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EVK-R6 and EVK-L6 - User guide 

UBX-21035387 - R03 

Starting up

  

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C1-Public 

 

 

Dual-in-line board-to-board connector J104 

 

Dual-in-line board-to-board connector J103 

Signal name 

Pin N°  Pin N° 

Signal name 

 

Signal name 

Pin N°  Pin N° 

Signal name 

Not connected 

GND 

 

Not connected 

GND 

Not connected 

Not connected 

 

Not connected 

Not connected 

Not connected 

Not connected 

 

RFCTRL1

2

 

RFCTRL2

 2

 

GND 

GND 

 

Not connected 

VCC 

GND 

10 

GND 

 

VCC 

10 

VCC 

DTR 

11 

12 

DCD 

 

Not connected 

11 

12 

Not connected 

CTS 

13 

14 

RTS 

 

SIM_IO 

13 

14 

VSIM 

RXD 

15 

16 

TXD 

 

SIM_RST 

15 

16 

SIM_CLK 

DSR 

17 

18 

RI 

 

Not connected 

17 

18 

Not connected 

Not connected 

19 

20 

Not connected 

 

SCL 

19 

20 

Not connected 

Not connected 

21 

22 

Not connected 

 

Not connected 

21 

22 

SDA 

GPIO6 

23 

24 

GPIO5 

 

Not connected 

23 

24 

Not connected 

Not connected 

25 

26 

GPIO4 

 

RESET_N 

25 

26 

Not connected 

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 connected 

Not connected 

39 

40 

Not connected 

 

Not connected 

39 

40 

Not connected 

GND 

41 

42 

Not connected 

 

GND 

41 

42 

Not connected 

Table 5: Pin-out of the 42-pin dual-in-line board-to-board connectors (J103, J104) available on the adapter board ADP-R6/L6 
of the EVK-R6 and EVK-L6 evaluation kits for LARA-R6/L6 series modules 

 

The pins / interfaces that are not supported by  a specific LARA-R6 / LARA-L6 product version 
should not be driven by an external device (see the LARA-R6 series data sheet 

[2]

the LARA-L6 

series data sheet 

[3] 

and the LARA-R6 / LARA-L6 series system integration manual 

[4]

 for the 

features supported by each LARA-R6 / LARA-L6 product version). 

 

1.7

 

Software installation 

The LARA-R6 and LARA-L6 USB drivers for Windows OS are available with the EVK-R6 and EVK-L6. 
Download  the  executable  file  from 

https://www.u-blox.com/en/product/evk-r6

  and  save  it  to  any 

location on the computer. Start the installation by running the executable. 

 

 

2

 LARA-R6401 and LARA-R6401D only. Pin reserved for future use (RSVD) otherwise. 

Summary of Contents for EVK-R6

Page 1: ...kits User guide Abstract This guide explains how to set up the u blox EVK R6 and EVK L6 evaluation kits to begin evaluating the LARA R6 series cellular modules supporting LTE Cat 1 3G 2G radio access...

Page 2: ...00B 00 u blox or third parties may hold intellectual property rights in the products names logos and designs included in this document Copying reproduction modification or disclosure to third parties...

Page 3: ...2 Appendix 13 A Setting up AT terminal applications for communication with EVK R6 and EVK L6 13 B Setting up cellular packet data connection 14 B 1 Install and configure a low data rate modem connecti...

Page 4: ...tified as EVK R6 and EVK L6 See the LARA R6 series data sheet 2 the LARA L6 series data sheet 3 and the LARA R6 LARA L6 series system integration manual 4 for the features supported by the u blox LARA...

Page 5: ...le The cellular and the GNSS adapter boards ADP R6 L6 and ADP GNSS respectively are connected by means of male header board to board connectors provided on the bottom of the adapter boards and their c...

Page 6: ...able only on DIL B2B connector on ADP board SW401 EVB Cellular UART routing Slide switch to select cellular module main UART routing on USB or on RS232 connector SW403 EVB Cellular GPIO detach Slide s...

Page 7: ...equipment J400 EVB SIM card holder SIM card holder J300 EVB Primary cellular antenna SMA connector for the cellular module primary antenna ANT1 Tx Rx J106 ADP R6 L6 Secondary cellular antenna SMA conn...

Page 8: ...A Not present 57 GND J104 pins 7 10 12 TXD J104 pin 16 35 I2S_TXD Not present 58 GND J104 pins 7 10 13 RXD J104 pin 15 36 I2S_CLK Not present 59 ANT_DET Not present 14 GND J104 pins 7 10 37 I2S_RXD No...

Page 9: ...ed 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...

Page 10: ...circuit from the EVB to the VCC input of the cellular module 7 To enable the board power supply turn the Main power switch SW400 on the EVB to the ON position LED DL400 lights green The cellular modu...

Page 11: ...of the cellular module are respectively available over the two numbered COM ports opened by the driver after the end of the module boot once the switch on of the module is triggered see point 11 To en...

Page 12: ...Command sent by DTE user DCE response module Description AT CREG CREG 0 1 OK Verify the network registration AT COPS 0 OK Register the module on the network The cellular module automatically registers...

Page 13: ...ting values see section 1 8 Check with the Windows Device Manager to find out which COM port is being used by the EVK R6 and EVK L6 Figure 4 Home page 4 Enable the connection to u blox cellular module...

Page 14: ...nnected to the Windows PC by the Cellular USB connector J501 on EVB or the Cellular RS232 connector J500 on EVB 2 Higher data rate modem via the native USB interface of the cellular module connected t...

Page 15: ...on t detect my modem checkbox Then click Next 3 Select Standard 33600 bps Modem and click Next 4 Select the COM port to use for data communication and click Next This is the COM port on which the mode...

Page 16: ...figuration can also be edited in Device Manager by clicking on the modem name B 2 Install and configure a high data rate modem connection on Windows This example describes how to install and configure...

Page 17: ...odule 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 R6 Dial up The packet data connec...

Page 18: ...ilar program to send AT commands via USB 1 LARA R6 and LARA L6 use a non standard USB specific class Vendor Specific USB class To enumerate correctly on Linux hosts use option driver lib modules kerne...

Page 19: ...will deregister from the network and both RF Tx and RF Rx will be disabled AT CGDCONT 1 IP ibox tim it OK Define a PDP context with preferred APN in this example the ibox tim it APN is selected AT CF...

Page 20: ...R6 and EVK L6 User guide UBX 21035387 R03 Appendix Page 20 of 27 C1 Public 4 Use pppd in Linux as PPP daemon The following configuration scripts can be used to start a PPP connection through the modu...

Page 21: ...87 R03 Appendix Page 21 of 27 C1 Public 5 Start the PPP with pon example_exe command and check with ifconfig command if the PPP interface in the example ppp0 Now it is possible to browse the Internet...

Page 22: ...the initial default EPS bearer is automatically activated by the network while in 2G and 3G RAT it is necessary to manually activate the PDP context by means of CGACT AT command Command sent by DTE us...

Page 23: ...SORD 0 32 u blox AG TCP UDP test service OK Retrieving the message AT USOCL 0 OK Closing the socket C 4 Opening a UDP socket Command sent by DTE user DCE response module Description AT CMEE 2 OK Enabl...

Page 24: ...ting 1 AT UGPIOC 34 12 OK Configures the GPIO pin 34 I2S_WA as I2S digital audio interface default setting 1 AT UGPIOC 35 12 OK Configures the GPIO pin 35 I2S_TXD as I2S digital audio interface defaul...

Page 25: ...R6 Cellular module 42 pin DIL B2B connectors EVB WL3 Step down Main power switch SW400 12 V J400 3 8 V VCC jumper J109 VCC Digital multimeter DCI VCC jumper J404 Figure 7 Block diagram of the setup fo...

Page 26: ...perating System PIN Personal Identification Number PPP Point to Point Protocol PS Packet Switch PSU Power Supply Unit RAT Radio Access Technology RF Radio Frequency RI Ring Indicator SIM Subscriber Id...

Page 27: ...570 For regular updates to u blox documentation and to receive product change notifications register on our homepage www u blox com Revision history Revision Date Name Comments R01 25 Jan 2022 mdem ps...

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