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EVK-R5 - User guide 

UBX-19042592 - R06 

Starting up

  

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Block diagram 

Figure 2

 shows the main interfaces and internal connections of the EVK-R5 evaluation kit: 

SIM 

card holder

(J300)

Reset

(SW303)

Power-on

(SW302)

SARA-R5 adapter board

SARA-R5

cellular

module

42

-pi

 D

IL

 B

2B

 co

nn

ect

or

 (J3

0

0

42

-pi

 D

IL

 B

2B

 co

nn

ect

or

 (J3

0

1)

EVB-WL3

GNSS

module

GNSS adapter board

RF_IN

USB

UART 

converter

Cellular USB 

(single UART)

(J501)

Cellular RS232 

(single UART)

(J500)

RS232

UART

converter

UART

MiniUSB/DB9 

switch

(SW403) 

On-board/B2B 

switch 

(SW401)

USB

I2C

Step - down

Main power switch 

(SW400)

12 V

(J400)

3.8 V

VCC jumper

(J404)

LDO

GPIO2/3/4

GNSS switch 

(SW304)

Native 

USB 

(J105)

CEL 

ANT 

(J106)

Cellular USB

(two UARTs) 

(J201)

GNSS

ANT 

(J112)

USB 

UART 

converter

VCC jumper

(J109)

 

Figure 2: Block diagram of the EVK-R5 for SARA-R5 modules 

The EVK-R5 evaluation kit is formed by three boards: 

1.

 

The lower one, called EVB-WL3, contains the power supply and other peripherals for the u-blox 
SARA-R5 series cellular module (such as SIM card holder, reset button and power-on button). 

2.

 

The cellular adapter board, called ADP-R5, contains the u-blox SARA-R5 cellular module, antenna 
connectors for the cellular RF interface and the GNSS RF interface

1

 of the SARA-R5 module, USB 

connectors for the two UART interfaces and the USB interface of the SARA-R5 module, and the 
DIL  header  connectors  (J300  and  J301)  making  the  interfaces  of  the  SARA-R5  module 
accessible. 

3.

 

The  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 cellular and the GNSS adapter 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, called EVB-WL3. 

If the on-

board / B2B switch (SW401) is set to “on

-

board”,

 then the single UART interface (with the 

default USIO variant 0 setting, or  the USIO variant 1 setting) is available on DIL connectors on the 
cellular adapter board. It is routed up to the RS232 DB9 connector (J500) or the USB connector (J501) 
mounted on the EVB-WL3 board according to the settings of the mini-USB / DB9 switch (SW403).  

If the on-

board / B2B switch (SW401) is set to “B2B”

, then the two UART interfaces (with the +USIO 

variant 2, 3 or 4 setting) are available on the USB connector (J201) mounted on the cellular adapter 
board. 

The USB interface of  the cellular module (available for diagnostic purpose only) is available on  the 
native USB connector (J105) mounted on the cellular adapter board. 

Other SARA-R5 series peripherals are available on the dual-in-line male board-to-board connectors 
provided  on  the  top  layer  of  the  cellular  adapter  board  (J300  and  J301),  which  are  pin-to-pin 
compatible with the connectors on the bottom layer of the adapter board. 

 

1

 EVK-R510M8S only. 

Summary of Contents for SARA-R5 Series

Page 1: ...llular evaluation kits User guide Abstract This guide explains how to set up the EVK R5 evaluation kits to begin evaluating the u blox SARA R5 series modules supporting multi band LTE M NB IoT cellula...

Page 2: ...roduct specification This document applies to the following products Product name Type number Modem version Application version PCN reference Product status EVK R500S EVK R500S 0 00 02 05 A00 01 UBX 2...

Page 3: ...al communication 13 B Setting up cellular packet data connection on Windows 14 B 1 Install a new modem from the control panel 14 B 2 Configuring a new connection 16 C AT commands examples 17 C 1 Defin...

Page 4: ...1 8 V Power input J400 Cellular adapter board DL400 Main power switch SW400 DL401 SARA R5 cellular module DIL B2B connector J300 DIL B2B connector J301 GND GNSS antenna connector RF_IN J208 GNSS modul...

Page 5: ...module and the DIL header connectors J300 and J301 making the interfaces of the SARA R5 module accessible 3 The GNSS adapter board called ADP GNSS contains the u blox GNSS module the GNSS antenna conn...

Page 6: ...r module SW302 EVB WL3 Cellular reset Push button to reset the cellular module SW303 EVB WL3 Cellular UART detach Slide switch to attach detach the cellular module single UART from the USB RS232 conne...

Page 7: ...ta on the Cellular RS232 connector DL405 EVB WL3 Cellular RI indicator RI line turns ON active low DS501 EVB WL3 Cellular CTS indicator CTS line turns ON active low DS500 EVB WL3 Cellular GPIO1 indica...

Page 8: ...5 module SMA connector for the GNSS antenna to be connected to the GNSS RF input of the SARA R5 module ANT_GNSS 3 J112 ADP R5 Cellular native USB Mini USB connector for the cellular module native USB...

Page 9: ...vailable 15 PWR_ON J301 pin 30 47 SDIO_D0 Not available 16 GPIO1 J301 pin 34 48 SDIO_D3 Not available 17 VUSB_DET Not available 49 SDIO_D1 Not available 18 RESET_N J300 pin 25 50 GND J301 pins 7 10 19...

Page 10: ...D Not connected 25 26 GPIO4 RESET_N 25 26 I2S_WA Not connected 27 28 Not connected Not connected 27 28 Not connected Not connected 29 30 PWR_ON Not connected 29 30 Not connected GPIO3 31 32 GPIO2 Not...

Page 11: ...R510S cellular module 6 2 For the EVK R500S the SARA R500S cellular module switches on For the EVK R510M8S the SARA R510M8S cellular module switches on 7 For communication via the cellular module s U...

Page 12: ...401 according to Table 6 the module can be switched on again Run an AT terminal application e g the u blox m center tool selecting an AT port with these settings o Data rate 115 200 bit s o Data bits...

Page 13: ...es described in section 1 7 Check the Windows Device Manager to find out which COM port is being used by the EVK R5 Figure 3 Home page 4 Enable the connection to the u blox cellular module by clicking...

Page 14: ...cket data connection on Windows 10 using the operating system s TCP IP stack and EVK R5 This is also referred to as a dial up connection B 1 Install a new modem from the control panel 1 Open the Contr...

Page 15: ...inish to complete the modem installation 6 Now the new modem is visible under the Modems tab in Control Panel Phone and Modem Any extra initialization AT command e g to set a specific APN name can be...

Page 16: ...ly installed 4 Enter the parameters for the dial up connection o The module telephone number 99 1 to be changed if using a PDP context different from 1 o The specific account information for the netwo...

Page 17: ...ch bearer AT COPS 0 OK CEREG 1 0001 01a2d001 7 CGEV ME PDN ACT 1 Trigger a network registration and wait for attach complete C 2 Data connection using internal TCP IP stack Activate an internal contex...

Page 18: ...nal context profile_id 0 Map a context with protocol type IPV4V6 AT CGDCONT 1 IPV4V6 default OK Set context cid 1 with IPV4V6 protocol type and APN string default wait for context cid 1 activation AT...

Page 19: ...network AT CEREG CEREG 0 1 OK Verify the network registration status AT COPS 0 OK Register the module on the network The cellular module automatically registers itself on the cellular network This co...

Page 20: ...meter placed in series as illustrated in Figure 6 SARA R5 adapter board SARA R5 Cellular module 42 pin DIL B2B connectors EVB WL3 Step down Main power switch SW400 12 V J400 3 8 V VCC jumper J109 VCC...

Page 21: ...al Purpose Input Output HW Hardware I2C Inter Integrated Circuit I2S Inter IC Sound IoT Internet of Things IP Internet Protocol LED Light Emitting Diode LTE Long Term Evolution N A Not Applicable NB N...

Page 22: ...x documentation and to receive product change notifications register on our homepage www u blox com Revision history Revision Date Name Comments R01 22 Oct 2019 fvid Initial release R02 11 Nov 2019 lp...

Page 23: ...al Office 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_c...

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