Tracker SoM is a powerful, configurable, and extensible IoT System-on-Module (SoM) that builds on Particle’s Tracking Services foundation and provides a powerful MCU, GNSS, and advanced peripherals in a compact form factor. Tracker SoM serves as an accelerated starting point to organizations that require a tailored tracking solution for sophisticated applications as well as a fully-certified foundation for original equipment manufacturers developing commercial products.

Features :

• GNSS u-blox Neo M8U for GNSS with on-board dead-reckoning for up to 1.8m CEP50 GPS accuracy
  • Supports GPS L1C/A, SBAS L1C/A, QZSS L1C/A, QZSS L1-SAIF, GLONASS L1OF, BeiDou B1I, Galileo E1B/C
  • Support for battery-backup for almanac and ephemeris data
• Quectel BG96-MC modem (T402 / T404)
  • LTE Cat M1 module for North America (United States, Canada, and Mexico)
  • LTE FDD bands supported: B2，B4，B5, B12，B13, B14, B25，B26
• Quectel EG91-EX modem (T523 / T524)
  • LTE Cat 1 module for EMEAA region
  • 3GPP E-UTRA Release 13
  • Cat 1 bands supported: B1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28
  • Support for Europe only at this time
• Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 SoC
  • ARM Cortex-M4F 32-bit processor @ 64MHz
  • 1MB flash, 256KB RAM in SoC
  • Bluetooth 5: 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps, 500 Kbps, 125 Kbps
  • Supports DSP instructions, HW accelerated Floating Point Unit (FPU) calculations
  • ARM TrustZone CryptoCell-310 Cryptographic and security module
  • Up to +8 dBm TX power (down to -20 dBm in 4 dB steps)
  • NFC-A tag
• Wi-Fi location: on-board ESP32 offers SSID scanning for using third-party Wi-Fi location services
• PMIC (Power Management IC) and Fuel Gauge
• On-module additional 8MB SPI flash
• CAN Bus: on-board, integrated CAN Bus controller and transceiver making it ideal for fleet and micromobility
• Boost Converter to power 5V CAN devices from a 3.6V battery
• RTC: External real-time clock with support for an optional separate battery
• Watchdog Timer: integrated hardware WDT
• 10 Mixed signal GPIO (8 x Analog, 10 x Digital, UART, I2C, SPI)
• USB 2.0 full speed (12 Mbps)
• JTAG (SWD) pins
• Support for external RGB status LED
• Support for external Reset and Mode buttons
• On-module MFF2 Particle SIM
• Bluetooth chip antenna on module, switchable to use U.FL connector in software.
• Five on-module U.FL connectors for cellular, GNSS, BLE, Wi-Fi, and alternative GNSS.
• Castellated module designed to be reflow soldered to your own custom base board, or pre-populated on a Particle Evaluation Board or Carrier Board.
• FCC, IC, and CE certified
• RoHS compliant (lead-free)