Integration Manual

SARA-R4/N4 series - System Integration Manual
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1 System description
1.1 Overview
The SARA-R4/N4 series comprises LTE Cat M1, LTE Cat NB1 and EGPRS multi-mode modules in the miniature SARA LGA
form-factor (26.0 x 16.0 mm, 96-pin), that allow easy integration in compact designs and a seamless drop-in migration
from u-blox cellular module families.
SARA-R4/N4 series modules are form-factor compatible with u-blox LISA, LARA and TOBY cellular module families and
are pin-to-pin compatible with u-blox SARA-N, SARA-G and SARA-U cellular module families. This facilitates migration
from u-blox NB-IoT, GSM/GPRS, CDMA, UMTS/HSPA and other LTE modules, maximizes customer investments, simplifies
logistics, and enables very short time-to-market. See Table 1 for a summary of the main features and interfaces.
The modules are ideal for LPWA applications with low to medium data throughput rates, as well as devices that require
long battery lifetimes, such as connected health, smart metering, smart cities and wearables.
The modules support handover capability and delivers the technology necessary for use in applications such as vehicle,
asset and people tracking where mobility is a pre-requisite. Other applications where the modules are well-suited include
and are not limited to: smart home, security systems, industrial monitoring and control.
The modules support data communication over an extended operating temperature range of –40 to +85 °C, with
extremely low power consumption, and with coverage enhancement for deeper range into buildings and basements (and
underground with NB1).
Model Region Bands Positioning Interfaces Audio Features Grade
3GPP Release Baseline
3GPP LTE category
LTE FDD bands
(E)GPRS 4
-band
GNSS via modem
AssistNow software
CellLocate®
UART
USB 2.0
SPI
SDIO
DDC (I2C)
GPIOs
Analog audio
Digital audio
Power Saving Mode
eDRX
Antenna supervisor
Embedded TCP/UDP stack
Embedded HTTP, FTP
Dual stack IPv4/IPv6
FW update over the air (FOTA)
Standard
Professional
Automotive
SARA-R404M USA 13 M1 13
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
SARA-R410M-01B North America 13 M1
2,4
5,12
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
SARA-R410M-02B Multi Region 13
M1
NB1
*
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
SARA-R410M-52B North America 13 M1
2,4,5
12,13
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
SARA-R410M-03B Multi Region 13
M1
NB1
*
● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
SARA-R410M-63B Japan 13 M1 1,8,19
● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
SARA-R410M-73B Korea 13 M1 3,5,26
● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
SARA-R412M-02B Multi Region 13
M1
NB1
*
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
SARA-R412M-03B Multi Region 13
M1
NB1
*
● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
SARA-N410-02B Multi Region 13 NB1 *
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
* = Bands may include 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 ● = supported by all FW versions ○ = supported by future FW versions
Table 1: SARA-R4/N4 series main features summary
SARA-R4/N4 series modules include the following variants / product versions:
• SARA-R404M LTE Cat M1 module,
mainly designed for operation in LTE band 13