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UBX-21042016 - R02 

 

 

C1-Public 

 

www.u-blox.com

 

 
 

AWS IoT ExpressLink 
SARA-R5 Starter Kit

 

Getting started guide for u-blox AWS IoT ExpressLink 
SARA-R5 Starter Kit 

Getting started 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Abstract 

This  document  describes  how  to  begin  working  with  the  u-blox  AWS  IoT  ExpressLink  SARA-R5 
Starter  Kit,  which  consists  of  a  u-blox  AWS  IoT  ExpressLink  SARA-R5  module  mounted  on  a 
SparkFun carrier board such that it can be used with a variety of microcontrollers or an attached PC.  
The u-blox AWS IoT ExpressLink SARA-R5 module provides communications over a cellular network 
anywhere that LTE-M (also known as LTE Cat-M1) service is available and presents a simple-to-use 
AT interface designed to allow even resource-constrained microcontrollers to connect to AWS IoT 
Core. 

Summary of Contents for AWS ExpressLink SARA-R5

Page 1: ...ter Kit which consists of a u blox AWS IoT ExpressLink SARA R5 module mounted on a SparkFun carrier board such that it can be used with a variety of microcontrollers or an attached PC The u blox AWS I...

Page 2: ...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 of this docum...

Page 3: ...p your AWS account and permissions for IoT development 6 5 Registering AWS IoT ExpressLink SARA R5 with your development account 7 5 1 Setting up the module 7 5 2 Registering with your AWS account 8 5...

Page 4: ...rences the SARA R5 module mounted on the board is a SARA R510S not a SARA R510M8S and hence the board a does NOT include GNSS functionality and so is not provided with a GNSS antenna and b does NOT po...

Page 5: ...the M 2 socket on the board allowing you to experiment with driving the module from a microcontroller please refer to the ESP32 documentation for how to develop software using the ESP32 chip 2 3 User...

Page 6: ...e feed For a quick check turn the cellular module on by pressing the SARA On button on the carrier board for around one second Your terminal window should show the welcome message Welcome to u blox AW...

Page 7: ...eam SIM is inserted in the board a cellular antenna is connected to the antenna connector marked LTE you are in range of a cellular network that supports LTE M the board is connected to a host machine...

Page 8: ...e does not yet know the radio environment and must search all of the global LTE M RF bands on each visible cellular network Connections should be quicker on subsequent attempts as the module will reme...

Page 9: ...R5 module still switched on In the terminal application type the command AT CONF ThingName and press return The configuration parameter name ThingName is case sensitive 4 Copy the sequence of numeric...

Page 10: ...s return You must use the name Certificate and NOT the more recently introduced Certificate pem which is not supported necessary in this release 6 Copy the returned string including BEGIN CERTIFICATE...

Page 11: ...AWS IoT ExpressLink SARA R5 with your development account Page 11 of 20 C1 Public 8 Under Certificate select Choose file and upload the file ThingName cert pem from step 6 9 Under Certificate status...

Page 12: ...ext below Version 2012 10 17 Statement Effect Allow Action Resource then click Create to create the policy Note the examples in this document are intended only for development environments All devices...

Page 13: ...ONNECT once more and press return After a short while you should receive the response OK 1 CONNECTED Congratulations You have successfully connected to your AWS cloud account 16 To close the connectio...

Page 14: ...pic filter and then click Subscribe 6 1 Connecting With the u blox AWS IoT ExpressLink SARA R5 module switched on in the terminal application establish a secure connection by typing the command AT CON...

Page 15: ...ceiving data and commands from the AWS cloud To receive messages on your device in the terminal application type the command AT CONF Topic1 MyTopic and press return You should receive the response OK...

Page 16: ...instance if you typed the command AT CONF Topic2 MyTopic i e leaving off the leading and pressed return then subscribed to that topic by typing the command AT SUBSCRIBE2 and pressing return then in th...

Page 17: ...account the connection is to the endpoint of the device in that account not just the cellular network and so it cannot succeed until all of the registration steps have been completed If CONNECT has wo...

Page 18: ...n emergency restart of the module will be performed On the SparkFun MicroMod Asset Tracker board a SARA On button is provided which will assert the PWR_ON pin while pressed The PWR_ON pin is a toggle...

Page 19: ...l 4 AWS IoT ExpressLink example code 5 u blox SARA R5 series data sheet UBX 19016638 6 u blox SARA R5 series system integration manual UBX 19041356 7 ESP32 development guide For product change notific...

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