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Supports Global Band NB-IoT Communication, Small In Size, Low Power Consumption

The SIM7028 NB-IoT HAT is a small size, low-power, and powerful Raspberry Pi HAT with NB-IoT (Narrow-Band Internet of Things) function, supports global band and supports TCP, UDP, LWM2M, COAP, DTLS, DNS, NTP, PING, HTTP(S), MQTT(S), TLS/SSL, etc. It is designed for applications that need low delay, low power, and low throughput, also suitable for IoT applications such as meters, remote control, asset tracking, remote monitoring, remote healthcare, bicycle-sharing, and so on.
- Standard Raspberry Pi 40PIN GPIO extension header, supports Raspberry Pi series boards and Jetson Nano, etc.
- Supports TCP, UDP, LWM2M, COAP, DTLS, DNS, NTP, PING, HTTP(S), MQTT(S), TLS/SSL, etc.
- Onboard Type-C interface for software debugging
- Onboard UART control pins, for connecting with host boards like Arduino/STM32
- 1x LED indicators, easy to monitor the working status
- Onboard USB to UART chip, the UART communication pin can be configured via jumper
- Onboard nano SIM card slot, compatible with NB-IoT specific card
- Baudrate: 2400bps ~ 460900bps (115200bps by default)
- Control via AT commands (3GPP TS 27.007, 27.005, and SIMCOM enhanced AT Commands)
- Supports SIM application toolkit: SAT Class 3, GSM 11.11, USAT
- Comes with online development resources and manual (examples for Raspberry Pi/Jetson Nano/Arduino/ESP32)
Communication parameters | |
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Band | B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B70/B85 |
Data rate | ≤159Kbps(UL) ≤127Kbps(DL) |
Operating parameters | |
Power supply | 5V |
Logic level | 5V/3.3V (3.3V by default) |
Overall current (idle mode) | 4mA |
Single module current (VBAT=3.3V) | Idle mode: 2.8mA |
PSM mode: 0.8uA | |
DRX mode: 0.11mA@Idle(DRX=2.56s) | |
eDRX mode: 0.018mA@Idle(eDRX=163.84s; PTW=25.6s) |
Compatible with Raspberry Pi series boards, Jetson Nano, etc.

Connect to Raspberry Pi Zero

Connect to Raspberry Pi 4B

Connect to Jetson Orin
for reference only, the above control boards are NOT included
Supports communication protocols including TCP, UDP, LWM2M, COAP, DTLS, DNS, NTP, PING, HTTP(S), MQTT(S), TLS/SSL, etc.

provides multiple networking demos with Waveshare.cloud, AWS IoT Core, and Aliyun IoT support, using the lightweight MQTT protocol to achieve data visualization services

provides tutorial and demo for quick start of smart IoT solutions, with large-screen Data Visualization display to meet various application scenarios







* Resources for different product may vary, please check the wiki page to confirm the actually provided resources.
Cat-M & NB-IoT & GSM | Cat-M & NB-IoT | NB-IoT | ||||
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SIM7000C / SIM7000E | SIM7000G | SIM7070G | SIM7080G | SIM7020C / SIM7020E | SIM7028 | |
Applicable regions | SIM7000C: China SIM7000E: Europe / Africa / Australia / Southeast Asia |
Global | SIM7020C: China SIM7020E: Europe / Africa / Australia / Southeast Asia |
Global | ||
Band | ||||||
NB-IoT | SIM7000C: LTE-FDD: B1, B3, B5, B8 SIM7000E: LTE-FDD: B3, B8, B20, B28 |
B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28 | B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B66, B71, B85 | SIM7020C: LTE-FDD: B1, B3, B5, B8 SIM7020E: LTE-FDD: B1, B3, B5, B8, B20, B28 |
B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B14, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B66, B70, B85 | |
Cat-M | B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B39 | B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B12, B13, B14, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B27, B28, B66, B85 | N/A | |||
GSM | GPRS/EDGE 900/1800 MHz | GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz | N/A | N/A | ||
GNSS | SIM7000C/SIM7000G: GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou SIM7000E/SIM7070G/SIM7080G: GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | N/A | ||||
Data Rate | ||||||
NB-IoT(Kbps) | 34(DL)/66(UL) | 136(DL)/150(UL) | 26.15(DL)/62.5(UL) | 127(DL)/159(UL) | ||
Cat-M(Kbps) | 300(DL)/375(UL) | 589(DL)/1119(UL) | ||||
EDGE(Kbps) | 236.8(DL)/236.8(UL) | 236.8(DL)/236.8(UL) | ||||
GPRS(Kbps) | 85.6(DL)/85.6(UL) | 85.6(DL)/85.6(UL) | ||||
Software Features | ||||||
Network protocol | TCP/UDP/HTTP/HTTPS/TLS/DTLS/PING/LWM2M/COAP/MQTT, etc. | |||||
Firmware upgrade | USB | UART | UART/USB | |||
Hardware Interfaces | ||||||
SIM card slot | 1.8V/3V | 1.8V | 1.8V | 1.8V/3V | 1.8V/3V | |
UART | Supports AT commands | Supports AT commands, firmware upgrading | ||||
USB | Supports AT commands testing, GPS positioning, firmware upgrading, etc. | For external power supply ONLY | Supports AT commands, firmware upgrading | |||
Antenna connector | LTE antenna (SMA) + GNSS antenna (IPEX) | LTE antenna (IPEX) + GNSS antenna (IPEX) | LTE antenna (SMA) | |||
Applications | ||||||
Examples | Meters, remote control, smart home, smart city, intelligent agriculture, and so on |
Weight: 0.06 kg
Quick Overview
- SIM7028 NB-IoT HAT x1
- GSM Antenna x1
- USB Type-A to Type-C cable x1
- 2×20PIN female header x1
- Standoffs pack x1
