Wireless Sensor Data Collection System support ZigBee3.0, Z-Wave7, LoRa terminal, BLE, etc

Geniatech SCB32IM is a sensor board based on Silicon Labs EFR32FG14 Arm Cortex-M4 microcontroller with wireless M-Bus (Wireless Meter Bus) and a Quectel EC200S "IoT/M2M-optimized" LTE Cat 1 module for remote reading of smart meters.

The sensor module offers a terminal block to attach any sensor you would require for your product but does not really have any sensors built into it. Through the GT-IoT interface with UART, SPI, and one GPIO, it is also possible to expand wireless communication choices with Zigbee 3.0, Z-Wave, Bluetooth LE 5.0, LoRa, and more.

The firmware is not described by Geniatech, however, Flex SDK from Silicon Labs should presumably be used for development. The board is particularly well-suited, according to the manufacturer, to the design of wired meters, wireless meters, tracking systems, electronic shelf labels, and sensor protocol forwarding solutions in a variety of industries, such as industrial automation, factories, mining, electric power, water conservation, environmental protection, agriculture, transportation, military, and security, among others.

Geniatech SBC32IM specifications:

• Microcontroller – Silicon Labs EFR32FG14 Aem Cortex-M4 MCU @ 40MHz with up to 256 KB flash, 32 KB RAM, and proprietary 2.4GHz and sub-GHz radios
• Wireless connectivity
• Wireless M-Bus
• S Mode: 868 MHz band
• T Mode: 868 MHz band
• C Mode: 868 MHz band
• N Mode: 169 MHz band
• LTE Cat 1 via a Quectel EC200S module supporting LTE-FDD and LTE-TDD up to 10 Mbps (DL)/5 Mbps (UL) with GSM fallback, and a Nano SIM card socket
• Wireless expansion via 10-pin GT-IoT header – Z-Wave 7, ZigBee 3.0, LoRa, or BLE 5.0
• Antenna connector
• Terminal block for sensors with RS-232/RS485 (wired M-Bus), GPIO, analog input, PWM, I2C
• Misc – Reset button, 3x LEDs, DIP switches for configuration, hardware watchdog
• Power Supply
• 12V DC/1.5A (7~60V wide voltage design)
• Battery connector
• Dimensions – 93 x 68mm
• Weight – 65 grams
• Temperature Range – Consumer:-40°C to 85°C Tj; industrial: -40°C to 105°C Tj
• Certifications – RoHS and Reach

 The availability and cost details for Geniatech's SBC32IM wireless M-Bus & LTE Cat 1 sensor board are not disclosed. The product page has further details.

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