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Can you test this cellular, cell-less and GNSS Development Kit?

OwainM

We're thinking of offering the Nordic nRF9151-DK up for review.

It's a pre-certified development kit with an on-board LTE-M, NB-IoT and DECT NR+ antenna based around the nRF9191 System-in-Package.

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It supports an array of LTE Bands, and also includes user programmable LEDs, push buttons and is Arduino Uno Shield Compatible.

There's on-board sim slots for nano/4FF SIM cards, MFF2 SIM footprint to support plug-in and soldered (e)SIMs and the kit includes a SIM card that is pre-loaded free data.

I've dropped the product brief in below:


The DECT NR+ cell-less 5G is interesting to me, but it looks like more than one of these kits might be required to review that capability, or the testing hardware may be quite specialised and isn't something a lot of members have access to.


  • I’d be interested in testing the DECT NR+ capabilities, but as  mentioned - it would require 2 DKs.  I’ve previously done projects with the Thingy53 and Thingy91, so I’m familiar with the Nordic development environment.  I am also scheduled to start a different RoadTest, so I wouldn’t be available until early next year.

  • Interesting device, but unfortunately i wont be able to test the since both LTE-M and NB-IOT is not supported in Malaysia

  • I actually created a board with this chip.  I used it to create a 5G tablet.  Just for fun, I'll post the link here for people to see (I even made a datasheet for it): The Engineering Tablet - Share Project - PCBWay.  I would definitely see if I could use AT commands with it to make calls and stuff like that.

  • Interesting device! And nice to see the trend of interesting microcontrollers/SoCs in recent RoadTests.

    I too am curious to hear about DECT NR+, but as you suggest, it would need more hardware (i.e. at least one more of these dev-boards), plus probably there is a learning curve.

    However, some of these wireless modules are good to even just get the main microcontroller up-and-running, even if the wireless is not exercised much initially. Part of the battle is just getting the development environment and SDK in place, so even that is good to see, because some manufacturers make it easier than others.

    The GNSS would be another low-hanging fruit, fairly easy to get going with that normally. Then LTE-M would require a small purchase to test for real (some firms sell a SIM for not a lot of £/$). The DECT NR+ may well be the hardest bit to get going with initially.

    I'd love to try it out but am backlogged, and I still have a small review to write which I promised e14 ages ago : ( plus I'm very unfamiliar with Nordic Semi devices. I think there are element14 users familiar with Nordic Semi development tools.