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Conexio Stratus Pro

A battery-powered cellular IoT prototyping platform with global connectivity

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Conexio Stratus Pro is a tiny-yet-powerful development kit for creating cellular-connected electronic projects and products. Powered by the cutting-edge nRF9161 cellular modem from Nordic Semiconductor, Stratus Pro offers unparalleled versatility, reliability, and ease of use, making it the go-to solution for IoT developers worldwide. It is a battery-operated platform, making it ideal for prototyping cellular IoT systems, such as asset tracking, environmental monitoring, smart metering, and even industrial automation.

With LTE-M, NB-IoT, and GPS connectivity packed into a compact form factor, Stratus Pro ensures your devices stay connected in any environment. It enables real-time data transmission and location tracking with minimal power consumption. Future-proof your IoT projects with DECT NR+ readiness, ensuring compatibility with emerging cellular standards for enhanced performance and longevity.

Stratus Pro also supports platforms like Edge Impulse, Memfault, and Golioth, leveraging machine learning (ML) to provide seamless Over-the-Air (OTA) updates to your devices. ML capabilities are extremely helpful in implementing predictive maintenance in scenarios where uninterrupted operation is particularly important, such as in smart factories. For easy data visualization and dashboard creation, Stratus Pro also connects to Datacake, a low-code IoT platform that requires no programming.

Built-In Battery Charging, Monitoring, and Energy-Harvesting

Thanks to the nPM1300 PMIC and fuel gauge, you can remotely monitor your Stratus Pro’s battery vitals and charging status. Stratus Pro also has built-in charging circuitry that makes it easier to connect to and recharge the Li-Po battery, creating fully energy-autonomous applications.

Ultra Low-Power by Design

In numerous battery-operated IoT applications, devices primarily spend most of its time in low-power mode. Hence, minimizing overall power consumption of Stratus Pro during this mode was a paramount design objective. We are thrilled with the outcome and have confirmed that Stratus Pro consumes less than 9 µA in its ultra-low power state.

Compact Feather Form Factor

Designed to be adaptable, Status Pro also embraces modularity. Its QWIIC connector and feather-compatible 28 header pins are ready to integrate with compatible modules, allowing you to extend its functionality with additional hardware like cameras, thermometers, or ultrasonic distance sensors.

In addition, the Conexio Stratus Pro is equipped with a USB Type-C port, enhancing its connectivity options. This port allows for easy connection with a wide range of devices and accessories, making charging, debugging, and programming a breeze.

Prepaid Global Data Included

Each Stratus Pro debvice comes pre-loaded with 500 MB of IoT data and 250 SMS messages, valid for 10 years, no strings attached.

Whether you’re deploying IoT solutions locally or internationally, Stratus Pro has you covered. With service availability in over 100 countries, you can confidently connect your devices anywhere, anytime. And if you want to migrate Stratus Pro to your local network of choice or provider, the switch is easy with eSIM and software SIM support.

Visual Studio Code Plugin Support

To make the application and project development with Conexio Stratus Pro fun and fast for low-level application designers and novices alike, we made Stratus compatible with nRF Connect for Visual Studio Code. Using the nRF Connect plugin, you can build, compile, and deploy code to the Stratus Pro with minimal effort. Create projects with nRF Connect SDK and Zephyr RTOS with built-in templates created by the Conexio team.

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Features & Specifications

MCU: Nordic nRF9161 SiP

Modem

Included cellular Data

Power Management IC: Nordic nPM1300

Charging IC: Texas Instruments BQ25185

External Storage:

Power

Onboard sensors

I/O

Size: 66.04 mm x 25.40 mm

Comparisons

Here is the updated table with a space added before the ~ for each edited cell:

Conexio Stratus ProActinius IcarusnRF9160 FeatherAVR IoT MiniArduino MKR NB1500Particle BRN404XSparkfun MicroMod Cellular
ManufacturerConexio Actinius Circuitdojo Microchip Arduino Particle Sparkfun
CPUnRF9161 nRF9160 nRF9160 AVR128DB48 SAMD21 nRF52840 STM32
NB-IoTYes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
LTE-MYes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
GNSS/GPSYes Yes Yes No No No Yes
DECT NR+ ReadyYes No No No No No No
Preloaded Cellular Data (MB)500 10 10 150 No No 500
Cellular data validity10 years 90 days N/A 90 days N/A N/A 10 years
SMS Data250 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
I/O Pins36 28 28 28 28 28 24
Fuel gaugeYes No No No No Yes No
e-SIM footprintYes Yes No Yes No No No
AccelerometerYes Yes Yes No No No No
LEDsYes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sensor power gatingYes No No No No No No
ButtonsYes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power switchYes No No No No No No
Debugging connectorMini SWD Tag Connect Tag Connect Yes No Mini SWD No
External flash storageYes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
QWIIC connectorYes No No Yes Yes No No
Energy harvesterYes No No No No No No
USB-C interfaceYes No Yes Yes No No Yes
Lipo battery chargerYes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Breadboard compatibleYes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
VS Code extensionYes Yes Yes No No Yes No
Dimension (mm)66.04 x 25.4 50.8 x 22.8 50.8 x 22.8 23.78 x 81.69 25 x 67.6 22.86 x 50.8 61 x 37.50
Open Source Hardware & SoftwareYes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deep sleep (uA)9 N/A 10 70 500 110 N/A
Price (USD) with soldered headers89 124 103 70.37 93.2 48.95 119.95

Open Source

We have made the Stratus Pro sample applications fully open-source to empower users to customize and enhance their devices while fostering a collaborative community.

We welcome questions and discussion on our discussions forum on Github.

What’s included in the box

Options 1 & 2

Option 3

Manufacturing Process

Stratus Pro hardware was refined gradually over multiple pre-production revisions. These revisions were thoroughly validated and used by a number of pre-production testers and open-source contributors before becoming available to consumers. We have developed working relationships with several contract manufacturers in China, and we trust them to manufacture and assemble Stratus Pro electronics. We work closely with a number of distributors and vendors—including Nordic Semiconductor, who designed the main nRF9161 SiP module and nPM1300 PMIC, and Symmetry Electronics, to accelerate component acquisition to manufacture Conexio Stratus Pro consistently and with the highest level of quality.

Conexio Stratus Pro is part of Nordic Community Hub

Key Components

NRF9161-LACA-R7 · microcontroller
manages cellular, GPS, and other RTOS-related operations

nPM1300-QEAA-R7 · PMIC
overall board power management

In the Press

Hackster News

"Nordic nRF9161 SiP in a Feather form factor with data included."

Geeky Gadgets

" Internet of Things (IoT) developers are constantly seeking tools that enable them to create innovative solutions quickly and efficiently. Cellular IoT prototyping platforms have emerged as a catalyst in this domain..."

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Conexio, simplifying your connected IoT product journey.

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