Product description: Arduino Portenta Cat. M1/NB IoT GNSS Shield - LPWAN/GNSS overlay - ASX00027
Overlay designed for Arduino Portenta H7 module, enables LPWAN communication in Cat. M1 / NB IoT and GNSS positioning. The module is based on the Cinterion TX62 chip, designed for high-performance, low-power IoT applications for optimized throughput and performance. The overlay can also be used with Arduino boards from the MKR series. Portenta Cat. M1/NB IoT GNSS Shield enables the development of tracking and remote monitoring applications in conjunction with the powerful Arduino Portenta H7 board.
Portenta Arduino Overlay.The main features of the Arduino Portenta overlay Cat. M1/NB IoT GNSS
- Extends Arduino Portenta with NB-IoT communication, Cat. M1 and GNSS positioning
- Changes the communication capabilities without having to replace the board
- Reduces communication bandwidth requirements for IoT applications
- Low power consumption module
- Implements a small, multi-protocol gateway (H7 WiFi - BT + NB-IoT/Cat. M1)
- Compatible with Arduino MKR board series
| Customer needs | Destination | Value | Use cases |
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| Off-highway vehicle monitoring in critical environments |
mines, agriculture |
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| Monitoring valuable goods throughout the supply chain | GDO, retail, service delivery, healthcare |
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| Monitoring of a small fleet of vehicles | Fleet management, car-sharing |
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| Utility meter monitoring and control of meter concentrators | tools |
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| Ensuring operation of ATMs and vending machines in remote environments | municipalities, banks, vending machines |
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| Monitoring of remote infrastructures | oil and gas companies, utilities, energy distributors |
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Overlay application examples
- Remote monitoring - using the connectivity features, you can easily add cellular connectivity to Portenta boards connected to local sensors.
- Industry and agriculture: gas detectors, soil PH tester, optical sensor, machine alarm system, irrigation controllers, insect traps.
- Public facilities, smart cities: water/gas metering, smart parking system, fire hydrant, smoke detector, trash can, street lights.
- Asset Tracking - adds tracking capabilities to any asset by combining the performance and edge computing features of the Portenta family tiles, enabling GPS positioning with GNSS functionality.
- Everyday life: tracking people / animals / valuable goods.
- Industrial vehicle fleet management: snowplow, tractor, bulldozer, forklifts, AGVs.
Wireless connectivity and location overlay for Arduino Portenta.
Arduino Portenta Shield.Arduino Portenta overlay specification Cat. M1/NB IoT GNSS
- Connectivity:
- Cinterion TX62
- NB-IoT - LTE Cat. M1
- 3GPP Rel.14 Compliant Protocol LTE Cat. M1/NB1/NB2
- UMTS BANDS: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 8 / 12(17) / 13 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 66 / 71 / 85
- LTE Cat.M1 DL: max. 300 kbps, UL: max. 1.1 Mbps
- LTE Cat.NB1 DL: max. 27 kbps, UL: max. 63 kbps
- LTE Cat.NB2 DL: max. 124 kbps, UL: max. 158 kbps
- SMS:
- Point-to-point (MT) and mobile-to-mobile (MO) text modes
- Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Mode
- Supported Locations: GNSS capability (GPS/BeiDou/Galileo/GLONASS)
- Other:
- built-in TCP/IP IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
- Internet services: TCP server/client, UDP client, DNS, Ping, HTTP client, FTP client, MQTT client Secure Connection with TLS/DTLS Secure boot
- Operating temperature: from -40°C to 85°C
- Dimensions: 66 x 25.4 mm
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