Power Profiler
Power profiling and power optimization of embedded solutions
Power Profiler Kit II (PPK2)
The Power Profiler Kit II is a standalone unit for measuring and optionally supplying all Nordic development boards and additional hardware. It enables easy and affordable power measurements for wireless product development on all Nordic DKs, in addition to aforementioned external hardware. The current supply ranges from all the way down to a few µA to up to 1 A. It supports an ampere meter mode as well as a source mode. For the ampere meter mode an external power supply needs to provide VCC levels between 0.8 V and 5.0 V to the device under test (DUT). In source mode, the PPK2 supplies levels between 0.8 V and 5.0 V, while the on-board regulator provides currents up to 1 A to the external devices. Thus it is possible to measure small sleep currents, higher active current levels and short current peaks on all Nordic DKs, as well as on external devices. In this regard, both the different protocols supported, such as Bluetooth® LE, Bluetooth® mesh, Thread, Zigbee, 2.4GHZ proprietary, etc. Applications of the nRF52 and nRF53 series and the cellular IoT applications of the nRF91 Series are supported. The PPK2 has an advanced analog measurement unit with a high dynamic measurement range. This allows accurate power consumption measurements for the entire range typically seen in low-power embedded applications, all the way from single μAs to 1 A. The resolution varies between 100 nA and 1mA depending on the measurement range and is high enough to detect small spikes as often seen in low power optimized systems. By using digital inputs as a low-end logic analyser, it is possible to enable code-synchronized measurements, as well.
Key Features
- Current measuring range between 200 nA and 1 A
- Measurement resolution between 100 nA and 1 mA
- Ampere meter mode and source mode
- Source mode includes a built-in programmable regulator with an output range between 0.8 V and 5.0 V and output currents of up to 1 A
- 100 ksps sampling rate
- 8 digital inputs for low-end logic analyser support
- Power Profiler app in the nRF Connect for Desktop
Applications
- Power debugging of embedded applications
- Estimation of battery lifetime of completed application
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Participate and Win!
Nordic Semiconductor is a global leader of ultra-low-power wireless technologies and a long term partner of Rutronik and is offering you the opportunity to win one of their development hardware. Participate in our advent calendar and explore the world of Power Management, Bluetooth Low Energy, Wi-Fi and Cellular IoT.
The nRF54L15 DK is the development kit for all three wireless SoC (System-on-Chip) options in the nRF54L Series. The nRF54L15 sits on the development board, while the nRF54L10 and nRF54L05 can be emulated. The affordable single-board development kit makes all features of the wireless SoC available to the developer.
The nPM1300 Evaluation Kit allows for simple evaluation and code-free configuration of the nPM1300 Power Management IC (PMIC). By connecting to the nPM PowerUP app found in nRF Connect for Desktop, all settings of the nPM1300 can easily be configured through an intuitive GUI and exported as code to be implemented in your MCUs application.
The nRF7002 DK is the development kit for the nRF7002, and nRF7001 Wi-Fi 6 Companion ICs. It contains everything needed to get started developing on a single board. The DK features an nRF5340 multiprotocol System-on-Chip (SoC) as a host processor for the nRF7002.
The Power Profiler Kit II (PPK2) is a standalone unit, which can measure and optionally supply currents all the way from sub-uA and as high as 1A on all Nordic DKs, in addition to external hardware.
The Nordic Thingy:53™ is an easy-to-use IoT prototyping platform. It makes it possible to create prototypes and proofs-of-concept without building custom hardware. The Thingy:53 is built around the nRF5340 SoC, our flagship dual-core wireless SoC. The processing power and memory size of its dual Arm Cortex-M33 processors enables it to run embedded machine learning (ML) models directly on the device.
The Nordic Thingy:91 X is a battery-operated prototyping platform for cellular IoT based on the nRF9151 System-in-Package (SiP) supporting LTE-M, NB-IoT, GNSS and NR+, and certified for global operation. It is the ideal platform for rapidly developing a prototype for any cellular IoT concept, and is especially suited for asset-tracking applications. Nordic Thingy:91 X enables location tracking using cellular (MCELL and SCELL), Wi-Fi, or GNSS, in combination with nRF Cloud Location Services.
The nRF9151 DK is an affordable, pre-certified single board development kit for evaluation and development on the nRF9151 System-in-Package (SiP) for LTE-M, NB-IoT, GNSS and DECT NR+. It has a dedicated LTE-M, NB-IoT and DECT NR+ antenna that supports a wide range of bands to operate globally.
On top of this you have the chance to win a finder from our customer Chipolo. This product is a lightweight, water-resistant item finder designed to help you find your missing valuable items.
- Chipolo ONE Spot (Apple)
- Chipolo ONE Point (Android)