Cool. Thanks!
"Satellite network activities will consume Data Operations; final numbers are still in progress but we will be designing our satellite network pricing to ensure that customers can use these networks within the Free, Basic, and Plus plans (with more frequency as you move to higher priced plans)."
Source: Pricing | Particle
According to the above mentioned pricing page the free plan DOES contain some satellite connectivity. Can you confirm this? @rickkas7
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@rickkas7 @colleen. This is great. I am considering switching over from custom pcb's which are under development to using the Muon/M524 for 20 initial prototypes and possibly a small (~200+) production run of a medical instrument that is under development. I await the muon documentation with interest.
in the interim, are the following available (a) board dimensions, (b) expansion connector pin definitions, (c) Muon schematic
Thanks
The Muon board dimensions are 50mm x 90mm.
The expansion connector is 96 pins arranged with 2 rows of 24 pins, 0.1", on each long edge of the card. It's the same size as the Monitor One expansion card except instead of a single row on the outside of each long edge of the card, there's another row just inside on both sides, doubling the number of pins. The expansion card is a superset of the Monitor One, and some Monitor One expansion cards will work on the Muon. The extra pins are because the M-SoM has significantly more available GPIO and ports than the Tracker SoM.
There will be updated to the Muon documentation in March 2024.
@rickkas7 Thanks Rick I look forward to the documentation when it arrives
From the block diagram in the Muon datasheet, it seems I could use the Muon base board with a different controller. Perhaps a Photon2 or Argon with an adapter PCB for the expansion connector?
Will I be able to use the LoRa hardware on the Muon?
Will the base board be sold without the MSom?
The Muon will be sold without a device (MUONCB). However it is not intended to work with devices other than the M-SoM. The M-SoM (RTL8722) has significantly more GPIO than the P2/Photon 2 (RTL8721). And there is only a M.2 socket, not a Feather or P2 footprint on the Muon carrier board. It's highly unlikely that network support for LoRaWAN will be present on nRF52 devices (B-SoM); among other reasons, it won't fit as the system part is full.
@rickkas7. Has Particle considered developing a variant of the Muon board using a P2 instead of the M404/M425 processors. This would provide an alternative to the Feather boards for WiFi only systems. It would be a great alternative to the Photon2 with its limited IO pins. It would provide a flexible alternative for development and even low volume production.
Any news on this? @rickkas7
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