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EVK-N3 - User guide 

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Dual in-line board-to-board connector J102

 

 

Dual in-line board-to-board connector J101 

Signal name

 

Pin N°

 

Pin N°

 

Signal name 

 

Signal name

 

Pin N°

 

Pin N° 

Signal name

 

Not connected 

GND 

 

Not connected  2 

GND 

Not connected 

V_BCKP 

 

Not connected  4 

Not connected 

Not connected 

Not connected 

 

Not connected  6 

Not connected 

GND 

GND 

 

VCC 

VCC 

GND 

10 

GND 

 

VCC 

10 

VCC 

DTR 

12 

11 

DCD 

 

Not connected  12 

11 

Not connected 

CTS 

14 

13 

RTS 

 

SIM_IO 

14 

13 

VSIM 

RXD 

16 

15 

TXD 

 

SIM_RST 

16 

15 

SIM_CLK 

DSR 

18 

17 

RI 

 

Not connected  18 

17 

Not connected 

RXD_FT 

20 

19 

TXD_FT 

 

SCL 

20 

19 

Not connected 

Not connected 

22 

21 

Not connected 

 

Not connected  22 

21 

SDA 

VSEL 

24 

23 

GPIO5 

 

Not connected  24 

23 

Not connected 

TXD_AUX 

26 

25 

GPIO4 

 

RESET_N 

26 

25 

Not connected 

ADC1 

28 

27 

RXD_AUX 

 

Not connected  28 

27 

Not connected 

Not connected 

30 

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 

35 

Not connected 

Not connected 

38 

37 

Not connected 

 

RSVD 

38 

37 

RSVD 

Not connected 

40 

39 

Not connected 

 

RSVD 

40 

39 

RSVD 

GND 

42 

41 

Not connected 

 

GND 

42 

41 

RSVD 

Table 5: Pin-out of the 42-pin dual in-line board-to-board connectors (J101 and J102) available on the ADP-N3 adapter 
board of the EVK-N3 evaluation kit 

 

 

The pins / interfaces that are not supported by a specific SARA-N3 series product version should 
be not driven by an external device; see the SARA-N3 series data sheet 

[2]

 for the list of features 

supported by each SARA-N3 series product version. 

 
 

1.7

 

Software installation 

The  USB  drivers  are  available  with  the  EVK-N3  evaluation  kit  package.  Executable  files  can  be 
downloaded from 

www.u-blox.com/evk-downloads

 and saved to any location on the computer hard 

drive. The installation can be started by running the executable file on a computer with the Windows 
operating system. 

 

Summary of Contents for SARA-N3 series

Page 1: ...om 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 supporting LTE Cat NB2 radio access technology ...

Page 2: ...roduction 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 PCN reference Product status EVK N310 EVK N310 0 00 18 13 A01 02 UBX 21039338 Initial production u blox or third parties may hold intellectual property rights in the products names logos and designs...

Page 3: ...am 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 communication with EVK N3 12 B AT commands examples 13 C Declaration of conformities 13 D Current consumption measurement 14 E Glossary 15 Related documentation 16 Revision history 16 Contact 17 ...

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 Cellular USB UART UART AUX J501 Cellular RS232 UART J500 DL501 DL403 DL405 GNSS USB J1 02 SW403 SW401 DL404 SW300 SW304 SW204 Headset jack J303 DS1 32 DS1 1 8 DS1 24 DS1 21 DS1 07 DS1 05 DS1 09 DS1 03 DS500...

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 connectors provided on the bottom of the adapter boards and their corresponding female connectors provided on top of the lower board The SARA N3 series pins are available on the dual in line male boa...

Page 6: ...B 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 DIL B2B connector on ADP board SW510 EVB WL3 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 co...

Page 7: ...EVB 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 supply GNSS module supply is turned ON DS118 ADP GNSS GNSS USB USB cable plugged in the GNSS USB connector DS124 ADP GNSS GNSS timepulse Pulses at 1 Hz when valid GNSS fix DS121 ADP GNSS Cellular GNSS D...

Page 8: ...J102 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 J102 pins 7 10 46 RSVD J101 pins 37 41 15 PWR_ON J102 pin 29 47 RSVD J101 pins 37 41 16 GPIO1 J102 pin 33 48 RSVD J101 pins 37 41 17 TXD_AUX J102 pin 26 49 RSVD J101 pins 37 41 18 RESET_N J101 pin 2...

Page 9: ...30 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 35 Not connected Not connected 38 37 Not connected RSVD 38 37 RSVD Not connected 40 39 Not connected RSVD 40 39 RSVD GND 42 41 Not connected GND 42 41 RSVD Table 5 Pin out of the 42 pin dual in line...

Page 10: ...00 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 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 8 1 Connect a USB cable to mini USB connecto...

Page 11: ...ports 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 SARA N3 series additional UART FT interface is available over the second COM port for FW update and diagnostic Make sure to appropriately set the related slide switches o SW401 set to ON BOARD o SW40...

Page 12: ...the 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 clicking the Connect button 5 Retrieve the module and network information by clicking the Get info button 6 The module information is retrieved and displayed on the Home page 7 Click on the AT Termina...

Page 13: ...management 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 usage It is the user s duty to verify if further restrictions apply such as in airplanes hospitals or hazardous locations petrol stations refineries Any changes or modification made to this equipment ...

Page 14: ...in 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 Figure 6 Block diagram of current consumption setup for SARA N3 series modules using a digital multi meter Alternatively a suitable external DC power supply with dynamic current measurement capabilit...

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 Band Internet of Things PSU Power Supply Unit RF Radio Frequency RI Ring Indicator RSVD Reserved RTS Request To Send RX Receiver SIM Subscriber Identification Module TX Transmitter UART Universal Async...

Page 16: ...n 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 consumption measurement R03 29 Jun 2020 fvid Updated product status added reference to SARA N3 application development guide R04 14 Oct 2020 alos Updated EVK N310 0 00 product status to initial prod...

Page 17: ...onal 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 u blox com Regional Office China Shanghai Phone 86 21 6090 4832 Email info_cn u blox com Support support_cn u blox com Regional Office China Shenzhen Phone 86 755 8627 1083 Email info_cn u blox com ...

Page 18: ...Mouser Electronics Authorized Distributor Click to View Pricing Inventory Delivery Lifecycle Information u blox EVK N301 ...

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