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  • Initial page

    • Introduction
    • Waspmote kit
    • Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Encapsulated line
    • Hardware
    • Architecture and system
    • Interruptions
    • Energy system
    • Sensors
    • 802.15.4/ZigBee/RF modules
    • LoRaWAN modules
    • LoRa module
    • Sigfox modules
    • WiFi PRO module
    • WiFi PRO V3 module
    • Bluetooth Pro module
    • Bluetooth Low Energy module
    • 4G module
    • NB-IoT / Cat-M module
    • RFID/NFC module
    • Industrial Protocols
    • Expansion Radio Board
    • Over the Air Programming (OTA)
    • Encryption libraries
    • GPS
    • SD memory card
    • Energy Consumption
    • Power supplies
    • Working environment
    • Interacting with Waspmote
    • Meshlium - The IoT Gateway
    • Certifications
    • Maintenance
    • Disposal and recycling
    • Documentation changelog
  • Expansion Radio Board

Expansion Radio Board

The Expansion Board allows to connect two communication modules at the same time in the Waspmote sensor platform. This means a lot of different combinations are possible using any of the wireless radios available for Waspmote: 802.15.4, ZigBee, DigiMesh, 868 MHz, 900 MHz, LoRa, WiFi, GPRS, NB-IoT / Cat-M, 4G, Sigfox, LoRaWAN, Bluetooth Pro, Bluetooth Low Energy and RFID/NFC. Besides, the following Industrial Protocols modules are available: RS-485/Modbus and CAN Bus.

Figure: Expansion Radio Board

Some of the possible combinations are:

  • LoRaWAN - GPRS
  • 802.15.4 - Sigfox
  • 868 MHz - RS-485
  • NB-IoT / Cat-M - WiFi
  • DigiMesh - 4G
  • NB-IoT / Cat-M - RFID/NFC
  • WiFi - 4G
  • CAN Bus - Bluetooth
  • etc.

{warning.fa-dot} NB-IoT / Cat-M and 4G modules do not need the Expansion Board to be connected to Waspmote. They can be plugged directly in the socket1.

Applications:

  • Multifrequency Sensor Networks (2.4 GHz – 868/900 MHz)
  • Bluetooth - ZigBee hybrid networks
  • NFC (RFID) applications with LoRaWAN
  • ZigBee - WiFi hybrid networks