General Prerequisites NB-Lynx-7000

In this documentation, you will use the SIM7000 module to set up connectivity for the NB-IoT board to connect to the internet. The NB-IoT board used in this tutorial is the NB-LYNX-7000.

Before you start, make sure you have fulfilled the following conditions:

1. Hardware Board NB-LYNX-7000, this NB-IoT board has been integrated with LYNX32 (ESP32) module and also SIM7000 module.

The SIM7000 module is used so that the device can connect to the network and communicate with other machines using AT commands, while the ESP32 is used to automate the command sequence to be executed.

1. Arduino IDE. This documentation uses Arduino IDE version 2.1.0.

If you have not installed the Arduino IDE, you can follow these steps

Arduino IDE Installation

1. ESP32 board on Arduino. This documentation uses esp32 by Espressif Systems version 2.0.11.

If you have not installed the ESP32 Board, please follow these steps.

ESP32

1. Antares account. With an Antares account you can access the Antares console and get an access key.

If you don't have an Antares account, you can register here by following the Antares Account Registration tutorial.

1. Have Application and Device in the Antares Console on your Account.

To create an Application, you can follow the Tutorial on Creating Applications and to add devices, you can follow the Tutorial on Adding Devices.

1. GPS Antenna, this antenna will be connected to the NB-LYNX-7000 board to get GNSS data in the form of location and time data.