NB-IoT Device Development Kit

Last Updated on : 2024-06-25 03:54:00download

NB-IoT Device Development Kit is built on top of TuyaOS for low-power NB-IoT device development. It comes with carrier connection stacks (LwM2M and China Mobile OneNET) and a variety of libraries.

Overview

NB-IoT Device Development Kit includes a host of features and standard APIs to help you develop easily, including device pairing, upstream and downstream communication, production test, authorization, OTA updates, and file download. You do not need to take care of feature implementation for different chip platforms. Just working on the standard APIs, you can connect your products to the Tuya Developer Platform and make them IoT-enabled.

Features

Easy platform integration: Adaptive integration with multiple carrier platforms. The device can automatically connect to the target platform according to the inserted SIM card, such as China Telecom AEP and Chine Mobile OneNET. You can also set the preferred platform to connect.
Complete power saving options: PSM, DRX, eDRX, and user-defined mode.
Data exchange: Simple data transmission and reception interface.
File download: Download files from the server.
OTA update: Deploy incremental firmware update.
Various peripherals: GPIO, UART, ADC, SPI, and I2C.

Resource requirements

NB-IoT Device Development Kit requires 1,700 KB ROM and 250 KB RAM. The memory footprint of a development kit depends on the chip platform for use.

Capability map

Device management

Capability	Description
Initialization	After a device is powered on and started, it calls a range of APIs to initialize the hardware environment, TuyaOS software, and applications. On application initialization, you need to provide callback functions as needed to handle internal events including status changes, device controls, and firmware updates.
Reset	A device is restored to the settings that the device had before it was paired so that it can be activated again. A device can be reset with a local operation or mobile app operation.
Authorization	Authorization is the process of writing the device ID assigned by Tuya to the non-volatile memory on the device for the purpose of authentication. Authorization is performed with a dedicated tool.

Pairing and activation

After connecting to the base station, the device will be paired and activated automatically.

Device control

Capability	Description
Data point (DP) model and device control protocol	The TuyaOS device model description, which is used to control a physical device.

Basic services

Capability	Description
Secure storage	Encrypted key-value store as well as file-based data storage in plain text.
Logging service	Local logs that record device operations. Exceptions can be recorded, sorted, and reported to the cloud.
Timer queue	Software timers.
Job queue	Job queues used to process asynchronous low-priority tasks on which blocking might occur.
Connection management	Manage NB-IoT connections such as LwM2M and China Mobile OneNET.
Task management	Manage tasks.

Device driver

Capability	Description
GPIO	GPIO driver
ADC	ADC driver
I2C	I2C driver
UART	UART driver
SPI	SPI driver

Power management

Capability	Description
Low power	Manage power consumption with PSM, DRX, and eDRX modes.

Scheduled task

Capability	Description
Local schedule	The scheduled task is downloaded to the device with a timer created accordingly. The device runs the task after the timer expires.
Calendar-based schedule	One of the types of local schedules, allowing users to schedule tasks with a recurrence pattern. For example, repeat weekly, repeat on odd or even days, or repeat every x day(s) or hour(s).

OTA update

Capability	Description
Silent update	The device checks for and installs firmware updates automatically.
Update notification/forced update	The mobile app notifies the device of available firmware updates.
Subordinate firmware update	Update firmware and files on the device.

Network

Capability	Description
LwM2M	LwM2M library.
China Mobile OneNET	Chine Mobile OneNET library.
mbedTLS	Mbed TLS library.

Support and help

If you have any problems with TuyaOS development, you can post your questions in the Tuya Developer Forum.

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