Need Some U.S. members to RoadTest the AVNET Monarch LTE-M Dev Kit

26 Jan 2021

I've been running a roadtest called AVNET Monarch LTE-M Development Kit -- EU

This dev kit is a cellular IoT kit featuring the NXP LPC55S69-EVK and the Monarch Go Arduino Shield. It's well-suited for LTE IoT application development.

I opened the roadtest to U.S. members only because it comes with a Verizon ThingSpace IoT SIM card. (Verizon is a U.S. based mobile operator.)

At the point in time, I have only a handful of applicants.

If you are a U.S. member, and you haven't apply for the roadtest, I'd encourage you to apply. If you haven't applied, I'd like to know if there is something I could be doing better to make this roadtest more appealing to you.

Our roadtest sponsor included a pre-installed Verizon ThingSpace IoT SIM card to make it easy to develop LTE IoT solutions.

If you have any comments or questions, feel free to leave a comment. I'm interested in your input.

Sincerely,

Randall Scasny

RoadTest Program Manager

jwlembedded 7 months ago

Are you still looking for Roadtester for this device?
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kmikemoo over 1 year ago

Good news for those US members that were thinking about roadtesting this dev kit. The end date has been extended. After attending Monarch Go Workshop: Part 3: Prototyping and Rapid Development using the Monarch LTE-M Development Kit, this is above my skill set. Would be cool though. Like Azure Sphere on cellular.
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kmikemoo over 1 year ago

rscasny This post didn't fall on deaf ears. Thank you for reaching out. I've certainly thought about it - A LOT. I really hope you pick up some more qualified applicants in the next few hours.
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raspberrypitechguy over 1 year ago

Well frankly, there's a few reasons why I did not apply.

I have no experience with any LTE communications, I have a SIM hat someone sent for 2G(maybe 3G) networks a month ago but I have yet to use it, and most 2G networks are now shutting down.

To be honest here, I have no idea what I could possibly do with LTE IoT and I have not yet watched the workshops.

Having a SIM card installed is useful- they can be expensive.

But I've had bad experiences in past dealings with Verizon and I do not feel like using their service.

But regardless:

lack of knowledge on subject
Lack of project ideas
Lack of willingness to use the said service provider
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