Thunderboard™ BG22 Development Kit

Silicon Labs' Thunderboard EFR32BG22 is a small and cost-effective, feature-rich prototype and development platform based on the EFR32™ Wireless Gecko system-on-chip. This board is an ideal platform for developing energy-friendly connected IoT devices and ships with a Bluetooth demo that works with a cloud-connected smartphone app, showcasing the easy collection of environmental and motion sensor data, as well as button and LED control.

Programming the BG22 Thunderboard is easily done using a USB Micro-B cable and the on-board J-Link debugger. A USB virtual COM port provides a serial connection to the target application, and the packet trace interface (PTI) offers invaluable debug information about transmitted and received packets in wireless links. Included on the board is an 8-Mbit serial Flash that can be used for over-the-air (OTA) firmware upgrade, or as a general-purpose, non-volatile memory. The BG22 Thunderboard is supported in Simplicity Studio, and a board-support package (BSP) is provided to give application developers a flying start.