Lynx Embedded's Pi.Lynx.LTE HAT Brings mPCIe Cellular to Any Raspberry Pi or Compatible SBC
Compatible with any 40-pin Pi, or other SBC with Pi-style GPIO pinout, the new HAT offers support for third-party mPCIe cellular modems.
Lynx Embedded has launched a HAT accessory for the Raspberry Pi that aims to turn the single-board computer into a low-power yet high-performance cellular MB-IoT or LTE-Advanced gateway.
"Ο.Lynx.LTE [or Pi.Lynx.LTE] is a 3G/4G/NB-IoT/LTE HAT board which turns your Raspberry Pi or 40-pin Pi-compatible single-board-computer into a router or gateway," the company writes of its latest design. "The board is basically an interface bridge between mini PCIe cellular modems. With the standard mini PCIe modems you insert into HAT, your Raspberry Pi based projects can access data networks all around the world."
"This board enables high-bandwidth cellular connectivity on your remote devices. From low-power consumption NB-IoT LTE-Cat.M to ultra-high-speed LTE-Advanced mini PCIe cards supported by the board. Both UART and USB communication exist on the board. USB is highly recommended for achieving high-speed download/upload rates. Remote management of M2M devices in the field, secure connection (e.g SSH/SSL ) over the mobile network, reliable coverage across the globe with lots of carrier option is available with this HAT stacked on the Raspberry Pi."
Compatible with all Raspberry Pi models with 40-pin general-purpose input/output (GPIO) header, and any single-board computers which share the same header pinout, the Pi.Lynx.LTE doesn't include any radio hardware of its own; instead, it accepts off-the-shelf mini-PCI Express (mPCIe) modems offering up to 150Mb/s downlink and 50Mb/s uplink data rates.
Lynx Embedded has released the design files for the Pi.Lynx.LTE on GitHub, with the board itself available to buy on the company's Tindie store for $49.90 per unit.