Portenta Cat. M1/NB IoT GNSS Shield-board

Portenta Cat. M1/NB IoT GNSS Shield

Unleash global connectivity and localization capabilities of your Portenta or MKR board with the Arduino® Portenta Cat. M1/NB IoT GNSS Shield. This shield enables cellular connectivity to both Cat. M1 and NB-IoT networks with the option to use eSIM technology. Easily track your valuable assets across the city worldwide with your choice of GPS, GLONASS, Galileo or BeiDou.

QUICKSTART GUIDE
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The Portenta Cat. M1/NB IoT GNSS Shield brings cellular communication and localization on the Portenta H7 boards. The shield leverages a Cinterion TX62 wireless module designed for highly efficient, low-power IoT applications to deliver optimized bandwidth and performance. To use the GNSS functions you will need an antenna like this one.

World Map
Low power global community

NB-IoT and Cat-M1 are both 3GPP standardized technologies built on next generation network architecture for low power IoT connectivity.

MKR Form Factor
Portenta Form Factor

The Portenta Cat.M1/NB IoT GNSS Shield has been specifically designed to provide reliable connectivity to the Portenta family of boards for a wide range of telemetry applications.

Pin
3GPP

Gain direct access to the TX62 hardware using the various pads provided on the shield.

Essentials

First Steps

Quickstart Guide
A quick guide to installing your board with the Arduino IDE.

Suggested Libraries

Arduino Pro Tutorials
The complete Arduino sketches from the Pro tutorials.

Arduino Basics

Built-in Examples
Built-in Examples are sketches included in the Arduino IDE and demonstrate all basic Arduino commands.
Learn
Discover interesting articles, principles and techniques related to the Arduino ecosystem.
Language Reference
Arduino programming language can be divided in three main parts: functions, values (variables and constants), and structure.

Tutorials

Arduino® Portenta Cat. M1/NB IoT GNSS Shield Cheat Sheet

Learn how to set up the Arduino® Portenta Cat. M1/NB IoT GNSS Shield and get a quick overview of its functionality. Obtain information regarding pins and how to use the different communication technologies.

Installation
Cat. M1
NB IoT
GNSS
NMEA
Getting Started with the Portenta Cat. M1/NB IoT GNSS Shield

Learn how to use GSM networks to connect to a server and print it's content in the serial monitor.

Installation
GSM
CATM1
NBIOT

Resources

Pinout Diagram

A diagram showing the functions and the arrangement of the pins on your product.

Open Diagram
Downloads
Full Pinout
Schematics