Move-X Cicerone LoRa®/GNSS Board is a high-performance, low-power, Arduino MKR-compatible development board based on the MAMWLE LoRa Module and the u-blox MAX-M10S GNSS Module. The Cicerone Board delivers best-in-class GNSS, long-range wireless connection, and high-performance MCU processing in a low-power solution for optimal battery life.
The Cicerone Board allows users to build tracking applications worldwide with meter-level accuracy and to communicate long-range, low-power data via LoRaWAN®. The integrated Li-Po charging circuit enables the Cicerone Board to manage battery charging through the USB port.
The Move-X Cicerone LoRa/GNSS Board features a compact 63mm x 25mm form factor and is compatible with all Arduino MKR Shield Boards. These boards all share a common pinout to enable developers to easily add expansions with minimal software changes.
Features
- 63mm x 25mm PCB
- 2x push buttons: Reset, User)
- 2x LEDs: Battery charging status (Red), User (Green)
- Headers compatible with Arduino MKR pinout
- SWD signals for debugging
- RESET, BOOT0
- +3.3V output (LDO)
- +5V input
- +5V output (internally MUXed between USB and +5V input)
- VREF output
- GNSS module’s UART (allows firmware update)
- MAMWLE SPI
- I2C shared by LoRa and GNSS module
- Up to 22 digital GPIO
- Inputs for ADC
- PWM outputs
- Interfaces
- USB micro for UART, RESET/BOOT0 driver, supply input, battery charge @200mA
- Connector for single-cell 3.7V Li-Po battery (battery shall include protection circuitry against SC, OD, OC)
- 10-pin JTAG/SWD Debug connector for ST-LINK
- U.FL antenna connector for GNSS L1
- U.FL antenna for LoRaWAN®
- Key components
Board Layout
more information: https://www.move-x.it/cicerone-board/
Italian: Cicerone > English: Guide
“Connector for single-cell 3.7V Li-Po battery (battery shall include protection circuitry against SC, OD, OC)”
What? There’s a battery charge controller on-board yet they cheap-out and do not bother to include a cell protection IC? That’s terrible!
They should have put a nine-cent BRCL3130ME protection chip [1] on the board. Then any cell can be used with it, not just cells with built-in protection. The BRCL3130ME is like the ubiquitous DW01 protection chip [2] but with the two external MOSFETs built-in.
* References:
1. BRCL3130ME
https://lcsc.com/product-detail/Battery-Management-ICs_Foshan-Blue-Rocket-Elec-BRCL3130ME_C328560.html
2. DW01
https://lcsc.com/product-detail/Battery-Management-ICs_Guangdong-Hottech-DW01_C181096.html