5G EVB
User Guide
5G/LTE-A Module Series
Version: 1.2
Date: 2021-05-08
Status: Released
Page 1: ...5G EVB User Guide 5G LTE A Module Series Version 1 2 Date 2021 05 08 Status Released...
Page 2: ...ce 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 inac...
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Page 4: ...use 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 mob...
Page 5: ...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...
Page 6: ...802 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...
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 1...
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...
Page 9: ...f 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 i...
Page 10: ...ply 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 Interfa...
Page 11: ...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 Con...
Page 12: ...0805 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 AN...
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 Swit...
Page 14: ...io 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...
Page 15: ...VB_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 J23...
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: ...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 faste...
Page 18: ...terface 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 U...
Page 19: ...30 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 U...
Page 20: ...e 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 in...
Page 21: ...modate 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 tw...
Page 22: ...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 T...
Page 23: ...gital 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...
Page 24: ...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 refere...
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 32 32 Figure 16 Schematic of Audio Pl...
Page 26: ...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 RE...
Page 27: ...gure 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...
Page 28: ...ace 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 RG50...
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 UAR...
Page 30: ...ection 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 2...
Page 31: ...r 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 th...
Page 32: ...ower 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 res...
Page 33: ...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 W...
Page 34: ...G_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 antenn...
Page 35: ...hen 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 indicat...
Page 36: ...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 a...
Page 37: ...ule 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...
Page 38: ...de 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 Grou...
Page 39: ...ed 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 Asynchr...