Pycom GPy Australia

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 CAT M1 / NB1 networks. The GPy gives you full flexibility during testing, install, deployment and is delivered RCM, IC, CE and FCC certified.

NOTE: The Cellular Antenna MUST always be used with LTE CAT M1 / NB1, or it could cause serious damage to the development board.

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

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

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

Dimensions

Size: 55mm x 20mm x 3.5mm (Without Headers)
Weight: 7g

Downloads

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Tutorials

MicroPython Primer for Makers - What is MicroPython?

This Tutorial is all about the MicroPython Programming Language. We will discuss what MicroPython is, why you will want to use it in your projects and we will share some resources to help you learn further! What is MicroPython? MicroPython is an ...

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Pycom GPy & FiPy Cellular LTE Firmware Update

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Pycom GPy Getting Started

The main thing I want you to get out of this project is this: upon completion you will have cellular data connected to your Internet of Things device! LoRa, Sigfox, Bluetooth and WiFi can't compete with cellular data for coverage, speed and...

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Pycom GPy Overview

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Pycom Bluetooth

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