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2. Features

AVT9152 Module (Cellular IoT with BLE)

Dual mode LTE-M/NB-IoT SoC

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3GPP R13 Cat-M1 & NB1 compliant

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3GPP R14 NB1 & NB2 compliant

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Output power: -40dBm to 23 dBm

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-108 dBm sensitivity (LTE-M)

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-114 dBm sensitivity (CAT-NB1/NB2)

BLE

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BT5.0

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Output power: -20dBm to +8dBm

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-95 dBm sensitivity (1Mbps BLE mode)

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NFC

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USB

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On-board chip antenna

General

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GPS with active/passive antenna

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ARM TrustZone

Interfaces

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Arduino Interface

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USB Devices

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LTE Antenna Ports (SMA & µ.FL)

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GPS Antenna Port (µ.FL)

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NFC Antenna Portµ.

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Micro-SIM Card Connector (with embedded SIM footprint)

Sensors

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3-Axis Accelerometer

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3-Axis Gyroscope

Summary of Contents for AVT9152 EVB

Page 1: ...The information in this document is subject to change without notice P a g e 1 Rev 1 0 Dec 2020 AVT9152 Evaluation Board User Manual Date December 07 2020 Revision 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...ock Source 13 5 5 Reset Sources 14 5 6 Antenna and RF connection 14 5 7 Virtual COM port 15 5 8 Buttons and LEDs 15 5 9 Connectors 16 5 9 1 Arduino UNO Connectors 16 5 9 2 Other connectors 17 5 10 Onboard sensors 19 5 10 1 MEMS 3 axis linear accelerometer sensor 19 5 10 2 MEMS 3 axis gyroscope sensor 20 5 10 3 MEMS nano pressure sensor 20 5 10 4 AmbiMate sensor module 21 5 11 Description of the ju...

Page 3: ...ctor 33 Figure 12 System power supply 34 List of Tables Table 1 Definition Used 7 Table 2 Ordering Information 8 Table 3 System Power Supply Source Jumper 12 Table 4 System Power Supply LED Jumper 12 Table 5 Sensor Devices and RF Switch Power Rail Jumper 13 Table 6 LTE M Antenna Jumper 14 Table 7 nRF9160 USB Port Jumper 15 Table 8 LEDs Indicator 15 Table 9 Arduino UNO Interface Jumper 17 Table 10 ...

Page 4: ...e on board BLE antenna provides ease of development Users can select to have NB IoT antenna in SMA or µ FL connectors according to their actual product An µ FL connector is available for passive or active GPS antenna The evaluation kit is included with an external SMA LTE swivel paddle antenna and an active GPS ceramic patch antenna terminated with µ FL connector An Arduino UNO interface is provid...

Page 5: ...The information in this document is subject to change without notice P a g e 5 Rev 1 0 Dec 2020 Figure 1 AVT9152 EVB ...

Page 6: ...wer 40dBm to 23 dBm 108 dBm sensitivity LTE M 114 dBm sensitivity CAT NB1 NB2 BLE BT5 0 Output power 20dBm to 8dBm 95 dBm sensitivity 1Mbps BLE mode NFC USB On board chip antenna General GPS with active passive antenna ARM TrustZone Interfaces Arduino Interface USB Devices LTE Antenna Ports SMA µ FL GPS Antenna Port µ FL NFC Antenna Portµ Micro SIM Card Connector with embedded SIM footprint Sensor...

Page 7: ...essure Temperature Humidity Ambient Light Motion PIR Power Input DC Jack 5V Lithium Battery Input 3 6V 3 Definitions Table 1 below provides the definition of some conventions used in this document Abbreviation Definition Jxx n m ON Jumper fitted Jxx n m OFF Jumper not fitted Table 1 Definition Used ...

Page 8: ...nformation 5 Hardware layout and configuration The AVT9152 evaluation kit has been designed around the AVT9152 LTE M NB with BLE module comprises of the Nordic nRF52840 and nRF9160 RF SoC Figure 2 illustrates the connection between the AVT9152 module and the peripherals sensors programming interface RF antennas BLE GPS LTE M USB 2 0 Micro B connectors NFC interface DC power source and Arduino UNO ...

Page 9: ...The information in this document is subject to change without notice P a g e 9 Rev 1 0 Dec 2020 Figure 2 AVT9152 EVB hardware block diagram ...

Page 10: ...TE M SMA Connector Micro SIM Card Holder AmbiMate Sensor Module nRF52840 serial port nRF9160 serial port 3 6V battery connector 5V DC Jack nRF52840 Debug Connector nRF9160 Debug Connector eSIM Gyroscope Accelerometer Pressure sensor BLE Antenna GPS u FL Connector LTE M u FL Connector nRF52840 Reset Button nRF9160 Reset Button System Power LED ...

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Page 12: ...V battery J18 2 3 ON Supplied by external 5V DC power adaptor Table 3 System Power Supply Source Jumper The system power supply status is reflected by the D13 LED on the evaluation board when J23 1 2 jumper is connected In order to further decrease the current consumption of the board D13 LED must be disconnected by opening J23 1 2 J23 Jumper Setting System Power Supply LED Status D13 J23 1 2 ON I...

Page 13: ... and all the individual sensor device s and RF switch s current consumption combined when no Arduino daughter board or shield is installed Please note that jumper J19 1 2 is OFF if the Arduino daughter board or shield is not installed or the system power source is supplied from the external 5V DC power adaptor Sensor Devices and RF Switch Power Rail Jumper Setting Sensor Device and RF Switch Power...

Page 14: ... connection J16 Jumper Setting LTE M Antenna J16 1 2 ON Select SMA antenna J16 2 3 ON Select µ FL antenna Table 6 LTE M Antenna Jumper A blade LTE M SMA antenna has been provided as part of the accessories of the kit for connection to connector P3 The P4 µ FL connector RF path has been specifically matched to the Taoglas LTE M flex antenna FXUB64 18 0150A The GPS antenna in the AVT9152 evaluation ...

Page 15: ...nected to U8 USB to UART converter FT231X before connecting to nRF9160 P0 24 and P0 25 through jumper connector J15 J15 Jumper Setting nRF9160 Connected to USB Port P1 J15 1 2 ON J15 3 4 ON Yes J15 1 2 OFF J15 3 4 OFF No Table 7 nRF9160 USB Port Jumper 5 8 Buttons and LEDs There are only 2 buttons in the AVT9152 evaluation kit S1 and S2 These are reset buttons for nRF52840 and nRF9160 respectively...

Page 16: ...11 MOSI J12 17 18 ON P0 21 P0 24 J12 19 20 ON J8 5 D12 MISO J12 20 21 ON P0 24 P1 00 J12 22 23 ON J8 6 D13 SCK J12 23 24 ON P0 25 J8 7 GND J8 8 AREF J8 9 SDA J8 10 SCL P0 04 J7 1 2 ON J10 1 D0 RX J7 2 3 ON P0 15 P0 05 J7 4 5 ON J10 2 D1 TX J7 5 6 ON P0 16 P0 04 J7 7 8 ON J10 3 D2 J7 8 9 ON P0 15 P0 05 J7 10 11 ON J10 4 D3 J7 11 12 ON P0 16 J10 5 D4 J10 6 D5 P0 19 J12 1 2 ON J10 7 D6 J12 2 3 ON P0 ...

Page 17: ...ll be turned on to convert the external 3 6V battery level to 5V and feed to the Arduino UNO interface J20 Jumper Setting Arduino UNO 5V Supply Source J20 1 2 ON Supplied by external 3 6V battery when J19 1 2 ON J20 2 3 ON Supplied by external 5V DC power adaptor Table 10 Arduino UNO 5V Supply Source Jumper 5 9 2 Other connectors 5 9 2 1 SIM connector In order to provide flexible connection to the...

Page 18: ...ing connectors Both the nRF52840 and nRF9160 devices on the AVT9152 module have their respective debug and programming interface accessible in the evaluation kit through J4 and J5 connector The power supply pin on these connectors is directly connected to VDD_3V from the AVT9152 module These connectors are designed for direct connection to a J link debugging tool Please refer to AVT9152 Programmin...

Page 19: ... These sensors are controlled through the I2C peripheral bus from either the nRF52840 or nRF9160 device in the AVT9152 module Jumper J3 allows this selection to be made J3 Jumper Setting Onboard Sensors I2C Control Bus Selection J3 1 3 ON J3 2 4 ON SCL connected to nRF52840 P0 22 SDA connected to nRF52840 P0 23 J3 3 5 ON J3 4 6 ON SCL connected to nRF9160 P0 22 SDA connected to nRF9160 P0 23 Table...

Page 20: ...T9152 module when jumper J2 3 4 is ON The device may be configured to generate interrupt signals based on FIFO event and user programmable conditions Both the INT1 and INT2 pin are accessible on J1 connector pin 5 and 6 respectively User has the flexibility to connect these interrupt pins to either the nRF52840 or nRF9160 devices GPIOs in the AVT9152 module using the 6 pin rainbow jumper cable pro...

Page 21: ...refer to TE document 108 133092 for product performance information 5 10 4 2 Relative humidity sensor The relative humidity sensor is combined with the temperature sensor in the same package The sensor s I2C output is read by the AmbiMate s microcontroller The actual performance may vary if the evaluation kit is enclosed in an enclosure Enclosure should allow for air circulation to ensure sensor i...

Page 22: ...1 2314277 1_Evnt_Out OFF AmbiMate sensor module PIR sensor detection J1 3 LIS2DH12_INT1 OFF 3 axis accelerometer INT1 J1 4 LIS2DH12_INT2 OFF 3 axis accelerometer INT2 J1 5 I3G4250D_INT1 OFF 3 axis gyroscope INT1 J1 6 I3G4250D_INT2 OFF 3 axis gyroscope INT2 J1 7 LPS22HB_INT OFF Pressure sensor INT J2 1 2 VDD_LIS2DH12 ON Connects 3 axis accelerometer power to VDD_3V J2 3 4 VDD_I3G4250D ON Connects 3...

Page 23: ...ction J16 2 3 VCTL_RF OFF Select µ FL antenna port for LTE M network connection J18 1 2 VDD_SUPPLY OFF Select external 3 6V battery as power source J18 2 3 VDD_SUPPLY ON Select external 5V DC power adaptor as power source J19 1 2 VBAT_BOOST_5V OFF Connects external 3 6V battery to 5V DC DC boost converter J20 1 2 VDD_5V_Arduino OFF Arduino 5V power is sourced by external 3 6V battery J20 2 3 VDD_5...

Page 24: ...23456789012345 The top row is the serial number and the bottom row is the IMEI number of the nRF9160 device in the AVT9152 module YY are the two last digits of the manufacturing year and WW identifies the manufacturing week of the year 7 Known limitations or errors The AVT9152 evaluation board has an error made in the legend printed on the board for jumper J1 The correct reference for the legend i...

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Page 26: ...ovides design schematics for the AVT9152 EVB AVT9152 LTE BLE module see Figure 5 Onboard sensors see Figure 6 Debug connectors and reset buttons see Figure 7 Arduino UNO interface see Figure 8 SIM interface see Figure 9 UART to USB converter see Figure 10 LTE antenna RF switch and NFC connector see Figure 11 System power supply See Figure 12 ...

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