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BQ25570EVM-206

TIBQ25570EVM-206

Texas Instruments
Power Management IC Development Tools BQ25570 EVAL MOD
16 in stock

Overview

The BQ25570EVM-206 is the evaluation module for Texas Instruments BQ25570 power-management IC, designed to demonstrate and test energy-harvesting power path management and battery charging. The board provides a ready hardware platform to evaluate the ICs charging, boost/buck power-path behavior, and system-level power sequencing under harvested input sources. It is intended for engineers developing autonomous, ultra-low-power systems that scavenge energy from solar, thermal, or other small sources.

Why Choose This Part

Using the BQ25570EVM-206 lets you validate energy-harvesting system behavior without designing a custom board: it exposes the BQ25570 IC in a ready-to-use evaluation layout for bench testing. The EVM demonstrates integrated energy harvesting front-end, power-path management, and charge control so you can experiment with different input sources and storage elements and observe system-level interactions before production design.

Applications

Solar-powered remote sensors
Charge a rechargeable battery or supercap from a small photovoltaic panel to power periodic sensor readouts and radio transmissions.
Wearable and battery-assisted devices
Harvest intermittent energy to extend battery life or maintain backup charge for low-power wearable electronics.
Wireless sensor networks
Provide power-path management for nodes that must operate autonomously on harvested energy with energy storage.
Proof-of-concept energy-harvesting prototypes
Evaluate MPPT behavior, cold-start performance, and charge management before committing to a custom PCB design.
Low-power instrumentation
Keep measurement electronics powered during intermittent energy availability or trickle-charge backup storage.

Getting Started

Download the EVM user guide and schematics from Texas Instruments to understand jumper settings and recommended test configurations. Power the board with a small solar panel or a bench supply, connect your energy storage element per the guide, and monitor voltages and startup behavior with a multimeter and oscilloscope to evaluate performance.

Also Consider

BQ25504 TITexas Instruments - A related TI energy-harvesting boost charger IC for low-power harvest sources, useful if you need a simpler boost-only harvester.
ADP5090 Analog Devices - Analog Devices energy-harvesting PMIC with integrated cold-start and power-path management suitable for small-signal harvesters.
LTC3108-1 Analog Devices (Linear Technology) - A micropower step-up converter designed for very low-voltage energy sources such as thermoelectric or small solar cells.