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Cat NB2 NB-IoT & GNSS USB Modem (BG95-M2)

$89.00

USB modem for BG95-M2 which is a series of LTE Cat M1/Cat NB2 module offering a maximum data rate of 588 Kbps downlink and 1119 Kbps uplink. It features ultra-low power consumption and rich set of Internet protocols, industry-standard interfaces (USB/UART/I2C/Status Indicator) and abundant functionalities.

Weight 0.25 kg
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Description

Description

This is Cat NB2 NB-IoT & GNSS USB modem. The USB modem has connectors for LTE & GNSS antennas.  The board is a powerful board that features a microcontroller and wireless modem. The microcontroller is an SAMD21G18A MCU which features a 32-bit ARM Cortex® M0+ core. The wireless modem is BG95-M2 which is an embedded IoT (LTE Cat-M1, LTE Cat-NB2) wireless communication module. BG95 wireless modem provides a maximum data rate of 588 Kbps downlink and 1119 Kbps uplink. It features ultra-low power consumption, provides data connectivity on LTE-FDD networks, and supports half-duplex operation in LTE networks. It also provides GNSS to meet customers’ specific application demands

The USB modem provides rich sets of Internet protocols, industry-standard interfaces (USB/UART/I2C/Status Indicator) and abundant functionalities. The board offer a high integration level and enables integrators and developers to easily design their applications and take advantage of the board low power consumption, many functionalities, and USB drivers for Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Linux and Android.

The board is also compatible with Arduino and Arduino software (IDE). Arduino sketches and examples are provided with the kit and additional sketches can be developed and uploaded to the board.

  • Atmel ATSAMD21G18 MCU
  • Quectel BG95-M2 Cat NB2 NB-IoT  and Cat M Machine-type module
  • LTE & GPS antenna
  • Supports LTE NB-IoT and Machine Type Communications (MTC)
  • Global RF Bands
  • Cat NB2 Band: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71/B85
  • Cat M1 Band: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B66/B85
  • Supports the protocols TCP/UDP/PPP/ SSL/ TLS/ FTP(S)/ HTTP(S)/ NITZ/ PING/ MQTT
  • Supports SMS
  • Supports GNSS technology (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou/Compass, Galileo, QZSS)
  • Compact board size of 32mm x 65.1mm
  • Nano USIM card slot
  • Arduino IDE Compatible
  • Works with Windows, Linux, or Android
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Cat NB2 NB-IoT/M2M/GNSS USB dongle (BG95-M2)

Arduino software can be downloaded from the following website:
5G-NB-IoT/KitSketches at master · 5ghub/5G-NB-IoT (github.com)

To use the board with Arduino IDE and starts running Arduino projects and sketches, install the following software:

  • Install Arduino IDE for Windows from the following web site

https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

  • Download and Install LTE&GNSS modem driver for Windows:

https://github.com/5ghub/5G-NB-IoT/tree/master/Driver

  • Download and Install QNavigator tool for Quectel BG95 here:

https://github.com/5ghub/5G-NB-IoT/tree/master/Tools

  • Download and install Arduino library (5G-NB-IoT_Arduino.zip) here:

https://github.com/5ghub/5G-NB-IoT

All the following software can be installed from the GitHub location here:

https://github.com/5ghub/5G-NB-IoT

LTE cellular connectivity on Windows OS for BG95

How to Enable and View GNSS Satellites.pdf