Silicon Laboratories Thunderboard Sense 2 Specification sheet

Get Started with Thunderboard™ Sense and Sense 2

Start collecting environmental and motion data easily. Thunderboard Sense kits support

multiprotocol wireless connectivity including Bluetooth®, Thread, and Zigbee, and its

sleek design is supported by free online analytics dashboard and open source mobile

apps.

Fire up your Thunderboard Sense Kit

Unleash the power of Thunderboard Sense. Let's start with unboxing, downloading the

app and exploring the sensors and basic features.

Note: Refer to the BLE Demo User's Guide for more detailed information on the

Thunderboard Sense BLE demo

Step 1: Unbox Thunderboard Sense

1. Purchase a Thunderboard Sense 2 if you don't already have one.

2. Remove Thunderboard Sense from the box.

3. Supply power to your Thunderboard Sense: place a battery in the coin cell

battery holder on the bottom of the board, or plug in a micro-USB cable.

Step 2: Use the Thunderboard Mobile App

There are several apps available for Thunderboard from Silicon Labs and our partners.

In this guide, we will use the official app from Silicon Labs.

1. Download the Thunderboard mobile app

oApple Store

oGoogle Play

2. Enable Bluetooth on your mobile phone

Step 3: Try the Sensors

When you have successfully paired the Sense board and mobile app, we are ready to

test the sensors.

In the motion menu you can calibrate the board and test the accelerometer

and gyroscope.

oHumidity and Temperature: Blow or cover the temp. sensor with your

finger

oLight: Cover or shine a light on the board

oUV: Measure UV index from the sun or a UV light

oSound: Talk, whistle, sing or clap to record audio levels

oPressure: Move the board from floor to ceiling to test the barometric

pressure sensor

oMagnetic Field and Door State: Move a magnet near the Hall Effect

sensor and observe the effects

Note: that the air quality sensor requires external power. You will need to power

the board via USB to test this.

Step 4: Stream To Cloud

The mobile app seamlessly connects your Thunderboard Sense to a real time

cloud database and dashboard. You can share the data using the built-in share option.

Developing with the Thunderboard Sense Kits

Step 1: Get Simplicity Studio

Download Simplicity Studio and run the installer. If you already have Simplicity Studio

installed, you can skip to Step 5.

Step 2: Connect to your computer

Connect the Thunderboard Sense to your computer using a micro-USB B cable. A blue

LED should turn on next to the USB connector to verify connectivity.

Step 3: Install drivers

Follow the Installation Wizard so it can install the basic drivers.

Step 4: Log-in

By logging in, you will get access to the required wireless stacks and SDKs for

Thunderboard Sense. You do not need to register your Thunderboard Sense at this

time.

Step 5: Install the latest software

Step 6: Cloning a Project

In the Launcher perspective, with your Sense kit selected in the Devices window, select

the desired project from the available “Software Examples”. This action will clone the

pre-tested project. From here you can explore and modify and source code, compile,

and debug.

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