The ML865C1 is the Category M1/NB1 evolution in the widely deployed Telit xL865 product family. Specified in the Release 13 of the 3GPP standard, LTE Cat M1/NB1 is specifically tailored for IoT applications, offering optimized power consumption and enhanced coverage. In addition, with ist square 24.4 x 24.4 mm VQFN footprint, the ML865C1 is designed for size sensitive applications.
This next generation of products supports the new features specified by 3GPP to boost IoT applications, such as the Power Saving Mode (PSM) and the extended Discontinuous Reception (eDRX), which allow the devices to wake up periodically to deliver only very small amounts of data to the network and then go back to sleep for most of the time, thus allowing longer battery operation. Enhanced coverage, with up to +15dB/+20dB in maximum coupling loss (MCL) compared to the other cellular technologies, is also one of the key benefits of this new LTE flavour. LTE Cat M1/NB1 devices are therefore optimized in cost, size and power consumption compared to higher UE categories. These advantages make the ML865C1 the perfect platform to enable a quick implementation of LTE technology in IoT/ M2M where low cost and low power are more relevant than high speed.
The ML865C1 helps increase the addressable market for LTE technology to include a broad range of new applications and use cases best served with lower maximum data rate, ultra-low power, reduced complexity and cost. Some examples are. The ML865C1 is offered in different bands configurations for deployment in Europe and North America. It is highly recommended for new designs, but also in particular as a migration path for existing GPRS devices, both new and updated designs benefit from a significant extension in life-cycle with LTE Cat M1/NB1.
Product Features:
- LTE UE category M1/NB1
- Single Rx, single antenna
- Half duplex FDD
- 3GPP Rel. 13 compliant
- Control via AT commands according to 3GPP TS27.005, 27.007 and customized AT commands
- SMS
- IPv4/IPv6 stack with TCP and UDP protocol
- OMA lightweight M2M (LWM2M)
- Over-the-Air firmware update
- Telit Application Development Environment: AppZone C
- TLS 1.2
- LTE Category NB1
- Uplink up to 20kbps (single tone), 250kbps (multi-tone)
- Downlink up to 250kbps
- LTE Category M1
- Uplink up to 375kbps
- Downlink up to 300kbps
- 2G fallback on specific variants
- Compact dimensions 24.4 x 24.4 x 2.6 mm
- Extended temperature range: -40 to +85°C
Applications:
- Smart meters
- Smart parking
- Smart agriculture
- Industrial sensors
- Healthcare monitors
- Home automation
- Asset tracker
- Many more low data rate IoT devices
