LTE CAT NB2 이동통신 모듈 -BC66-NA
(NB IOT 2 CLICK)
개요
- 본 제품은 LTE CAT NB2 이동통신 모듈 -BC66-NA 입니다.
- 저전력 BC66-NA LTE CAT NB2 모듈을 장착하고 있습니다.
- UART 인터페이스를 가지고 있습니다.
- 알림: 국내 통신사 사용 관련 문의는 사용하고자 하시는 통신사에 문의 부탁 드립니다. 이와 관련된 기술지원은 하고 있지 않고 있사오니, 구매전 참고 부탁 드립니다.
특징
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Type LTE IoT Applications Can be used for a wide range of IoT applications, such as smart metering, intelligent wearables, security and asset tracking, home appliances, environmental monitoring, and many more. On-board modules BC66-NA - high-performance NB-IoT module with extremely low power consumption from Quectel Wireless Solutions Key Features Ultra-low power consumption, multi-band NB-IoT module, high performance, built-in eSIM, wake-up interrupt, and more. Interface SPI,UART,USB Compatibility mikroBUS Click board size L (57.15 x 25.4 mm) Input Voltage 3.3V -
NB IoT 2 Click as its foundation uses the BC66-NA, a high-performance NB-IoT module with extremely low power consumption from Quectel Wireless Solutions. It is designed to communicate with the infrastructures of mobile network operators through NB-IoT radio protocols (3GPP Rel.13 and 3GPP Rel.14). It supports a broad range of frequency bands such as B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B28/B66/B71/B85. It also provides several interfaces, UART and SPI, and protocol stacks such as UDP/TCP, MQTT, LwM2M, and others. These protocols that allow data and SMS transmission using NB technology, make this module the perfect choice for building IoT applications such as smart gas and water meters, even without the need for an external MCU unit.
In order to turn ON this Click board™, the user has to press the onboard push-button labeled as PWRKEY down for a period longer at least 500ms, which represents the Ignition (Power-On) button. PWRKEY button cannot be pulled down all the time; otherwise, the module will not be able to enter into power-save mode. This feature is shown by the yellow diode labeled as CONNECT to indicate the device's Operational Status.
NB IoT 2 Click communicates with MCU using the UART interface as its default communication protocol with the option for the users to use another interface such as SPI if they want to configure the module and write the library by themselves. It supports automatic baud rate detection, operates at 115200 bps by default configuration, and is used for data transmission and exchanging AT commands with the host MCU.
In addition to these features, the BC66-NA also uses two GPIO pins connected to the mikroBUS™ socket. The WUP pin routed on the INT pin of the mikroBUS™ represents the external interrupt pin used for waking up the device from a power-saving mode, while the RST pin on the mikroBUS™ socket can perform Hardware Reset function by putting this pin in a logic low state. This Click board™ also has the micro USB connector allowing the module to be powered and configured by a personal computer. Also, it has an additional header labeled as ADC IN because the BC66-NA provides a 10-bit ADC input channel to read the voltage value. The interface is available in Active mode and has to be woken up first to ensure availability in Sleep modes.
NB IoT 2 Click possesses the SMA antenna connector with an impedance of 50Ω. This Click board™ can use it to connect the appropriate antenna that Mikroe has in its offer. Besides the SMA connector, it also has a SIM card slot that provides multiple connections and interface options.
This Click board™ can be operated only with a 3.3V logic voltage level and comes with a proper logic voltage level conversion performed by the appropriate voltage level translator TXB0106. The board must complete the proper logic voltage level conversion before use with MCUs with different logic levels. However, the Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing functions and an example code that can be used, as a reference, for further development.