Overview
The Milli 5 Development environment provides all of the tools necessary to enable Itron partners to quickly develop IoT application prototypes with the Milli 5 battery-powered mesh module. For example, with the Milli 5 providing Itron communications for transmission of data over an Itron RF network, a third-party could develop a prototype sensor network to collect data such as:
- temperature
- humidity
- barometric pressure
- and more.
The Milli 5 Developer Kit is comprised of Milli 5 battery-powered mesh module on the Milli 5 NIC Arduino shield board. Together, these components make up the Millishield, which comes in multiple country-specific variants. These variants are compliant for the following:
- USA
- Australia
- Canada
- Other regions requiring +22dBm power output, operating in 902-928 MHz ISM Bands
Itron also offers a +14dBm European Union RED-compliant variant operating in 865-870 MHz, 870-875.6 MhZ with power restricted to 25 mW ERP.
Dev Kit Components
The Milli Dev Kit v1.0 and Milli Dev Kit v1.0 – Singapore (pictured at the right of this page) include the following components:
- Milli5 NIC Arduino shield board
- Antenna
- 3-pin USB/TTL smart console cable
- Micro USB Cable
- Quick Start Guide
The Milli Dev Kit v1.0 with Arduino and Milli Dev Kit v1.0 - EU contain the same components listed above with the addition of an Arduino M0 Pro or Adafruit Metro M0 Express.
The Millishield in the Milli Dev Kit is a communications processor and can be attached on top of most regular-sized Arduino boards (such as the Arduino M0, M0 Pro, and Due boards or Adafruit Metro M0 Express board), which serve as application processors. The Milli Dev Kit has been tested for back-to-back CoAP-based communication to the Itron Active Edge Data Platform with one-minute read frequency.
You can purchase a Milli Dev Kit that comes with or without (Singapore only) an Arduino processor board using the following links:
- Milli Developer Kit v1.0 with Arduino (USA & Australia)
- Milli Developer Kit v1.0 - Singapore
- Milli Developer Kit v1.0 - EU
or with the starter kits found in our Dev Kit Catalog.
Additional Required Hardware
The following additional items are needed to implement the Milli:
- WAN mode capable Iot Edge Router for your specific geographic area.
- An Arduino M0, M0 Pro, or Due, or Adafruit Metro M0 Express if not already included in your Milli Dev Kit.
- Sensors, LEDs, and other devices to which you would like to connect. For example, a temperature sensor such as the Adafruit DHT11.
- A breadboard, wires, etc., to connect your sensor with the Arduino stack.
Next Steps
For the kit to function on the network, you will need to correctly set up the hardware (including the IoT Edge Router) and complete the provisioning process to allow the Milli to communicate on the network. Once powered up and provisioned, a reference application is available for installation to get you started with programing on the Starfish platform. Use the following links (in chronlogical order) to set up your Milli device.
- IoT Edge Router Setup
- Milli Hardware Setup and Provisioning
- Installing the Milli Dev Kit Reference Application
FCC Compliance Information
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
- This device may not cause harmful interference, and
- This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
The antenna of this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
The device should be installed so that people will not come within 20cm of the antenna.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception (which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on), the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Milli Dev Kit v1.0
This shows the items included in your new Milli Developer Kit.
