SARA-R500S-01B

LTE-M/NB-IoT Cellular Module

The SARA-R500S-01B is a lte-m/nb-iot cellular module from u-blox. View the full SARA-R500S-01B datasheet below including key specifications.

SARA-R500S-01B shares its datasheet with SARA-R500S, whose page lists every part number it covers.

Official SARA-R500S-01B datasheet (PDF) — the source this page was extracted from.

Manufacturer

u-blox

SARA-R500S-01B Key Specifications

Parameter	Value
Type Number New	SARA-R500S-01B-01
Type Number Old	SARA-R500S-01B-00
Power Saving Modes	PSM deep sleep, +UPSV power saving
Firmware Version New	03.30, A00.01
Firmware Version Old	03.15, A00.01
Firmware Update Methods	FOAT, FOTA/uFOTA, EasyFlash
Communication Interfaces	UART (AT commands, optional hardware flow control)
Estimated First Shipment	2023CW30
Radio Access Technologies	LTE-M (M1), NB-IoT (NB)

SARA-R500S-01B 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-01B 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	u-blox	—
SARA-R510M8S-01B	u-blox	—
SARA-R510S	u-blox	—
SARA-R510S-01B	u-blox	—

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