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EVK-R5

SARA-R5 series cellular evaluation kits

User guide

Abstract

This guide explains how to set up the EVK-R5 evaluation kits to begin evaluating the u-blox SARA-R5
series modules supporting multi-band LTE-M / NB-IoT cellular radio access technology and the
u-

blox’s leading GNSS technology

Summary of Contents for EVK-R5

Page 1: ...ellular evaluation kits User guide Abstract This guide explains how to set up the EVK R5 evaluation kits to begin evaluating the u blox SARA R5 series modules supporting multi band LTE M NB IoT cellular radio access technology and the u blox s leading GNSS technology ...

Page 2: ...product specification This document applies to the following products Product name Type number Modem version Application version PCN reference Product status EVK R500S EVK R500S 1 00 03 14 A00 01 UBX 21028004 Engineering sample EVK R510S EVK R510S 1 00 03 14 A00 01 UBX 21028004 Engineering sample EVK R510M8S EVK R510M8S 1 00 03 14 A00 01 UBX 21028004 Engineering sample u blox or third parties may ...

Page 3: ...l communication 13 B Setting up cellular packet data connection on Windows 14 B 1 Install a new modem from the control panel 14 B 2 Configuring a new connection 16 C AT commands examples 17 C 1 Define the initial default bearer for connectivity 17 C 2 Data connection using internal TCP IP stack 17 C 3 Opening a TCP socket 18 C 4 Opening a UDP socket 19 D Current consumption measurement 20 E Declar...

Page 4: ...oard DL400 Main power switch SW400 DL401 SARA R5 cellular module DIL B2B connector J103 DIL B2B connector J104 GND NEO M8N GNSS antenna connector J208 NEO M8N GNSS module GNSS adapter board Cellular VCC supply jumper J404 Cellular USB Single UART J501 Cellular RS232 Single UART J500 DL501 DL403 DL405 GNSS USB J102 SW403 SW401 DL404 SW300 SW304 SW204 DS132 DS118 DS124 DS121 DS107 DS105 DS109 DS103 ...

Page 5: ... blox NEO M8N GNSS module the GNSS antenna connector and the USB connector for the u blox NEO M8N GNSS module The cellular and the GNSS adapter boards are connected by means of male header board to board connectors provided on the bottom of the adapter boards and their corresponding female connectors provided on top of the lower board called EVB WL3 If the on board B2B switch SW401 on the EVB WL3 ...

Page 6: ...ovide the 3 8 V supply to the cellular module VCC input J404 EVB WL3 J109 ADP R5 Cellular power on Push button to switch on off the cellular module SW302 EVB WL3 Cellular reset Push button to reset the cellular module SW303 EVB WL3 Cellular UART detach Slide switch to attach detach the cellular module main UART from the USB RS232 connectors on EVB WL3 SW401 EVB WL3 Cellular UART routing Slide swit...

Page 7: ... line turns ON active low DS501 EVB WL3 Cellular CTS indicator CTS line turns ON active low DS500 EVB WL3 Cellular GPIO1 indicator Green light is activated when cellular GPIO1 is high DS107 EVB WL3 Cellular GPIO2 indicator Green light is activated when cellular GPIO2 is high DS105 EVB WL3 Cellular GPIO3 indicator Green light is activated when cellular GPIO3 is high DS109 EVB WL3 Cellular GPIO4 ind...

Page 8: ...NSS J112 ADP R5 Cellular native USB Mini USB connector for the cellular module native USB interface J105 ADP R5 Cellular USB two UARTs Mini USB connector for the cellular module two UART interfaces converted as USB interfaces J201 ADP R5 DIL B2B headers Dual in line board to board connectors for cellular module interfaces J103 J104 ADP R5 2 pin header Header providing access to EXT_INT and V_INT p...

Page 9: ...O1 J104 pin 34 48 SDIO_D3 J203 pin 2 17 VUSB_DET J105 pin 1 49 SDIO_D1 J203 pin 8 18 RESET_N J103 pin 25 50 GND J104 pins 7 10 19 GPIO6 J104 pin 23 51 VCC J103 pins 7 10 20 GND J104 pins 7 10 52 VCC J103 pins 7 10 21 ADC J104 pin 22 53 VCC J103 pins 7 10 22 GND J104 pins 7 10 54 GND J104 pins 7 10 23 GPIO2 J104 pin 32 55 GND J104 pins 7 10 24 GPIO3 J104 pin 31 56 ANT J106 pin 1 25 GPIO4 J104 pin 2...

Page 10: ...ed 25 26 GPIO4 RESET_N 25 26 I2S_WA Not connected 27 28 Not connected Not connected 27 28 Not connected Not connected 29 30 PWR_ON Not connected 29 30 Not connected GPIO3 31 32 GPIO2 Not connected 31 32 Not connected Not connected 33 34 GPIO1 Not connected 33 34 Not connected V_INT 35 36 Not connected Not connected 35 36 Not connected Not connected 37 38 Not connected Not connected 37 38 Not conne...

Page 11: ... SARA R500S cellular module switches on For the EVK R510M8S the SARA R510M8S cellular module switches on 7 For communication via the cellular module s UART interface the following connections are allowed and can be alternatively enabled in a mutually exclusive way see Table 6 for the switch position and LED status 7 1 Connect a USB cable to the mini USB connector on EVB WL3 Cellular USB J501 The L...

Page 12: ...e g the u blox m center tool and select an AT port with these settings o Data rate 115 200 bit s o Data bits 8 o Parity N o Stop bits 1 o Flow control HW See Appendix A for how to configure the u blox m center AT terminal for Windows 8 To switch off the EVK R5 send the CPWROFF AT command Make sure to use this command before switching off the main power otherwise settings and configuration paramete...

Page 13: ...ues described in section 1 7 Check the Windows Device Manager to find out which COM port is being used by the EVK R5 Figure 4 Home page 4 Enable the connection to the u blox cellular module by clicking the Connect button 5 Retrieve the module and network information by clicking the Get info button 6 The module information is retrieved and displayed on the Home page 7 Click on the AT Terminal butto...

Page 14: ...acket data connection on Windows 10 using the operating system s TCP IP stack and EVK R5 This is also referred to as a dial up connection B 1 Install a new modem from the control panel 1 Open the Control Panel and select Phone and Modem go to the Modems tab and select Add This opens the Add Hardware Wizard 2 Tick the Don t detect my modem checkbox Then select Next ...

Page 15: ...Finish to complete the modem installation 6 Now the new modem is visible under the Modems tab in Control Panel Phone and Modem Any extra initialization AT command e g to set a specific APN name can be entered by selecting Properties and filling in the Extra initialization commands text box under the Advanced tab Now the module is ready and the connection can be configured The modem configuration c...

Page 16: ...viously installed 4 Enter the parameters for the dial up connection o The module telephone number 99 1 change if using a PDP context different from 1 o The specific account information for the network operator o A name for the connection e g R5 Dial up The packet data connection is now ready to be used with EVK R5 Click Connect to start the connection then start a browser to check internet connect...

Page 17: ...ach bearer AT COPS 0 OK CEREG 1 0001 01a2d001 7 CGEV ME PDN ACT 1 Trigger a network registration and wait for attach complete C 2 Data connection using internal TCP IP stack Activate an internal context to use the internal TCP UDP stack If an external IP context is active just map the external context to an internal one Command sent by DTE user DCE response module Description AT CGDCONT CGDCONT 1 ...

Page 18: ...rnal context profile_id 0 Map a context with protocol type IPV4V6 AT CGDCONT 1 IPV4V6 default OK Set context cid 1 with IPV4V6 protocol type and APN string default wait for context cid 1 activation AT UPSD 0 100 1 OK Map external context cid 1 to internal context profile_id 0 AT UPSD 0 0 2 OK Set protocol type for internal context profile_id 0 to IPv4v6 with IPv4 preferred Alternatively AT UPSD 0 ...

Page 19: ...e network AT CEREG CEREG 0 1 OK Verify the network registration status AT COPS 0 OK Register the module on the network The cellular module automatically registers itself on the cellular network This command is necessary only if the automatic registration failed AT CREG returns 0 0 AT COPS COPS 0 0 Verizon Wireless 7 OK Read the operator name and radio access technology RAT AT UPSND 0 8 UPSND 0 8 1...

Page 20: ... in Figure 7 SARA R5 adapter board SARA R5 Cellular module 42 pin DIL B2B connectors EVB WL3 Step down Main power switch SW400 1 2 V J400 3 8 V VCC jumper J1 09 VCC Digital multimeter DCI VCC jumper J404 Figure 7 Block diagram of current consumption setup for SARA R5 series modules Alternatively a suitable external DC power supply with dynamic current measurement capabilities as for example the po...

Page 21: ...usage It is the user s duty to verify if further restrictions apply such as in airplanes hospitals or hazardous locations petrol stations refineries Any changes or modification made to this equipment will void its compliance to the safety requirements Maintenance inspections and or repairs of the EVK R5 shall be performed by u blox AG ...

Page 22: ...e System GPIO General Purpose Input Output HW Hardware I2C Inter Integrated Circuit I2S Inter IC Sound IoT Internet of Things IP Internet Protocol LED Light Emitting Diode LTE Long Term Evolution NB Narrow Band PSD Packet Switched Data PSU Power Supply Unit RAT Radio Access Technology RF Radio Frequency RI Ring Indicator RTS Request To Send Rx Receiver SDIO Secure Digital Input Output SIM Subscrib...

Page 23: ...Revision Date Name Comments R01 22 Oct 2019 fvid Initial release R02 11 Nov 2019 lpah Updated document products applicability R03 23 Dec 2019 mmar fvid Added AT commands examples Added USIO variants 3 and 4 R04 11 Mar 2020 fvid Extended document applicability to EVK R500S Updated product status to prototype R05 15 Jul 2020 fvid Updated pictures B2B connectors and pin out R06 02 Oct 2020 sses Updat...

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