FiPy - Five Network Development Board with LTE-M, LoRa, Sigfox, WiFi & Bluetooth

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)

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

Product Weight: 8.6g / 0.3oz