Cellular IoT – Enabling a world of everything connected
Why cellular IoT
When evaluating the most appropriate low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technology for your Internet of Things (IoT) application, it's important to consider several factors beyond just technical specifications, which can be far removed from from real-world performance. These are some of the key reasons why cellular IoT (consisting of NB-IoT and LTE-M) may be a better choice for your IoT project than LoRaWAN, Sigfox, Wi-SUN, or other LPWANs.
The benefits of the nRF91 Series in cellular IoT
- Integration: Unprecedented level of integration by a complete communication and application module with all relevant components in a tiny 10x16mm System-in-Package (SiP) for nRF9160 SiP and nRF9161 SiP, 11x12mm for the nRF9151 SiP, and 7 x 11mm for the nRF9131 mini SiP. This enables cost-efficient and compact designs that are not possible with competing solutions, such as a solar-powered animal tracker weighing an impressive 2.5 grams.
- Low power: The power consumption of your product is not determined by a few data points on a datasheet, but by the average power consumption during operation. The nRF91 series was designed from the ground up for unparalleled power efficiency for all network conditions, enabling ground-breaking products like the world's first solar-powered and battery-free cellular IoT asset tracker that can run continuously on harvested solar energy.
- Ease of use: Development is streamlined with great documentation, full software development kit support, flexible hardware and powerful development tools. This allows customers to save significant time and resources in their development cycle while achieving the desired performance and energy targets of their applications.
- Global certifications: Certified for use in all key regions and with all major operators, allowing your product to be easily deployed on a global scale without the need for a complex BOM and supply chain for region-specific components.
Getting start with Cellular IoT – Thingy:91 X
The Nordic Thingy:91 X is a battery-powered cellular IoT prototyping platform based on the nRF9151 System-in-Package (SiP) supporting LTE-M, NB-IoT, GNSS and NR+, and certified for global use. It is the ideal platform for rapid prototyping of any cellular IoT concept and is particularly suited for asset tracking applications. The Nordic Thingy:91 X enables location tracking via cellular (MCELL and SCELL), Wi-Fi, or GNSS, in combination with nRF Cloud Location Services.
Key features
- Battery-operated prototyping platform for the nRF9151 SiP
- Certifications: FCC (USA), CE (EUR)
- LTE-M/NB-IoT/NR+, GNSS and Bluetooth LE/Wi-Fi antennas
- Wi-Fi locationing enabled by nRF7002
- User-programmable buttons and LEDs
- Environmental sensor for temperature, humidity, air quality, and air pressure, as well as magnetometer
- Low-power 3-axis accelerometer
- 6-axis IMU with gyroscope
- Rechargeable Li-Po battery with 1350 mAh capacity –
- nPM1300 PMIC for battery charging and fuel gauging
- Board controller: nRF5340 for connectivity between USB interface and nRF9151
Applications
- Logistics and asset tracking
- Smart city and smart agriculture
- Predictive maintenance and industrial
- Wearables and medical applications
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The nRF54L15 DK is the development kit for all three wireless SoC (System-on-Chip) options in the nRF54L Series. The nRF54L15 sits on the development board, while the nRF54L10 and nRF54L05 can be emulated. The affordable single-board development kit makes all features of the wireless SoC available to the developer.
The nPM1300 Evaluation Kit allows for simple evaluation and code-free configuration of the nPM1300 Power Management IC (PMIC). By connecting to the nPM PowerUP app found in nRF Connect for Desktop, all settings of the nPM1300 can easily be configured through an intuitive GUI and exported as code to be implemented in your MCUs application.
The nRF7002 DK is the development kit for the nRF7002, and nRF7001 Wi-Fi 6 Companion ICs. It contains everything needed to get started developing on a single board. The DK features an nRF5340 multiprotocol System-on-Chip (SoC) as a host processor for the nRF7002.
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The Nordic Thingy:53â„¢ is an easy-to-use IoT prototyping platform. It makes it possible to create prototypes and proofs-of-concept without building custom hardware. The Thingy:53 is built around the nRF5340 SoC, our flagship dual-core wireless SoC. The processing power and memory size of its dual Arm Cortex-M33 processors enables it to run embedded machine learning (ML) models directly on the device.
The Nordic Thingy:91 X is a battery-operated prototyping platform for cellular IoT based on the nRF9151 System-in-Package (SiP) supporting LTE-M, NB-IoT, GNSS and NR+, and certified for global operation. It is the ideal platform for rapidly developing a prototype for any cellular IoT concept, and is especially suited for asset-tracking applications. Nordic Thingy:91 X enables location tracking using cellular (MCELL and SCELL), Wi-Fi, or GNSS, in combination with nRF Cloud Location Services.
The nRF9151 DK is an affordable, pre-certified single board development kit for evaluation and development on the nRF9151 System-in-Package (SiP) for LTE-M, NB-IoT, GNSS and DECT NR+. It has a dedicated LTE-M, NB-IoT and DECT NR+ antenna that supports a wide range of bands to operate globally.
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