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General Description
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Overview
The NB-IoT & GNSS IoT phone is like a real phone. It is a cellular NB-IoT and GPS device that can be used
for the 5G wireless technology. The phone has a keypad and full-color TFT LCD display with LTE & GNSS
antenna connectors (or on-board antennas).
The phone is a powerful board that features a
microcontroller, wireless modem, keypad, a full-color TFT LCD, re-chargeable battery, and SD card. The
microcontroller is an Atmel’s SAMD21G18A MCU which features a 32-bit ARM Cortex® M0+ core. The
wireless modem is BG96 which is an embedded IoT (LTE Cat-M1, LTE Cat-NB1 and EGPRS) wireless
communication module. BG96 wireless modem provides a maximum data rate of 375Kbps downlink and
375Kbps uplink. It features ultra-low power consumption, provides data connectivity on LTE-TDD/LTE-
FDD/GPRS/EDGE networks, and supports half-duplex operation in LTE networks. It also provides GNSS to
meet customers’ specific application demands.
The LCD is a full-color, 2.4 inch with
240x320 pixel resolution.
The Keypad consist of 25 keys covering
numbers, alphabets, characters, Up/Down/Right/Left buttons, and functions buttons. The IoT phone can
be powered from either a UCB power source or a re-chargeable battery.
The IoT phone provides rich sets of Internet protocols, industry-standard interfaces (USB/UART/I
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C/Status
Indicator) and abundant functionalities. The board offer a high integration level and enables integrators
and developers to easily design their applications and take advantage of the board low power
consumption, many functionalities, and USB drivers for Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Linux and Android.
The NB-IoT phone mimics real cellular phone and is a rich hardware board that can be used for the latest
5G wireless technology and enables a variety of smart and 5G applications for devices, and acts as a great
educational tool for learning about 5G and 32-bit application development. It enables large number of
applications such as wireless POS, smart metering, tracking, smart transportation, smart buildings, smart
city, and smart homes.
The NB-IoT phone is also compatible with Arduino and Arduino software (IDE). Arduino sketches and
examples are provided with the kit and additional sketches can be developed and uploaded to the board.
2.2
Key Features
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Atmel ATSAMD21G18 MCU
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Quectel BG96 NB-IoT module
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Full-color, 2.4 inch with
240x320 pixel resolution
LCD
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25-buttons keypad with backlight LEDs
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SD Card slot
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Can be powered and charging a re-chargeable battery
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Supports LTE NB-IoT and Machine Type Communications (MTC)
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Supports EGPRS
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Global Frequency Band B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B39 (B39 for
Cat.M1 only) for LTE and 850/900/1800/1900MHz for EGPRS
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Supports the protocols TCP/UDP/PPP/ SSL/ TLS/ FTP(S)/ HTTP(S)/ NITZ/ PING/ MQTT
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Supports SMS
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Supports GNSS technology (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou/Compass, Galileo, QZSS)
