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Page 1: ...5G EVB User Guide 5G LTE A Module Series Version 1 2 Date 2021 05 08 Status Released ...

Page 2: ...ice Disclaimer While Quectel has made efforts to ensure that the functions and features under development are free from errors it is possible that these functions and features could contain errors inaccuracies and omissions Unless otherwise provided by valid agreement Quectel makes no warranties of any kind implied or express with respect to the use of features and functions under development To t...

Page 3: ...olutions Co Ltd Transmitting reproducing disseminating and editing this document as well as using the content without permission are forbidden Offenders will be held liable for payment of damages All rights are reserved in the event of a patent grant or registration of a utility model or design Copyright Quectel Wireless Solutions Co Ltd 2021 All rights reserved ...

Page 4: ...ause 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 signal and cellular network cannot be guaranteed to connect in certain conditions such as when the mobile bill is unpaid or the U SIM card is invalid When emergency help is ...

Page 5: ...o QFlash 1 2 2021 05 08 Besson RONG 1 Chapter 2 Updated the descriptions of interfaces switches buttons in Table 2 updated the top and bottom view for component placement Figure 1 and Figure 2 and the interface table Table 3 updated the accessories of the EVB Table 4 2 Chapter 3 Updated the interface reference designators and corresponding figures according to the EVB upgrade 3 Chapter 4 3 1 Updat...

Page 6: ...0802 J0901 J0801 21 3 5 1 Digital Audio Codec Board Connector J0802 21 3 5 2 Analog Audio Interfaces J0801 J0901 23 3 5 2 1 Loudspeaker Interface J0801 23 3 5 2 2 Earphone Interface J0901 23 3 6 U SIM Card Interfaces J1401 J1402 25 3 7 SD Card Interface J1301 26 3 8 UART Interfaces J2002 J2003 28 3 9 PCIe to USB Interface J1601 28 3 10 Switches and Buttons 29 3 11 Status Indicators D0201 D0202 D02...

Page 7: ... 16 Table 5 PHY8035 TE A Configuration Switch 21 Table 6 Codec TE A Configuration Switch 22 Table 7 Pin Definition of J0901 24 Table 8 Pin Definition of J1401 26 Table 9 SDIO Switch Function 27 Table 10 PCIe Connection Truth Table 29 Table 11 Description of Switches and Buttons 31 Table 12 Description of Status Indication LEDs 31 Table 13 Related Documents 37 Table 14 Terms and Abbreviations 37 ...

Page 8: ... Earphone Interface J0901 23 Figure 15 Pin Assignment of J0901 24 Figure 16 Schematic of Audio Plug 24 Figure 17 Simplified Connector Schematic for U SIM Card Connectors 25 Figure 18 Pin Assignment of U SIM Card Connector J1401 25 Figure 19 Simplified Interface Schematic for J1301 26 Figure 20 S2501 Switch 27 Figure 21 Pin Assignment of SD Card Connector J1301 27 Figure 22 UART Block Diagram 28 Fi...

Page 9: ...of the EVB Evaluation Board for Quectel 5G RG50xQ series and LTE A EG512R EA modules The EVB is an auxiliary tool for engineers to develop and test these modules 1 1 Applicable Modules Quectel 5G EVB is applicable to the following modules Table 1 Applicable Modules Module Series Models 5G RG50xQ Series RG500Q Series RG502Q EA LTE A EG512R EA ...

Page 10: ...pply 4 5 5 5 V Typical 5 V 3 A Module TE A Interface Quectel 5G RG50xQ Series and LTE A EG512R EA modules supported PHY TE A Interface PHY AR8035 supported Wi Fi TE A Interface Reserved AP TE A Interface Reserved SD Card Interface SD card connector U SIM Card Interface Dual U SIM card supported 1 8 V and 2 95 V Audio Interfaces 1 digital audio codec board interface Supporting ALC5616 TE A and TLV3...

Page 11: ...B Interface Reserved Signal Indication 5 LEDs are available for signal indication Button and Switches PWRKEY S0202 RESET S0201 USB_BOOT S0203 PCIe Configuration Switch S1501 Power Switch S0301 SDIO Configuration Switch S2501 RGMII Configuration Switch S1801 S1802 Codec Configuration Switch S2801 Physical Characteristics Size 235 mm 190 mm Antenna 12 antenna interfaces ...

Page 12: ...J0805 J0301 J0402 GND RX TX J2001 AP_UART J1001 High Low D 0201 POWER D 0 202 STATUS D 0 203 NET_ MODE D 0 204 NET_ STATUS D 0 205 SLEEP 60 Pin J 0702 J 0701 60 Pin Module TE A S0301 J1101 ANT_WIFI0 ANT0 ANT1 ANT2 ANT3 ANT4 ANT5 ANT6 ANT7 ANT_GNSS L1L5 I2C3_SDA I2C3_SCL J1201 J0103 SPI1_MOSI SPI1_CS SPI1_CLK SPI1_MISO GND PHY TE A WIFI TE A 8 J0 04 3 8V_EN RESET_3 3V PWRKEY_3 3V PWRKEY_3 3V CV2X_5...

Page 13: ... Component Placement of the EVB Table 3 Components Interfaces of 5G EVB Interface Reference Designator Description Power Supply J0303 The power jack on the EVB Typical supply voltage 5 V 3 A Power Switch S0301 VBAT ON OFF control PWRKEY S0202 Power key push button Used to turn on off the module PON J0203 Auto power on control USB_BOOT S0203 Emergency download RESET S0201 Reset button push button ...

Page 14: ...dio jack for earphone U SIM J1401 U SIM1 card connector J1402 U SIM2 card connector SD Card J1301 SD card connector Main UART J2002 MAIN_UART port for data communication Debug UART J2003 DBG_UART port for debugging Status Indicator D0201 Power supply on off indicator indicating whether the module s power supply is on or off D0202 Module operation status indicator indicating whether the module is p...

Page 15: ...EVB_User_Guide 14 38 2 3 Top and Bottom Views of 5G EVB The following figures shows the top and bottom views of the 5G EVB Figure 3 5G EVB Top View Antenna J2303 J2304 J2307 J2308 J2311 J2312 J2315 J2317 J2318 J2346 J2347 J2348 Antenna connectors ...

Page 16: ...5G LTE A Module Series 5G EVB User Guide 5G_EVB_User_Guide 15 38 Figure 4 5G EVB Bottom View ...

Page 17: ...2 RF antennas 8 GNSS antenna passive 2 Audio Earphone 1 USB Driver Including module s related documents tools drivers etc 1 Codec TE A ALC5616 TLV320AIC3104 2 PHY TE A PHY AR8035 1 Screws Used to fasten TE As on the EVB 8 Instruction Sheet A sheet of paper giving instructions for EVB connection details of EVB accessories etc 1 PCIe to USB adapter PCIe signal is transferred through USB 3 0 connecto...

Page 18: ...nterface USB interface Audio interfaces Digital Audio Codec Board Connector Analog Audio Interfaces Loudspeaker Interface Earphone Interface U SIM interfaces UART interfaces SD card interface PCIe to USB interface Switches and buttons Status indicators Wi Fi interface Antenna Interfaces It also provides information about the buttons switches status indication LEDs and test points to help developer...

Page 19: ...130 U0301 TPS62130 3 8V Moudle U0402 TPS62130 U0402 TPS62130 U0401 ISL80101 U0401 ISL80101 REG_3V3 SD_3 0V U0405 TPS728180285 U0405 TPS728180285 SDIO REG_3V3 2 5V U0601 MP1605 U0601 MP1605 RGMII WiFi U0404 TPS62130 U0404 TPS62130 REG_1V8 RGMII Wi Fi Level Shift ADC Codec etc SD Card SD Card PHY Wi Fi Level Shift USB PCIe Switch Analog Switch Multiplexer Codec etc 2 7V U0602 MP1605 U0602 MP1605 Lev...

Page 20: ...te the TE A of the modules The TE A is mounted onto and connected to the EVB via BTB connectors J0101 and J0102 The developer will be able to test the functionalities of the modules easily insert as indicated by the arrow to prevent reverse insertion The following figure displays the connection between the module TE A and the EVB Figure 7 Connection Between the Module TE A and the EVB ...

Page 21: ...mmodate the PHY TE A PHY8035 TE A The PHY TE A is mounted onto and connected to the EVB via BTB connectors J1901 and J1902 insert as indicated by the arrow to prevent reverse insertion The following two figures displays the connection between PHY8035 TE A and EVB Figure 8 Connection Between PHY8035 TE A and the EVB Figure 9 S1801 S1802 Switch ...

Page 22: ...o Interface J0802 J0901 J0801 Quectel 5G EVB provides one digital audio codec board interface I2S J0802 and two analog audio interfaces J0901 and J0801 3 5 1 Digital Audio Codec Board Connector J0802 The 5G EVB supports two different kinds of external digital audio codec TE As named ALC5616 and TLV320AIC3104 The codec circuit is assembled on an independent small board which can be interconnected w...

Page 23: ...igital audio codec TE A and the EVB Figure 11 Connection Between Codec TE A and the EVB S2801 codec configuration switch MODEM codec connected to the module AP codec connected to the AP Figure 12 S2801 Switch Table 6 Codec TE A Configuration Switch SLIC_SEL1 SLIC_SEL2 AP MODEM Low Low NC I2S SPI RST INT High High I2S SPI RST INT NC Low High SPI RST INT I2S High Low I2S SPI RST INT ...

Page 24: ...1 C2 J0801 TLV3104 LM4871 BTB CON J0802 U0801 Figure 13 Reference Circuit Design for Loudspeaker Interface J0801 3 5 2 2 Earphone Interface J0901 Audio interface J0901 is designed for earphone A reference circuit design is shown by the following figure SPK_L MIC_N MIC_P 75pF GND GND AGND Close to Socket Differential layout 15pF 10pF 33pF GND GND AGND Codec TLV3104 Close to Socket AGND ESD ESD Audi...

Page 25: ... of J0901 Table 7 Pin Definition of J0901 The following figure shows a schematic of audio plug which suits the audio jack on 5G EVB 2 1 MIC GND SW SPK_R SPK_L 3 4 32Ω 32Ω Figure 16 Schematic of Audio Plug Pin No Pin Name Description 1 MIC Microphone input 2 AGND Dedicated GND for audio 3 SPK_R Right channel of stereo audio output 4 SPK_L Left channel of stereo audio output 5 6 NC Not connected ...

Page 26: ...d J1402 U SIM card connector USIM_VDD USIM_CLK USIM_DATA USIM_RST Module J1401 J1402 C1 C5 C6 C2 Push Push USIM_VDD USIM_DATA USIM_RST USIM_CLK USIM_PRESENCE GND USIM_PRESENCE C3 C7 C4 C8 CD GND VPP RESERVED RESERVED Figure 17 Simplified Connector Schematic for U SIM Card Connectors The figure and table below illustrate the pin assignment and definition of U SIM card connector J1401 J1402 is simil...

Page 27: ...igure 19 Simplified Interface Schematic for J1301 If SD card function is intended to be used please switch the SDIO Switch to low level illustrated in the figure and table below a standard SD card can be inserted into J1301 Which supports micro SD card Pin No Pin Name I O Function C1 USIM_VDD PO U SIM card power supply provided by module C2 USIM_RST DO U SIM card reset C3 USIM_CLK DO U SIM card cl...

Page 28: ...face customers can easily enhance the memory capacity of modules Figure 20 S2501 Switch Table 9 SDIO Switch Function Figure 21 Pin Assignment of SD Card Connector J1301 1 eMMC is not supported for RG50xQ series and EG512R EA SDIO Switch Function Low Enable SD card function High Enable eMMC function 1 NOTE ...

Page 29: ... figure shows a block diagram of UART interfaces of the EVB J0101 Module Main UART 1 8V U2001 RS232 Transceiver 3 3V 1 8V Level Shift J2002 RS232 1 8V U2003 3 3V 1 8V Level Shift Q2001 Q2002 USB to UART Bridge J2003 U2005 Debug UART Figure 22 UART Block Diagram 3 9 PCIe to USB Interface J1601 The 5G EVB reserves a PCIe 3 0 signal over USB interface for developers testing and this function is not e...

Page 30: ...nection Truth Table 3 10 Switches and Buttons The 5G EVB includes six switches S0301 S1501 S1801 S1802 S2501 and S2801 and three buttons S0201 S0202 and S0203 as shown in the following figures Figure 25 Power Switch and S2501 Switch PCIE_SEL1 PCIE_SEL2 Function 0 1 Module PC 1 0 Module AP 1 1 Module Wi Fi ...

Page 31: ...er Guide 5G_EVB_User_Guide 30 38 Figure 26 S1802 S1501 Switch and S0201 Button Figure 27 S0202 S0203 Button S2801 codec configuration switch MODEM codec connected to the module AP codec connected to the AP Figure 28 S1801 S2801 Switch ...

Page 32: ...Power Switch S0301 VBAT ON OFF control PWRKEY S0202 Power key used to turn on off the module PCIe Configuration S1501 PCIe configuration switch Refer to Chapter 3 9 RESET S0201 Reset button used to reset the module USB_BOOT S0203 Emergency download control RGMII Configuration S1801 S1802 RGMII configuration switch Refer to Chapter 3 3 SDIO Configuration S2501 SDIO configuration switch Refer to Cha...

Page 33: ...N WLAN_PWR_EN2 WLAN_PWR_EN1 VDD_1V8 BT_EN WLAN_SLEEP_CLK PCM BT_UART COEX_UART WLAN_EN WLAN_PWR_EN2 WLAN_PWR_EN1 BT_EN WLAN_SLEEP_CLK VDD_3V3 WL_LAA_AS_EN WL_PA_MUTING WL_LAA_RX WL_LAA_TX_EN WL_TX_EN WL_LAA_AS_EN WL_PA_MUTING WL_LAA_RX WL_LAA_TX_EN WL_TX_EN GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND J0702 GND PCIe PCIe S2_1 2V S2_1 2V S3_0 8V S3_0 8V S4_1 9V S4...

Page 34: ...5G_EVB_User_Guide 33 38 Figure 31 Connection Between FG50V TE A and the EVB 3 13 Antenna Interfaces The 5G EVB includes twelve antenna interfaces The following figure shows the assembly of these antenna interfaces Figure 32 Antenna Interfaces ...

Page 35: ...then switch S0301 to ON Then D0201 ON OFF indicator of the module s power supply will light up 5 Press the S0202 PWRKEY for at least 500ms then the module will be powered on and D0202 operation indicator of the module will light up 4 2 Communication via USB 1 Power on the module according to the procedure in Chapter 4 1 2 Connect the EVB and a PC with USB cable through USB Type C interface and the...

Page 36: ...e 34 COM Port Setting Field on QCOM USB AT Port Connection 4 3 Firmware Upgrade Firmware of the module is upgraded via USB port by default and there are two methods for the upgrade emergency download and normal download Please refer to the following procedures to upgrade firmware through the EVB 4 3 1 Emergency Download 1 Install the firmware upgrade tool QFlash on PC 2 Connect the EVB and the PC ...

Page 37: ...dule The reset option is only used in case of abnormality For example the software fails to respond for more than 5 seconds due to some serious problems Long press the button S0201 RESET for more than 8 seconds and then release it to reset the module 4 5 Turn off the Module There are two methods to turn off the module Turn off the module with AT command AT QPOWD This is a safer method The module w...

Page 38: ...ide of Windows USB drivers for Quectel LTE and 5G modules 2 Quectel_QCOM_User_Guide The user guide of QCOM 3 Quectel_QFlash_User_Guide The user guide of QFlash Abbreviation Description AGND Analog Ground BTB Board to Board COM Cluster Communication Port DC Direct Current DI Digital Input DO Digital Output eMMC embedded Multi Media Card EVB Evaluation Board GND Ground GNSS Global Navigation Satelli...

Page 39: ...ted PC Private Computer PCB Printed Circuit Board PCM Pulse Code Modulation PHY Physical Layer PO Power Output RF Radio Frequency SD Secure Digital SIM Subscriber Identity Module UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter USB Universal Serial Bus U SIM Universal Subscriber Identity Module ...

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