboard to help developers understand power consumption before switching to harvesting mode.
📦 Explore the full kit and start building your own sustainable solutions – with examples and drivers ready to go in the Silicon Labs IDE.
More information:
silabs.com/development-tools/wireless/efr32xg22e-energy-harvesting-explorer-kit?tab=overview
e-peas.com/news/webinars/e-peas-silicon-labs-simplify-the-implementation-of-battery-less-ambient-iot-smart-home-systems
Timestamps:
Solving Smart Home Power Without Neutral Wires – 0:00
Introducing the Energy Harvesting Dev Kit – 0:23
Sources of Harvestable Energy – 0:34
Button-Based Energy Burst Demo – 0:54
Solar Charging and Energy Storage – 1:11
Removing Batteries from Smart Devices – 1:45
Bluetooth and Zigbee Green Power Communication – 2:22
Zigbee Secure Pairing and Network Setup – 2:54
Overview of the Three Evaluation Shields – 3:10
Energy Burst vs. Constant Trickle Power – 3:33
Coin Cell Option for Power Profiling – 3:55
Power Management ICs and Wireless Chip Integration – 4:19
How to Get Started and Where to Find the Kit – 4:50
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At Embedded World 2025, Electromaker stopped by the Silicon Labs booth to check out one of the most practical solutions for smart home and industrial IoT: an energy harvesting development kit.
Designed to eliminate the need for batteries, this modular dev kit supports solar, vibration, thermal, and RF-based energy harvesting. Whether you're building battery-free light switches, step-triggered sensors, or environmentally conscious IoT nodes, the kit helps developers evaluate multiple energy sources and storage options (like capacitors) with ease.
The system supports Zigbee Green Power and Bluetooth LE, using ultra-efficient Silicon Labs chips paired with e-peas power management ICs. Also included is a coin cell-powered baseboard to help developers understand power consumption before switching to harvesting mode.
📦 Explore the full kit and start building your own sustainable solutions – with examples and drivers ready to go in the Silicon Labs IDE.
More information:
silabs.com/development-tools/wireless/efr32xg22e-energy-harvesting-explorer-kit?tab=overview
e-peas.com/news/webinars/e-peas-silicon-labs-simplify-the-implementation-of-battery-less-ambient-iot-smart-home-systems
Timestamps:
Solving Smart Home Power Without Neutral Wires – 0:00
Introducing the Energy Harvesting Dev Kit – 0:23
Sources of Harvestable Energy – 0:34
Button-Based Energy Burst Demo – 0:54
Solar Charging and Energy Storage – 1:11
Removing Batteries from Smart Devices – 1:45
Bluetooth and Zigbee Green Power Communication – 2:22
Zigbee Secure Pairing and Network Setup – 2:54
Overview of the Three Evaluation Shields – 3:10
Energy Burst vs. Constant Trickle Power – 3:33
Coin Cell Option for Power Profiling – 3:55
Power Management ICs and Wireless Chip Integration – 4:19
How to Get Started and Where to Find the Kit – 4:50
▬ Support Us! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
For all the latest products, projects and articles, visit our website at electromaker.io
💡 **Stay Connected with Electromaker!**
youtube.com/channel/UCiMO2NHYWNiVTzyGsPYn4DA?sub_confirmation=1
facebook.com/electromaker.io
twitter.com/ElectromakerIO
linkedin.com/company/electromaker
