LoRaWAN CO₂ Sensor Design
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Your goal is to populate this existing board into a LoRaWAN CO2 sensor targeting 10-year battery life.
- I created the plan and it’s ready to execute.
- It covers:
- Defining the battery-life operating conditions
- Finalizing the core blocks already in the project
- Updating supporting parts and interfaces
- Completing low-power net integration
- Preparing documentation and review
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Plan
- Populate the existing Portable LoRaWAN board into a fully realized LoRaWAN CO2 sensor product. The design will target 10-year battery life while maintaining the ultra-low power performance through optimal component selection, power gating, and energy management.
#Implementation plan
- Define Power & Battery Life Conditions
- Analyze battery consumption to meet 10-year operation by establishing measurement intervals, sleep cycles, and transmission duty cycles.
- Optimize power management by reviewing and updating gating strategies on sensor and MCU control lines.
- Validate and Finalize Core Components
- Confirm retention of key components: LoRa-E5 module (U1), SCD41 CO2 sensor (U5), NH2D0245 power IC (U2), TPS7A0533 regulator (U4), AP22916 load switch (U6).
- Ensure solar MPPT input configurations and battery holder (B1) connections are optimized for ultra-low power operation.
- Update Supporting Components and Interfaces
- Review and update supporting I2C, debug (USB-UART through CP2102N IC1), RF, and external access connections to align with low-power requirements.
- Verify that power nets (VMCU, VBAT, VIN) are properly connected across the components to achieve regulated and gated power flow during sensor sleep and active modes.
- Integrate and Confirm Additional Sensing and Control
- Add or refine external sensor power gating and interface elements to ensure precise control over sensor operations, contributing to extended battery life.
- Update net connections and labels if necessary to remove ambiguity and enhance design integrity.
- Prepare Design Documentation
- Update the project properties and description to reflect the product as a LoRaWAN CO2 sensor with 10-year battery life.
- Prepare the schematic and PCB layout for a comprehensive manufacturability review.
#Success criteria
- Schematic fully populated with confirmed low-power management and optimized connections.
- Power nets (battery, regulated, sensor, and MCU) correctly implemented and verified for long-term battery viability.
- Updated project documentation explicitly states the design goals and implementation details for a 10-year battery lifetime CO2 sensor product.
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Keep solar charging
Trim debug hardware
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