Avnet Telus LTE-M IoT Starter Kit, Hardware User'S Manual

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1 Introduction
The Telus LTE-M IoT Starter Kit integrates three boards (stacked via their Arduino connectors):
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Avnet Quectel BG96 Shield (LTE Cat-M1 and NB-IoT cellular modem and GPS board)
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STMicro NUCLEO-L496ZG MCU Board
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STMicro X-NUCLEO-IKS01A2 Sensor Board
Enabled with the new Telus LTE-M IoT service plus free online development tools, product developers are
equipped with a versatile, rapid prototyping platform, for defining innovative new custom IoT products
The low-power Quectel BG96 IoT wireless module on this board is configured and operated via an
extensive set of AT commands. Mbed OS5 software examples are provided, enabling rapid application
development, using Mbed online IDE, libraries and software stacks (SSL, MQTT, COAP etc.)
The 2
nd
use-case of the BG96 Shield is a Pmod-connected modem peripheral, for host boards that support
a Pmod-compatible interface.
The 3
rd use-case of the BG96 Shield is a USB-connected modem, supporting three serial ports (via USB):

UART1 - data transmission and AT command communication
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UART2 - module debugging and log output

UART3 - output of GPS data / NMEA sentences
The power supplied to this board may be:

5V DC sourced from USB connector or Arduino shield connector, or

3.3V DC sourced from Pmod connector

VBAT from the battery connector
The provided wide-band LTE flex antenna, delivers good signal strength across multiple LTE frequency
bands. A passive GPS flex antenna is also provided
1.1 BG96 Module Features
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Based on Quectel BG96 LPWA module
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Multiple operating modes: Cat-M1, Cat-NB1, EGPRS
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Global LTE bands support
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Cat-M1/NB1: B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B8 B12 B13 B18 B19 B20 B26 B28 B39 (B39 for M1 only)
o
EGPRS: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
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Low Power Consumption
o
Approximately 10 uA in PSM mode
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GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou/Compass, Galileo, QZSS)
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VoLTE Voice over LTE support (M1 only. Not pinned-out on the BG96 Shield!)
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PCM digital audio interface ( Not pinned-out on the BG96 Shield!)
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Connectors
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SIM Card holder
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Arduino Shield interface
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Pmod interface
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Software
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Modem and GPS support via AT Commands
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Built in support for PPP/TCP/UDP/SSL/TLS/FTP(S)/HTTP(S)
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Support for major operating systems (Android, Linux, Windows)
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Support for Mbed OS5 for integrated embedded development