Web of Issues (IoT) and embedded connectivity specialist Quectel Wi-fi Options has introduced a brand new “cost-effective” LoRa module, constructed across the STMicroelectronics STM32WLEx sequence of microcontrollers: the Quectel KG200Z.
“In an period the place connectivity is the spine of digital transformation, our progressive module will empower companies to unlock new potentialities and drive effectivity of their IoT ecosystems,” Quectel president and chief gross sales officer Norbert Muhrer claims of the corporate’s newest launch. “The KG200Z LoRa module stands on the forefront of innovation, providing unparalleled efficiency, vary, and reliability.”
Quectel is seeking to make LoRa extra accessible with its “cost-effective” KG200Z module. (📷: Quectel)
The KG200Z is designed, Quectel claims, to be a “cost-effective” path to low-power long-range wi-fi communications over LoRa networks. The module contains an STMicro STM32WLEx microcontroller with an Arm Cortex-M4 core, operating at as much as 48MHz, and a radio appropriate with LoRa, G)FSK, (G)MSK and BPSK modulation — together with help for LoRaWAN connectivity — in 470-510MHz and 862-928MHz variants.
The module’s design additionally incorporates UART, SPI, I2C, and Serial Wire Debug (SWD) connectivity, with general-purpose enter/output (GPIO) pins uncovered in a compact 12×12mm (round 0.47×0.47″) Land Grid Array (LGA) bundle. There’s acceleration for AES cryptography, a examined vary claimed at 2-5km in built-up areas and as much as 15km within the suburbs (round 1.2-3.1 miles and as much as 9.3 miles respectively), and an ultra-low-power deep sleep mode drawing simply 1.7μA,
Quectel has confirmed that the module is in manufacturing now, although no distributors are at the moment listed on the official product web page; the corporate has additionally not shared pricing, aside from to state its want for the half to be “cost-effective” for broad deployment.
