The Particle Electron 2G Kit is a cellular-connected development kit for building IoT projects that communicate over 2G GSM networks. It comes with a Particle SIM card supporting over 100 countries, 3 months of Particle's 1 MB monthly data plan, and everything you need to start prototyping — including a breadboard, battery, and sample components.

The kit includes access to Particle's cloud platform and development tools for managing, updating, and monitoring your connected devices over the air.

Key Features

• STM32F205 ARM Cortex-M3 – Powerful microcontroller with 1 MB flash and 128 KB RAM
• U-Blox SARA G-Series Modem – 2G cellular connectivity
• Particle SIM Card – Service in 100+ countries included
• 3 Months Data Included – 1 MB/month plan (thousands of messages)
• 36 Pins – 28 GPIO (D0–D13, A0–A13), TX/RX, power, and control pins
• Particle Cloud Platform – OTA updates, device management, and monitoring
• Li-Po Battery Included – 2000 mAh for portable deployments

Specifications

• Processor – STM32F205 ARM Cortex-M3
• Flash – 1 MB
• RAM – 128 KB
• Cellular – U-Blox SARA G-series (2G GSM)
• GPIO – 28 (D0–D13, A0–A13)
• Dimensions – 50.8 × 20.3 × 7.6 mm (2.0 × 0.8 × 0.3″)

Ideal For

• Remote IoT sensor deployments with cellular connectivity
• Asset tracking and environmental monitoring
• Prototyping connected products
• Learning cellular IoT development

Kit Contents

• 1× Particle Electron PCB
• 1× Particle SIM Card
• 1× Li-Po Battery (2000 mAh)
• 1× USB Cable
• 1× Breadboard
• 1× Pinout Reference Card
• Components for a sample project
• 3 months of Particle's 1 MB monthly data plan (delivered by email)

Resources

• Data Plan Pricing
• Compatible Countries List