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Pycom FiPy

SKU: ADA3613 Brand: Adafruit

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Some of Adafruit just can't make up Adafruit's minds: just deciding what to have for dinner is a major decision process. Adafruit want it all! And now Adafruit can have it all, with this python-powered internet-of-things powerhouse. It's like getting to have pizza AND sushi AND tacos AND casserole AND a burger for dinner, wow!

Imagine five networks in one perfectly-formed, same-small-foot-print-as-WiPy- LoPy-and SiPy, IoT development board. MicroPython enabled. FiPy includes WiFi, Bluetooth LE, LoRa, Sigfox and dual LTE-M (CAT M1 and NBIoT). That means you never have to pick-and-choose your IoT transport ever again - the FiPy gives access to all the world’s LPWAN networks on one bitty board.

This one-of-a-kind board gives you full flexibility during testing, install, deployment and even later when you want to switch real-time your airtime network provider. You can switch when the time is right for you or set some parameters that will do so automatically. The FiPy has a built-in operating system that supports MicroPython, the lightweight cousin of the Python web programming language. You can use this board as is, or develop your application, then minimize the design with one of the smaller and simpler PyCom boards (if, say, you realize you don't need SigFox or Cellular)

Comes with just the dev board. You'll need an antenna for each transport you want to use other than WiFi/BLE (which has a ceramic antenna built in). Using a transport without an antenna can damage the board!

For LTE you'll also need a SIM card with data that can go on an LTE network.

Technical Details

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

Ports for LTE Bands	Tx frequencies	Rx frequencies
Low bands 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 28	699 to 915 MHz	729 to 960 MHz
Mid bands 1, 2, 3, 4	1710 to 1980MHz	1805 to 2170 MHz

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)

For product support you can contact Pycom here

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

Product Weight: 8.6g / 0.3oz

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