E Series Evaluation Kit 2G/3G or LTE

The E Series Evaluation Kit is the best way to get started with the E Series, Particle’s product family of industrialized cellular IoT modules. The Evaluation Kit includes an E Series Evaluation Board with your choice of 2G/3G or LTE connectivity, a sample IoT sensor (temperature), and all the cellular accessories you need to build your first industrial-grade proof-of-concept on the Particle platform.

E Series Product Features

Particle’s E Series is a new family of production-grade 2G, 3G, and LTE-enabled hardware that vastly reduces the cost and complexity of deploying cellular-connected IoT solutions at scale.

All E Series modules include the following features:

      - Embedded SIM card, which resists vibration, corrosion, and mechanical failure   
      - Surface-mountable design, for PCB assembly in mass-production 
      - Industrial temperature range from -20 to 85C for deployment in hostile environments 
      - Pinout with support for 2G, 3G, LTE M1, and future-compatible for NB1
      - Fully certified design virtually eliminating the cost and complexity of RF and carrier compliance 
      - Built-in compatibility with Particle's development tools, messaging platform, and device management console

E Series Evaluation Board Features

The E Series Evaluation Kit contains a breakout board which provides easy access to all the pins and peripherals available on all E Series module variants. The Evaluation Board includes:

      - Physical USB access for flashing and serial communications
      - Li-Po battery connector for connecting external batteries
      - Power barrel jack connector for external power
      - MODE and RESET buttons
      - Charge and status LEDs to appreciate device state at a glance

The 2G/3G E Series Evaluation board contains a soldered E310 module, which supports worldwide 2G and 3G connectivity and can be configured into a 2G only mode.

The LTE E Series Evaluation board contains a soldered E402 module, which supports LTE M1 connectivity.

All Particle Hardware is designed from the ground up to work with the Device Cloud. The Device Cloud is a powerful set of tools and infrastructure to build, connect, and manage your IoT fleet.

• Access to the Device Cloud includes:

• 3MB of cellular data per device/mo (additional data $0.40/MB for most countries)

• First 3 months of Device Cloud FREE ($2.99 per device/mo after)
• Device Cloud Features: 
  
  - Device Management 
  
  - Over the Air Firmware Updates 
  
  - Fully Managed Connectivity 
  
  - Developer Tools 
  
  - Integrations

Contents:

• E310 (2G/3G) or E402 (LTE) module mounted on an evaluation board

• Li-Po battery (2000mAh)

• Taoglas Penta-band Cellular Antenna (u.FL)

• SMA to u.FL adapter for connecting external SMA antennas

• Grove temperature sensor

• USB Micro cable

• Pinout reference card

Specs:

• STM32F205 ARM Cortex M3 microcontroller

• 1MB Flash, 128K RAM

• Cellular modem: u-blox SARA U-series (3G Global with 2G fallback / LTE)

• 36 pins total: 28 GPIOs (D0-D13, A0-A13), plus TX/RX, 2 GNDs, VIN, VBAT, WKP, 3V3, RST

• Board dimensions: 36mm x 43mm 

Continent compatibility is simplified and exceptions exist. Please be sure to check the full list of compatible countries for the location in which your product will be deployed.