Quectel FC41D-TE-B, User Manual

Page 1: ...FC41D TE B User Guide Wi Fi Bluetooth Module Series Version 1 0 0 Date 2021 04 27 Status Preliminary ...

Page 2: ...ior notice Disclaimer While Quectel has made efforts to ensure that the functions and features under development are free from errors it is possible that these functions and features could contain errors inaccuracies and omissions Unless otherwise provided by valid agreement Quectel makes no warranties of any kind implied or express with respect to the use of features and functions under developme...

Page 3: ...reless Solutions Co Ltd Transmitting reproducing disseminating and editing this document as well as using the content without permission are forbidden Offenders will be held liable for payment of damages All rights are reserved in the event of a patent grant or registration of a utility model or design Copyright Quectel Wireless Solutions Co Ltd 2021 All rights reserved ...

Page 4: ...es may cause interference on sensitive medical equipment so please be aware of the restrictions on the use of wireless devices when in hospitals clinics or other healthcare facilities Cellular terminals or mobiles operating over radio signal and cellular network cannot be guaranteed to connect in certain conditions such as when the mobile bill is unpaid or the U SIM card is invalid When emergency ...

Page 5: ...h Module Series FC41D TE B User Guide FC41D TE B_User_Guide 4 24 About the Document Revision History Version Date Author Description 2021 04 27 Soni RAO Creation of the document 1 0 0 2021 04 27 Soni RAO Preliminary ...

Page 6: ... FC41D TE B 9 2 2 Top View of EVB 11 2 3 EVB Kit Accessories 11 3 Interface Applications 12 3 1 Power Interfaces J201 J202 12 3 2 Switch and Button J104 SW301 13 3 3 UART Interfaces J201 J202 14 3 4 RF Interfaces J301 J303 15 3 5 Test Points 16 3 6 Status Indication LEDs 18 4 Operation Procedures 21 4 1 Power on FC41D 21 4 2 Communication Via UART USB Connectors 21 4 3 Firmware Upgrade 22 4 4 Rese...

Page 7: ...le Index Table 1 Interfaces of FC41D TE B 10 Table 2 Accessories List 11 Table 3 Description of Switch and Button 13 Table 4 Pin Definition of J103 J601 J602 J603 J606 17 Table 5 Description of Status Indication LEDs 19 Table 6 Related Documents 24 Table 7 Terms and Abbreviations 24 ...

Page 8: ...or FC41D TE B 12 Figure 4 Power Switch 13 Figure 5 Reset Button 13 Figure 6 UART Block Diagram 14 Figure 7 USB Connectors 14 Figure 8 RF Block Diagram 15 Figure 9 RF Connectors 15 Figure 10 Test Points 16 Figure 11 Test Points J103 16 Figure 12 Status Indication LEDs 19 Figure 13 USB Serial Port 21 Figure 14 Debug UART Setting Field on QCOM 22 Figure 15 Configurations for Firmware Upgrade 22 ...

Page 9: ... B_User_Guide 8 24 1 Introduction FC41D TE B is designed to help designers develop FC41D applications It can be used to test basic functionalities of FC41D This document describes the general features interface applications and operation procedures of the board ...

Page 10: ...DO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 75 mm 70 mm J303 J301 IPEX U301 EEPROM U401 FC41D U201 FT232 J201 Micro USB U202 FT232 J202 U302 FLASH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J603 J602 J601 SW301 Reset Button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J104 Power switch J103 J606 D403 D404 D405 D406 D407 D408 D409 D410 D411 1 2 1 2 3 J302 Micro USB Figure 1 Component Placement of FC41D TE B ...

Page 11: ...N OFF control RESET SW301 Reset button used to reset FC41D USB Connector UART interface J201 Main UART interface from USB to UART converter chip U201 J202 Debug UART interface from USB to UART converter chip U202 RF Connectors J301 SMA connector of FC41D ANT_RF pin J302 J303 SMA connector of FC41D IPEX Status Indication LEDs D406 D407 D406 is Power ON OFF indicator D407 is Wi Fi status indicator T...

Page 12: ...ng figure Figure 2 FC41D TE B Top View 2 3 EVB Kit Accessories All accessories of the FC41D TE B kit are listed as below Table 2 Accessories List Items Description Quantity pcs Cables USB Micro B cable 2 IPEX RF cable 1 Antennas Wi Fi antenna 2 Instruction Sheet A sheet of paper giving instructions for EVB connection details of EVB accessories etc 1 ...

Page 13: ...nterfaces Switch and Button UART Interface Test Points RF Interface Status Indication LEDs 3 1 Power Interfaces J201 J202 The FC41D TE B can be powered by USB Micro B Connector J201 J202 The following figure shows the simplified power supply schematic of FC41D TE B USB Micro B 5 V SGM2035C J202 J103 EEPROM U401 FC41D USB Micro B J201 U302 FLASH U301 3 3 V FT232 FT232 U201 U202 Figure 3 Power Suppl...

Page 14: ... and Button J104 SW301 FC41D TE B includes one power switch J104 and one reset button SW301 as shown in the following figure Figure 4 Power Switch Figure 5 Reset Button Table 3 Description of Switch and Button Reference No Description J104 VBAT ON OFF control SW301 Used to reset FC41D module ...

Page 15: ...and the host application It can be used for download and AT command communication J202 supports 115200 bps baud rate by default It can be used for Linux console and log output The following figure shows the block diagram of UART on FC41D TE B 3 3 V IO USB TO UART Converter U201 USB 2 0 USB Micro B J201 Main UART FC41D Debug UART 3 3 V IO USB TO UART Converter U202 USB 2 0 USB Micro B J202 Figure 6...

Page 16: ... TE B_User_Guide 15 24 3 4 RF Interfaces J301 J303 FC41D TE B offers two RF interfaces J301 J303 The following figure shows the block diagram of RF interface FC41D SMA SMA J301 ANT_RF IPEX Cable J303 IPEX J302 Figure 8 RF Block Diagram Figure 9 RF Connectors ...

Page 17: ...uide 16 24 3 5 Test Points The FC41D TE B provides a series of test points They can help customers to obtain the corresponding waveform of some signals The following figures show the test points of J103 J601 J602 J603 J606 Figure 10 Test Points Figure 11 Test Points J103 ...

Page 18: ...rectly to GPIO2 of FC41D 4 PWM2 Connected directly to PWM2 of FC41D 5 GPIO3 Connected directly to GPIO3 of FC41D 6 PWM3 Connected directly to PWM3 of FC41D 7 GPIO4 Connected directly to GPIO4 of FC41D 8 PWM4 Connected directly to PWM4 of FC41D 9 GND Ground 10 RESET Connected directly to CEN of FC41D J602 Pin No Pin Name Description 1 DEB_TX_M Connected directly to DBG_TX of FC41D 2 DEB_TX Connecte...

Page 19: ...CLK of FC41D 10 SPI_CLK Connected directly to SPI_CLK of U302 J603 Pin No Pin Name Description 1 SPI_MOSI_M Connected directly to SPI_MOSI of FC41D 2 SPI_MOSI Connected directly to SPI_MOSI of U302 3 SPI_CS_M Connected directly to DBG_RX of FC41D 4 SPI_CS Connected directly to UART_TX of U202 5 I2C_SCL_M Connected directly to I2C_SCL of FC41D 6 I2C_SCL Connected directly to I2C_SCL of U301 7 I2C_S...

Page 20: ...tes the status of Wi Fi Light on Wi Fi is connected Light off Wi Fi is disconnected D403 Indicates the status of GPIO1 Light on high level Light off low level D404 Indicates the status of GPIO2 Light on high level Light off low level D405 Indicates the status of GPIO3 Light on high level Light off low level D408 Indicates the status of PWM1 Light on high level Light off low level D409 Indicates th...

Page 21: ...Wi Fi Bluetooth Module Series FC41D TE B User Guide FC41D TE B_User_Guide 20 24 Light off low level D410 Indicates the status of PWM4 Light on high level Light off low level ...

Page 22: ...D according to the procedures mentioned in Chapter 4 1 2 Connect the USB connectors of FC41D TE B to PC with the USB cable and the USB serial port number can be viewed through the PC Device Manager as shown below Figure 13 USB Serial Port 3 Install and then use the QCOM tool provided by Quectel to achieve the communication between the module and the PC The following figure shows the COM Port Setti...

Page 23: ...hapter 4 1 2 Click the Platform burning subject dropdown list and select the BK7231N 3 Click the COM Port dropdown list and select the Main UART and choose the 921600 baud rate 4 Click the Load FW Files to choose the firmware package 5 Choose Download burn the main file and click Start when the progress bar is not read the button is displayed as Start When the progress bar is read the button displ...

Page 24: ...de FC41D TE B_User_Guide 23 24 4 4 Reset FC41D Press the SW301 reset button for more than 100 ms then release it to reset FC41D However this may cause the loss of information stored in the memory as the module resetting procedure has been initialized ...

Page 25: ...tion 1 Quectel_QCOM_User_Guide User guide for QCOM tool Abbreviation Description BT Bluetooth COM Cluster Communication Port EVB Evaluation Board GND Ground LED Light Emitting Diode NC Not Connected PC Private Computer RF Radio Frequency UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter USB Universal Serial Bus VBAT Voltage of Battery VCC Volt Current Condenser Wi Fi Wireless Fidelity ...