Arduino MKR NB 1500

Overview

Arduino’s MKR NB 1500 is the latest addition to the MKR series for IoT solutions from the global leaders in low powered IoT development boards. The device, the first from Arduino to be LTE Cat M1 and NB-IoT compatible, enables network connectivity and programming to perform certain actions based on inputs or any pre-designed trigger.
Powered by a SAMD21 Cortex-M0+ 32bit low powered arm MCU, paired with a Ublox Sara-R410M-02B wireless radio module, it is capable of connecting into Cat M1/NB Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 20, 28. The NB1500 also contains an ECC508 crypto chip which is able to generate X.509 certificates on-device.

Features

• Microcontroller: Microchip Technology SAMD21 Cortex-M0+ 32bit low power ARM MCU
• Modem: U-Blox SARA-R410M-02B
• GSM uFL connector
• MicroSIM slot
• Operating Voltage: 3.3V
• Interfaces: I2S, I2C, UART, SPI
• Pinout (Digital, PWM, Analog): 22 I/O Digital (12 PWM), 7 Analog input
• Form factor: 67.64mm × 25.00mm MKR
• Security : ECC508 crypto chip

API access

Use the Connected things API to get data usage data, session information and more for your IoT SIMs as part of this offer.

Offer Includes:

• Arduino MKR NB 1500 board + Antenna

Documents:

• Arduino MKR NB 1500 Starter Guide
• Arduino MKR NB 1500 Environmental Monitoring Guide

More info

• https://store.arduino.cc/usa/arduino-mkr-nb-1500

UPDATE: This product is no longer available for purchase on TelstraDev. More details

Guides:

 

• Set up your device and get connected to the Telstra IoT network: Arduino MKR NB 1500 Starter Guide
• Set up a temperature, humidity and light monitoring dashboard: Arduino MKR NB 1500 Environmental Monitoring Guide
• Develop your IoT device alongside Telstra's Wireless Developer Guidelines
• Compare Telstra NB IoT to other connectivity options for your Long Range IoT needs: Arduino MKR NB 1500 over the Telstra Narrowband Network 

 

Tutorials:

 

• Get your device to respond to remote Text input with our Messaging API: https://github.com/MichelleHowie/TelstraDevArduinoNodeRedBlink
• Set up automated SMS alerts based on IoT Environmental Data 
  • Git repo: https://github.com/MichelleHowie/IoTSensorData_OnDemand
  •  Video Tutorial: IBM IoT and TelstraDev Messaging API
• Send an SMS when your device is dropped (inferring a fall!)
  • Git Repo: https://github.com/MichelleHowie/Arduino-MKR-IMU-Fall-Detect
  • Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UebmjYumGoQ 
• Connect your Arduino IoT kit and sensors to the Arduino cloud: on Arduino Project Hub
• Connect to a mosquitto broker using the pubsub and Arduino MQTT Client library: https://github.com/telstra/arduino-mkr-nb-1500-mosquitto

 

Use Cases:

 

See how IoT was used at GovHack 2020: Data Driven IoT Insights for sustainable communities: GovHack 2020 Part 2

 

More info on the device

https://store.arduino.cc/usa/arduino-mkr-nb-1500