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Monarch Go-GPS-BLE Datasheet and Hardware Integration Guide, Rev 1
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Introduction
This application note is intended to help customers to successfully integrate and test their product based
on Monarch Go-GPS BLE. It presents the datasheet of Monarch Go-GPS BLE device and the integration
guidelines for:
All interface requirements of Monarch Go-GPS BLE
with customer’s host board and device
Tips and “how-to”s for testing and troubleshooting
Verizon ThingSpace IoT SIM activation
This document summarizes product datasheet and proposes a development process aiming at reaching
optimal performance and quality of
customer’s design. It is recommended to follow the steps in the order
presented in this document.
This document is divided in three sections:
Product datasheet
Integration guidelines and functional testing
Verizon sign-up procedure to activate ThingSpace IoT SIM Troubleshooting
1.
Product Datasheet
1.1.
General Description
Monarch Go-GPS BLE connected by Verizon is a comprehensive modem component offering device
makers the shortest possible route to market and lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) to develop a
cellular-IoT connected device. Unlike traditional cellular modules, it is certified by Verizon as an end-
device avoiding costly lab testing while improving time-to-market thanks to a reduced effort for board
design. It completely removes the need to design and tune a cellular antenna as it embeds an optimized
LTE antenna, saving months of design effort and lab testing. Monarch Go-GPS-BLE comes with a pre-
installed ThingSpace IoT SIM and gives device makers the simplest, easiest, and most cost-effective
solution for developing IoT devices for operation on Verizon’s network --- simply plug it in and go.
1.2.
Applications
Monarch Go-GPS BLE is perfectly suited for a broad range of IoT applications, including telemetry,
vending machines, agriculture sensor applications, asset and transportation trackers, hardware tools, and
home security monitoring applications.
1.3.
System Architecture
Customer IoT devices are typically designed with a MCU and a set of sensors. This MCU connects to
Monarch Go-GPS BLE through an UART interface
and can exchange data with a cloud server using
Verizon LTE network. The cloud server and the
MCU are where the customer application runs.
Verizon ThingSpace platform provides managed
billing, FOTA, device diagnostic and location
service
(1)
for Monarch Go-GPS BLE.
(1)
Contact Verizon for service availability
