The PoF Sensing Platform (PoFS) is a development platform to help designers build their own PoF based product for unique sensing and monitoring applications. It incorporates STMicroelectronicsTM STM32F407 microcontroller, within an easy-to-use hardware and software platform, containing a power interface module (PIM) and a sensor interface module (SIM, which includes a PPC for converting the laser light to electricity). The PIM sends laser power to the SIM, and communicates with the SIM optically via a transmitter and receiver. The PPC on the SIM powers the communications and conditioning electronics on the SIM. The SIM provides a completely voltage isolated conditioned DC power output of 200mW at 3.3V or 5V to customer electronics, like sensors or probes. With 750kSPS (thousands of samples per second) ADC capability at the SIM, analog signals can be converted into digital signals and sent back to the PIM optically.
The PoFS aims to make PoF more accessible to inventors, makers and research teams. In doing so, new applications for PoF will proliferate, as new products get to market faster, and at lower cost. PoFS provides a turnkey PoF solution enabling rapid integration of application specific features, thus dramatically reducing development timelines, budgets, and technical risk for innovative PoF products.

PoF Sensing Platform Features:

• STM32F4 MCU based platform
• Provides voltage isolated power
• Bidirectional noise free communication
• Plug and play interface
• Class 1 laser safety compliant
• ADC up to 750 kSPS
• 12 bit FFT converter
• 200mW electrical output at 3.3V or 5V from the SIM

PoF Sensing Platform Applications:

PoF sensor system development

PoF robotic system development

PoF remote devices development

PoF data communication system development

PoF Sensing Platform Datasheet Download

PoFS Series

PoF Sensing Platform Starting Code Download

PIM and SIM

PoF Sensing Platform Schematics Download

PIM and SIM

PoF Sensing Platform PCB Layout Download

PIM and SIM