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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.

Summary of Contents for Thunderboard Sense 2

Page 1: ...d 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 ...

Page 2: ...e 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 o Humidity and Temperature Blow or cover the temp sensor with your finger o Light Cover or shine a light on the board o UV Measure UV index from the sun or a UV light o Sound Talk whistle sing or clap to ...

Page 3: ...agnetic 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 ...

Page 4: ... 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 ...

Page 5: ...r 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 ...

Page 6: ...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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