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Stand-alone Bluetooth 5.0 low energy module
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B36 vehicle tracking blueprint
Vehicle tracking board with u-blox cellular, positioning, and short range modules
Highlights
- Small size, so it can easily be placed out of view in a vehicle
- Designed for worldwide LTE and/or 2G coverage
- Reference for combined integration of u-blox cellular, positioning, and short range modules
- Addresses the RF and hardware challenges related to the integration of on-board antennas
- Fulfills AT&T requirements for small ioT devices
- The blueprint uses all "off the shelf" components
Product variants
B36-G450-1
Featuring cellular module SARA-G450, short range module ANNA-B112, and positioning module EVA-M8Q
B36-G450-2
Featuring cellular module SARA-G450, short range module ANNA-B112, and positioning module EVA-M8E
B36-R412-1
Featuring cellular module SARA-R412, short range module ANNA-B112, and positioning module EVA-M8Q
B36-R412-2
Featuring cellular module SARA-R412, short range module ANNA-B112, and positioning module EVA-M8E
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Product description
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The B36 blueprint is a solution that integrates u-blox technologies (cellular, positioning and short range) in a single board with PCB-mount antennas. The B36 board represents a tested and optimized design for vehicle tracking, in a small form factor.
All variants include the short range module ANNA-B112, which supports Bluetooth® 5 low energy.
All variants support concurrent reception of GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS and Galileo systems. Two variants also support untethered dead reckoning.
There are two cellular options, both designed to operate globally. The G450-1 and G450-2 variants are 2G-only quad band GSM/GPRS devices. The R412-1 and R412-2 variants provide LTE Cat M1/NB1 and EGPRS technologies.
Blueprint B36 is designed to meet the RF requirements imposed by the main North American and European certification schemes. To verify the performance, parameters like Total Radiated Power (TRP) and Total Isotropic Sensitivity (TIS) have been tested in a fully anechoic chamber.
Product challenge
Blueprint B36 is an integrated device with coexisting GNSS, cellular and Bluetooth Low Energy technologies. The coexistence of GNSS and cellular is not to be neglected, and can be challenging if not considered from the beginning. In the scope of the B36, schematic and layout have been optimized to obtain the best performance and be compliant with North America and European certification.
