WisLink Cellular BG96 Arduino Shield

With Quectel BG96 and Qualcomm MDM9206 LTE modem chipset at its core, the WisLink Cellular BG96 Arduino Shield is the industry leading compact embedded cellular modem. 

Simultaneously supports the tree cellular standards

• 2G/EGPRS
• 4G/LTE Cat-M1(eMTC)
• Cat-NB1(NB-IoT)
• GPS

Packed in Arduino shield form factor to leverage well-established Arduino ecosystem, it provides LPWA IoT cellular connectivity for MCU/MPU base boards on the market with Arduino headers. This gives IoT application developers desired flexibility to choose most suitable MCU/MPU for diverse IoT applications that require LPWA IoT cellular connectivity. 

Built-in tri-mode cellular network support allows IoT developers to jump start deployment of IoT applications with 2G/EGPRS network that is mature and widely available to seamlessly migrate to 4G/LTE Cat-M1 (eMTC), Cat-NB1 (NB-IoT) networks that are being deployed and maturing access the globe without any hardware chance. 

Added GPS support to couple with LPWA cellular connectivity allows easy adaption to popular IoT applications such as tracker, location base services (LBS), etc. 

Enhanced AT commands, built-in core protocol support and availability of basic drivers for major operating systems (Windows, Linux, android) significantly facilitate software development and system integration into any IoT applications. 

WisLink Cellular BG96 Arduino Shield Peripheral Interfaces

The WisLink Cellular BG96 Arduino Shield is built around the Quectel BG96 LPWA IoT cellular module and provides the following interfaces, headers, jumpers, buttons and connectors:

• Micro-B USB
• Micro SIM Card Slot
• Arduino Headers (UART1, UART3, RESET, PWRKEY, STATUS, AP-READY, DTR, RI, PSM_IDC, W_DISABLE, 5V, 3.3V)
• 2x4 PCM Voice Headers (i2C, I2S)
• 2x3 Digital/Analog I/O headers (ADC0, ADC1, GPIO0, GPIO1)
• 1x4 Debug UART Header (UART2)
• 1x2 USB BOOST Jumper

WisLink Cellular BG96 Arduino Shield has two push buttons to allow the user to power on/off and reset the board:

• Cellular (LTE/GSM) antenna (3GPP Bands) - UART1
• GPS antenna (1575.42+1.023 MHz) - UART3

Regulatory Compliance

Key Features

• Cellular Module
• Quectel BG96 (based on Qualcomm MDM9206)
• 4G/LTE Cat-M1 (eMTC)
• 4G/LTE Cat-NB1 (NB-IoT)
• 2G/EGPRS
• Global Bands
• EDGE/EGPRS: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
• LTE FDD: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28
• LTE TDD: B39 (For CAT-M1 Only)
• Data Rate
• Cat M1: Max. 300Kbps (DL), Max. 375 Kbps (UL)
• Cat NB1: Max. 32 Kbps (DL), Max. 70 Kbps (UL)
• EDGE: Max. 296 Kbps (DL), Max. 236.8 Kbps (UL)
• GPRS: Max. 107 Kbps (DL), Max. 85.6 Kbps (UL)
• Voice
• VoLTE (Cat-M1 Only)
• SMS
• Point-to-point MO and MT
• SMS Cell broadcast
• Text and PDU mode
• GNSS (Optional)
• GPS
• Peripheral interface
• Micro USB
• Arduino Headers
•  8-pin PCM Audio Header
• 6-pin Digital/Analog I/O Header
• 4-pin Debug header
• Micro SIM card slot
• LED
• Red: Board Power-on indication 
• Green: Cellular Module Power-on indication
• Blue: Network Status Indication
• Power Consumption
• Min 10uA @ Power saving mode (PSM) for 4G/LTE Cat M1 and Cat NB1
• Max 190mA @23dBm for 4G/LTE Cat M1 and 78mA @23dBm for 4G/TE Cat NB1
• Software
• Enhanced AT commands
• Protocol: PP/TCP/UDP/SSL/TLS/FTP(S)/HTTP(S)/NITZ/PING/MQTT
• Driver support for Windows, Linux and Android
• Physical Dimension
• Dimension: 68.58 x 53.34 x 21mm (LxWxH)
• Weight: Approximately 1.17oz
• Temperature Range
• Operation Temperature: -35 to 75
• Extended Temperature: -40 to 85
• Storage Temperature: -40 to 90
• Standards
• 3GPP E-UTRA Release 13
• Compliance
• FCC, CE, WEEE, RoHS, Japan TELEC/JATE

Compatible with:

• Arduino UNO R3
• Arduino UNO WiFi
• Arduino Leonardo
• Arduino Leonardo Ethernet
• Arduino Ethernet
• Arduino 101
• Arduino M0
• Arduino M0 Pro
• Arduino YUN
• Arduino TIAN
• Arduino Zero
• Arduino Primo