Zest_Radio_Heracles224G
Overview
The Zest_Radio_Heracles224G is an electronics development board for 6TRON opensource platform built around the EBV Heracles224G module.
The Heracles224G** module
that combines 4G low power technology and prepaid data package from Orange thanks to an embedded sim. The package can be used over 8 years starting from the delivery date and includes the connectivity in 33 European countries. The data package is available with 50MB or 500MB.
The board provides a PA.26A, 3556mm Wideband LTE SMD Antenna. Moreover, the board embeds an optional nano SIM card Push-Pull Header.
The Zest_Radio_Heracles224 offers 6TRON users a 2G, 4G LTE-M, NB IoT connectivity to devices, systems and sensors communicating with low power over a long distance.
Specifications
| Heracles224G | Heracles 224G - a 2G, 4G LTE-M, NB IoT module GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou) Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz NB-IoT : Uplink up to 66kbps, Downlink up to 34kbps EDGE Class : Uplink up to 236.8Kbps, Downlink up to 236.8Kbps GPRS : Uplink up to 85.6Kbps, Downlink up to 85.6Kbps 500MB of connectivity for 8 years, roaming included UART interface |
|---|---|
| Connectivity | 80-pin 6TRON header Nano SIM card Push-Pull Header PA.26A, 3556mm Wideband LTE SMD |
| Board size | 80 x 39 mm |
| Power Supply | 3.3 to 12V from stack, 3.3V internal |
| Category | Zest_Radio |
Block Diagram
The graphics below gives an overview of the board features and connections.
80-pin 6TRON connector
| Description | 6TRON function | Pin number | Pin number | 6TRON function | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | VJACK | 1 | 2 | VJACK | - |
| - | VJACK | 3 | 4 | VJACK | - |
| - | VHV | 5 | 6 | VHV | - |
| - | VHV | 7 | 8 | VHV | - |
| - | DIO8 | 9 | 10 | VIN_EN | - |
| - | DIO7 | 11 | 12 | DIO9 | - |
| - | DIO6 | 13 | 14 | DIO10 | - |
| - | MD | 15 | 16 | DIO11 | - |
| - | DIO5 | 17 | 18 | DIO12 | - |
| Ground | GND | 19 | 20 | GND | Ground |
| Ground | GND | 21 | 22 | GND | Ground |
| 6TRON Stack Power Supply | VIN | 23 | 24 | VIN | 6TRON Stack Power Supply |
| 6TRON Stack Power Supply | VIN | 25 | 26 | VIN | 6TRON Stack Power Supply |
| - | VB_EN | 27 | 28 | DIO13 | - |
| - | VB_OUT | 29 | 30 | DIO14 | - |
| - | DAC1 | 31 | 32 | DIO15 | - |
| - | ADC4 | 33 | 34 | DIO16 | - |
| - | ADC3 | 35 | 36 | DIO17 | - |
| - | ADC2 | 37 | 38 | DIO18 | - |
| - | ADC1 | 39 | 40 | GND | - |
| - | EXT_NRST | 41 | 42 | GND | - |
| - | DIO4 | 43 | 44 | VREF | - |
| - | DIO3 | 45 | 46 | DIO19 | - |
| - | DIO2 | 47 | 48 | DIO20 | - |
| - | DIO1 | 49 | 50 | DIO21 | - |
| - | WKUP | 51 | 52 | DIO22 | - |
| - | ICAPT | 53 | 54 | DIO23 | - |
| - | PWM3 | 55 | 56 | DIO24 | - |
| - | PWM2 | 57 | 58 | DIO25 | - |
| - | PWM1 | 59 | 60 | DIO26 | - |
| - | SPI1_SS | 61 | 62 | DIO27 | - |
| - | SPI1_SCK | 63 | 64 | DIO28 | - |
| - | SPI1_MISO | 65 | 66 | DIO29 | - |
| - | SPI1_MOSI | 67 | 68 | DIO30 | - |
| UART core to Zest | UART1_TX | 69 | 70 | DIO31 | - |
| UART Zest to core | UART1_RX | 71 | 72 | DIO32 | - |
| - | I2C1_SDA | 73 | 74 | DIO33 | - |
| - | I2C1_SCL | 75 | 76 | DIO34 | - |
| - | CAN1_TX | 77 | 78 | DIO35 | - |
| - | CAN1_RX | 79 | 80 | DIO36 | - |
Software Support
The Zest_Radio_Heracles224G provide a demo example developed using MBed Os. The board can run on Zest Core development boards.
Ressources
Application notes
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Powering 6TRON board
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exemple soft