u-blox EVK-R4 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ... SARA R4 series cellular evaluation kits User guide Abstract This guide explains how to set up the EVK R4 evaluation kits to begin evaluating the u blox SARA R4 series cellular modules supporting multi band LTE M NB IoT EGPRS radio access technology ...

Page 2: ...ence Product status EVK R410M EVK R410M 02B 00 L0 0 00 00 05 12 A 02 19 UBX 20058104 Initial production EVK R410M 52B 00 L0 0 00 00 06 08 A02 11 UBX 20033274 Obsolete EVK R410M 6 00 L0 08 12 A 01 12 UBX 20053055 Initial production EVK R410M 7 00 L0 08 12 A 01 12 UBX 20049254 Initial production EVK R410M 8 00 L0 08 12 A 01 12 UBX 20049255 Initial production EVK R412M EVK R412M 02B 00 M0 12 00 A 02 ...

Page 3: ...p 4 Appendix 18 A Setting up AT terminal applications for communication with the EVK R4 18 B Setting up a cellular packet data connection on a Windows PC 19 C Examples of AT commands 24 D Current consumption measurement 26 E Glossary 28 Declaration of conformities 29 Related documentation 30 Revision history 30 Contact 31 ...

Page 4: ...oduct version o The EVK R410M 52B evaluation kit is for the SARA R410M 52B module product version o The EVK R410M 6 evaluation kit is for the SARA R410M 63B module product version o The EVK R410M 7 evaluation kit is for the SARA R410M 73B module product version o The EVK R410M 8 evaluation kit is for the SARA R410M 83B module product version The EVK R412M evaluation kit is for evaluation of SARA R...

Page 5: ...B2B connector J301 GND Cellular VCC supply jumper J404 Cellular USB UART J501 Cellular RS232 UART J500 DL501 DL403 DL405 SW403 SW401 DL404 SW300 SW304 SW204 DS107 DS105 DS109 DS103 DS500 DS501 GND GND Cellular antenna connector ANT1 J103 Cellular native USB J104 Headset jack J303 DS100 NEO M8N GNSS antenna connector J208 NEO M8N GNSS module GNSS adapter board GNSS USB J102 DS132 DS118 DS124 DS121 ...

Page 6: ...B2B connector J301 GND Cellular VCC supply jumper J404 Cellular USB UART J501 Cellular RS232 UART J500 DL501 DL403 DL405 SW403 SW401 DL404 SW300 SW304 SW204 DS107 DS105 DS109 DS103 DS500 DS501 GND GND Cellular antenna connector ANT1 J103 Cellular native USB J104 Headset jack J303 DS100 NEO M8N GNSS antenna connector J208 NEO M8N GNSS module GNSS adapter board GNSS USB J102 DS132 DS118 DS124 DS121 ...

Page 7: ...O M8N GNSS module GNSS adapter board Cellular VCC supply jumper J404 Cellular USB Single UART J501 Cellular RS232 Single UART J500 DL501 DL403 DL405 GNSS USB J102 SW403 SW401 DL404 SW300 SW304 SW204 DS132 DS118 DS124 DS121 DS107 DS105 DS109 DS103 DS500 DS501 GND GND BT200 Cellular native USB J105 DS100 DS201 DS139 Cellular antenna connector ANT J106 SARA R422M8S GNSS antenna connector J112 Cellula...

Page 8: ... board RF_IN USB UART converter CellularUSB Main UART TXD_GNSS J501 CellularRS232 Main UART J500 RS232 UART converter UART TXD_GNSS MiniUSB DB9 switch SW403 On board B2B switch SW401 USB I2C Step down Main power switch SW400 12 V J400 3 8 V VCC jumper J404 LDO GPIO2 3 4 GNSS switch SW304 Native USB J105 CEL ANT J106 CellularUSB two UARTs J201 GNSS ANT J112 USB UART converter VCC jumper J109 UART J...

Page 9: ...he cellular adapter board to communicate for example with an external MCU If the on board B2B switch SW401 on the EVB WL3 board is set to B2B and if a jumper socket is inserted on the pin 2 and 3 of the 3 pin header cellular UART jumper J248 on the adapter board illustrated in Figure 6 the UART interfaces of SARA R42 series module can be accessed as USB interface on the USB connector J201 on the c...

Page 10: ...the GNSS module SW204 EVB Table 1 EVK R4 switch and button descriptions 1 4 LEDs Function Description LED Board Color Main power Power supply plugged in the 9 18 V Power Input DL401 EVB Cellular VCC Cellular module supplied Main power switch must be switched on DL400 EVB Cellular USB main UART USB cable plugged in the Cellular USB connector J501 for access to the main UART interface of cellular mo...

Page 11: ...r for the GNSS antenna to be connected to the GNSS RF input of the SARA R422M8S module ANT_GNSS J112 ADP R42 Cellular native USB Mini USB connector for the cellular module native USB interface J105 ADP R42 J104 ADP R41 Cellular USB two UARTs Mini USB connector for the two UART interfaces of the SARA R422M8S module converted as a USB interface J201 ADP R42 DIL B2B headers Dual in line board to boar...

Page 12: ...01 pins 7 8 9 10 19 GPIO6 Not available 51 VCC J300 pins 7 8 9 10 20 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 52 VCC J300 pins 7 8 9 10 21 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 53 VCC J300 pins 7 8 9 10 22 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 54 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 23 GPIO2 J301 pin 31 55 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 24 GPIO3 J301 pin 32 56 ANT Not available 25 GPIO4 J301 pin 25 57 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 26 SDA J300 pin 21 58 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 ...

Page 13: ...301 pins 7 8 9 10 19 GPIO6 J301 pin 24 51 VCC J300 pins 7 8 9 10 20 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 52 VCC J300 pins 7 8 9 10 21 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 53 VCC J300 pins 7 8 9 10 22 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 54 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 23 GPIO2 J301 pin 31 55 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 24 GPIO3 J301 pin 32 56 ANT Not available 25 GPIO4 J301 pin 25 57 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 26 SDA J300 pin 21 58 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 1...

Page 14: ...25 50 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 19 GPIO6 J301 pin 23 51 VCC J300 pins 7 8 9 10 20 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 52 VCC J300 pins 7 8 9 10 21 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 53 VCC J300 pins 7 8 9 10 22 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 54 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 23 GPIO2 J301 pin 32 55 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 24 GPIO3 J301 pin 31 56 ANT Not available 25 GPIO4 J301 pin 26 57 GND J301 pins 7 8 9 10 26 SDA J300 pin 22 58 GND J301 p...

Page 15: ... blue 5 Be sure to provide a jumper socket on the Cellular VCC supply jumpers the J404 on the EVB and the J109 on the ADP R42 These jumpers provide the connection from the 3 8 V output of the supply circuit on the EVB to the VCC input of the module 6 To enable the board power supply turn the Main power switch SW400 on the EVB to the ON position The LED DL400 lights green 7 For communication via th...

Page 16: ... u blox m center tool and select the AT COM port with the following settings o Data rate 115 200 bit s o Data bits 8 o Parity N o Stop bits 1 o Flow control HW See Appendix A for how to configure the u blox m center AT terminal for Windows 8 To access the cellular module via USB interface connect a USB cable to the Cellular native USB connector on the ADP R4 The related LED DS100 lights blue After...

Page 17: ...is the PIN of the SIM card 8180 is written here as an example AT CLCK SC 1 8180 OK Lock the PIN at power on the last parameter is the PIN of the SIM card 8180 is written here as an example 1 13 Registration on a cellular network Command sent by DTE user DCE response module Description AT CEREG CEREG 0 1 OK Verify the network registration status AT COPS COPS 0 0 Verizon Wireless 7 OK Read the opera...

Page 18: ...ting values see section 1 10 Check with the Windows Device Manager to find out which COM port is being used by the EVK R4 Figure 7 Home page 4 Enable the connection to the u blox cellular module by clicking on the Connect button 5 Retrieve the module and network information by clicking on the Get Info button 6 The module information is retrieved and displayed on the Home page 7 Click on the AT Ter...

Page 19: ...B interface of SARA R410M or SARA R412M module connect the Windows PC to the Cellular Native USB connector J105 on the ADP B 1 How to install and configure a modem data connection over UART This example describes how to install and configure a data connection on a PC with the Windows 7 operating system This uses the TCP IP stack of the PC over the UART interface of the cellular module connected to...

Page 20: ... be installed 6 From the Device Manager Modems Standard Modem 33 600 bps Modem X X is the assigned modem number right click and select Properties 7 Select the Advanced tab 8 Add in the Extra initialization commands string AT S0 9 Click on OK 10 Open the Control Panel 11 Select Set up a new connection or network ...

Page 21: ...ion for the network operator if needed o A name for the new connection 14 The packet data connection is now ready to be used with the EVK R4 To check the connection start a browser Consult the cellular network operator for the username and password In most cases these can be left empty The here below considerations are applicable only to EVK R422M8S In detail the dial up is working only in the fol...

Page 22: ...em using the TCP IP stack of the PC over the native USB interface of the SARA R410M and SARA R412M modules connected to the Windows PC by the Cellular Native USB connector J105 on the ADP 1 Follow the board setup instructions in section 1 10 to provide the required connections with the EVK R4 2 Select Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center Setup a new connection or network T...

Page 23: ...er people to use this connection Consult the cellular mobile network operator for the username and the password In most cases these can be left empty 6 From the Device Manager select the modem Qualcomm HS USB Modem 90B2 under use and right click to show the Properties window Add AT S0 on the Extra Initialization Command line and click OK Then click Connect to finalize the procedure ...

Page 24: ...ation and the attach procedure C 2 Opening a TCP socket Command sent by DTE user DCE response module Description AT CMEE 2 OK Enables the cellular module to report verbose error result codes AT CGATT CGATT 1 OK Verifies the SARA R4 module is attached to the network AT CEREG CEREG 0 1 OK Verify the network registration status AT COPS 0 OK Register the module on the network The cellular module autom...

Page 25: ...dule on the network The cellular module automatically registers itself on the cellular network This command is necessary only if the automatic registration failed AT CEREG returns 0 0 AT COPS COPS 0 0 Verizon Wireless 7 OK Read the operator name and radio access technology RAT AT USOCR 17 USOCR 0 OK Create a UDP socket AT USOST 0 195 34 89 241 7 13 TestNumberOne USOST 0 13 OK Connecting and storin...

Page 26: ...in Figure 10 SARA R4 adapter board SARA R4 Cellular module 42 pin DIL B2B connectors EVB WL3 Step down Main power switch SW400 1 2 V J400 3 8 V VCC jumper J404 VCC Digital multimeter DCI Figure 10 Block diagram of current consumption setup for SARA R410M SARA R412M modules using a multimeter Alternatively a suitable external DC power supply with the dynamic current measurement capabilities as for ...

Page 27: ...dapter board SARA R4 Cellular module 42 pin DIL B2B connectors EVB WL3 Step down Main power switch SW400 12 V J400 3 8 V VCC jumper J109 VCC Digital multimeter DCI VCC jumper J404 Figure 13 Block diagram of current consumption setup for SARA R422M8S modules Alternatively a suitable external DC power supply with the dynamic current measurement capabilities as for example the portable and cheap Qoit...

Page 28: ...valuation Board GND Ground GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System GPIO General Purpose Input Output I2 C Inter Integrated Circuit IP Internet Protocol LED Light Emitting Diode LTE Long Term Evolution NB1 Narrowband IoT PIN Personal Identification Number PSD Packet Switched Data PSU Power Supply Unit RAT Radio Access Technology RF Radio Frequency RI Ring Indicator RTS Request To Send Rx Receiver S...

Page 29: ...sage It is the user s duty to verify if further restrictions apply such as in airplanes hospitals or hazardous locations petrol stations refineries Any changes or modification made to this equipment will void its compliance to the safety requirements Maintenance inspections and or repairs of the EVK R4 shall be performed by u blox AG ...

Page 30: ...ocumentation and to receive product change notifications register on our homepage www u blox com Revision history Revision Date Name Comments R01 24 May 2017 sfal sses acub Initial release R02 19 Jul 2017 sses Added EVK R410M 02B and updated EVK R404M 00B product status R03 17 Aug 2017 sses Updated EVK R410M 01B product status R04 04 Jan 2018 sses Updated EVK R410M 01B and EVK R410M 02B product st...

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