Ublox SARA-R5 Series System Integration Manual

SARA-R5 series - System integration manual
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1 System description
1.1 Overview
The SARA-R5 series LTE Cat M1 / NB2 modules are ideal solutions for IoT, in the miniature SARA LGA
form factor (26.0 x 16.0 mm, 96-pin). They allow an easy integration into compact designs and a
seamless drop-in migration from other u-blox cellular module families.
SARA-R5 series modules are form-factor compatible with u-blox LISA, LARA and TOBY cellular
module families and are pin-to-pin compatible with u-blox SARA-R4, SARA-N, SARA-G and SARA-U
cellular module families. This facilitates migration from u-blox cellular modules supporting various
radio access technologies, maximizes customer investments, simplifies logistics, and enables very
short time-to-market. See Table 1 for a summary of the main features and interfaces.
Model
Region
RAT
Positioning
Interfaces
Features
Grade
3GPP Release
Baseline
3GPP LTE category
LTE FDD bands
Integrated GNSS receiver
External GNSS control via modem
AssistNow sof
tware
CellLocate®
UART
USB (for diagnostics)
SPI
SDIO
DDC (I2C)
GPIOs
Digital audio (I2S)
Secure Cloud service
s Ver 1.1
Embedded Secure Element EAL5+ High certified
Antenna dynamic tuning
CellTime®
Ultra-low power consumption in PSM
Embedded TCP/UDP stac
k
Embedded HTTP, FTP
Embedded TLS, DTLS
FW update via serial (FOAT)
u-blox Firmware update O
ver the Air (uFOTA)
LwM2M with dynamically loaded objects
Embedded MQTT, MQTT
-SN
Embedded CoAP
Last gasp
Jamming detection
Antenna and SIM detection
Standard
Professional
Automotive
SARA-R500S
Multi
Region
14
M1
NB2
*
●
●
●
●
●
○
○
●
●
○
●
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●
●
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SARA-R510S
Multi
Region
14
M1
NB2
*
●
●
●
●
●
○
○
●
●
○
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
SARA-R510M8S
Multi
Region
14
M1
NB2
*
●
●
●
●
●
○
○
●
●
○
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●
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* = LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28 in M1 and NB2, LTE band 25 in M1-only, and LTE bands 66, 71, 85 in NB2-only
● = supported by all FW versions ○ = supported by future FW versions
Table 1: SARA-R5 series main features summary
☞ The “00” products version of the SARA-R5 series modules do not support LTE category NB2.
With a discrete, hardware-based secure element and a lightweight pre-shared key management
system, u-blox offers state-of-the-art security that is ideal for IoT applications and includes local data
protection, zero touch provisioning, anti-cloning, and local secure chip-to-chip communication.
SARA-R5 series modules are the optimal choice for LPWA applications with low to medium data
throughput rates, as well as devices that require long battery lifetimes, such as used in smart
metering, smart cities, telematics, and connected health.
The modules support handover capability and delivers the technology necessary for use in
applications such as vehicle, asset and people tracking where mobility is a pre-requisite. Other
applications where the modules are well-suited include and are not limited to: smart home, security
systems, industrial monitoring and control.

Ublox SARA-R5 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Ublox
Model	SARA-R5 Series
Category	Control Unit
Language	English