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qBoxMini DIY IOT Enclosure Plus Kits User Manual Abstract User Manual describing the qBoxMini DIY IOT Enclosure Plus Kits. Kits features, content and project ideas provided. IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM www.iot-bots.com DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Table of Contents Revision History ..................................................................................................... 2 Overview................................................................................................................ 3 Features ................................................................................................................. 3 Description ............................................................................................................ 3 qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (No SMA) ............................................................... 4 qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (One SMA) ............................................................. 5 qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (Two SMAs) ........................................................... 6 qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit parts ...................................................................... 7 Specification ........................................................................................................ 12 qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit content.................................................................... 13 Project ideas ........................................................................................................ 13 Abbreviations....................................................................................................... 14 Trademark notice................................................................................................. 14 Ordering info ....................................................................................................... 15 IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM Rev. 1.1 1 DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Revision History №№ Version 1 1.0 2 1.1 3 Date 05.25.2020 11.03.2020 IOT-BOTS.COM LLC Author Iotbotscom Iotbotscom IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM Description Initial Brand Identity Update Rev. 1.1 2 DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Overview Perfect for any DIY IOT project, qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit series is the part of the newest HW platform designed to help hobbiests, makers and all DIYers to build environmental ready IOT solutions. Features  Flanged IP65 waterproof enclosure: Sealed, made of high-quality ABS material suitable for indoor and outdoor DIY IOT projects;  Incorporated M8 cable glands: Two cable inputs securely allow bringing the power in and connecting sensors and actuators;  Perfect fit PCB: High-quality double-sided PCB with 0.1" hole spacing for DIP integrated circuits, modules, and main controller board;  Fixed placement for controller board: Well-designed PCB allows to carry a variety of MCU boards like Adafruit Feather Compatible, Arduino MKR Compatible, NodeMCU, etc;  Built in SMA connectors: Up to two SMA Straight Female to IPEX（u.FL） adapter cables give external antennas connections to your wireless board;  Dedicated Connectors positions: Terminal blocks, Grove and 0.1" DIP power and interface connectors could be easily soldered onto the PCB;  Prototyping connectors set included: All necessary connectors included, saving time and allows to build IOT device right away. Description Each qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit consists of durable waterproof IP65 enclosure with installed M8 glands, double sided PCB with dedicated placements for IOT controller and connectors, integrated SMA to u.FL adapter cable (up to two, depending on kit model) and connectors set. IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM Rev. 1.1 3 DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (No SMA) qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (No SMA) is the simplest member in qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit family. It has no integrated SMA to u.FL adapter cable, but still able to keep wireless connectivity device with internal antennas. Pic.1. qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (No SMA) common view Pic. 2. qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (No SMA) dimensions IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM Rev. 1.1 4 DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (One SMA) qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (One SMA) is the member of qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit family which is able to bring up to one external antenna signal to IOT device located inside. It has one integrated SMA to u.FL adapter cable. Pic.3. qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (One SMA) common view Pic. 4. qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (One SMA) dimensions IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM Rev. 1.1 5 DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (Two SMAs) qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (Two SMA) is the most charged member of qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit family which has got two integrated SMA to u.FL adapter cables. Pic.5. qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (Two SMAs) common view Pic. 6. qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit (Two SMAs) dimensions IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM Rev. 1.1 6 DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit parts Each qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit has got several parts built in. Pic.7. qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit parts External DC voltage from power adapter or solar system could be brought by cable through the one gland inner and another gland gives opportunity to connect external sensors or actuators. Up to two (depending on kit type) GSM / LTE / WiFi / LoRa / etc. external antennas could be connected to wireless board u.FL PCB connector via SMA to IPEX (u.FL) adapter cables glued into enclosure wall. Two M3 self-tapping screws securely attach the PCB to the enclosure. Same time board could be easily removed. Enclosure has enough room to keep with or without stacking header one IOT controller board like Adafruit Feather Compatible (AFC) or Arduino MKR Compatible (AMC) or another IOT board, power supply (DC/DC), OLED display and sensor modules using plain grid proto holes. IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM Rev. 1.1 7 DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Pic.8. qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit with Pic.9. qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit with Adafruit Feather Compatible board Arduino MKR Compatible board installed installed Up to two pluggable 3,5mm terminal blocks, one Grove and several DIP 0.1" I2C interface connectors could be populated. Two separate power traces for VDD and GND along short PCB sides allow bring the power to sensor boards. Pic.10. qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit PCB common view (Front and Back) IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM Rev. 1.1 8 DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Each connector pin has got a trace with DIP contacts that wires from other modules could be easily soldering. There is example of connectors proposal:  X1: External power connection through pluggable 3,5mm terminal block;  X2: External Input / Output sensor / actuator connections through pluggable 3,5mm terminal blocks;  X3, X4: IOT board connectors could be located (0,1” DIP);  X5: OLED I2C connector placement (0,1” DIP) with pins: VDD, GND, SCL, SDA;  X6: I2C sensors connector placement (0,1” DIP) with pins: VDD, GND, SCL, SDA, IO;  X7: “Grove” I2C connector placement (2,0 mm DIP) with pins: VDD, GND, SCL, SDA. Pic.11. Connectors placement proposal: Adafruit Feather Compatible board based IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM Rev. 1.1 9 DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Pic.12. Connectors placement proposal: Arduino MKR Compatible board based Pic.12. PCB Front Copper traces IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM Rev. 1.1 10 DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Pic.13. PCB Back Copper traces IOT board connector pins have conditional names: A1…A28 for AMC boards, F1…F28 for AFC board. Pic.14. qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit PCB Pic.15. qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit PCB with connectors setup for Adafruit with connectors setup for Adafruit for Feather Compatible board Arduino MKR Compatible board qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kits include connector set, that saves time and efforts for logistic and helps to build IOT device right out of the box. IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM Rev. 1.1 11 DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Pic.16. Connectors Set Transparent lid allows to see internal parts, electronics, LEDs and even display and is able to hold LiPol battery to be applied to the internal surface. Pic. 17. LiPol battery apllied to a Pic. 18. LiPol battery apllied to a tranparent lid (assembled view) tranparent lid (inside view) Specification Housing Material: ABS IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM Rev. 1.1 12 DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Water and Dust Proof: IP65 Enclosure Outer Size: 4.63"x2.28"x1.34" (L*W*H) Enclosure Inner Size: 3.0"x2.0"x1.1" (L*W*H) Gland model: M8 Cables with diameters: 0.08-0.19" PCB size: 2.93"x2.0" SMA u.FL adapter cables : up to 2 SMA u.FL adapter cable length : 3.15" qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kit content - IP65 waterproof enclosure with two M8 glands installed and up to two SMA u.FL adapter cables glued (depending on kit type); - High quality prototyping double sided PCB mounted with two M3 self-tapping screws; - Connectors set (connectors are NOT populated onto PCB): o Arduino MKR Compatible board female header set (two 0,1” pitch 1x14 pins connectors); o Adafruit Feather Compatible board female header set (0,1” pitch 1x12 and 1x16 pins connectors); o Two 3,5mm 2 pins terminal blocks with plugs; o Seeed Grove 2mm DIP connector. - Packaging bag and shipping box. Project ideas Using qBoxMini Enclosure Plus Kits the variety of IOT DIY and POC projects could be done, like LoRa-based soil moisture monitoring project, home WiFi garage door opener, NB-IOT beehive monitoring system, GSM GPS asset tracking solution and many others. IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM Rev. 1.1 13 DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Pic. 19. WiFi LoRa controller with OLED Pic. 20. WiFi ESP32 No SMA project Pic. 21. IP65 Enclosure for STM DevKit Pic. 22. LTE CAT-M1 WiFi outdoor POC Abbreviations №№ 1 2 Abbreviation AFC AMC Explanation Adafruit Feather Compatible Arduino MKR Compatible Trademark notice All referenced brands, product names, service names, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM Rev. 1.1 14 DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Ordering info №№ Item 1 qBoxMini DIY IOT Enclosure Plus Kit (No SMA) 2 qBoxMini DIY IOT Enclosure Plus Kit (One SMA) 3 qBoxMini DIY IOT Enclosure Plus Kit (Two SMAs) IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QBM-CON-X-UM SKU IBT-QBM-CON-0 IBT-QBM-CON-1 IBT-QBM-CON-2 Rev. 1.1 15