NB IoT 6 Click is a compact add-on development board that delivers provides reliable narrowband IoT connectivity for embedded applications. This new Click board™ from MIKROE, the embedded solutions company that dramatically cuts development time by providing innovative hardware and software products based on proven standards, is created around the BC65, a high-performance multi-band NB-IoT module from Quectel with ultra-low power consumption and which is compliant with 3GPP Release 13 and Release 14 standards.
Comments Nebojsa Matic, CEO of MIKROE: “This new Click board enables enable designers to prove that they can connect smart meters, asset trackers, and sensors over long distances, then begin full product development immediately without having to learn new tools or pay for expensive development kits.” Other applications include smart parking, wearables, smart city solutions, agriculture, environmental monitoring and home appliances that requires wide-area coverage and stable communication.
A new member of MIKROE’s 1900-strong mikroBUS™ -enabled Click board family, NB IoT 6 Click operates across a wide frequency range from approximately 700MHz to 2.2GHz, supporting LTE bands B1, B3, B5, B8, B20, and B28 with a transmission power of 23dBm ±2dB and a receiving sensitivity of –114dBm. Alongside the main UART interface with hardware flow control, it integrates auxiliary and debug UARTs, a general-purpose 10-bit ADC channel, a SIM card holder, a network status LED, and an SMA LTE antenna connector.
NB IoT 6 Click is fully compatible with the mikroBUS socket and can be used on any host system supporting the mikroBUS™ standard. It comes with the mikroSDK open-source libraries, offering unparalleled flexibility for evaluation and customization. Click boards follow a modular prototyping add-on board standard invented by MIKROE, which revolutionizes the way users add new functionalities to development boards. Click boards enable design engineers to change peripherals easily, cutting months off development time. To enable hundreds of Click board to be connected to the microcontroller or microprocessor, the mikroBUS uniform connection interface allows designers to connect any Click board to a main board instantly. The company releases a new Click board nearly every day at 10am, and many leading microcontroller companies including Microchip, NXP, Infineon, Dialog, STM, Analog Devices, Renesas, and Toshiba now include the mikroBUS™ socket on their development boards.
