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EVK-N2 - User guide 

UBX-17005115 - R05 

Starting up  

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LEDs 

Function 

Description 

LED #  Board 

Color 

Main Power 

Power supply plugged in the 9 - 18 V Power Input 

DL401  EVB-WL3   

Cellular VCC 

Cellular module supplied. Main Power Switch must be switched on 

DL400  EVB-WL3   

 

 

DS147  ADP-N2 

 

Cellular USB 

USB cable plugged in the Cellular USB connector for UART / UART AUX 
access 

DL501  EVB-WL3   

Cellular USB / UART 

Green light is activated when UART is routed to the Cellular USB 
connector 
Red light blinks at UART TX or RX data on the Cellular USB connector 

DL403  EVB-WL3   

 

Cellular UART detach 

UART signals are available only on the DIL B2B connector on ADP board  DL404  EVB-WL3   

Cellular RS232 / UART 

Green light is activated when UART is routed to the Cellular RS232 
connector 
Red light blinks at UART TX or RX data on the Cellular RS232 connector 

DL405  EVB-WL3   

 

Cellular USB / UART AUX  Green light is activated when UART AUX is routed to Cellular USB 

connector 
Red light blinks at UART AUX data on the Cellular USB connector 

DL503  EVB-WL3   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cellular CTS indicator 

Green light is activated when CTS line turns ON (active low) 

DS500  EVB-WL3   

Cellular GPIO1 indicator  Green light is activated when SARA-N2 GPIO1 is high 

DS107  EVB-WL3   

Cellular GPIO3 indicator  Green light is activated when SARA-N2 GPIO2 is high 

DS109  EVB-WL3   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIM supply 

Green light is activated when the VSIM line is at a “high” level 

DS100  ADP-N2 

 

V_INT supply 

Green light is activated when the V_INT line is at a “high” level 

DS101 

ADP-N2 

 

GNSS VCC supply 

GNSS module supply is turned ON 

DS118 

ADP-GNSS   

GNSS USB  

USB cable plugged in GNSS USB connector 

DS124  ADP-GNSS   

GNSS Timepulse 

Pulses at 1 Hz when valid GNSS fix 

DS121 

ADP-GNSS   

Cellular / GNSS DDC 

Cellular / GNSS module communication over the DDC (I

2

C) interface 

DS132  ADP-GNSS   

Table 2: EVK-N2 LED descriptions 

 

Summary of Contents for EVK-N2 Series

Page 1: ...aluation kits User guide Abstract This guide explains how to set up the EVK N2 evaluation kits to begin evaluating u blox SARA N2 series cellular modules supporting LTE Cat NB1 radio access technology...

Page 2: ...03 UBX 19030865 End of life EVK N280 EVK N280 02B 00 06 57 A07 03 UBX 19030865 End of life u blox or third parties may hold intellectual property rights in the products names logos and designs include...

Page 3: ...es jumpers and buttons 6 1 4 LEDs 7 1 5 Connectors 8 1 6 EVK N2 pin out 9 1 7 Software installation 10 1 8 Board setup 11 Appendix 13 A Setting up AT terminal applications for communication with EVK N...

Page 4: ...N280 The evaluation kits EVK N200 EVK N201 EVK N210 EVK N211 and EVK N280 are herein identified as EVK N2 SIM card holder J300 Cellular reset SW303 Cellular power on SW302 GND 9 18 V Power input J400...

Page 5: ...nna connector and the USB connector for the GNSS module The boards are connected by means of male header board to board connectors provided on the bottom of the adapter boards and their corresponding...

Page 6: ...VB WL3 Cellular UART routing Slide switch to select cellular module UART routing on USB or on RS232 connectors SW403 EVB WL3 Cellular UART AUX detach Slide switch to attach detach cellular module UART...

Page 7: ...on the Cellular RS232 connector DL405 EVB WL3 Cellular USB UART AUX Green light is activated when UART AUX is routed to Cellular USB connector Red light blinks at UART AUX data on the Cellular USB co...

Page 8: ...ellular headset Audio headset jack connector not supported by SARA N2 series J303 EVB WL3 GNSS antenna SMA connector for the GNSS module antenna GNSS Antenna J103 ADP GNSS GNSS USB Mini USB connector...

Page 9: ...1 J104 Pin 20 33 48 RSVD Not present 17 RSVD Not present 49 RSVD Not present 18 RESET_N Not present 50 GND J104 Pins 7 10 19 RSVD Not present 51 VCC J101 Pins 7 10 20 GND J104 Pins 7 10 52 VCC J101 Pi...

Page 10: ...t connected 30 29 Not connected Not connected 30 29 Not connected GPIO2 32 31 Reserved_23 Not connected 32 31 Not connected Not connected 34 33 GPIO1 Not connected 34 33 Not connected 1V8 36 35 Not co...

Page 11: ...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 slide switches positions and LED status a Conne...

Page 12: ...face is available over the first COM port for AT commands and data o SARA N2 secondary auxiliary UART interface is available over the second COM port for diagnostic Make sure to appropriately set the...

Page 13: ...ome page 4 Enable the connection to u blox cellular module by clicking on the Connect button 5 Click on the AT Terminal button upper right of the Home page A new window opens and the AT command termin...

Page 14: ...gement SIM management module interfaces configurations and other settings see the u blox NB IoT system User Guide 3 C Declaration of conformities The equipment is intended for indoor usage It is the u...

Page 15: ...ght Agilent 34465A 34410A or 34411A can be used for current consumption measurements in this case the supply circuit on the EVB will supply the SARA N2 module mounted on the adapter board with the dig...

Page 16: ...Board GND Ground GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System GPIO General Purpose Input Output I2C Inter Integrated Circuit LDO Low Drop Out LED Light Emitting Diode LTE Long Term Evolution NB IoT Narrow...

Page 17: ...blox documentation and to receive product change notifications register on our homepage www u blox com Revision history Revision Date Name Comments R01 22 Feb 2017 sfal Initial release R02 06 Jun 2017...

Page 18: ...fice China Beijing Phone 86 10 68 133 545 E mail info_cn u blox com Support support_cn u blox com Regional Office China Chongqing Phone 86 23 6815 1588 E mail info_cn u blox com Support support_cn u b...

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