Particle Boron: 2G/3G or LTE Cat M1 + Bluetooth

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The Boron is a powerful cellular enabled development kit.

Equipped with the Nordic nRF52840 and u-blox SARA U201 (2G/3G) or R410M/R510S LTE Cat M1 module, the Boron has built-in battery charging circuitry which makes it easier to connect a Li-Po battery and 20 mixed signal GPIOs to interface with sensors, actuators, and other electronics.

The Boron is great for connecting existing projects to the Particle Device Cloud or as a gateway to connect an entire group of local endpoints where Wi-Fi is missing or unreliable.

Set up your Boron

Learn more:

Resources:

Hardware files

Datasheet

Certification

Hardware specifications:

Main processor:

Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 SoC

ARM Cortex-M4F 32-bit processor @ 64MHz
1MB flash, 256KB RAM
Bluetooth LE (BLE) central and peripheral support
20 mixed signal GPIO (6 x Analog, 8 x PWM), UART, I2C, SPI
Supports DSP instructions, HW accelerated Floating Point Unit (FPU) and encryption functions
Up to +8 dBm TX power (down to -20 dBm in 4 dB steps)
NFC-A radio

Cellular network coprocessor:

u-blox SARA cellular modem

LTE Cat M1 module with global hardware support (MVNO support for US, Canada, and Mexico only)
2G/3G support world-wide
For availability in specific countries, see the cellular carrier list

General specifications:

Up to +8 dBm TX power (down to -20 dBm in 4 dB steps)
NFC-A tag
On-board additional 4MB SPI flash
Micro USB 2.0 full speed (12 Mbps)
Integrated Li-Po charging and battery connector
JTAG (SWD) Connector
RGB status LED
Reset and Mode buttons
Dual SIM support: Nano 4FF (unpopulated) and MFF2
U.FL connector for external antenna
Meets the Feather specification in dimensions and pinout
FCC and PTCRB certified
RoHS compliant (lead-free)

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