SparqEE development boards now available from RS

Initially launched back in August via a successful Kickstarter campaign, the CELLv1.0 module comes with a 2G+3G chipset, cellular board, a jumper board to allow any Raspberry Pi/Arduino development board, an antenna and a power cable. Its phenomenal success has led the California based start up behind it to come up with six additional SparqEE boards, all of which are available to order now from RS. Designed to enable easy compatibility, the ShieldRv1.0 and ShieldAv1.0 are shields or adapters that connect the CELLv1.0 respectively to Raspberry Pi and Arduino boards without any additional wiring. The four additional boards are: the GPSv1.0 receiver board, which implements an Antenova M10478 GPS module based on the SiRFstarIV 9333 GPS chipset; the POWERv1.0 board, which converts an unregulated power supply to the 5 and 3.3V supply rails required by most embedded development systems; the RELAYv1.0 board, which provides a wide input range relay for driving high current and high voltage peripherals; and finally the ACCELv1.0 board, which provides a wide input range Analog Devices ADXL345 three axis accelerometer. Coverage specifications of the CELLv1.0 module include WCDMA/HSDPA 2100/1900/900MHz, delivering 384Kbps or DL3.6Mbps HSDPA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz. Wired connectivity options include a serial UART interface and USB 2.0 interface.