Quectel UMTS<E EVB R2.0, User Manual

Page 1: ...UMTS LTE EVB R2 0 User Guide LTE A Module Series Rev UMTS LTE_EVB_R2 0_User_Guide_V1 1 Date 2019 09 05 Status Released www quectel com ...

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Page 3: ...TE EVB R2 0 User Guide UMTS LTE_EVB_R2 0_User_Guide 2 44 About the Document History Revision Date Author Description 1 0 2018 04 11 Tiger CHENG King MA Initial 1 1 2019 09 05 Oscar LIU Added the applicable modules EG12 and EG18 ...

Page 4: ...o Connectors 20 4 4 1 Digital Audio Codec Board Connector J501 20 4 4 2 Analog Audio Connectors J601 J602 21 4 4 2 1 Earphone Connector J601 21 4 4 2 2 Handset Connector J602 23 4 4 3 Test Points for Loudspeaker J603 24 4 5 U SIM Card Connector J702 25 4 6 SD Card Connector J701 27 4 7 UART Connectors J401 J402 28 4 8 Switches and Buttons 30 4 9 Status Indicators 32 4 10 Test Points 33 5 Operation...

Page 5: ...BLE 5 PIN DEFINITION OF J601 22 TABLE 6 PIN DEFINITION OF J602 24 TABLE 7 PIN DEFINITION OF J702 26 TABLE 8 PIN DEFINITION OF J701 28 TABLE 9 PIN DEFINITION OF J401 29 TABLE 10 PIN DEFINITION OF J402 30 TABLE 11 DESCRIPTION OF SWITCHES AND BUTTONS 31 TABLE 12 DESCRIPTION OF STATUS INDICATORS 32 TABLE 13 INDICATION OF D206 AND D208 33 TABLE 14 PIN DEFINITION OF J803 J804 J805 J806 AND J403 35 TABLE...

Page 6: ...URE 17 DIAGRAM FOR HANDSET CONNECTOR J602 23 FIGURE 18 PIN ASSIGNMENT OF HANDSET CONNECTOR J602 24 FIGURE 19 DIAGRAM FOR LOUDSPEAKER CONNECTOR J603 25 FIGURE 20 DIAGRAM FOR U SIM CARD CONNECTOR J702 25 FIGURE 21 PIN ASSIGNMENT OF U SIM CARD CONNECTOR J702 26 FIGURE 22 DIAGRAM FOR SD CARD CONNECTOR J701 27 FIGURE 23 PIN ASSIGNMENT OF SD CARD CONNECTOR J701 27 FIGURE 24 UART BLOCK DIAGRAM 28 FIGURE ...

Page 7: ...VB R2 0 User Guide UMTS LTE_EVB_R2 0_User_Guide 6 44 1 Introduction This document describes how to use the evaluation board of UMTS LTE modules It is an assistant tool for engineers to develop and test Quectel EG06 EG12 EG18 module ...

Page 8: ...aircraft Please consult the airline staff for more restrictions on the use of wireless devices on boarding the aircraft Wireless devices 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 signals and cellular network ca...

Page 9: ...nnector Support EG06 EG12 EG18 module Wi Fi Ethernet TE A Connector Reserved SD Card Connector Support SD card U SIM Connector Support U SIM card insertion detection Support U SIM card 3 0V 1 8V Audio Connectors and Loudspeaker Test Points One digital audio codec board connector Support TI TLV320AIC3104 codec board Two analog connectors used for earphone and handset Two test points for loudspeaker...

Page 10: ... SIM Card Connector J402 COM2 DBG VBAT J805 J902 J901 60 Pins 60 Pins J102 J101 100 Pins 100 Pins J701 J806 J804 S901 S301 PWRDWN_N J501 60 Pins J803 J601 Earphone Test Points TE A of the Module Codec board Handset RJ11 Connector J602 Test Points 146 4 115 0 D215 S902 J603 J403 GND PAD Thermal GND PAD 5V GND GND Figure 1 Component Placement of EVB Top Side Unit mm Switches and Buttons Power ON OFF...

Page 11: ...nt Placement of EVB Bottom Side Unit mm Table 2 Component Functions of UMTS LTE EVB R2 0 Functions Component No Description Power Supply J201 bottom side The power jack on the EVB Typical voltage supply 5V J502 USB Type C connector Typical voltage supply 5V Power ON OFF Switch S201 VBAT power ON OFF control PWRKEY S302 Power key push button Used to turn on off the module J302 Used to connect PWRKE...

Page 12: ...odule J601 Earphone connector Used to test the analog audio function of the module J602 bottom side Handset connector Used to test the analog audio function of the module U SIM J702 U SIM card connector COM1 J401 bottom side Main UART port COM2 J402 bottom side Debug UART port Status Indicators D209 D205 D207 D208 D206 D215 D209 VBAT power ON OFF indicator is used to indicate whether the module is...

Page 13: ...ans under development and the eMMC component is not mounted 2 3 Top and Bottom Views of UMTS LTE EVB R2 0 The top and bottom views of the UMTS LTE EVB R2 0 are shown as below Figure 3 EVB Top View VBAT J103 Used for VBAT voltage test Test Points J803 J804 J805 J806 J403 Test points NOTE ...

Page 14: ...LTE A Module Series UMTS LTE EVB R2 0 User Guide UMTS LTE_EVB_R2 0_User_Guide 13 44 Figure 4 EVB Bottom View 2 4 EVB Kit Accessories All accessories of the EVB kit are listed as below ...

Page 15: ...Codec Board Instruction Sheet Figure 5 EVB Kit Accessories Table 3 List of Accessories Items Description Quantity Cables USB to RS 232 converter cable 1 USB Type C cable 1 RF cables 4 Antennas Main Antennas 4 GNSS Antenna passive 1 Audio Earphone 1 USB Flash Drive USB 2 0 to RS 232 driver USB driver including EG06 EG12 EG18 module related documents tools drivers etc 1 Codec Board TLV320AIC3104 cod...

Page 16: ...TE_EVB_R2 0_User_Guide 15 44 The main antennas can also be used for diversity reception Others Bolts and nuts for assembling EVB 4 for each type Instruction Sheet A sheet of paper giving instructions for EVB connection details of EVB accessories etc 1 NOTE ...

Page 17: ...S LTE EVB R2 0 User Guide UMTS LTE_EVB_R2 0_User_Guide 16 44 3 EVB and Accessories Assembly The following figure shows the assembly of UMTS LTE EVB R2 0 and its accessories Figure 6 UMTS LTE EVB R2 0 and Accessories Assembly ...

Page 18: ...ter through connected with the power jack J201 or USB Type C receptacle J502 on the EVB Please pay attention to the voltage value of the power adapter and 5V 2A is recommended The power adapter is designed to be connected to a step down converter U201 which can convert the supplied voltage into proper voltage VBAT for the module The following two figures show the simplified power supply block diag...

Page 19: ...ner contact Outer contact Figure 9 Power Plug Design 4 2 UMTS LTE TE A Connectors J101 J102 The UMTS LTE TE A connector is designed to accommodate the TE A of the module The TE A is connected to the EVB via BTB connectors J101 and J102 which allows customers to easily test the functionalities of the module or develop applications based on the module The following figure shows the connection betwee...

Page 20: ... D are connected directly to the module The CC1 and CC2 lines can be used to configure Type C channel signals The VBUS lines can be used for USB connection detection and EVB power supply Table 4 Pin Assignment of J502 The following figure shows the connection of the module and the USB Type C receptacle A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 GND TX1 TX1 VBUS CC1 D D SBU1 VBUS RX2 RX2 GND GND RX1 RX...

Page 21: ...TX1 TX1 USB Type C U501 J502 ESD Figure 11 Diagram for Module and USB Type C Receptacle Connection 4 4 Audio Connectors The UMTS LTE EVB R2 0 provides one digital audio codec board connector PCM J501 two analog audio connectors J601 and J602 and loudspeakers test points J603 4 4 1 Digital Audio Codec Board Connector J501 The digital audio codec used on the codec board is TLV320AIC3104 The codec bo...

Page 22: ...BIAS IN2P IN2N LOUDL P LOUDR N R C HPO_R HPO_L J601 J602 speaker J603 NCP2823 2 4 5 3 1 6 J602 MIC BTB Connector BTB Connector J501 J501 Figure 12 Diagram for Codec Board and EVB Connection Codec Board EVB Figure 13 Connection between Codec Board and EVB 4 4 2 Analog Audio Connectors J601 J602 4 4 2 1 Earphone Connector J601 Audio connector J601 is designed for earphones Its diagram is shown in th...

Page 23: ...Jack 22uF U101 J601 1 4 5 3 2 SPK_R 10pF 33pF 22uF 6 MIC_P 0R NM_0R 33pF GND AGND 0R NM_0R 10pF 4 7uF BTB Connector J501 Figure 14 Diagram for Earphone Connector J601 The figure and table below illustrate the pin assignment and pin definition of earphone connector J601 Figure 15 Pin Assignment of Earphone Connector J601 Table 5 Pin Definition of J601 Pin No Pin Name Description 1 MIC Microphone in...

Page 24: ...etch Design of Audio Plug 4 4 2 2 Handset Connector J602 Audio connector J602 is designed for handsets Its diagram is shown as below ESD 33pF ESD ESD ESD 33pF 33pF 33pF 33pF 33pF 10pF 10pF 10pF 10pF 10pF 10pF IN2P IN2N LOUDL P LOUDR N FB J602 U101 Codec TLV3104 4 1 3 2 BTB Connector J501 Figure 17 Diagram for Handset Connector J602 3 SPK_R Right channel of stereo audio output 4 SPK_L Left channel ...

Page 25: ...Assignment of Handset Connector J602 Table 6 Pin Definition of J602 4 4 3 Test Points for Loudspeaker J603 The two test points J603 are designed for loudspeaker and the following figure shows the loudspeaker with an external Class D audio amplifier Pin No Pin Name Function 1 MICN Negative microphone input 2 SPKN Negative loudspeaker output 3 SPKP Positive loudspeaker output 4 MICP Positive microph...

Page 26: ...r Connector J603 4 5 U SIM Card Connector J702 The UMTS LTE EVB R2 0 provides a 6 pin push push type U SIM card connector J702 which supports 1 8V 3 0V U SIM card Its diagram is shown as below U SIM card connector USIM_VDD USIM_CLK USIM_DATA USIM_RST USIM_GND J101 J702 C1 C7 C2 C3 Push Push USIM_VDD USIM_DATA USIM_RST USIM_CLK 12 10 8 6 USIM_PRE GND USIM_PRESENCE 14 CD2 CD1 Figure 20 Diagram for U...

Page 27: ...M Card Connector J702 Table 7 Pin Definition of J702 Pin No Signal Name I O Function C1 USIM_VDD PO U SIM card power supply provided by UMTS LTE EVB R2 0 C2 USIM_RST DO U SIM card reset C3 USIM_CLK DO U SIM card clock C5 GND Ground C6 NC Not connected C7 USIM_DATA IO U SIM card data CD1 GND ground CD2 USIM_PRESENCE DI U SIM card insertion detection Active low ...

Page 28: ...ity With the SD card interface customers can easily increase the storage capacity of EG06 EG12 EG18 module The diagram for J701 is shown as below SD card connector DAT2 CMD CD DAT3 VDD J101 J701 1 2 4 3 SD1_DATA2 SD1_DATA3 SD1_CMD 29 28 33 GND CLK DAT0 DAT1 5 6 8 7 SD1_CLK SD1_DATA1 SD1_DATA0 32 31 30 VSS VDD_3V3 Figure 22 Diagram for SD Card Connector J701 1 2 3 4 56 78 Figure 23 Pin Assignment o...

Page 29: ...t COM2 supports 115200bps baud rate by default It can be used for Linux console and log output The following figure shows the block diagram of UART connectors on UMTS LTE EVB R2 0 J101 Module RS 232 Level Match 3 0V 1 8V Level Translator COM1 DB9 J401 RS 232 3 0V 1 8V U403 U401 RS 232 Level Match 3 0V 1 8V Transistor Level Translator COM2 DB9 J402 RS 232 3 0V U402 1 8V U404 Figure 24 UART Block Di...

Page 30: ...f J401 and J402 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Figure 25 Pin Assignment of UART Connector J401 Table 9 Pin Definition of J401 Pin No Pin Name I O Description 1 DCD DO Data carrier detection 2 RXD DI Receive data 3 TXD DO Transmit data 4 DTR DI Data terminal ready 5 GND GND 6 DSR Not connected 7 RTS DI Request to send 8 CTS DO Clear to send 9 RI DO Ring indication ...

Page 31: ...UART Connector J402 Table 10 Pin Definition of J402 4 8 Switches and Buttons The UMTS LTE EVB R2 0 includes three switches S201 S901 and S902 and three buttons S301 S302 and S303 as shown in the following figures Pin No Pin Name I O Description 1 4 6 7 8 9 NC Not connected 2 RXD DI Receive Data 3 TXD DO Transmit data 5 GND Ground ...

Page 32: ...nce No Description S201 VBAT Power ON OFF control S901 Switched to the left function reserved Switched to the right connect the codec board connector on EVB to the module for testing the codec s PCM function S902 Switched to the left connect SD card connector to the module for testing the SD card function of the module Switched to the right connect the eMMC connector to the module for testing the ...

Page 33: ...206 and D215 The following figure shows the location of these LED indicators D209 D205 D207 D208 D206 D215 Figure 29 Status Indicators Table 12 Description of Status Indicators S303 Used to reset the module S301 Reserved Reference No Description D209 VBAT power ON OFF indicator Indicates whether the module is powered on Bright VBAT ON Extinct VBAT OFF D205 Turn ON OFF indicator Indicates the opera...

Page 34: ... J803 J804 J805 J806 and J403 Extinct The module is turned off D207 Sleep status indicator Indicates the sleep status of the module Bright The module is in sleep mode Extinct The module is not in sleep mode D208 D206 Network status indicator Indicates the network status of the module Status Indicators State Network Status D206 NET_STATUS Flicker slowly 200ms ON 1800ms OFF Network searching Flicker...

Page 35: ...ries UMTS LTE EVB R2 0 User Guide UMTS LTE_EVB_R2 0_User_Guide 34 44 2 4 6 8 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 J806 J803 J805 1 3 5 9 7 10 Figure 30 Test Points J803 J805 and J806 Figure 31 Test Points of J804 ...

Page 36: ...Data terminal ready test pins 2 POWER_EN VBAT enable pin 4 PWRKEY_3 0V PWRKEY_3 0V test pin 6 RESET_3 0V RESET_3 0V test pin 7 VDD_EXT Connected directly to VDD_EXT of the module 8 POWER_OFF_3 0V Reserved 9 SPI_MRDY Reserved 10 SPI_SRDY Reserved J804 Pin No Pin Name Description 1 VDD_3 0V 3 0V power supply from LDO U303 2 PCM_SYNC Connected directly to PCM_SYNC of the module 3 VDD_1V8 1 8V power s...

Page 37: ...n 1 WAKE_IN Connected directly to WAKEUP_IN of the module 2 SPI_CS_N Not connected 3 AP_READY Not connected 4 SPI_CLK Not connected 5 W_DISABLE_N Connected directly to W_DISABLE of the module 6 SPI_MISO Not connected 7 USB_BOOT Connected directly to USB_BOOT of the module 8 SPI_MOSI 9 VDD_1 8V Connected to VDD_1 8V via a resistor 10 GND Ground J806 Pin No Pin Name Description 1 CTS_1 8V_UART Conne...

Page 38: ... of the module 8 DTR_3 0V Connected directly to the voltage translator 9 RI_1 8V Connected directly to RI of the module 10 GND Ground J403 Pin No Pin Name Description 1 WDOG_DISABLE Not Connected 2 GND Ground 3 DB_RX_3 3V Connected directly to the voltage translator 4 DB_TX_3 3V Connected directly to the voltage translator 5 DB_TX_1 8V Connected directly to DBG_TXD of the module 6 DB_RX_1 8V Conne...

Page 39: ...ype C cable 4 Switch S201 VBAT Power ON OFF Switch to ON state then D209 VBAT ON OFF indicator will light up Press the S302 PWRKEY for at least 100ms then the module will be turned on and D205 turn ON OFF indicator will light up 5 2 Communication via USB or UART Interface 5 2 1 Communication via USB Interface 1 Turn on the module according to the procedures mentioned in Chapter 5 1 2 Connect the E...

Page 40: ...etting Field on QCOM USB AT Port Connection 5 2 2 Communication via UART Interface 1 Run the driver disk on PC to install the USB to RS 232 driver 2 Connect the EVB to PC with USB to RS 232 converter cable through the main UART connector and the USB serial port number can be viewed through the PC Device Manager as shown below Figure 35 USB Serial Port 3 Install and then use the QCOM tool provided ...

Page 41: ...res below to upgrade the firmware 1 Install and open the firmware upgrade tool QFlash on PC and then turn on the module according to the procedures mentioned in Chapter 5 1 For more details about QFlash please refer to document 8 2 Click the COM Port dropdown list and select the USB DM port 3 Click the Load FW Files button to choose the firmware package 4 Click the Start button to upgrade the firm...

Page 42: ...rn off the module One way is to execute AT QPOWD command This is the best and the safest way since the module will log off from the network and save data before shutdown When turning off module with AT command please keep PWRKEY at high level after the execution of power off command otherwise the module will be turned on again after successful turn off For more details about the AT command please ...

Page 43: ...44 1 Remove R104 Figure 38 Location of R104 2 Connect an external power supply to J103 to supply power for the module independently Figure 39 Location of J103 3 Turn on the module according to the procedure mentioned in Chapter 5 1 and then test the current consumption of the module ...

Page 44: ...4 Quectel_EP06 EG06 EM06_AT_Commands_ Manual AT commands manual for EP06 EG06 and EM06 modules 5 Quectel_EM12 EG12 EG18_AT_Commands_Manual AT commands manual for EM12 EG12 and EG18 modules 6 Quectel_QCOM_User_Guide User guide for QCOM tool 7 Quectel_LTE 5G_Windows_USB_Driver_Installation_ Guide Windows USB driver installation guide for LTE and 5G modules 8 Quectel_QFlash_User_Guide QFlash user gui...

Page 45: ...Emitting Diode LTE Long Term Evolution MIC Microphone NC Not Connected PC Private Computer PCB Printed Circuit Board PCM Pulse Code Modulation PO Power Output RF Radio Frequency SD Secure Digital UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System USB Universal Serial Bus U SIM Universal Subscriber Identity Module VBAT Voltage of Battery ...