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SIMCom GNSS Modules 
EVB Kit User guide_V1.00 

(Apply to SIM28 series

SIM68 series

SIM33ELA

SIM39EA series )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for SIM28 Series

Page 1: ...SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User guide_V1 00 Apply to SIM28 series SIM68 series SIM33ELA SIM39EA series ...

Page 2: ...tion that may be in the customer s possession Furthermore system validation of this product designed by SIMCom within a larger electronic system remains the responsibility of the customer or the customer s system integrator All specifications supplied herein are subject to change Copyright This document contains proprietary technical information which is the property of SIMCom Limited copying of t...

Page 3: ...on 6 2 SIM68_EVB Overview 6 2 1 Detailed description of SIM68 EVB 6 2 2 USB Interface 7 3 Illustration of testing 8 3 1 An example of USB driver installation 8 3 2 Connecting and run 12 4 SIMCom GPS Testing Tool 12 4 1 Port setting 12 4 2 Click to RUN 13 4 3 TTFF Test 15 4 4 PMTK command input 16 5 Firmware update 17 6 Acronyms and abbreviation 23 ...

Page 4: ...DRIVER INSTALLATION STEP8 11 FIGURE 11 USB DRIVER INSTALLATION STEP9 12 FIGURE 12 TESTING TOOL INTERFACE 13 FIGURE 13 SETTING WINDOW 13 FIGURE 14 CLICK TO RUN 14 FIGURE 15 THE MODULE IS RUNNING 14 FIGURE 16 SETTING TTFF TESTING CONFIGURATION 15 FIGURE 17 TTFF TEST RESULT 16 FIGURE 18 COMMAND WINDOW 16 FIGURE 19 POWER FLASH MAIN UI 17 FIGURE 20 ENTER CODE 18 FIGURE 21 THE MAIN UI 18 FIGURE 22 SETTI...

Page 5: ...er Guide SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User Guide _V1 00 2014 05 20 5 Version History Data Version Description of change Author 2012 12 11 1 00 Origin Honggang Ma 2014 5 20 1 00 Modify the document for SIMcom GNSS modules Chengbing wu ...

Page 6: ...tion of SIM68 EVB The chapter introduces the functions of each component Figure 1 SIM68 EVB components function A USB interface support USB communication with SIMcom GNSS module and also power the SIM68 EVB B S301 Power switch push up to power the EVB and module push down to power off C S202 NMEA output select Push up to choose USB port Push down to close D UART to RS232 transceiver E F Select for...

Page 7: ...le 2 2 USB Interface There is one Mini USB interface on SIM68 EVB which is transferred to UART by a USB to UART chip CP2103 on the EVB board User need to install CP2103 driver in their PC first then connect the EVB board to the PC by a USB cable and push S301 up to power the SIM68 EVB Please download the latest CP2103 driver according to the PC s OS from the following link http www silabs com prod...

Page 8: ...load the latest CP2103 driver according to the PC s OS from the following link http www silabs com products mcu pages usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers aspx or contact SIMCom for support 3 1 An example of USB driver installation Step1 exectue Setup file CP210x_VCP_Win_XP_S2K3_Vista_7 Figure 3 USB driver installation step1 ...

Page 9: ...lect next button then next Figure 4 USB driver installition step2 Step3 Accept the license agreement and next Figure 5 USB driver installation step3 Step4 Choose Driver Destination Location SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User Guide _V1 00 2014 05 20 9 ...

Page 10: ...uide Figure 6 USB driver installation step4 Step5 Confirm Installation select Install button Figure 7 USB driver installition step5 Step6 Launch the CP210x VCP Driver Installer SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User Guide _V1 00 2014 05 20 10 ...

Page 11: ...n step7 Step8 Installation completed Figure 10 USB driver installation step8 Step9 After completing CP2103 driver installation connect SIM68 EVB to PC by the bus cable and set S301 switch to VBUS then Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge COMX will appear in the device manager SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User Guide _V1 00 2014 05 20 11 ...

Page 12: ... Connect the SIM68 EVB to PC with USB cable 5 Push up the power switch of S301 6 Push up the switch of S202 to select UART signal 7 Open GPS test tool to test 4 SIMCom GPS Testing Tool This chapter gives a detailed introduction of testing tool SIMCom GPS Demo Please contact SIMCom to get the newest version of GPS Testing tool 4 1 Port setting In the testing tool interface open the setting window a...

Page 13: ...e Figure 13 Setting Window In the NMEA COM drop down list choose the corresponding com mentioned before The baudrate is 115200 or 9600 Then click OK 4 2 Click to RUN Click the button Run Comport to run the module SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User Guide _V1 00 2014 05 20 13 ...

Page 14: ...information can be viewed in the General info window In the Signal window satellite signal has been tracked as showing GPS on the left side and GLONASS on the right side The NEMA message can be accessed on the bottom window and it will be saved as txt file in the GPS testing tool directory with start time as its name SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User Guide _V1 00 2014 05 20 14 ...

Page 15: ... of Restart type Fill in the next three blank Cycletimes for the testing times Unfixtimeout for the max time limit of each test and Fixedtimeout for the time waiting before next TTFF test and press the start button Figure 16 Setting TTFF testing configuration The result of each TTFF will be shown in the window each TTFF shorter than the UnfixTimeOut is labeled as Pass SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit U...

Page 16: ...enabled by PMTK commands as mentioned in the HD document GPS Demo provides an access to send PMTK command to module as the following figure shows customer can refer to SIM28 SIM68R SIM68V_NMEA Messages Specification_V1 01 to get the detailed information of PMTK list Figure 18 Command window SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User Guide _V1 00 2014 05 20 16 ...

Page 17: ...Flash 2 Connect the SIM68 EVB to PC with USB cable 3 Setting the jumper N and O as figure 1 shows 4 Switch on S202 to select UART signal 5 Switch on the power switch S301 Step1 Customer should open the tool Power Flash the following figure shows the interface of power flash Figure 19 power flash main UI SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User Guide _V1 00 2014 05 20 17 ...

Page 18: ...User Guide Step 2 Using the combination key CTRL ALT T to set the port the password is 123456 Figure 20 enter code Step 3 The window UI has changed Figure 21 the main UI SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User Guide _V1 00 2014 05 20 18 ...

Page 19: ... Step 4 Setting the number of comport as following figure shows here is the comport 3 Figure 22 setting port Step 5 Setting the update baudrate as 460800 Figure 23 setting baudrate SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User Guide _V1 00 2014 05 20 19 ...

Page 20: ...SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB kit User Guide Step 6 Load files to the power flash Figure 24 detailed settings SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User Guide _V1 00 2014 05 20 20 ...

Page 21: ...Step 7 The DA file is in downloading proceeding Figure 25 DA file in downloading proceeding Step 8 The ROM is in downloading proceeding Figure 26 ROM file in downloading proceeding SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User Guide _V1 00 2014 05 20 21 ...

Page 22: ...SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB kit User Guide Step 9 Firmware update succeeds Figure 27 Firmware update succeeds SIMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User Guide _V1 00 2014 05 20 22 ...

Page 23: ...de _V1 00 2014 05 20 23 6 Acronyms and abbreviation Table 2 Acronyms and abbreviations Abbreviation Description DC Direct Current I O Input Output LED Light Emitting Diode SPI Serial Peripheral Interface USB Universal Serial Bus UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter ...

Page 24: ...IMCom GNSS Modules EVB Kit User Guide _V1 00 2014 05 20 24 Contact us Shanghai SIMCom Wireless Solutions Ltd Add SIM Technology Building A No 633 Jinzhong Road Shanghai P R China 200335 Tel 86 21 3252 3300 Fax 86 21 3252 3020 URL www sim com ...

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