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EVK-N3 - User guide 

UBX-19004195 - R06 

Starting up

  

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Starting up 

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EVK-N3 overview 

The EVK-N3 evaluation kits are powerful and easy-to-use tools that simplify the evaluation of u-blox 
SARA-N3 series Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) modules. 

The following evaluation kit is available with u-blox SARA-N3 cellular modules: 

 

EVK-N310 evaluation kit is for evaluation of SARA-N310 

The evaluation kit EVK-N310 is herein identified as EVK-N3. 

 

SIM card holder

J300

Cellular reset

SW303

Cellular power-on 

SW302

GND

18 V 

Power input 

J400

Cellular adapter 

board

DL400

Main power switch 

SW400

DL401

SARA-N3

cellular module

DIL B2B connector

J101

DIL B2B connector

J102

GND

GNSS 

antenna connector

J103

GNSS module

GNSS 

adapter board

Cellular VCC supply jumper 

J404

Cellular USB                                                                     

(UART / UART AUX)

J501

Cellular RS232            

(UART) 

J500

DL501

DL403

DL405

GNSS USB                                                                     

J102

SW403

SW401

DL404

SW300

SW304

SW204

Headset jack 

J303

DS132  

DS118

DS124  

DS121

DS107
DS105
DS109
DS103

DS500 

DS501

GND

GND

Cellular antenna connector 

(ANT) J106

DS101

SW510

DL503

GDI voltage 

selection

jumper

J105

Cellular VCC supply jumper 

J155

 

Figure 1: Overview of EVK-N3 evaluation kit for SARA-N3 modules 

 

See the SARA-N3 series data sheet 

[2]

 and the SARA-N2/N3 series system integration manua

[3]

 

for the detailed description of the characteristics and the features supported by SARA-N3 series. 

Summary of Contents for SARA-N3 Series

Page 1: ...m EVK N3 SARA N3 series cellular evaluation kits User guide Abstract This guide explains how to set up the EVK N3 evaluation kits to begin evaluating the u blox SARA N3 series cellular modules support...

Page 2: ...oduction End of life Production information Document contains the final product specification This document applies to the following products Product name Type number Modem version Application version...

Page 3: ...m 5 1 3 Switches jumpers and buttons 6 1 4 LEDs 7 1 5 Connectors 7 1 6 EVK N3 pin out 8 1 7 Software installation 9 1 8 Board setup 10 Appendix 12 A Setting up AT terminal applications for communicati...

Page 4: ...power switch SW400 DL401 SARA N3 cellular module DIL B2B connector J1 01 DIL B2B connector J1 02 GND GNSS antenna connector J1 03 GNSS module GNSS adapter board Cellular VCC supply jumper J404 Cellula...

Page 5: ...GNSS adapter board called ADP GNSS contains the u blox GNSS module the GNSS antenna connector and the USB connector for the GNSS module The boards are connected by means of male header board to board...

Page 6: ...or on RS232 connector SW403 EVB WL3 Cellular UART FT detach Slide switch to attach detach the cellular module UART FT from USB connector when detached the UART FT signals are available only on the DI...

Page 7: ...VB WL3 Cellular GPIO4 indicator Green light is activated when SARA N3 GPIO4 is high DS103 EVB WL3 V_INT supply Green light is activated when the V_INT line is at a high level DS101 ADP N3 GNSS VCC sup...

Page 8: ...102 pin 12 41 VSIM J101 pin 13 10 RTS J102 pin 13 42 GPIO5 J102 pin 23 11 CTS J102 pin 14 43 GND J102 pins 7 10 12 TXD J102 pin 15 44 RSVD Not present 13 RXD J102 pin 16 45 RSVD J101 pins 37 41 14 GND...

Page 9: ...0 29 PWR_ON Not connected 30 29 Not connected GPIO3 32 31 GPIO2 Not connected 32 31 Not connected Not connected 34 33 GPIO1 Not connected 34 33 Not connected V_INT 36 35 Not connected Not connected 36...

Page 10: ...0 on the EVB to the ON position LED DL400 lights green 7 To switch on the cellular module press the Cellular power on button SW302 on EVB 8 For communication via UART interface of the cellular module...

Page 11: ...orts are enabled with Windows the numbering of the COM ports can be seen via the Windows Device Manager o SARA N3 series UART interface is available over the first COM port for AT commands and data o...

Page 12: ...he setting values described in section 1 8 Check the Windows Device Manager to find out which COM port is being used by EVK N3 Figure 3 Home page 4 Enable the connection to u blox cellular module by c...

Page 13: ...anagement SIM management module interfaces configurations and other settings see the u blox SARA N3 application development guide 4 C Declaration of conformities The equipment is intended for indoor u...

Page 14: ...n Figure 6 SARA N3 adapter board SARA N3 Cellular module 42 pin DIL B2B connectors EVB WL3 Step Down Main power switch SW400 12 V J400 3 8 V VCC jumper J155 VCC Digital multimeter DCI VCC jumper J404...

Page 15: ...EVK Evaluation Kit FW Firmware GDI Generic Digital Interface GND Ground GPIO General Purpose Input Output I2C Inter Integrated Circuit LED Light Emitting Diode LTE Long Term Evolution NB IoT Narrow Ba...

Page 16: ...history Revision Date Name Comments R01 08 Mar 2019 fvid Initial release R02 14 Oct 2019 lpah fvid Updated EVK N300 0 00 and EVK N310 0 00 product status added J155 VCC jumper description for current...

Page 17: ...nal Office China Beijing Phone 86 10 68 133 545 Email info_cn u blox com Support support_cn u blox com Regional Office China Chongqing Phone 86 23 6815 1588 Email info_cn u blox com Support support_cn...

Page 18: ...Mouser Electronics Authorized Distributor Click to View Pricing Inventory Delivery Lifecycle Information u blox EVK N310 0...

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