Overview

The Pinnacle 100 is an End Device Certified cellular socket modem that combines low-power cellular with Bluetooth 5 technology into a fully integrated hardware platform. It seamlessly incorporates a powerful Cortex M4F controller, full Bluetooth 5 connectivity, and dual-mode LTE-M/NB-IoT capabilities – all with full regulatory, network certifications, and End Device (socket modem) carrier approvals.

Develop your application directly on the integrated Cortex M4F microcontroller using Zephyr RTOS to cut overall BOM costs and enable your application development with a secure, open-source RTOS, with more than just kernel services. Take advantage of the Zephyr community, Pinnacle 100 Zephyr board files, Laird Connectivity’s multi-featured Out of Box (OOB) sample source code covering all aspects of the products’ capabilities and hardware interfaces. Additionally, the Pinnacle 100 also delivers complete antenna flexibility, with multiple pre-integrated internal or external antenna options such as the Revie Flex family

Features

• From Q2 2021 - New lower pricing in addition to the design’s lower overall costs – integrated radios, MCU, and no radio or cellular certifications needed

• Cellular & Bluetooth with co-located radio testing

• LTE-M/NB-IoT capabilities via Sierra Wireless HL7800 module

• MCU / Bluetooth 5 radio via Nordic nRF52840 – Bluetooth 5, Coded PHY (LE Long Range), 2MPHY, Bluetooth mesh

• Cortex-M4F – 32-bit @64 MHz, 256 KB of RAM, 1 MB internal flash, 8MB QSPI

• Multiple Antenna Options – The only cellular solution to have low-cost pre-integrated internal and multiple external antenna options with u.FL connectors

• Globally & Carrier Certified – Speed your designs to market by leveraging FCC, IC, CE, BT SIG, PTCRB, GCF, AT&T and Verizon (pending) certifications

• Flexible Programming – Hostless mode via Zephyr RTOS or Hosted mode AT Command Set

• Best in Class Personalized FAE Support – Leverage personalized integration support and product development services including quick tailoring or fully customized solutions from experienced engineering teams