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EVK-R2 - User Guide 

UBX-16016088 - R10 

Starting up  

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1.3

 

Switches, jumpers and buttons 

Function 

Description 

Name  Board 

Main Power Switch 

Power on / off of the whole evaluation kit 

SW400  EVB 

Cellular VCC 

Jumper socket to provide the 3.8 V supply to the cellular module VCC input  

J404 

EVB 

Cellular Power-on 

Push button to switch-on the cellular module 

SW302  EVB 

Cellular Reset 

Push button to reset the cellular module 

SW303  EVB 

Cellular UART detach  Slide switch to attach / detach cellular module UART from USB / RS232 connectors: 

when detached, UART signals available only on DIL B2B connector on ADP board 

SW401  EVB 

Cellular UART routing  Slide switch to select cellular module UART routing on USB or on RS232 connector 

SW403  EVB 

Cellular GPIO detach 

Slide switch to attach / detach the cellular module GPIOs, SIM_DET from peripherals: 
when detached, the signals are available only on the DIL B2B connector on ADP board 

SW300  EVB 

Cellular GNSS detach  Slide switch to attach / detach the cellular module to the GNSS module (GPIO2-3-4): 

when detached, the signals are available only on DIL B2B connector on ADP board 

SW304  EVB 

GNSS V_BCKP 

Slide switch to connect / disconnect backup battery to V_BCKP pin of the GNSS 
module 

SW204  EVB 

Table 1: EVK-R2 switch and button descriptions 

 

1.4

 

LEDs 

Function 

Description 

LED #  Board 

Color 

Main Power 

Power supply plugged in the 9 - 18 V Power Input 

DL401  EVB 

 

Cellular VCC 

Cellular module supplied. Main Power Switch must be switched on 

DL400  EVB 

 

Cellular native USB 

USB cable plugged in the Cellular native USB connector 

DS100  ADP-R2 

 

Cellular USB  

USB cable plugged in the Cellular USB connector for UART access 

DL501  EVB 

 

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 

 

 

Cellular UART detach  UART signals are available only on the DIL B2B connector on ADP board 

DL404  EVB 

 

Cellular RS232 / UART  Green light is activated when UART is routed to Cellular RS232 connector 

Red light blinks at UART TX or RX data on the Cellular RS232 connector 

DL405  EVB 

 

 

Cellular RI indicator 

RI line turns ON (active low) 

DS501  EVB 

 

Cellular CTS indicator  CTS line turns ON (active low) 

DS500  EVB 

 

Cellular GPIO1 indicator  Green light is activated when cellular GPIO1 is high 

DS107  EVB 

 

Cellular GPIO2 indicator Green light is activated when cellular GPIO2 is high 

DS105  EVB 

 

Cellular GPIO3 indicator Green light is activated when cellular GPIO3 is high 

DS109  EVB 

 

Cellular GPIO4 indicator Green light is activated when cellular GPIO4 is high 

DS103  EVB 

 

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-R2 LED descriptions 

 

Summary of Contents for EVK-R2

Page 1: ...on Kits User Guide Abstract This guide explains how to set up the EVK R2 Evaluation Kits to begin evaluating the u blox TOBY R2 and or LARA R2 series cellular modules supporting LTE Cat 1 3G 2G radio...

Page 2: ...Product status EVK R200 EVK R200 00B 00 30 31 A01 01 UBX 17006265 Mass Production EVK R202 EVK R202 00B 00 30 31 A01 01 UBX 17006265 Mass Production EVK R203 EVK R203 00B 00 30 39 A01 00 UBX 17048311...

Page 3: ...15 1 11 Registration on a cellular network 16 1 12 Enable audio codec configuration to provide voice capability 16 1 13 Switching off the EVK R2 16 Appendix 17 A Setting up AT terminal applications f...

Page 4: ...available with u blox LARA R2 cellular modules see Figure 2 EVK R203 evaluation kit is for evaluation of LARA R203 EVK R204 evaluation kit is for evaluation of LARA R204 EVK R211 evaluation kit is for...

Page 5: ...connector J200 DIL B2B connector J201 GND GNSS antenna connector J103 GNSS module GNSS adapter board Cellular VCC supply jumper J404 Cellular USB UART J501 Cellular RS232 UART J500 DL501 DL403 DL405 G...

Page 6: ...connector J300 DIL B2B connector J301 GND GNSS antenna connector J103 GNSS module GNSS adapter board Cellular VCC supply jumper J404 Cellular USB UART J501 Cellular RS232 UART J500 DL501 DL403 DL405 G...

Page 7: ...hree boards The lower one called EVB WL3 contains the power supply and other peripherals for the TOBY R2 series or the LARA R2 series cellular module SIM card holder Reset button and Power on button T...

Page 8: ...in the 9 18 V Power Input DL401 EVB Cellular VCC Cellular module supplied Main Power Switch must be switched on DL400 EVB Cellular native USB USB cable plugged in the Cellular native USB connector DS...

Page 9: ...r cellular module interfaces J200 J2011 J300 J3012 ADP R2 Cellular headset Audio headset jack connector for the cellular module audio interface J303 EVB GNSS antenna SMA connector for the GNSS module...

Page 10: ...Pins 7 10 77 RSVD Not present 16 TXD J201 Pin 15 47 RSVD Not present 78 GND J201 Pins 7 10 17 RXD J201 Pin 16 48 RSVD Not present 79 GND J201 Pins 7 10 18 RSVD Not present 49 RSVD Not present 80 GND...

Page 11: ...O4 RESET_N 26 25 Not connected Not connected 28 27 Not connected MIC_BIAS 28 27 MIC_GND Not connected 30 29 PWR_ON Not connected 30 29 Not connected GPIO3 32 31 GPIO2 Not connected 32 31 Not connected...

Page 12: ...ins 7 10 12 TXD J301 Pin 15 35 I2S_TXD Not present4 58 GND J301 Pins 7 10 13 RXD J301 Pin 16 36 I2S_CLK Not present4 59 ANT_DET Not present 14 GND J301 Pins 7 10 37 I2S_RXD Not present4 60 GND J301 Pi...

Page 13: ...D3 Not connected 40 39 Not connected GND 42 41 GND GND 42 41 Not connected Table 7 Pin out of the 42 pin Dual In Line Board to Board connectors J301 J300 available on the adapter board ADP R2 of the E...

Page 14: ...ss the Cellular Power On button SW302 on EVB or the Cellular Reset button SW303 on EVB to switch on the module again 8 For communication via the cellular module s USB interface connect a USB cable to...

Page 15: ...ART detached from USB UART J501 and RS232 UART J500 connectors B2B Do not care DL404 Table 9 Serial interface configuration Run an AT terminal application e g the u blox m center tool selecting an AT...

Page 16: ...s the factory programmed value to provide voice capability at the headset jack connector using the external audio codec mounted on the EVK R2 AT USPM USPM 1 1 0 0 2 OK Check the audio path mode settin...

Page 17: ...ng values see section 1 8 Check with the Windows Device Manager to find out which COM port is being used by the EVK R2 Figure 4 Home page 4 Enable the connection to u blox cellular module by clicking...

Page 18: ...native USB interface of the cellular module connected to the Windows PC by the Cellular Native USB connector on the ADP B 1 How to install and configure a low data rate modem connection This example...

Page 19: ...roperties 7 Select Change Settings Advanced 8 Add APN settings command APN shown is just an example Make sure to have the correct APN defined by the network operator 9 Click on Change Default Preferen...

Page 20: ...connection o The module telephone number 99 1 o The specific GPRS account information for the network operator o A name for the new connection e g u blox GPRS Connection 14 The packet data connection...

Page 21: ...ng the TCP IP stack of the PC over the native USB interface of the cellular module connected to the Windows PC by the Cellular Native USB connector on the ADP 1 Follow the board setup instructions in...

Page 22: ...m USB1 AT and Data X X 7 in the picture 5 Enter the modem telephone number 99 1 select Allow other people to use this connection and click Connect to finalize the procedure Consult the cellular networ...

Page 23: ...settings for the initial default EPS bearer established during LTE attach edit the cid 1 PDN by means of the AT CGDCONT AT command Command sent by DTE user DCE response module Description AT COPS COPS...

Page 24: ...d for current consumption measurements in this case the 3 8 V supply circuit on the EVB will supply the TOBY R2 or LARA R2 module mounted on the adapter board with the digital multi meter placed in se...

Page 25: ...M Non Volatile Memory PIN Personal Identification Number PS Packet Switch RAT Radio Access Technology RF Radio Frequency RI Ring Indicator SIM Subscriber Identity Module TCP Transfer Control Protocol...

Page 26: ...e R02 23 Sep 2016 sses Updated status to Advance Information Corrected external audio codec configuration example R03 23 Dec 2016 sses Disclosure restriction replaces Document status on page 2 and doc...

Page 27: ...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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