World of Sensors Design Board

The World of Sensors (WoS) is a design board developed for products that may require several types of sensing solutions within the same design. It is a complete and easy to use development platform for Zilog's series of Mini-Z™ stamp modules and provides customers with simple-to-use platform to develop prototypes and projects incorporating multiple sensors. The “WoS” Design Board includes the following seven different sensors, each on different peripherals: an accelerometer, an ambient light sensor, a humidity sensor, a microphone, a pressure sensor, a proximity sensor, and a temperature sensor.  

The “WoS” Design Board ships complete with a serial LCD display and USB serial communication – serial cables are not required. Offering multiple types of built-in wireless support and engineered to capitalize on the advanced functionality of Zilog’s series of Mini-Z modules, the Board showcases the interaction of these sensors – independent of the module being used – and enables even more creative projects by simply swapping out modules. The new “Wos” Board is designed to work best with Zilog’s series of Mini-Z modules.  

“Zilog, as a part of IXYS, maintains a continuing commitment to supporting our customers with devices that have long product life cycles, especially in power management, where IXYS has been growing worldwide. With the growth of digital power management in energy-efficient products for clean energy generation, automation, appliances, automotive, lighting and telecommunication, we believe that also offering these Mini-Z platforms and Reference Designs allows us to accelerate the adoption of our MCU solutions in these markets,” said Steve Darrough, Zilog’s VP of Marketing. “The World of IXYS, especially for our customers, now includes power semiconductors, analog ICs, Mixed-Signal ICs, SSRs, MCUs and RF devices to complete a synergy of system design possibilities like no other semiconductor company.”  

The World of Sensors Design Board presents a world of sensing technology with which you can easily experiment, including:  

• Seven Different Sensors on Different Peripherals
  • Accelerometer
  • Ambient Light Sensor
  • Humidity
  • Microphone
  • Pressure Sensor
  • Proximity Sensor – Temperature Sensor
• Serial LCD Display
• USB Serial Communications: no more serial cables required
• Operated by battery or external power