GPy - Pycom Cellular LTE CAT M1/NB1, WiFi & BLE IoT Development Platform
GPy - Pycom Cellular LTE CAT M1/NB1, WiFi & BLE IoT Development Platform
With WiFi, BLE and cellular LTE CAT M1/NB1, the GPy is the latest Pycom triple-bearer MicroPython enabled microcontroller on the market today – the perfect enterprise-grade IoT platform for your connected Things.
Create and connect your things everywhere, fast.
Get on with a board that gets you into the newly available LTE-M networks. The GPy gives you full flexibility during testing, install, deployment and is delivered RCM, IC, CE and FCC certified.
GPy Features
– Powerful CPU
– 1KM WiFi range
– MicroPython enabled
– Fits in a standard breadboard (with headers)
– Ultra-low power usage: fraction compared to other connected microcontrollers
Tx/Rx Frequencies
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Ports for LTE Bands
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Tx frequencies
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Rx frequencies
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Low bands 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 28
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699 to 915 MHz
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729 to 960 MHz
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Mid bands 1, 2, 3, 4
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1710 to 1980MHz
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1805 to 2170 MHz
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LTE-M Operating Frequencies
– 34 bands supported from 699Mhz to 2170Mhz (Total world-wide support)
LTE-M Specification
– One single chip for both CAT M1 and NB1
– 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:
– 300kbps DL
– 375 kbps UL (LTE Cat M1 in 1.4Mhz in 1.4 Mhz, HD-FDD)
– 40 kbps DL
– 55kbps UL (LTE Cat M2 in 200 kHz, HD-FDD)
Interfaces
– 2 x UART, 2 x SPI, I2C, I2S 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
Power
– Voltage Input: 3.3V – 5.5V
– 3v3 output capable of sourcing up to 400mA
Processing
– Espressif ESP32 SoC
– Dual processor + WiFi radio system on chip
– Network 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
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
Hash / Encryption
SHA, MD5, DES, AES
WiFi Networking
802.11b/g/n 16mbps
Bluetooth
Low energy and classic
RTC
Running at 32KHz
Size
55mm x 20mm x 3.5mm (Without Headers)
Weight
– 7g
– 31g
