The Electron is a small cellular IoT board made by Particle. These tiny development kits have everything you need for creating 2G or 3G cellular connected products. Includes a prepaid, no contract data plan and instant web access to your Electron with wireless programming.
Kits include:
Microcontroller
Particle SIM card with service in more than 100 countries worldwide
3 months of Particle’s 1MB monthly data plan (delivered by email)
Antenna x 1
2000mAh battery x 1
USB cable x 1
Half-size breadboard x 1
The Electron kits also include Particle’s development tools and access to a cloud platform for managing and updating your new connected hardware.
2G – GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz for use in all regions of the World.
3G – GSM 850/1900 MHz for use in North & South America, and Australia.
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