Introduction; Product Introduction - Panasonic Grid-EYE User Manual

2 Introduction

This user manual is aimed at giving the customers an overview of the latest evaluation kit for
Grid-EYE sensor released by Panasonic. The following picture shows how your evaluation
kit should look like when you take it out of the box.

2.1 Product Introduction

Grid-EYE Infrared (IR) Array sensor Evaluation Kit combines the Panasonic's state of the art
Grid-EYE sensor, Panasonic "nanopower" PAN1740 Bluetooth Smart module and a
microcontroller on one PCB. By combining its new IR sensor technology with Bluetooth
technology and software for IR detection of people and objects on one board, Panasonic
enables customers to develop rapid prototypes and quickly build their own wireless sensor
"Internet of Things" applications.
To make it simpler and easier for the user, Panasonic has been flexible in the development
of this evaluation kit. The board functions in a standalone mode or it can be connected to an
Arduino host board if the user wants to realize the functionality of the sensor with more than
the provided interfaces. The two operating modes of the evaluation kit are explained below:
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User Manual Grid-EYE Evaluation Kit