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Heltec CubeCell 1/2AA Node (HTCC-AB02A)

Ultra-low-power LoRa/LoRaWAN development node based on the ASR6502 SoC (ARM Cortex-M0+ @ 48MHz + SX1262), with a built-in 1/2AA battery holder, 3.5uA deep sleep, and Arduino compatibility. Ideal for remote sensor deployments.

Starting from

$12.90

Specifications

ArchitectureARM Cortex-M0+
CPU Cores1
Clock Speed48MHz
Flash128KB
GPIO Level3.3V
StorageNo
Dimensions56.6 × 24 × 21.5mm
Weight40g

Certifications

Components

PSoC 4000 series ARM Cortex-M0+ running at 48MHz with 128KB flash and 16KB SRAM, integrating the SX1262 LoRa transceiver for a single-chip LoRaWAN solution.

Semtech SX1262 long-range, low-power sub-GHz RF transceiver supporting LoRa and (G)FSK modulation across 150-960MHz bands, with +22dBm output power and -135dBm receive sensitivity.

Silicon Labs CP2102 USB-to-UART bridge providing serial communication over Micro-USB for programming and debugging.

Bus Interfaces

UART— UART1
RX: GPIO5 (P3_0)TX: GPIO5 (P3_1)
UART— UART2
RX: GPIO (P4_4)TX: GPIO (P4_5)
SPI— SPI0
SS: P4_3SCK: P4_2MISO: P4_1MOSI: P4_0
SPI— SPI1
SCK: GPIO3 (P6_2)MISO: GPIO2 (P6_1)MOSI: GPIO1 (P6_0)
I2C— I2C0
SCL: P0_0SDA: P0_1
I2C— I2C1
SCL: GPIO8 (P7_0)SDA: GPIO9 (P7_1)
SWD
SWCLK: SWCLKSWDIO: SWDIO

GPIO Map

GPIO1
SPI1 MOSI / Digital I/O
digital-inputdigital-output
SPI
GPIO2
SPI1 MISO / Digital I/O
digital-inputdigital-output
SPI
GPIO3
SPI1 CLK / PWM1
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
SPI
GPIO4
PWM2 / Digital I/O
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
GPIO5
Vext Control (P3_4)
digital-inputdigital-output
GPIO6
Digital I/O (P3_6)
digital-inputdigital-output
GPIO7
Digital I/O (P3_7)
digital-inputdigital-output
GPIO8
I2C1 SCL
digital-inputdigital-output
I2C
GPIO9
I2C1 SDA
digital-inputdigital-output
I2C
GPIO10
Digital I/O (P7_2)
digital-inputdigital-output
GPIO11
Digital I/O (P0_2)
digital-inputdigital-output
GPIO12
Digital I/O (P0_3)
digital-inputdigital-output
GPIO13
LED / Digital I/O (P0_6)
digital-inputdigital-output
GPIO14
Digital I/O (P0_7)
digital-inputdigital-output
ADC1
12-bit Analog Input (P2_0)
adcdigital-input
ADC
ADC2
12-bit Analog Input (P2_1)
adcdigital-input
ADC

Overview

The Heltec CubeCell 1/2AA Node (HTCC-AB02A) is a compact LoRa/LoRaWAN development board designed for ultra-low-power remote sensor node deployments. Built around the ASR6502 system-on-chip — which integrates an ARM Cortex-M0+ processor running at 48MHz with a Semtech SX1262 LoRa transceiver — it achieves a remarkably low 3.5 microamp deep sleep current, making it well-suited for years-long battery-powered operation on a single 1/2AA lithium cell.

The board comes with a built-in 1/2AA battery holder, SMA antenna connector, and integrated CP2102 USB-to-serial bridge for programming and debugging via Micro-USB. It supports LoRaWAN 1.0.2 protocol across multiple frequency bands (433MHz, 470-510MHz, 863-870MHz, 902-928MHz) and delivers up to +22dBm transmit power with -135dBm receive sensitivity, enabling long-range communication in diverse deployment environments.

Development is straightforward thanks to full Arduino IDE and PlatformIO compatibility through the CubeCell-Arduino framework. The board exposes 16 GPIO pins including 3 ADC channels (12-bit), 2 PWM outputs, dual SPI and I2C buses, and dual UARTs, providing enough peripheral access for common sensor integration tasks. CE and FCC certifications make it ready for both prototyping and field deployments in regulated regions.

The HTCC-AB02A is particularly well-suited for environmental monitoring, smart agriculture, asset tracking, and any application requiring long battery life with periodic LoRaWAN transmissions from remote locations.

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