SARA-R500S

LTE-M/NB-IoT Cellular Module

The SARA-R500S is a lte-m/nb-iot cellular module from u-blox. View the full SARA-R500S datasheet below including key specifications.

Official SARA-R500S datasheet (PDF) — the source this page was extracted from.

Manufacturer

u-blox

SARA-R500S Key Specifications

Parameter	Value
Ordering Code	SARA-R500S-01B
Firmware (New)	03.30, A00.01
Firmware (Old)	03.15, A00.01
Hardware Change	eSE security chip and related passives removed, no PCB change
Type Number (New)	SARA-R500S-01B-01
Type Number (Old)	SARA-R500S-01B-00
Cellular Technology	LTE-M and NB-IoT
Firmware Update Methods	FOTA, μFOTA, FOAT, EasyFlash
Communication Interfaces	UART (AT commands), with DTR and RTS/CTS flow control
Estimated First Shipment	2023CW30

SARA-R500S Overview

Part: SARA-R510S-01B — u-blox

Type: LTE-M / NB-IoT Cellular Module

Description: Cellular module supporting LTE-M and NB-IoT with updated firmware 03.30, TLS 1.2/1.3 security, and dynamic antenna tuning.

Features:

Hardware revision removing the embedded Security (eSE) chip and associated passive components
Support for TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 with ALPN extension
SoftECC implementation to enhance file system robustness
RTC-aware backoff timer management for power-optimized operation
Dynamic antenna tuner configuration support
Wi-Fi location support via ULOCEXT command and improved CellLocate data consistency
Firmware update support via EasyFlash, FOAT, and FOTA/μFOTA

SARA-R500S Features

Added new ULOCEXT command to support Wi-Fi location feature.
[u-blox ID 562] Improved consistency of data in Cell Locate requests to ensure highest resolution rate.

Variants on the same datasheet

These parts have exact links to the same datasheet. They are candidates to compare, not verified drop-in replacements; check package, pinout and electrical limits.

Part Number	Manufacturer	Package
SARA-R500S-01B	u-blox	—
SARA-R510M8S-01B	u-blox	—
SARA-R510S	u-blox	—
SARA-R510S-01B	u-blox	—

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