Features

• Powerful CPU
• Five networks: WiFi, BLE, cellular LTE-CAT M1/NB1, LoRa and Sigfox
• 1KM WiFi range
• MicroPython enabled
• Fits in a standard breadboard (with headers)
• Ultra-low power usage: a fraction compared to other connected microcontrollers
• Open source firmware

Processing

• Espressif ESP32 SoC
• Dual processor and WiFi radio system on chip
• Networking processor handles the WiFi connectivity and the IPv6 stack
• Main processor is entirely free to run the user application
• An extra ULP-coprocessor that can monitor GPIOs, the ADC channels and control most of the internal peripherals during deep-sleep mode while only consuming 25uA

Interfaces

• 2 x UART, 2 x SPI, I2C, micro SD card
• Analog channels: 8×12 bit ADCs, 2×8 bit DAC
• Timers: 2×64 bit with PWM with up to 16 channels
• DMA on all peripherals
• GPIO: Up to 22

Hash / Encryption

SHA, MD5, DES, AES

WiFi Networking

• 802.11b/b/n 16mbps

Bluetooth

• Low energy and classic

RTC

• Running at 32KHz

Range

• Node range: Up to 50km

Security & Certifications

• SSL/TLS support up to 1.2
• WPA Enterprise security
• AES encryption engine

Memory

• RAM: 4MB
• Flash Memory: 8MB
• GPIO: Up to 22
• Hardware floating point acceleration
• Python multi-threading

Power

• Voltage Input: 3.3V – 5.5V
• 3v3 output capable of sourcing up to 400mA

Sigfox Operating Frequencies

RCZ1 – 868MHz(Europe)

RCZ2 – 902MHz (US, Canada and Mexico)

RCZ3 – (Japan and Korea)

RCZ4 – 920-922MHz (ANZ, Latin America and S-E Asia)

Sigfox Specification

• TI CC1125NarrowbandTransceiver
• Class 0 device. Maximum Tx power:
• +14dBm (Europe)
• +22dBm (America)
• +22dBm (Australia and New Zealand)
• Node range: Up to 50km
• Sigfox pre-certified (October 2016)
• Power
  • Sigfox (Europe): 17mA in Rx mode, 47mA in Tx mode and 0.5uA in standby
  • Sigfox (Australia, New Zealand and South America):
  • 24mA in rX mode, 257 mA in Tx mode and 0.5uA in standby

Bluetooth Networking

• Low energy and classic
• Compliant with Bluetooth v4.2 BR/EDR and BLE specification
• Class-1, Class-2 and Class-3 transmitter without external power amplifer
• Enhanced power control
• +10dBm transmitting power
• NZIF receiver with -98 dBm sensitivity
• Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH)
• Standard HCI based on SDIO/SPI/UART
• High speed UART HCI, up to 4 Mbps
• BT 4.2 controller and host stack
• Service Discover Protocol (SDP)
• General Access Profile (GAP)
• Security Manage Protocol (SMP)
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
• ATT/GATT
• HID
• All GATT-based profile supported
• SPP-Like GATT-based profile
• BLE Beacon
• A2DP/AVRCP/SPP, HSP/HFP, RFCOMM
• CVSD and SBC for audio codec
• Bluetooth Piconet and Scatternet

LoRa Operating Frequencies

• 868MHz(Europe) at +14dBm maximum
• 915MHz (North and South America, Australia and New Zealand) at +20dBm maximum

LoRa Specification

• Power consumption: 10mA Rx, 28mA Tx
• LoRaWAN stack – Class A and C devices
• Node range: Up to 40km
• Nano-gateway: Up to 22km (Capacity up to 100 nodes)

LTE-M Operating Frequencies

• 4 bands supports from 699Mhz to 2690Mhz (Total world-wide support)

LTE-M Specification

• One single chip for both CAT M1 and NB1 (yes, only one chip)
• 3GPP release 13 LTE Advanced Pro
• Supports narrowband LTE UE categories M1/NB1
• Integrated baseband, RF, RAM memory and power management
• Reduced Tx power class option
• Peak power estimations: TX current = 420mA peak @1.5Watt RX current = 330mA peak @1.2Watt
• Data rates:
  • 300 kbps DL
  • 375 kbps UL (LTE Cat M1 in 1.4 Mhz, HD-FDD)
  • 40 kbps DL
  • 55 kbps UL (LTE Cat M2 in 200 kHz, HD-FDD)

Tx/Rx Frequencies

WiFi Networking

• Up to 1km range
• 802.11b/g/n 16mbps
• Power: 12mA in active mode, 5uA in standby

Dimensions

• 55m x 20mm x 3.5mm (without headers)

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Product Dimensions: 54.0mm x 20.0mm x 9.6mm / 2.1" x 0.8" x 0.4"

Product Weight: 8.6g / 0.3oz