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 (I
2
C)
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
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SARA-R410M-01B
North America
13
M1
2,4
5,12
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SARA-R410M-02B
Multi Region
13
M1
NB1
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SARA-R410M-52B
North America
13
M1
2,4,5
12,13
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