The SparkFun expLoRaBLE Thing Plus is a Feather-footprint development board with the NM180100 system in package (SiP), from Northern Mechatronics. Thanks to the NM180100, as well as the Ambiq Apollo3 microcontroller and the Semtech SX1262 LoRa transceiver, this Thing Plus is a highly integrated LoRa module supporting both 868MHz and 915MHz bands and Bluetooth Low Energy. On top of all else, the expLoRaBLE Thing Plus utilizes our handy Qwiic Connect System which means no soldering or shields are required to connect it to the rest of your system! The NM180100 SiP includes a Semtech SX1262 LoRa module paired with the Apollo3 MCU, which is used in the SparkFun Artemis Module. This provides the board with compatibility in the Arduino IDE, through our Apollo3 Arduino core. With both the BLE and LoRa capabilities of the expLoRaBLE you will be able to operate as a Bluetooth enabled LoRa node. You won\’t have to worry about how to hook up an appropriate antenna, either. The SparkFun expLoRaBLE Thing Plus has been equipped with a simple U.FL connector. With the U.FL you will have your choice of BLE and RF antennas to choose from. Get Started with the Sparkfun Explorable Thing Plus Guide Features Operating Voltage: 3.3V (regulated from 5V USB-C supply) Battery charging circuit (500ma charge rate) u.FL Antenna Connector – BLE & RF 24 GPIO Qwiic Connector for I2C Compatible with \”The Things Network\” LoRaWAN SparkFun LoRa Thing Plus – expLoRaBLE Features Northern Mechatronics NM180100 SiP 21 Multifunctional GPIO Up to eight available 14-bit ADC channels Up to twenty-one 16-bit PWM channels Up to two UARTs An available SPI Bus Up to two I2C Buses Thing Plus (or Feather) Form-Factor: Dimensions: 2.3\” x 0.9\” Two Mounting Holes: 4-40 screw compatible 28 PTH Pins USB-C Connector 2-pin JST Connector for a LiPo Battery(not included) 4-pin JST Qwiic Connector LEDs: PWR– Red 3.3V power indicator CHG– Yellow battery charging indicator 18– Blue status/test LED (Pin 18) RX– Yellow RX serial communication indicator TX– Green TX serial communication indicator Buttons: 10 Reset JTAG/SWD PTH Pins u.FL Antenna Connector – BLE & RF Compatible with\”The Things Network\” LoRaWAN NM180100 SiP General Features: LoRa: 863-870 MHz (Europe) 902-928 MHZ (US) Maximum Transmit Power +22 dBm Receiver Sensitivity -147.6 dBm Bluetooth 5 Low Energy: 2.402-2.480 GHz Maximum Transmit Power +2 dBm Receiver Sensitivity -95 dBm Architecture: Ambiq Apollo3 ARM Cortex M4 with FPU up to 96MHz Arduino IDE throughSparkFun Apollo3 Arduino Core Flash: 1MB on-chip with external flash support RAM: 384 kB Security: ISO 7816 secure interface Secure Key Storage Secure Boot Secure OTA External Flash Inline Encryption/Decryption Resources Schematic Eagle Files Board Dimensions Hookup Guide Hardware Component Information: Apollo3 MCU: Apollo3 Datasheet Ambiq Home Page SX1262 RF Tranceiver: SX1262 Datasheet AN: Recommendations for Best Performance Arduino Libraries: RadioLib GitHub Repository Modified Library (use prior to expLoRaBLE support merge) basicmac (ported) Apollo3 Software Guides: Artemis Development with the Arduino IDE Artemis Development with the AmbiqSDK GitHub Hardware Repository