About Soracom LTE-M IoT Starter Kit (powered by Arduino)
Transform a good idea into a fully-working prototype, with the Soracom LTE-M IoT Starter Kit (powered by Arduino). Ideal for projects with low bandwidth requirements, while taking advantage of the latest network technologies.
Industry-trusted hardware and SIM connectivity that’s easy to set up means you can develop risk-free… and get your IoT project online, fast.
Included in the kit
- Arduino MKR NB 1500 – a programmable controller board with common interfaces and LTE-M modem
- Dipole Antenna – antenna supporting 3G bands with U.FL connector for directly attaching on Arduino MKR board
- Soracom IoT SIM – gives you global connectivity managed on SORACOM platform, featuring native cloud integration, private networking and more
- Grove Sensors Essential Kit – Seven different sensors for your IoT project with cloud-ready libraries and sample code. Includes a button, buzzer, GPS module, temperature sensor, and magnetic switch.
- $20 connectivity coupon – so that you can test your prototype and send a good volume of data to the cloud without incurring additional fees
Kit Features
- Built-in LTE-M modem & Soracom IoT SIM for global connectivity.
- Works with many Soracom platform services, with full repos of sample code provided
- Leverage various development environment offered by Arduino for fast prototyping
Arduino MKR GSM 1500 features
- Low Power – based on low-power ARM Cortex-M0 microcontroller with low-power U-Blox SARA-U201 for LTE-M connectivity
- Battery Support – can be operated on a Li-Po battery (NOT INCLUDED IN THE KIT) as well as USB power supply. Li-Po charger circuitry buit-in for charging the battery while operating on USB or external power source
- Easy Development – Exploit Arduino IDE and web editor and sample codes / libraries built by Arduino community worldwide
Any questions?
If you’d like to learn more about the Soracom LTE-M IoT Starter Kit (powered by Arduino), our team of IoT experts would love to hear from you! You can get in touch with us here.
| Arduino MKR NB 1500 | |
| Microcontroller | SAMD21 Cortex®-M0+ 32bit low power ARM MCU |
| Radio module | u-blox SARA-R410M-02B |
| Secure Element | ATECC508 |
| Board Power Supply | 5V |
| Supported Battery | Li-Po Single Cell, 3.7V, 1500mAh Minimum |
| Circuit Operating Voltage | 3.3V |
| Digital I/O Pins | 8 |
| Carrier frequency | LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 |
| Working region | Global |
| SIM Card | MicroSIM (4FF) |
| Length | 67.64 mm |
| Width | 25mm |
| Weight | 32g |
| Soracom IoT SIM Card | |
| Connectivity Coupon | Includes $10 coupon for Soracom connectivity & platform services |
| Supply voltage | 1.62V to 3.3V (Class B/C) |
| NVM (non volatile memory) available | 128 Kbytes |
| Operating Temperature | -25°C to +85°C |
| M2M qualification (ETSI 102.671) | NA |
| Data retention | Up to 10 years at 85°C |
| Compliance | RoHS compliant |
