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P2110B

915 MHz RF Powerharvester
erharvester® Receiver
DESCRIPTION

APPLICATIONS

The Powercast P2110B Powerharvester
Powerharvester is
an RF energy harvesting device that converts
RF to DC. Housed in a compact SMD
package, the P2110B receiver provides RF
energy harvesting and power management
for battery-free, micro-power
power devices. The
P2110B converts RF energy to DC and stores
it in a capacitor. When a charge threshold on
the capacitor is achieved, the P2110B boosts
the voltage to the set output voltage level
and enables the voltage output. When the
charge on the capacitor declines to the low
voltage threshold the voltage output is
turned off. A microprocessor can be used to
optimize the power usage from the P211
P2110B
and obtain other data from the component
for improving overall system operation.

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Battery-free
free wireless sensors
- Industrial Monitoring
- Smart Grid
- Defense
- Building automation
- Oil & Gas
Battery recharging
-Coin cells
-Thin-film cells
Low power electronics

FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM

FEATURES
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High conversion efficiency
Converts low-level
level RF signals enabling
long range applications
Regulated voltage output up to 5.
5.5V
Up to 50mA output current
Received signal strength indicator
No external RF components required –
Internally matched to 50 ohms
Wide RF operating range
Operation down to -12 dBm input power
Externally resettable for microprocessor
control
Industrial temperature range
RoHS compliant

PIN CONFIGURATION

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.
Parameter

Rating

Unit

RF Input Power

dBm

RFIN to GND

DSET to GND

RESET to GND

VCAP to GND

2.3

VOUT to GND

VOUT Current

100

Operating Temperature Range

-40 to 85

°C

Storage Temperature Range

-40 to 140

°C

Exceeding the
absolute maximum
ratings may cause
permanent
damage to the
device.

ESD CAUTION
This is an ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device. Proper ESD
precautions should be taken to avoid degradation or damage to the
component.

PIN FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTIONS
Pin
1
2
3

Label
NC
GND
RFIN

4
5

GND
DSET

6
7

INT
RESET

8
9
10

VCAP
NC
VSET

11
12

GND
VOUT

DOUT

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Function
No Connection.
RF Ground. Connect to analog ground plane.
RF Input. Connect to 50Ω antenna through a 50Ω transmission line. Add
a DC block if antenna is a DC short.
RF Ground. Connect to analog ground plane.
Digital Input. Set to enable measurement of harvested power. If this
function is not desired leave NC.
Digital Output. Indicates that voltage is present at VOUT.
Digital Input. Set to disable VOUT. If this function is not desired leave NC.
Connect to an external capacitor for energy storage.
No Connection.
Output Voltage Adjustment. Sets the output voltage by connecting a
resistor to VOUT or GND. Leave NC for 3.3V.
DC Ground. Connect to analog ground plane.
DC Output. Connect to external device. The output is preset to 3.3V but
can be adjusted with an external resistor.
Analog Output. Provides an analog voltage level corresponding to the
harvested power.
No Connection.
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SPECIFICATIONS
TA = 25°C, RFIN = 915MHz unless otherwise noted.
Parameter
Symbol
Condition
1
RF Characteristics
Input Power
RFIN
Frequency
DC Characteristics
Output Voltage
VOUT
Output Current
IOUT
VCAP Maximum
VMAX
VCAP Minimum
VMIN
Signal Strength
DOUT
RFIN = 0dBm
Boost Efficiency
IOUT = 20mA
Maximum INT Current
Digital Characteristics
RESET Input High
DSET Input High
INT Output High
Timing Characteristics
DSET Delay
RESET Delay
RESET Pulse Width
1

Min

Typ

-12
902
2.0

3.3

Max

Unit

10
928

dBm
MHz

5.5
50

V
mA
V
V
mV
%
mA

1.25
1.02
275
85
0.1
1
1.8
VMIN

VMAX
50
6.6

V
V
V
s
s
ns

See typical performance graphs for operation at other frequencies or power levels.

TIMING DIAGRAM

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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
RF INPUT (RFIN)
The RF input is an unbalanced input from
the antenna. Any standard or custom
50antenna may be used with the
receiver. The P2110B has been optimized
for operation in the 902-928MHz band but
will operate outside this band with reduced
efficiency. Contact Powercast for custom
frequency requirements.
The RF input must be isolated from ground.
For antennas that are a DC short, a high-Q
DC blocking capacitor should be added in
series with the antenna.
STORAGE CAPACITOR SELECTION (VCAP)
The P2110B requires an external storage
capacitor connected at VCAP. The value of
the capacitor will determine the amount of
energy available from the VOUT pin. The
capacitor should have a leakage current as
small as possible. It is recommended that
the leakage current of the capacitor be less
than 1μA at 1.2V. The capacitor ESR should
be 200mor less.
Smaller capacitors will charge more quickly
but will result in shorter operation cycles.
Larger capacitors will charge more slowly,
but will provide for longer operation cycles.
The minimum required capacitor value can
be estimated using the following equation.
= 15
Where,
- Output voltage
- Average output current
- On-time of the output voltage
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When using the RESET function, the size of
the capacitor is less important. A larger
capacitor can be used to facilitate
intermittent functions that require more
energy. The RESET will control the amount
of energy removed from the capacitor
during operation which will minimize the
required recharge time. It should be noted
that when RESET is used, a larger capacitor
will not affect charge time during operation,
but it will require more time to initially
charge from a completely discharged state.
The voltage on the VCAP pin under normal
operation will vary between approximately
1.25V and 1.02V. If the harvested energy
becomes too large, the voltage on the
capacitor will be internally clamped to
protect low voltage supercapacitors.
Clamping will begin at approximately 1.8V
and will limit the voltage to less than 2.3V
at the maximum rated input power.
RSSI OPERATION (DOUT, DSET)
The RSSI functionality allows the sampling
of the received signal to provide an
indication of the amount of energy being
harvested. When DSET is driven high the
harvested DC power will be directed to an
internal
sense
resistor,
and
the
corresponding voltage will be provided to
the DOUT pin. The voltage on the DOUT pin can
be read after a 50μs settling time.
When the RSSI functionality is being used,
the harvested DC power is not being stored.

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If the RSSI functionality is not used, DOUT
and DSET should be left unconnected. DSET is
internally pulled down.

If the RESET functionality is not used, RESET
should be left unconnected. RESET in
internally pulled down

DATA RETRIEVAL (DOUT, DSET)
Using DOUT and DSET it is possible to collect
data from the RF transmitter that is
supplying power to the P2110B.
As
discussed above, with DSET high, DOUT will
provide a voltage across R3 that can be read
by an ADC. However, the voltage on DOUT
will also follow the power level of the RF
field as the power level changes. If the RF
field is being provided by a transmitter that
is also communicating by modulating its
amplitude, such as the Powercast TX915013W-ID Powercaster® transmitter, the data
can be read by the P2110B. The voltage
level will need gained up using operation
amplifiers and supplied to a device that can
read the data pattern supplied by the
transmitter.

INTERRUPT (INT)
The interrupt function provides a digital
indication that voltage (or current) is
present at the VOUT pin. INT can be used in
more sophisticated systems that contain
other storage elements and can be used as
an external interrupt to bring a device such
as microcontroller out of a deep sleep
mode. The digital high level of the INT pin
will be between VMIN and VMAX. The INT pin
can provide a maximum of 0.1mA of
current.

RESET
The RESET function allows the voltage from
VOUT to be turned off before the storage
capacitor reaches the lower threshold, VMIN,
thereby saving energy and improving the
recharge time back to the activation
threshold, VMAX. The RESET function can be
implemented by a microcontroller. When
the function of the microcontroller is
completed, driving RESET high will disable
the voltage from VOUT. Care should be taken
to ensure that the microcontroller,
especially during power-on, does not
inadvertently drive RESET high. This will
immediately shutdown the output voltage.

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If the INT functionality is not used, INT
should be left unconnected.
SETTING THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE (VOUT)
The DC output voltage from the P2110 is
preset to 3.3V. However, it can be adjusted
by adding an external resistor to increase or
decrease the output voltage using the
following equations. ( = 10 )
To decrease the output voltage, place a
resistor calculated by the following
equation from VSET to VOUT. The voltage
can be set to a minimum of 2.0V.

(
− 1.21)
(3.32 −
)

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To increase the output voltage, place a
resistor calculated by the following
equation from VSET to GND. The voltage
can be set to a maximum of 5.5V.
=

(

1.21
− 3.32)

LAYOUT CONSIDERATIONS
The RFIN feed line should be designed as a
50Ω trace and should be as short as
possible to minimize feed line losses. The
following table provides recommended
dimensions for 50Ω feed lines (CPWG) for
different circuit board configurations.
PCB Side View

Material
FR4
(εr = 4.2)
FR4
(εr = 4.2)

Thickness
(H)
62

Trace Width
(S)
50

Spacing
(W)
9

The GND pins on each side of the RFIN pin
should be connected to the PCB ground
plane through a via located next to the pads
under the receiver.
When setting the output voltage, the
resistor connected to the VSET pin should
be as close as possible to the pin. No
external capacitance should be added to
this pin.
The DOUT pin can contain low-level analog
voltage signals. If a long trace is connected
to this pin, additional filtering capacitance
next to the A/D converter may be required.
Additional capacitance on this pin will
increase the DSET delay time.
The trace from VCAP to the storage
capacitor should be as short as possible and
have a width of greater than 20mils to
minimize the series resistance of the trace.

*All dimensions are in mils.

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P2110B

915 MHz RF Powerharvester
erharvester® Receiver
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE GRAPHS

TA = 25°C, VOUT = 3.3V, VCAP = 1.2V, unless otherwise noted

Powerharvester Efficiency
vs. RFIN (dBm)

Powerharvester Efficiency
vs. RFIN (mW)

Powerharvester Efficiency
vs. Frequency

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P2110B

915 MHz RF Powerharvester® Receiver
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE GRAPHS

TA = 25°C, VOUT = 3.3V, VCAP = 1.2V, unless otherwise noted

Received Signal Strength Indicator
vs. RFIN (dBm)

Received Signal Strength Indicator
vs. RFIN (mW)

Initial CAP Charge Time to First
Activation vs. RFIN (dBm)

Initial CAP Charge Time to First
Activation vs. RFIN (mW)

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P2110B

915 MHz RF Powerharvester® Receiver
Manual Specifications

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P2110B

915 MHz RF Powerharvester® Receiver

P2110 MODULE SERIES
MODULE
P2110
P2110B

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STATUS
End-of-life
Replaced P2110

FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENCES
N/A
 Increased RF-to-DC conversion
efficiency
 VSET resistor values modified

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IMPORTANT NOTICE
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reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Powercast for its use, nor for any
infringements of patents or other rights of third parties that may result from its use.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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