The newly launched NB IoT 6 Click by MIKROE is a compact development board designed to provide robust narrowband IoT connectivity for embedded applications. Built around Quectel’s BC65 module, it offers high-performance multi-band NB-IoT capabilities with ultra-low power consumption. This module adheres to 3GPP Release 13 and Release 14 standards, ensuring compatibility and reliability.
According to Nebojsa Matic, CEO of MIKROE, the Click board allows designers to swiftly connect smart meters, asset trackers, and sensors across extensive distances, facilitating immediate product development without the need for new tools or costly development kits. Applications extend to smart parking, wearables, smart city solutions, agriculture, environmental monitoring, and home appliances, all requiring wide-area coverage and stable communication.
The NB IoT 6 Click joins MIKROE’s expansive family of over 1,900 mikroBUS-enabled Click boards. It operates across a frequency range of approximately 700MHz to 2.2GHz, supporting LTE bands B1, B3, B5, B8, B20, and B28. It boasts a transmission power of 23dBm ±2dB and a receiving sensitivity of –114dBm. The board is equipped with a main UART interface with hardware flow control, auxiliary and debug UARTs, a 10-bit ADC channel, a SIM card holder, a network status LED, and an SMA LTE antenna connector.
Fully compatible with the mikroBUS socket, the NB IoT 6 Click can be utilised on any host system supporting the mikroBUS standard. It includes the mikroSDK open-source libraries, providing extensive flexibility for evaluation and customisation. Click boards, following MIKROE’s modular prototyping standard, revolutionise the integration of new functionalities into development boards.
Click boards enable engineers to swiftly modify peripherals, significantly reducing development time. The mikroBUS uniform connection interface facilitates the seamless connection of any Click board to a main board. MIKROE releases a new Click board nearly every day, and leading microcontroller companies such as Microchip, NXP, Infineon, Dialog, STM, Analog Devices, Renesas, and Toshiba now incorporate the mikroBUS socket in their development boards.
