{"title":"SparkFun LoRa Thing Plus - expLoRaBLE","handle":"sparkfun-lora-thing-plus-explorable","url":"/products/sparkfun-lora-thing-plus-explorable","description":"\n  The SparkFun expLoRaBLE Thing Plus is a Feather-footprint development board with the NM180100 system in package (SiP), from Northern Mechatronics. Thanks to the NM180100, as well as the Ambiq Apollo3 microcontroller and the Semtech SX1262 LoRa transceiver, this Thing Plus is a highly integrated LoRa® module supporting both 868MHz and 915MHz bands and Bluetooth® Low Energy. On top of all else, the expLoRaBLE Thing Plus utilizes our handy Qwiic Connect System which means no soldering or shields are required to connect it to the rest of your system!\nThe NM180100 SiP includes a Semtech SX1262 LoRa module paired with the Apollo3 MCU, which is used in the SparkFun Artemis Module. This provides the board with compatibility in the Arduino IDE, through our Apollo3 Arduino core. With both the BLE and LoRa capabilities of the expLoRaBLE you will be able to operate as a Bluetooth enabled LoRa node.\nYou won't have to worry about how to hook up an appropriate antenna, either. The SparkFun expLoRaBLE Thing Plus has been equipped with a simple U.FL connector. With the U.FL you will have your choice of BLE and RF antennas to chose from but, personally, we recommend our Wide Band 4G LTE Internal FPC Antenna.\n\nThe SparkFun Qwiic Connect System is an ecosystem of I2C sensors, actuators, shields and cables that make prototyping faster and less prone to error. All Qwiic-enabled boards use a common 1mm pitch, 4-pin JST connector. This reduces the amount of required PCB space, and polarized connections mean you can’t hook it up wrong.\n\n\nGet Started with the SparkFun expLoRaBLE Thing Plus Guide\nFeatures:\n\nOperating Voltage: 3.3V (regulated from 5V USB-C supply)\nBattery charging circuit (500ma charge rate)\nu.FL Antenna Connector - BLE & RF\n24 GPIO\nQwiic Connector for I2C\nCompatible with \"The Things Network\" LoRaWAN\n\nNM180100 SiP KEY SPECIFICATIONS\n\n\nLoRa®:\n\n863-870 MHz (Europe)\n902-928 MHZ (US)\nMaximum Transmit Power +22 dBm\nReceiver Sensitivity -147.6 dBm\n\n\n\nBluetooth® 5 Low Energy:\n\n2.402-2.480 GHz\nMaximum Transmit Power +2 dBm\nReceiver Sensitivity -95 dBm\n\n\n\nArchitecture:\n\nAmbiq Apollo3 ARM® Cortex® M4 with FPU up to 96MHz\nArduino IDE through SparkFun Apollo3 Arduino Core\nFlash: 1MB on-chip with external flash support\nRAM: 384 kB\n\n\n\nSecurity:\n\nISO 7816 secure interface\nSecure Key Storage\nSecure Boot\nSecure OTA\nExternal Flash Inline Encryption/Decryption\n\n\n\n\n\nDocuments:\n\nSchematic\nEagle Files\nBoard Dimensions\nHookup Guide\nHardware Component Information:\nApollo3 MCU:\nApollo3 Datasheet\nAmbiq Home Page\n\n\nSX1262 RF Tranceiver:\nSX1262 Datasheet\nAN: Recommendations for Best Performance\n\n\nSparkFun Qwiic Connect System\n\n\nArduino Libraries:\nRadioLib\nGitHub Repository\nModified Library (use prior to expLoRaBLE support merge)\n\n\nbasicmac (ported)\n\n\nApollo3 Software Guides:\nArtemis Development with the Arduino IDE\nArtemis Development with the AmbiqSDK\n\n\nGitHub Hardware Repository\n\nVideos\n\n","vendor":"SparkFun","product_type":"physical","in_stock":true,"options":[],"variants":[{"id":3400,"title":"Default Title","sku":"SF-WRL-17506","price":111.03,"on_sale":false,"in_stock":true,"available_quantity":24,"option1":"Default Title"}]}