{"id":7183,"date":"2017-05-26T13:04:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T11:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/?p=7183"},"modified":"2017-05-26T13:04:41","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T11:04:41","slug":"low-cost-ble-gprs-gps-gateway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/m2m-componets\/low-cost-ble-gprs-gps-gateway\/","title":{"rendered":"Low cost BLE-GPRS-GPS-gateway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are we able to make a mint of money with such a low-cost BLE-GPRS-GPS-gateway? If yes then it makes sense to follow a train of thoughts listed in my IoT M2M Cookbook. Everybody can make such a gateway real for less than USD 15.<\/p>\n<h2>In my IoT M2M Cookbook \u2013 excerpt here:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/m2m_iot_cookbook\">http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/m2m_iot_cookbook<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6256\" style=\"width: 128px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6256\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-6256\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IoT-M2M-Cookbook-Cover-frame-283x400.png\" alt=\"IoT M2M Cookbook\" width=\"118\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IoT-M2M-Cookbook-Cover-frame-283x400.png 283w, http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IoT-M2M-Cookbook-Cover-frame.png 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover of the IoT M2M Cookbook<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I explained in detail how to design a tracking device based on cellular modules (2G, 3G, 4G) and GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo).<\/p>\n<h2>Estimated bill of material for the low-cost BLE-GPRS-GPS-gateway in mass production:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>GPRS, GPS, BT 4.0 (BLE) module with RTOS (Nucleus) = USD 9,50<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nucleus_RTOS<\/li>\n<li>MCU does not apply = USD 0<\/li>\n<li>GSM PCB track antenna out of the IoT M2M Cookbook = USD 0<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth PCB track antenna out of the IoT M2M Cookbook = USD 0<\/li>\n<li>GPS PCB track antenna out of the IoT M2M Cookbook = USD 0<\/li>\n<li>SIM Card connector does not apply because it has a SIM on Chip = USD 0<\/li>\n<li>USB connector + diode + low ESR capacitor &lt; USD 1<\/li>\n<li>Enclosure &lt; USD 1<\/li>\n<li>PCB smaller than 86,6 mm x 54 mm. (ISO 7810, ID-1-Format, credit card size) &lt; USD 1<\/li>\n<li>M2M SIM card without fee \u2013 Pay as you go SIM card<\/li>\n<li>Summary &lt; USD 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7186\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7186\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7186\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Bluetooth-GPRS-GPS-gateway-400x248.png\" alt=\"Bluetooth-GPRS-GPS-gateway\" width=\"400\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Bluetooth-GPRS-GPS-gateway-400x248.png 400w, http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Bluetooth-GPRS-GPS-gateway-768x477.png 768w, http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Bluetooth-GPRS-GPS-gateway.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bluetooth-GPRS-GPS-gateway<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Estimated one-off costs for the prototype of the low-cost BLE-GPRS-GPS-gateway:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>GCC GNU Complier = USD 0<\/li>\n<li>Code samples = USD 0<\/li>\n<li>Software to develop the PCB = USD 0<\/li>\n<li>2 x M2M test SIM cards (standard SIM and SIM on Chip) = USD 0<\/li>\n<li>IoT M2M Cookbook = estimated USD 100<\/li>\n<li>Evaluation kit for GPRS module does not apply = USD 0<\/li>\n<li>1 x GPRS module &lt; USD 15<\/li>\n<li>5 x two layer PCB by PCB Pool &lt; USD 150 https:\/\/www.pcb-pool.com\/ppde\/order_productconfiguration_js.html<\/li>\n<li>Summary &lt; USD 300<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BTW, I am working on a temperature sensor for my brother\u2019s greenhouses. The BOM is close to the upper mentioned parts. The addition is sensors for temperature, air humidity and soil moisture on a bus system. The summary of the sensors is more expensive than the communication box.<\/p>\n<h2>In the end, these questions remain:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Are we able to make a mint of money with such a low-cost BLE-GPRS-GPS-gateway?<\/li>\n<li>Does it make sense to start a Kickstarter campaign?<\/li>\n<li>Which target groups have a need for low cost such a BLE-GPRS-GPS-gateway?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you in advance for a request the BLE-GPRS-GPS-module, antenna matching, antenna designs, comments or an email to harald.naumann (at) lte &#8211; modem. com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shariff shariff-align-left shariff-widget-align-left\"><ul class=\"shariff-buttons theme-default orientation-horizontal buttonsize-small\"><li class=\"shariff-button twitter shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#595959\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gsm-modem.de%2FM2M%2Fm2m-componets%2Flow-cost-ble-gprs-gps-gateway%2F&text=Low%20cost%20BLE-GPRS-GPS-gateway\" title=\"Share on X\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; 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