Airgain NL-AB-BBCL Skywire® BeagleBone Cape Lite Dev Kit
Airgain NL-AB-BBCL Skywire® BeagleBone Cape Lite Development Kit enables diverse connectivity options by including a Skywire Cellular Modem socket for cellular/GPS connections. NL-AB-BBCL supports any of NimbeLink's 2G, 3G, or 4G Skywire modems. The Cape Lite is designed to be drop-in compatible with BeagleBone Black, BeagleBone Black Wireless, BeagleBone Black Industrial, and BeagleBone Green community-supported development platforms. The Airgain NL-AB-BBCL BeagleBone Cape Lite enables fast, easy prototyping in a wide 5V to 12V range. A grove sensor interface provides unlimited sensor flexibility.
Features
- Add cellular connectivity to a BeagleBone development environment without worrying about carrier certifications
- Compatible with the BeagleBone Black, BeagleBone Black Wireless, and BeagleBone Green (The BeagleBone Green Wireless can be used with additional standoffs)
- Add flexibility to a BeagleBone power supply using the Cape’s 2A, 5V to 12V supply to power the attached BeagleBone
- Connect sensors using one of the two user populatable Grove sensor interfaces available on the cape
- Low-cost Cape for the BeagleBone development platform
- Supports all NimbeLink modems
- Supports both UART and USB connections
- Application notes and example code available
- Airgain’s optional bundled, no-contract cellular data plans are easy and affordable
- RoHS compliant
Specifications
- 6V to 15V operating supply voltage range
- 4-layer PCB, 1.6mm thickness
- 2x user-populatable Grove connectors
- 97mm x 55mm x 22mm in dimension
Block Diagram
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