Pycom FiPy
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Description
Some of us just can't make up our minds: just deciding what to have for dinner is a major decision process. We want it all! And now we 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!
- LTE Cellular Antenna
- 900 MHz Antenna Kit (LoRa and SigFox)
- 2.4 GHz Antennas (for WiFi) - not required but will get you much better range than the built-in antenna
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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