{"id":747,"date":"2021-04-13T10:26:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T08:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.techbase.eu\/en\/?p=747"},"modified":"2021-04-19T10:27:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T08:27:55","slug":"industrial-esp32-based-devices-utilizing-narrowband-iot-wireless-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.techbase.eu\/en\/industrial-esp32-based-devices-utilizing-narrowband-iot-wireless-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial ESP32-based devices utilizing NarrowBand-IoT wireless technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>NB-IoT<\/strong> is becoming a <strong>standard in wireless communication<\/strong> of IoT devices, for standalone solutions and complex installations with thousands of units, coordinated with gateways. Will <strong>NarrowBand-IoT<\/strong>  replace other wireless technologies in industrial automation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What exactly is NarrowBand?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Narrowband_IoT\">NarrowBand-IoT (NB-IoT)<\/a><\/strong> is a radio technology in the field of <strong>LPWAN<\/strong> (Low Power Wide Area Network) dedicated for <strong>IoT devices<\/strong>, operating on the licensed frequency band used by telecommunications operators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest advantages of NB-IoT include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iot-industrial-devices.com\/sleep-mode-and-power-saving-for-raspberry-pi-based-modberry-devices\/\">long battery life<\/a><\/strong> (up to 10 years), <\/li><li><strong>efficiency<\/strong> in the amount of data transferred,<\/li><li>intra-building penetration,<\/li><li>the ability to connect even<strong> tens of thousands of devices<\/strong> in one system,<\/li><li>a <strong>global standard<\/strong>,<\/li><li>a high level of security and <strong>low cost<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iot-industrial-devices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/narrowband-iot-market3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5888\"\/><figcaption>Read more:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketsandmarkets.com\/Market-Reports\/narrowband-iot-market-59565925.html\">https:\/\/www.marketsandmarkets.com\/Market-Reports\/narrowband-iot-market-59565925.html<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can build mass solutions and those that until now were considered unprofitable. <strong>NB-IoT<\/strong> technology works in the licensed band, so there is no risk of interference and blocking communication by competing networks.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The service life of devices powered by two AA batteries is <strong>up to 10 years<\/strong>. However, the devices themselves are constructed in such a way that they can work for many years without the need for technical supervision and recharging the battery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NB-IoT used in industrial solutions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of many uses of NarrowBand-IoT wireless modems can be communication of edge devices, dedicated to data management, process control (e.g. with <strong>MQTT protocol<\/strong>) and monitoring.  Latest ESP32-based&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iiot-shop.com\/product\/emodgate-esp32\/\">eModGATE<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;controller from TECHBASE company is a series utilizing&nbsp;<strong>MicroPython<\/strong>&nbsp;environment to provide data management solutions for end-points applications. The<a href=\"https:\/\/iiot-shop.com\/product\/emodgate-esp32\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iiot-shop.com\/product\/emodgate-esp32\/\">eModGATE<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;has built-in Wi-Fi\/BT modem and can be equipped with additional NarrowBand-IoT modems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iiot-shop.com\/product\/emodgate-esp32\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iot-industrial-devices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/emod1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5856\" width=\"675\" height=\"675\"\/><\/a><figcaption>eModGATE with ESP32<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iiot-shop.com\/product\/emodgate-esp32\/\">eModGATE<\/a><\/strong> eqipped with wireless NB-IoT modem are perfect for industrial automation solutions, e.g. data logging, metering, telemetrics, remote monitoring, security and data management through all Industrial IoT applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supported bandwidths:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Global-Band LTE CAT-M1:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;B1\/B2\/B3\/B4\/B5\/B8\/B12\/B13\/B18\/B19\/B20\/B26\/B28\/B39;<\/li><li><strong>Global-Band LTE CAT NB-IoT1:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;B1\/B2\/B3\/B5\/B8\/B12\/B13\/B17\/B18\/B19\/B20\/B26\/B28;<\/li><li><strong>GPRS\/EDGE<\/strong>&nbsp;850\/900\/1800\/1900Mhz Control Via AT Commands<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Supported data transfer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>LTE CAT-M1(eMTC)&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Uplink up to 375kbps, Downlink up to 300kbps<\/li><li><strong>NB-IoT<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Uplink up to 66kbps, Downlink up to 34kbps<\/li><li><strong>EDGE Class<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Uplink up to 236.8Kbps, Downlink up to 236.8Kbps<\/li><li><strong>GPRS<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Uplink up to 85.6Kbps, Downlink up to 85.6Kbps<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NB-IoT is becoming a standard in wireless communication of IoT devices, for standalone solutions and complex installations with thousands of units, coordinated with gateways. 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