We are extremely excited to launch our new product. After being in development and testing for over 2 years and struggles with production during global chip shortage we only have 100 pieces up for grabs.
We teamed up with @JTAG for hardware design and look what he delivered! It is tiny! (36x24x10mm, about the same size as Metr Pro)
Before you go any further, here are the most important things to know before ordering (PLEASE READ):
Summary:
- Prepaid SIM card included (global roaming)
- Not a standalone product (Metr Pro is required)
- Might not work in your country
- No built-in battery
Details:
We have found SIM cards that work globally (1nce.com) and decided to include them with every module. We actually think you won’t find anything cheaper, that’s why we did it like that. The SIM cards have 500MB that can be used for up to 10 years. For Metr LTE this amount of data should last on average for 5 years. It will be possible to top up and renew 500MB/10 years for just €15.
Metr LTE will not work in some places. At the moment mobile connections are only supported in the following countries (most up to date list is here https://1nce.com/en/coverage/ check for LTE-M column checkmark):
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, USA. During BETA testing we confirmed that LTE connection works in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and USA.
We hope that other countries on the list should work. Hopefully 1nce will sign contracts with more operators and more countries in the future.
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Metr LTE is not a standalone product and requires Metr Pro CAN or Metr Pro in order to operate. It relies on bluetooth connection provided by Metr Pro to communicate with the Metr app and perform initial connection setup. If you already have Metr Pro or Metr Pro CAN, you are good to go. If not, you need one to use together with Metr LTE. You also need a GPS module (unless you already have Metr Pro CAN with GPS module, that one is enough to provide data to both).
Here are some examples setups to make it easier for your to understand:
Setup #1
VESC
Metr Pro CAN with GPS
Metr LTE
Both Metr Pro CAN and Metr LTE are connected to CAN. GPS module is connected to SD card shield.
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Setup #2
VESC
Metr Pro (UART)
Metr LTE with GPS
Metr Pro is connected to VESC using UART cable.
Metr LTE is connected to CAN.
GPS module is connected to Metr LTE.
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Setup #3
VESC
Metr Pro UNITY
Metr LTE with GPS
Metr Pro UNITY sits where it should be and Metr LTE with GPS is connected to CAN.
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Setup #4
VESC
Metr Pro CAN
Metr LTE with GPS
Metr Pro CAN without SD card does not have GPS port. No problem, GPS module is plugged into Metr LTE.
All these variations were thought through to provide as much flexibility as possible for existing and future setups.
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Metr LTE comes without a battery. This means it will be online only when your board is powered on. Or if you provide 5V supply to it (for example by channeling CAN bus cable through a small 5V power bank).
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Some cool features that we made available on launch are:
- Remote tracking with current speed and battery level
- Location history for the past week
- Live location sharing
- Group location sharing
- Remote board lock / unlock
Software updates will come through the Metr app and it will only get better with time. This module is designed for ESK8 and functionality possibilities are amazing. Racing, fleet management, geofencing, etc. Let us know what you think and what features you would like to see.
Big thanks to our beta testers @xsynatic and @b264 as well as Bioboards and Lazyrolling.
Order Metr LTE in our shop shop.metr.at – telemetry for electric vehicles
