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EVK-R6 - User guide 

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J248

Pin 1

J248

Pin 3

J107

Pin 1

 

Figure 3: 3-pin header J248 available to set the routing of the UART interfaces on the EVK-R6 for LARA-R6 modules  

The other peripherals of the cellular module are available on the dual-in-line male header connectors 
(J103 / J104) provided on the top layer of the cellular adapter board ADP-R6. 

The  lower  board  is  designed  to  also  be  used  with  other  u-blox  cellular  adapter  boards.  It  contains 
additional switches, jumpers, connectors, LEDs and parts that are partially described i

Figure 1

 or in 

this  document,  because  they  are  intended  for  use  only  with  other  u-blox  cellular  modules.  It  is 
recommended to leave any additional connector unconnected, and to leave any additional switch in 
its default configuration. 

1.3

 

Switches, jumpers and buttons 

Function

 

Description

 

Name

 

Board

 

Main power switch 

Power on / off 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 main UART routing on USB or on RS232 
connector 

SW403  EVB 

Cellular GPIO detach 

Slide switch to attach / detach the cellular module GPIOs from peripherals: when 
detached, the signals are available only on the DIL B2B connector on ADP-R6 board 

SW300  EVB 

Cellular GNSS detach 

Slide switch to attach / detach the cellular module to the GNSS module (GPIO2-3-4): 
when detached, signals are available only on DIL B2B connector on ADP-R6 board 

SW304  EVB 

GNSS V_BCKP 

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

SW204  EVB 

Cellular VCC 

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

J109 

ADP-R6 

Cellular UARTs routing  Jumper to route cellular module UART interfaces to USB two UARTs connector 

(both Main and Auxiliary UART) or to lower board by the means of Dual-In-Line 
male Board-to-Board connectors (only Main UART) 

J248 

ADP-R6 

Table 1: EVK-R6 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-R6 

 

Cellular two UARTs USB  USB cable plugged in the Cellular two UARTs USB connector 

DS201  ADP-R6 

 

Cellular USB  

USB cable plugged in the Cellular USB connector for UART access 

DL501  EVB 

 

Summary of Contents for EVK-R6

Page 1: ...m EVK R6 LARA R6 series cellular evaluation kit User guide Abstract This guide explains how to set up the EVK R6 evaluation kits to begin evaluating u blox LARA R6 series cellular modules supporting L...

Page 2: ...llectual property rights in the products names logos and designs included in this document Copying reproduction modification or disclosure to third parties of this document or any part thereof is only...

Page 3: ...K R6 12 Appendix 13 A Setting up AT terminal applications for communication with EVK R6 13 B Setting up cellular packet data connection on Windows 14 B 1 How to install and configure a low data rate m...

Page 4: ...on manual 3 for the features supported by the u blox LARA R6 series cellular modules SIM card holder J300 Cellular reset SW303 Cellular power on SW302 GND 9 18 V Power input J400 Cellular adapter boar...

Page 5: ...boards ADP R6 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 corresponding female connectors provided...

Page 6: ...lable 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...

Page 7: ...I 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 Secondary cellular antenna SMA conne...

Page 8: ...ent 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 Not present...

Page 9: ...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 connect...

Page 10: ...8 V output of the supply 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...

Page 11: ...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 enable tw...

Page 12: ...twork 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 reg...

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

Page 14: ...on EVB or the Cellular RS232 connector J500 on EVB 2 High data rate modem via the native USB interface of the cellular module connected to the Windows PC by the Cellular Native USB connector J105 on...

Page 15: ...detect my modem checkbox Then select 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 modem w...

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

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: ...al 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 user DCE re...

Page 19: ...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 Enables the...

Page 20: ..._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 default setting 1 AT UGPIOC 36 12 OK Configures the GPIO pin 3...

Page 21: ...odule 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 for cellular mo...

Page 22: ...NVM Non Volatile Memory PIN Personal Identification Number PS Packet Switch PSU Power Supply Unit RAT Radio Access Technology RF Radio Frequency RI Ring Indicator SIM Subscriber Identity Module TCP Tr...

Page 23: ...1010011 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 mde...

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