Zborgered let us know about this week’s TI Deal which is one heck of a deal with a nice package. You get the EZ430-RF2500-SEH Solar Energy Harvesting Development kit at 50% off and the EZ430-RF2500 bundled free – batteries included! That gives you a total of 3 wireless RF2500 target boards for $74.50 with free expedited shipping. This also makes a very good beginner’s kit. The kits come with a MSP430F2274 microcontroller and CC2500 2.4-GHz wireless transceivers. You can discuss the deal in the Forum’s Deals thread.
Get the deal here.
The eZ430-RF2500-SEH is a complete Solar Energy Harvesting development kit to help create a perpetually powered wireless sensor network based on the ultra-low-power MSP430 microcontroller.
The Solar Energy Harvester module includes a high-efficiency solar (2.25×2.25”) panel optimized for operating indoors under low-intensity fluorescent lights, which provides enough power to run a wireless sensor application with no additional batteries. Inputs are also available for external energy harvesters such as thermal, piezoelectric, or another solar panel.
Features:
- Efficient solar energy harvesting module for the eZ430-RF2500
- Battery-less operation
- Works in low ambient light
- 400+ transmissions in dark
- Adaptable to any RF network or sensor input
- Inputs available for external harvesters (thermal, piezo, 2nd solar panel, etc.)
- USB debugging and programming interface with application backchannel to PC
- 18 available analog and communications input/output pins
- Highly integrated, ultra-low-power MSP430 MCU with 16-MHz performance
- Two green and red LEDs for visual feedback
- Interruptible push button for user feedback
- 1x eZ430-RF2500-SEH kit @ 50% off!
- Two eZ430-RF2500T wireless target boards
- One eZ430-RF USB debugging interface
- One AAA battery pack with expansion board (batteries included)
- One SEH-01 Solar Energy Harvester Board
- One MSP430 Development Tool CD containing documentation and development software
- 1x eZ430-RF2500T FREE!
- One wireless target board
- One AAA battery pack with expansion board (batteries included)
TI will drain my pockets. But as mentioned, this is a really good deal. 43oh, You forgot the TI deals link.
Ah shoot. Corrected now. We were too excited. Thanks!
Yes, lately I’ve been spending a good bit with TI. But it’s not too shabby since you get a whole lot of hardware for the price of 1 arduino. haha
Can you see the coupon code? I can’t seem to find it anywhere on the webpage…
Goto http://tideals.com/coupons/ec.php to get your coupon.
It’s not a free RF2500 -KIT-, it’s a free RF2500 target board, no?
Thanks. Corrected. It is a target board only.
If you attend the TI Technology Days, you can get a eZ430-RF2500-SEH for $2.98 including shipping!
I just missed mine by a day. I wish TI would send a newsletter out.
http://www.ti.com/ww/en/techdays/2011/index.shtml?DCMP=Training&HQS=Other+OT+techdays
“If you attend the TI Technology Days, you can get a eZ430-RF2500-SEH for $2.98 including shipping!”.
I attended, but did not see that offer. Was it in the bag?
Attendees received a coupon in the bag for purchasing TI tools at the TI eStore.
Yes, I got that coupon, but it was not limited to the eZ430-RF2500-SEH. The one I got can be used for any development tool.
Great deal, I would encourage anyone that can make it to attend.
Also I attended the workshop where one gets hands on experience with the launchpad and the capacitive touch sensor. Excellent free training.
> Attendees received a coupon in the bag for
> purchasing TI tools at the TI eStore.
I visited the Tech Day in Germany, but unfortunately, there were no coupons in the bag.
Is it a universal coupon code or is it personalized?
Thanks.
Wow, $2.98!?
How much is the fee for the Technology Day?
Free.
See http://www.ti.com/ww/en/techdays/2011/
I was just about to moan about it being US only for the dev days, but then spotted Birmingham (UK) on Dec 7. Still a bit far for me to travel, but good to know they’re happening round the world.