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Using the Board with Arduino IDE
3.1
Installing the Software
To use the board with Arduino IDE and starts running Arduino projects and sketches, install the
following software:
1-
Install Arduino IDE for Windows from the following web site
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
2-
Download and Install Quectel Driver here:
This will install Quectel driver on Windows.
https://github.com/5ghub/5G-NB-IoT/tree/master/Driver
3-
Download and Install QNavigator tool for Quectel BG96 here:
https://github.com/5ghub/5G-NB-IoT/tree/master/Tools
4-
Download and save the file
5G-NB-IoT_Arduino.zip
here:
https://github.com/5ghub/5G-NB-IoT
All the following software can be installed from the GitHub location here:
https://github.com/5ghub/5G-NB-IoT
3.2
Setting Up Arduino IDE
1-
Connect a USB cable from the
computer USB
to the
USB_SAMD21 port
to power on the board.
2-
Connect a USB cable from the
computer USB
to the
USB_BG96 port
to connect to the BG96.
3-
Launch Arduino IDE and choose
File->Preferences
. In the Additional Boards Manager URLs,
insert the following URL:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/5ghub/5G-NB-IoT/master/package_5G-NB-IoT_index.json
4-
In Arduino IDE, choose
Tools->Board->Boards Manager
, select and install “
5G-NB-IoT SAMD
Boards
”.
