NarrowBand-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) is a standards-based low power wide area (LPWA) technology developed to enable a wide range of new IoT devices and services. NB-IoT significantly improves the power consumption of user devices, system capacity and spectrum efficiency, especially in deep coverage. Battery life of more than 10 years can be supported for a wide range of use cases.
New physical layer signals and channels are designed to meet the demanding requirement of extended coverage – rural and deep indoors – and ultra-low device complexity. Initial cost of the NB-IoT modules is expected to be comparable to GSM/GPRS. The underlying technology is however much simpler than today’s GSM/GPRS and its cost is expected to decrease rapidly as demand increases.
Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software, it is an easy tool for fast prototyping, aimed at students without a background in electronics and programming. As soon as it reached a wider community, the Arduino board started changing to adapt to new needs and challenges, differentiating its offer from simple 8-bit boards to products for IoT applications, wearable, 3D printing, and embedded environments. All Arduino boards are completely open-source, empowering users to build them independently and eventually adapt them to their particular needs. The software, too, is open-source, and it is growing through the contributions of users worldwide.
NB-IoT Shield is an expansion board for Arduino to add NB-IoT technology. With NB-IoT Shield and Arduino, user can study/evaluate and do POC for NB-IoT solution rapidly.
Features:
- Support different NB-IoT Bands, can use world widely
- Low power consumption
- Wide area coverage
- AT command to controlAuto support 3.3v or 5v Arduino board
- Compatible with Arduino Leonardo, Uno, Mega2560, DUE… etc
Applications:
- Smart metering (electricity, gas and water)
- Facility management services
- Intruder and fire alarms for homes & commercial properties
- Connected personal appliances measuring health parameters
- Tracking of persons, animals or objects
- Smart city infrastructure such as street lamps or dustbins
- Connected industrial appliances such as welding machines or air compressors.
Specifications
- Output Power: 23dBm
- Sensitivity : -129dBm
- Operation Temperature: -40°C ~ +85°C
- Input Vcc: 4.5v ~ 5.5v
- Micro SIM Interface
Package Includes:
- 1 x NB-IoT Shield
- 1 x NB-IoT Antenna
Order Info:
NB-IoT Shield-QB05: load with Quectel BC95-B5 ,for B5:850Mhz
NB-IoT Shield-QB08: load with Quectel BC95-B8, for B8:900Mhz
NB-IoT Shield-QB20: load with Quectel BC95-B20, for B20:800Mhz
NB-IoT Shield-95G: load with Quectel BC95-G, for B1/B3/B8/B5/B20/B28
NB-IoT Shield-QG96: load with Quectel BG96, Support LTE Cat M1 & Cat NB1 & EGPRS, mutli-band module
Useful Link:
Datasheet
User Manual and Case Study
