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Product description: SparkFun LoRa Thing Plus - expLoRaBLE - compatible with Arduino - SparkFun WRL-17506
The SparkFun expLoRaBLE board has the same pin spacing as the Feather board with the Northern Mechatronics NM180100 chip. The board also features an Ambiq Apollo3 microcontroller and a Semtech SX1262 LoRa transceiver. Thing Plus is an integrated LoRa module working both in 868 MHz and 915 MHz band, it also features Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0 communication. The board is also equipped with Qwiic I2C interface connector, JST Li-Pol battery connector and USB type C connector for programming. The module is also equipped with battery charging circuit through JST connectors with maximum current 500 mA. The NM180100 SiP chip also contains a Semtech SX1262 LoRa chip paired with an Apollo3 chip, which is also used in the SparkFun Artemis module. The board is compatible with Arduino IDE via Apollo3 Arduino core. With Bluetooth Low Energy and LoRa communication, the expLoRaBLE board will be able to work as a LoRa node with Bluetooth communication. The board is also equipped with a U.FL antenna connector, which allows you to extend the range of your wireless network by adding an antenna.
The manufacturer has prepared a user guide with sample programs.
LoRa and Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0 module - SparkFun expLoRaBLE.
Specification of the expLoRaBLE module
- Operating voltage: 3.3 V (adjustable from USB C 5 V connector)
- Battery charging circuit 500 mA
- Antenna connector: U.FL for BLE and RF
- Number of GPIOs: 24
- Qwiic connector: for I2C
- Compatible with "The Things Network" LoRaWAN
- Chip: NM180100 SiP:
- LoRa:
- 863 x 870 MHz (Europe)
- 902 to 928 MHz (America)
- maximum transmit power: + 22 dBm
- receive sensitivity: -147.6 dBm
- Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0:
- 2.402 to 2480 GHz
- maximum transmit power: +2 dBm
- receive sensitivity: -95 dBm
- Architecture:
- Ambiq Apollo3 ARM Cortex M4 with FPU up to 96 MHz
- Arduino IDE via SparkFun Apollo3 Arduino Core
- Flash memory: 1 MB on chip with possibility to use external memory
- RAM: 384 kB
- Security features:
- ISO 7816 security interface
- Secure key storage
- Secure Boot
- Secure OTA
- Encrypted / Decrypted Flash memory
SparkFun LoRa Thing Plus - expLoRaBLE - Arduino Compatible - SparkFun WRL-17506
SparkFun LoRa Thing Plus expLoRaBLE is an Arduino compatible expansion board that allows you to add communication capabilities via LoRa (on 868 MHz and 915 MHz frequencies) and Bluetooth Low Energy. In addition, the board is equipped with an antenna socket and a number of security features for both wireless and wired communication.
Example projects and additional information about the expLoRaBLE board and individual chips you will find in the links placed in the section under product description.
Excellent IoT extension compatible with Arduino
The presence of the solutions described above makes the expLoRaBLE LoRa Thing Plus from SparkFun an excellent choice for those interested in creating IoT and building automation projects. The option to work with the popular Arduino platform further enhances the capabilities of the board and makes it suitable for even more applications.
In our shop you will also find other IoT extensions from SparkFun and other manufacturers, compatible with Arduino Uno, Leonardo or Micro versions, as well as with other generations of the board.
