i own MKR 1500 with UBLOX R410M. Firmware of modem is: L0.0.00.00.05.08,A.02.04
Availability of modem is pure random. Sometime i got IMEI number, but when upload new sketch modem stop works (impossible for working with it). After this i need restart Arduino by unpluging USB cable 5+ times (restart). When i want power my arduino by 5VDC external source. Modem works just for 1 instance.
the modem isn't appearing in device manager when you connect the soldered usb wire or the mkr isn't appearing? i see in your other post of device manager that the mkr is connected
Hello Trevor, i had bad USB cable, data wires i tested by multimeter and works good, but reality was different. So after change usb cable i see Modem in device manager and update works fine. But after a small review im thinking about this arduino product: Portenta CAT.M1/NB IoT GNSS Shield — Arduino Official Store but price is a lil bit high