Devalirian Engineering, a multidisciplinary engineering company with extensive experience in electronic design, microprocessor programming, and enclosure design, is offering a GPS/4G module that obtains position within thirty seconds of a cold start. The combination of Ignion’s Virtual Antenna Technology and Nordic’s nRF9160 is surprisingly efficient and compact, as it dynamically handles LTE-M, NB-IoT (700–960 MHz and 1710–2200 MHz LTE), and GPS in a very small footprint. The deployment of more than 100 units out of a 600-series has been completed, and so far, the results are excellent.
Atex certification (Explosive Atmospheres) will be obtained, which was forbidden in our previous version of GPS/GPRS due to its higher power consumption.
4G Features
- LTE transmitter and receiver module:
- LTE-M: 300/375 kbps.
- Power output: Up to 23 dBm.
- RX Sensitivity: LTE-M: -108 dBm.
- 700-2200 MHz LTE band suport (Cat-M1: B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B14, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B66).
- 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1 compliant
- FOTA (Over-the-air programming), DFU (Device Firmware Update) over internet
GPS Features
- GPS receiver
- GPS L1 C/A supported
- Assisted GPS (A-GPS)
- Acquisition sensitivity: -147 dBm
- Tracking sensitivity: -155 dBm
- GPS L1 C/A supported
- QZSS L1 C/A supported
On-demand
External Sensors Option 1:
- 4 digital inputs/outputs
- 2 external analog input sensors (i.e. Temperature, humidity etc.)
- I2C communication for external sensors with serial communication.
External Sensors Option 2:
- 4 digital inputs/outputs
- 2 external analog input sensors (i.e. Temperature, humidity etc.)
- I2C communication for external sensors with serial communication.
- UART communication, connect to external Bluetooth module.
Click here to learn more about Ignion’s Virtual Antenna Technology.
Click here to learn more about Nordic's low-power System-in-Package nRF9160.
