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  • Page 1 ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Hardware Reference Manual Rev 1.3...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Specifications SecuringtheModem ATCommands Safety and Product Care ZETA-NLPInterface SystemDiagram GeneralPrecautions SystemOverview SIMCardPrecautions ModesofOperation AntennaPrecautions OrderingInformation ExposuretoRFEnergy Dimensions Safety Recommendations ZETA-NLP Series Images Conformity Assessment LED Indicators Disclaimer Interfaces Definitions USBSerialPortInterface USBInterfaceDrivers SIM Socket SIMRequirements Antenna Connectors GSM/UMTS/LTEAntennaConnector Power RJ12PowerConnector PowerSupplyRequirements...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Introduction Thisdocumentisintendedtoprovideguidancewhenaddingamodemfromthe ZETA-NLPseriestoyoursystem. TheZETA-NLPseriesofLTECatM1/NBIoT/GSMM2Mmodemsarean advancedrangeofhighperformancemodemsdevelopedforeasyintegrationinto existingsystemsandforembeddedapplicationdevelopment. TheZETA-NLPmodemrangeisbasedontheTelitxE910GPRS/UMTS/LTE moduleseriesandisdesignedtobeultralowpowerforuseinpowersensitive applications.Themodemmanagesthemodulepowerupsequenceandcanbe programmedtoperformadditionalcustomtasks.Inadditiontooffering2G/GSM fallbackthemodemalsoprovidesaccesstothenewCatM1andNBIoTnetworks forfullfuturecompatibility. Thisdocumentdiscussesthemodemsstatesandmodesofoperationinaddition totheelectricalcharacteristicsofthemodemsinterfaces. Siretta Ltd sales +44(0)118 976 9000 Basingstoke Road +44(0)118 976 9020 Registered in England No. 08405712...

  • Page 4: About Siretta

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem About Siretta Siretta,locatedinReading,UnitedKingdomhavebeenmanufacturingantennas, cableassembliesandcellularmodemsforover10years.Wesupplyourproducts globallytomanyoftheworld’sleadingorganisations. Whetheryourequireanofftheshelforcustomsolution,Sirettahasawideportfolioof antenna,RFcableassembliesandmodemstofityourapplication. Ourextensiveknowledgeandexperienceinthewirelessmarketallowsustosupport awiderangeofcustomerapplications,focusingonfrequenciestypicallywithinthe 75MHz-5.8GHzrange.TheseencompasstheHF,VHF,ISM,GSM/GPRS/3G/4G andGPSfrequenciesaswellasindustrialWLANandVHF/UHFantenna/Wi-Fi antennasolutions. Withaheavyemphasisondesign,wehaveateamofdedicatedApplication EngineersandProductManagers,backedupbyFieldSalesEngineers,who specialiseinwirelessapplications. WehavemadesignificantinvestmentsinR&DfacilitieswhichboastGPShardware developmentequipmentandaGSMPicoCellonsite,aswellasdevelopment softwareandacomprehensivesuiteofIndustrial,ScientificandMedicalband,and nonISMbandfrequencyproducts.Wehavemanytechnologypartnersenablingusto keepattheforefrontofthecommunicationsindustryandofferclassleadingwireless solutions. Siretta Ltd sales +44(0)118 976 9000 Basingstoke Road +44(0)118 976 9020 Registered in England No.

  • Page 5: General Description

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem General Description TheZETA-NLPrangeofLTECatM1/NBIoT/GSMmodemsareamongstthemostversatilemodemseries availabletoday.TheZETA-NLPseriesoffersarangeofinterfaceoptionsincludingUSBandRS232serialport communication,forconnectiontoexistinglegacyequipmentandhighspeedUSBinterfaces. TheZETA-NLPhasbeendesignedfromthegrounduptobeverypowerefficientandincorporatessomeunique featurestoallowittoruninanultralowpowerstatewhenutilizingthestandardAT+CFUN=5lowpowermode. TheSirettaZETA-NLPcontainsapowerfulCdevelopmentenvironmentwhichreducesredundancyand optimizesthearchitectureofyoursolutionandlowerssystemcomponentcosts.Inatypicalintegration project,IoTdevicedevelopersemployamicrocontrollertomanagethemodemfunctionalityandotherdevice peripherals.TheSirettaZETA-NLPintegratesTelitIoTAppZonewhicheliminatestherequirementforanexternal controller,reducingcostandcomplexity,embeddingapplicationcoderightinthemodule. TheSirettaZETA-NLPIncludesacomprehensivesetofhigh-levelenablingfunctionsallowingyoutofocuson themarket-differentiatingvalue-addedfeaturesofyourapplicationsoftware.Reducestimetomarketandproject costs;andwhenyoucompleteyourdevelopment,reuseitacrossdifferentproductsandtechnologiestoexpand yourmarketsandopportunities. Createaproofofconceptinrecordtimeandwithminimalinvestment.Leveragerobustbuildingblocksto shortenyourdevelopmentcyclesthroughtomassdeployment. Specifications Table 1.SpecificationsoftheZETA-NLPmodem ZETA-NLP-LTE 2Gfrequencyband: B5(850MHz),B8(900MHz),B3(1800MHz),B2(1900MHz) 4Gfrequencyband: B3(1800MHz),B8(900MHz),B20(800MHz) Dimensions: 93x67x28mm Weight: 101g...
  • Page 6 ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Table 2.Modemdatatransferspeeds Model Region Max Download Max Upload GPRSClass10 Global 236.8Kbps 59.2Kbps LTECategoryM1 Europe 300Kbps 375Kbps LTECategoryNB1 Europe 250Kbps 20Kbps/250Kbps NOTE - Forpartnumberingandorderinginformationseepage 13 Siretta Ltd sales +44(0)118 976 9000...

  • Page 7: AtCommands

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem AT Commands TheZETA-NLPrangeofwirelessmodemshasacellularengineatitsheartwhichcan becontrolledviatheserialinterfaceusingstandardATcommands. TheATcommandisanATTENTIONcommandandisusedasaprefixtoother parametersinaformattedstring.TheATcommandcombinedwithotherparameters canbesenttothemodemwithyourpreferredterminalemulatorpackage(TMSTerm/ TeraTerm/HyperTerminal)andtypedinmanuallyasacommandlineinstruction. ThewirelessmoduleiscompliantwiththefollowingATcommandformats: 1) HayesstandardATcommandset,inordertomaintainthecompatibilitywith existingSWprograms. 2) 3GPP27.007specificATcommandandGPRSspecificcommands. 3) 3GPP27.005specificATcommandsforSMS(ShortMessageService)andCBS (CellBroadcastService) 4) FAXClass1compatiblecommands 5) Proprietarycommandset,themodulefamilyalsosupportsaproprietarysetofAT commandsforspecialpurposesoutsideofthestandardATspecification. ToobtainthelatestATcommandreferenceguide*withafulllistofsupportedAT commands,pleasecontactyourSirettarepresentativeoralternativelyvisit: www.siretta.co.uk NOTE -ThisfollowingdocumentreferstousefulATcommandsthroughoutandoffers descriptionsofhowtousetheATcommandswiththeZETA-NLPwirelessmodems. *ForGPRSmodemsrefertotheGPRSATCommandManual,forUMTSmodemsrefertothe UMTSATCommandManualandforLTEmodemsrefertotheLTEATCommandManual.

  • Page 8: Zeta-NlpInterface

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem ZETA-NLP Interface Standard Hardware Interfaces TheZETA-NLPseriesmodemcomeswiththefollowinginterfaces:  » 1xRS232serialportinterfacefordirectserialconnectiontomodule  » 1xRJ12powerconnectionwith2powerlines(7-42V)and4inputinterfaces  » 1xSMAfemaleGSMantennaconnector  » 1xSIMcardreader(push-push)  » 3xexternalLEDstatusindicators(Red,Green,Blue) Siretta Ltd sales +44(0)118 976 9000 Basingstoke Road +44(0)118 976 9020 Registered in England No.
  • Page 9 ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Optional Modem Features* Optional Technologies TheZETA-NLPseriesmodemshavethefollowingoptionaltechnologiesavailable:  » GPRS(2G)  » UMTS(3G)  » LTECat4(4G)  » LTECatM  » LTENBIoT Optional Coverage TheZETA-NLPseriesmodemshavethefollowingcoverageoptionsavailable:  » (EU)EuropeanUnion  » (NA)NorthAmerica  »...

  • Page 10: SystemDiagram

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem System Diagram TheZETA-NLPseriesisaversatilerangeofmodemsofferingmultiplecommunication channelsandinterfacestoconnectintoothersystems.Thesystemdiagrambelow givesavisualrepresentationoftheZETA-NLPinterfacesavailabletotheuserand showsthevarioussubsectionswhichmakeupthecompleteZETA-NLPmodem. Figure 1.ZETA-NLPsystemdiagram Power Supply Subsection USBPort 7-42V PowerInput RS232SerialPortInterface VisualIndicators Communication Subsection TelitME910C1 Module Siretta Ltd sales +44(0)118 976 9000 Basingstoke Road +44(0)118 976 9020 Registered in England No.

  • Page 11: SystemOverview

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem System Overview This ZETA-NLP can be used in a number of applications, some examples are shown below:  » Lowpowercellularcommunicationinterface  » Upgradeyourestatewithalowpowersolutionwhichprovides2GfunctionalityontheLTEnetwork  » Futureproofyourapplicationstodaybyinstallinga4Gcompatiblesolutionwhichoperateswith2Gfallback  » StandardRS232modemattachedtoexistingequipment(PC/MAC/Serveretc. Typically connected devices are:  »...

  • Page 12: ModesOfOperation

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Examples:  » Vendingmachinewheretheheadofficewouldpollfordrinksremaining/money takenetc.Thiswouldbeanon-demandpulltoobtainresultsinrealtime.  » MonitoringAMR/temperature/equipmentinahome,i.e.Interrogatelightsetc.  » Remoteentrysystem,i.e.Sendamessagetothemodemtoopenagate/doorto  allowaccess.  » Streaminglivedatafromremotesystemtoacentrallocation  » Remoteprintingapplications(remotelyprintovertheGPRSnetwork)  » Pollingremotedevicesforinformationtopreventanengineercallout Modes of Operation USB Interface ThisisaUSBstandardCommunicationDeviceClass(CDC)device.Adevicedriver isavailableforWindowsOS.LinuxusesstandardCDCACMdrivers.Pleasecontact yoursirettarepresentativeformoreinformation.

  • Page 13: OrderingInformation

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Ordering Information ZETA XXXX (XX) Modem Identifier ZETA=IntelligentSirettaModem Module Type N=WithoutGPS LP=LowPower Product Module Version GPRS=GPRSTechnology UMTS=UMTSTechnology LTEM=CatM1/NBIoTLTETechnology Coverage Options (EU)=EuropeanCoverageof2G/GSM,3G/UMTSand4G/LTE (NA)=NorthAmericanCoverageof2G/GSM,3G/UMTSand4G/LTE (GL)=GlobalCoverageof2G/GSM,3G/UMTSand4G/LTE Part Numbering Examples » ZETA-NLP-GPRS =LowPowerGPRSModem »...

  • Page 14: Dimensions

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Dimensions Alldimensionsareshowninmm.ThesedrawingsarerelevantfortheentireZETA- NLPseriesmodems. Figure 2. ZETA-NLPmodem,SIMholderandLEDindicatorview-dimensions Figure 3. ZETA-NLPmodemserialconnectorview-dimensions   Siretta Ltd sales +44(0)118 976 9000 Basingstoke Road +44(0)118 976 9020 Registered in England No. 08405712 Spencers Wood email sales@siretta.com VAT Registration No.
  • Page 15 ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem ZETA-NLP Modems Alldimensionsareshowninmm.ThemountingholesaresuitableforaM3fixing screws.ThesedrawingsarerelevantfortheZETA-NLPmodems. Figure 4. ZETA-NLPmodemtopview-dimensions   Figure 5. ZETA-NLPmodemantennaandpowerview-dimensions Siretta Ltd sales +44(0)118 976 9000 Basingstoke Road +44(0)118 976 9020 Registered in England No. 08405712 Spencers Wood email sales@siretta.com...

  • Page 16: Zeta-Nlp Series Images

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem ZETA-NLP Series Images Figure 8.ZETA-NLPvariant Figure 10.3DviewoftheZETA-NLP Siretta Ltd sales +44(0)118 976 9000 Basingstoke Road +44(0)118 976 9020 Registered in England No. 08405712 Spencers Wood email sales@siretta.com VAT Registration No. GB163 04 0349 Reading www.siretta.com...

  • Page 17: Led Indicators

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem LED Indicators Thereare3LEDoutputsontheZETA-NLPmodemcolouredRed,GreenandBlue. Bydefault,theseshowthefunctional/operationalstateofthemodem.However, thesemayalsobeconfiguredusingsoftwarecontrolbytheuserforotherindication purposes. Table 3 describesthefunctionsoftheLEDs. Figure 11.LEDs BlueLED GreenLED RedLED Table 3.LEDs At power up or PWRON_IN / PWROFF_IN control After power up Undefinedstate Networkregistrationstate/callindication Rapidblinkduringpoweron,otherwiseoff...
  • Page 18 ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem PWRON_IN Power On Procedure LED Indicators PWRON_INisthepoweronsignal(pin4oftheRJ12powerconnector).Taking PWRON_INhighwillturntheZETA-NLPon(assumingthereispowerapplied,butthat theunithasbeenturnedoffusingPWROFF_INpin). Duringpowerup,thegreenandblueLEDsarecontrolleddirectlybytheZETA-NLP powermanagementprocess,andtheredLEDiscontrolledbytheembeddedmodem module.WhiletheZETA-NLPisinthepoweringupprocess,theGreenLEDwill flashrapidly(500mSon,500mSoff)andtheBlueLEDwillbeoffuntilthepowerup processiscomplete.Afterthepoweronprocesshascompleted,theRed,Greenand BlueLED’saredisabledcompletelytosavepowerwhilstitisinanoperatingstate. ThegreenLEDwithbrieflyflashonceevery30secondstoindicatethatthemodemis intheonstate. PWROFF_IN Power Off Procedure LED Indications PWROFF_INisthepoweroffsignalonpin3oftheRJ12powerconnector.Taking PWROFF_INhighwillturnapoweredZETA-NLPoff. Duringpoweroff,thegreenandblueLEDsarecontrolleddirectlybytheZETA-NLP, andtheredLEDiscontrolledbytheembeddedmodemmodule.WhiletheZETA- NLPistransitioningthroughthepoweroffstatetheBlueLEDwillflashrapidly(500mS on,500mSoff)andtheGreenLEDwillbeoffuntilthepoweroffprocessiscomplete whenallLEDswillbeoff.Inthisstate,PWRON_INmaybeusedtoturntheunit onagain.TheblueLEDwillbrieflyflashonceevery30secondstoindicatethatthe...

  • Page 19: Interfaces

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Interfaces USB Serial Port Interface Figure 16.ZETA-NLPUSBConnector   AminiUSBtypeBconnectorisprovidedforUSBserialconnection.ESD protectionto+/-4KVcontactdischargeand+/-8KVairdischargeisprovided.Pins onthisconnectorareshownintable 9below. Table 9. MiniUSBConnectors Name Direction Description Low Level Nominal High Level VBUS Input USBPowerVBUS 4.75V 5.25V Differential DataMinus 4.75V...

  • Page 20: UsbInterfaceDrivers

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem USB Interface Drivers TheZETA-NLPseriesmodemssupportastandardUSB2.0deviceinterface compatiblewithUSB2.0specificationsandsupportingtheUSBlow-speed[1.5 Mb/s]andfull-Speed(12Mb/s)modes.TheUSBportcanbeusedtosendAT- commands,reprogramthemodemsandviewdebugoutput.Themaximumbaudrate availabletocommunicatewiththeZETA-NLPseriesmodemsisupto12Mbit/s. DriversarerequiredtousetheUSBportandareavailableforseveraloperating systemsincludingWindows/Linux.PleasecontactSirettaformoreinformation. InhighspeedLTEmodesofoperation,thedownlinkdataspeedratescanbehigher thanthemaximumRS232serialdatarate.Toachievethisnetworkdatarateusingthe ZETA-NLP,integratorsneedtointerfacetheZETA-NLPtotheirapplicationsinfull- speed(12Mb/s)mode. Thedevicedrivercreatesupto6virtualCOMportsonthesystemforaccesstothe module.4oftheseportscanbeconfiguredforuseasgeneralpurposeATcommand communicationports. USB0→Configurableport* USB1→Configurableport* USB2→Configurableport* USB3→Configurableport* USB4→Configurableport* USB5→Configurableport* TheZETA-NLPseriesmodemsdonotsupportautobauding.Integratorshavetoset thecorrectspeedforserialcommunicationbeforedeviceinitialization.Iftheright speedisset,thedevicerespondswithOKtoanyvalidATcommand. Thedefaultbaudrateis115200. Supported baudrates <CR>...

  • Page 21: Sim Socket

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem SIM Socket TheZETA-NLPmodemsupportsfixedSIMslockedtoanetworkandroamingSIMs whichcanoperateonmorethanonenetworkwithinthehomecountry.Thisallows forleastcostroutingforroamingmobiledataandmachinetomachineapplications wheresignalstrengthisvariableinanygivenareaandnetworkselectionisrequired. TheZETA-NLPalsosupportsglobalroamingSIMswhichwillworkwithanynetworkit candetect,athomeorabroadandcanbechosenforbestperformance. Figure 21.SIMholder InsertSIMthisway SIMholder SIM Requirements 1.8V/3.3VMiniSIM(2FF)supportedontheZETA-NLPmodem. SIMservicesavailablefortheZETA-NLP-GPRSseriesinclude: Figure 22.SIMcarddimensions  » 2GGSM(850/900/1800/1900MHz)  » SMS,  » GPRS  » SIMservicesavailablefortheZETA-NLP-LTEseriesinclude:  »...

  • Page 22: Antenna Connectors

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Antenna Connectors Figure 23. Antennaconnector Cellularantennaconnector Antenna Placement Wheninservicetheantennashouldbeplacedawayfromelectronicdevicesor otherantennas.Therecommendedminimumdistancebetweenadjacentantennas, operatingonasimilarradioband,isatleast50cm. Antenna Connection Cable Ifacableisusedtoconnectthemodemtotheantennathiscablemustbeahigh qualitylowlosscable.Thecableandanyconnectorsusedshouldhave50ohms impedance. Siretta Ltd sales +44(0)118 976 9000 Basingstoke Road +44(0)118 976 9020 Registered in England No. 08405712...

  • Page 23: Gsm/Umts/LteAntennaConnector

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem GSM/UMTS/LTE Antenna Connector AfemaleSMAconnectorisprovidedtoallowconnectionofapassiveantenna.For optimumperformancetheantennaassemblyconnectedtothismodemisrequiredto havethefollowingcharacteristics:  » For2GGSMoperationspecifiedoperationinthefollowingbands: 850/900/1800/1900MHz  » For3GUMTSoperationspecifiedoperationinthefollowingbands: 800/850/1700/1900/2100MHz  » For4GLTEoperationspecifiedoperationinthefollowingbands: 800/850/900/1800/2100/2600MHz  » Thecharacteristicimpedanceonanyantennaorcableassemblyattachedtothis modemshouldbe50ohms  » Theantennamustbecapableofhandlingaminimumof2Woutputpower  » TheVSWRshouldbelessthan3:1toavoiddamagetothemodem Siretta Ltd...
  • Page 24 ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Power RJ12 Power Connector ThisconnectorisusedforsupplyingDCpowerandpowerON/OFFsignalsforthe modem. Figure 26.RJ12powerconnector Figure 27.Pinnumbering Powerconnector Table 15.Pinusage Name Direction Description Low Level Nominal High Level Input Inputpower RESET_IN Input HardSystemReset PWROFF_IN Input Poweroffsignal PWRON_IN...
  • Page 25 ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Power Supply Requirements ADCpowersupplymustbeconnectedtothepowerinput. Table 16. Characteristicsofpowerinput ZETA-NLP Series DCinputvoltage 7to42V Recommendedinputvoltage 12VDC Supplycurrent@12V: Peak(20msatregistration) Averagestandby 11mA Callinprogress 200mA Ringing 210mA TheZETA-NLPmodemhasawideoperatingvoltageandcanbepoweredfrom7Vto 42V.Poweringthemodemcanbedonein2differentways:  » ModemPowerSupply-Standardmultiregionpowersupplyprovidesconstant 12Vat2A  » PowerCable-Provideapowersourcebetween7Vto42Vfromthesupplyofthe...
  • Page 26 ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Table 17.ZETA-NLPmodemstates ZETA-NLP State Pin-4 (ON) Pin-3 (OFF) Modem ON/OFF ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE NOT-ACTIVE ACTIVE SwitchesOFF NOT-ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE NOT-ACTIVE SwitchesON ACTIVE NOT-ACTIVE Siretta Ltd sales +44(0)118 976 9000...
  • Page 27 ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Current Consumption Themeasurementsweretakenwith3referencevoltages(7V,12Vand24V). ThemodemwasconnectedviaRS232toaPCinordertosend/receiveAT commands.Thetemperaturewasmaintainedinatemperaturechamber.Thevoice callwithpowerlevel5inGSM900wasestablishedwithaGSMsignalgeneratortest set. Table 18. ZETA-NLPmodemcurrentconsumption Modem State Modemswitchedoff 450uA 320uA 220uA Modemon(notregistered)average 45.6mA 30.6mA 18.3mA Modemon(registered)average 15.3mA 9.4mA 5.34mA Table 19. ZETA-NLPmodulecurrentconsumption Modem Function RegisteredwithIPaddress 15.9mA...
  • Page 28 ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Switching the Modem ON/OFF Power on the ZETA-NLP TheZETA-NLPmodemshaveseveraloptionstopoweron.The2mainoptionsare shownbelow: 1) Autopowerupusingthebuiltinpowercontroller.Thisprocessiscontrolled bydefaultwithinthemodemtocontrolthemodemfunctionalityandallowsfor automaticpowerupwhenpowerissupplied.Theautopoweroncontrolwill automaticallypowerupthemodemasrequiredandmanageitsstatuswhilstitis online. 2) ManuallypowerupthemodemusingthePWRON_INpinontheRJ12power connector(Pin4).Whenthispinisconnectedtologichigh(0.5-42V)for>0.5 secondsthemodemwillpowerup. NOTE-ThemodemisfullyoperationalafterithaspoweredonandabletosendAT commands.Thismaytakeanythingfrom2to20secondsdependingonthestartupprocedure. toconnecttothefastestavailablenetworkandwillfallbacktoslowernetworksasavailable. Thismaytakecontrolofthemodemandisnetworkandtechnologydependant. Power off the ZETA-NLP TheZETA-NLPmodemshaveoneoptiontopoweroffasshownbelow: 1) ManuallypowerdownthemodemusingthePWROFF_INpinontheRJ12power connector(Pin3).Whenthispinisconnectedtologichigh(0.5-41V)for>0.5...
  • Page 29 ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Considerations when manually powering the ZETA-NLP on and off ThePWRON_INandPWROFF_INsignalsrequiresapositive“edge”(a“sharp”signal transitionfromlowtohigh)toturnthemodemon.Thistransitionshouldbearising signalfrom0V(GND)uptoVcc(max42V),oratleastalargefractionofthatvoltage range(>0.5V).Veryslowtransitions(significantlyslowerthanmanymilliseconds)or verysmalltransitions(e.g.onlyafewmillivoltsinsteadof0Vto0.5V)willnotturnon themodem(sincetheyarenotconsideredtobea“positiveedge”). Althoughthiswillnotbeanissueinalmostalltypicalapplicationsofthemodem, underthefollowingconditionspecialdesigncarehastobetaken:  » Largecapacitorsinyourpowersupplywhichwillleadtoslowleadingandfalling edges Thecaseabovemightpreventthemodemfromrecognizingthepower-upsignal. Thisisnofailureofthemodemitself,thesamewouldapplytoalmostanyelectronic devicethatprovidesaseparate“power-on”or“reset”signal. Ifyouareindoubt,pleaseusethefollowingrecommendations:  » UsetheVccpowersupplysignalfromthemainsupplytotestthepoweronsignal function.  »...
  • Page 30 ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem ZETA-NLP Power Enhancements TheZETA-NLPhasbeendesignedtooperateinanultralowpowerstateasstandard.Therehavebeenanum- berofenhancementsmadetothefunctionaloperationoftheunittohelpaccommodatelowpoweroperationin normaluse.Whenrunninginfullpowermodetheunitmakesuseofaveryefficientpowersupplyandallcom- ponentshavebeenoptimizedforreducedcurrentlossacrosstheentiredesign. ZETA-NLP Low Power Mode TheZETA-NLPhasaspecialmodeofoperationwhichforcestheunittodropdowntoasuperlowpowerstate wherethemodemisstilloperationalandregisteredonthenetworkbutisfunctionallyasleep.Thisallowsfor themodemtoremainconnectedtothenetworkandbereadytosendandreceivedatausingafractionofthe energy. ThissuperlowpowerstateisachievedbysettingthefollowingATcommandtothemodem: AT+CFUN=5 Oncethiscommandhasbeenissuedthenthemodemisreadytoenterlowpowermode.Toactivatelowpower modeandputthemodemintoadormantstatetheDTRlinebustbedeassertedontheserialport. WhenthedevicehasenteredlowpowermodetheCTSlinewillde-assertindicatingthatthedevicehasgone intolowpowerstate.AtthispointtheserialportisalsodeactivatedandthemodemwillnotrespondtoATcom- mandsandwillappeartobeoff.Tobringthemodembacktonormalpowerstateandcommunicatewiththe modemagainitisnecessarytore-asserttheDTRlineandthemodemwillleaveitsdormantstateandbecome fullyactivefornormaloperation.Wheninthedormantlowpowerstateanincomingcallrequest,incomingSMS orincomingsocketrequestwillforcethemodemtoenteritsfullpowermodeandbeabletobeusedasnormal. Thismodeallowsthemodemtoconsumeverylittlecurrentwhilstitisnotinusebutbeavailableforuselocally byassertingtheDTRlineorexternallyfromanincomingcommunicationrequest.Themodempoweronand powerlineswillremainactivethroughoutandcanalsobeusedtoturnthemodemcompletelyoff. Siretta Ltd...
  • Page 31 ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Low Power Mode Receiving Data Indeeplowpowerstateaspecialprovisionmustbecateredforwhendataisreceivedfromaconnectedsocket tobeoutputovertheserialport. Inthismodeitisnecessarytoruntheserialportinthefollowingstate: 1)Disablehardwareflowcontrol 2)EnablelowpowermodebyissuingAT+CFUN=5 3)Setupasocketconnectionandestablishanactiveconnection 4)Enterlowpowerstatebyde-assertingDTRcontrolline 5)De-assertRTSlineandwaitforincomingtraffic Whendataisreceivedovertheconnectedsocketfollowtheprocedurebelow: 1)ObservethattheCTSisasserted 2)AssertDTRlinetodisablelowpowerstateandactivatefullserialport 3)AssertRTSlinetoreceivefullbuffereddataoverserialportandwaitforalldatatobereceived 4)Whenalldatahasbeenreceivedde-assertRTSline 5)De-assertDTRlinetore-enterlowpowerstateandwaitforfurtherdata Low Power Incoming Data Process Cycle Followprocessflowbelowtoreceiveincomingdataoverthe cellularnetworkwhenrunninginlowpowerstateanddatais readytobereceivedi.e.CTSisasserted. Data from cellular network connection present >>AssertDTR...

  • Page 32: Embedded Software Support

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Embedded Software Support Whendevelopingyourapplicationyoumaydecidetouseanexternalmicrocontroller tomanageyourapplicationsfunctionality.Dependingonyourexactrequirementsyou mayneedtohavetheaddedflexibilityofusinganexternalmicroprocessortomanage powerconstraintsorenablehighperformancefunctionality.Youalsohavetheoption tousetheembeddedsoftwaredevelopmentenvironmentincludedwithinthecellular engineontheSirettaZETA-NLPmodems.AllthemodulesusedwithintheZETA-NLP modemssupporttheTelitIoTAppZoneembeddeddevelopmentenvironmentwhich isavailableforuseout-of-the-boxandcanbedevelopedtosuityourexactapplication requirements. NOTE -ContactyourSirettarepresentativeforinformationaboutthese2programming environments. Telit AppZone TelitAppZoneisahigh-leveloptimizedstandardCdevelopmentenvironmentthat hasbeendevelopedasanintegratedplatformtorunwithinthecellularmoduleand providesanadvantageous“all-in-one”solution.Thisallowsyoutosavetimeand moneybecausetheM2Mmodulecanperformallthekeytasksnormallyassociated withanexternalmicroprocessor. Thedevelopmentenvironmentoffersaflexibleplatformwhetheryouareplanning ondevelopinganewtrackingapplication,aninnovativehealthcaredevice,atrend- settingAutomaticMeterReadingcomponentoranyotherM2Mapplication.The TelitAppZonecouldmeetyourneedswhilstminimizingyourdevelopmenteffortand designcosts.TheendresultisamuchfasterTTM(TimetoMarket). SomeofthekeydistinguishingfeaturesofAppZoneinclude:  »...

  • Page 33: TelitAppzone-Lightweight,FastAndEfficient

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Telit AppZone - Lightweight, fast and efficient AppZoneletsyoutakefulladvantageofthehardwarefeaturesandcapabilitiesofyourSirettamodem,enabling softwaredevelopmentacrossproductfamilies.TheAppZoneIDEisthereferenceworkbenchanddevelopment toolforallTelitbasedproducts,supportingthemultipleprogrammingenvironmentsavailablefordifferent modulesandtechnologies AppZoneCistheflagshipapplicationframeworkforcellularproducts.Itislightweight,runsonRTOSand deliversoptimizedperformancesandfastresponse.TheframeworkincludesafullsetofAPIsprogrammablein Clanguage,enablingaccesstothemodem,hardware,peripherals,operatingsystemandotherservices.Ease ofintegrationof3rdpartylibraries,protocolstacksandperipherals.Availableacrossallcellulartechnologiesand formfactors. IoTAppZonesupportsPythonforTelitlegacymodules. Siretta Ltd sales +44(0)118 976 9000 Basingstoke Road +44(0)118 976 9020 Registered in England No. 08405712...

  • Page 34: Installation

    See “AT+CSQ Signal Strength” in the AT command manual Tip: Before installing the modem you can use an ordinary mobile telephone to check the signal strength in each possible installation location. Siretta can also provide a cellular signal tester which provides a full breakdown of the cellular signal received.*...

  • Page 35: PowerSupplyInstallations

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Network and subscription: Beforeyourapplicationisused,youmustensurethat yourchosennetworkprovidesthenecessarytelecommunicationservices.Contact yourserviceprovidertoobtainthenecessaryinformation.  »  I fyouintendtouseSMSintheapplication,ensurethisisincludedinyour subscription.  »  C onsiderthechoiceofthesupplementaryservicessuchasGPRSandCSD. Power Supply Installations  » Useahigh-qualitypowersupplywithshortleads.Thisensuresthatthevoltages attheconnectorpinsarewithinthespecifiedrange,especiallyduringthe maximumpeakcurrentofapproximately2A.  »  W henthemodemispoweredfromabatteryorahighcurrentsupply,connecta fast1.25Afuseinlinewiththepositivesupply.Thisprotectsthepowercabling...

  • Page 36: Safety And Product Care

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Safety and Product Care Pleasereadtheinformationinthissection,beforeyoubeginyoursystemintegration. General Precautions  » TheZETA-NLPseriesmodemsareastandaloneitemdesignedforindooruse only.Foruseoutsideitmustbeinstalledinaweatherproofenclosure.  » Donotexceedtheenvironmentalandelectricallimitsasspecified.  »  A voidexposingthemodemtolitcigarettes,nakedflamesortoextremehotor coldtemperatures.  »  N evertrytodismantlethemodem.Therearenocomponentsinsidethemodem thatcanbeservicedbytheuser.Ifyouattempttodismantlethemodem,youwill invalidatethewarranty.  »  T heZETA-NLPseriesmodemsmustnotbeinstalledorlocatedwherethesurface temperatureoftheenclosuremayexceed85°C.

  • Page 37: AntennaPrecautions

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Antenna Precautions Iftheantennaistobemountedoutside,alwaysconsidertheriskofalightningstrike. Followtheinstructionsprovidedbytheantennamanufacturer.Inadditionplease observethefollowing:  »  N everconnectmorethanonemodemtoasingleantenna.Themodemcanbe damagedbyradiofrequencyenergyfromthetransmitterofanothermodem.  » Withallmobilestationequipment,theantennaofthemodememitsradio frequencyenergy.ToavoidEMI(electromagneticinterference)youmust determineiftheapplicationorequipmentintheapplication’sproximity,needs furtherprotectionagainstradioemissionandthedisturbancesitmightcause. Protectionissecuredeitherbyshieldingthesurroundingelectronicsorbymoving theantennaawayfromtheelectronicsandexternalsignalcables.  » Themodemandantennamaybedamagedifeithercomeintocontactwith groundpotentialsotherthanthegroundpotentialusedinyourapplication. Beware,groundpotentialscanvarysignificantlybetweenhardwareplatforms. Exposure to RF Energy TherehasbeensomepublicconcernaboutpossiblehealtheffectsofusingGSM equipmentincloseproximitytoapersonorbody.Althoughresearchonhealtheffects fromRFenergyhasfocusedformanyyearsonthecurrentRFtechnology,research hasbegunonnewradiotechnologies,suchasLTEand5G.Afterexistingresearch...
  • Page 38 ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Medical electronic equipment:Consultthemanufacturerofanypersonalmedical devices(suchaspacemakers,hearingaids,etc.)todetermineiftheyareadequately shieldedfromexternalRFenergy. TurnyourmodemOFFinhealthcarefacilitieswhenanyregulationspostedinthearea instructyoutodoso.HospitalsorhealthcarefacilitiesmaybeusingRFmonitoring equipment. Aircraft:TurnyourmodemOFFbeforeboardinganyaircraft.Topreventpossible interferencewithaircraftsystems,FederalAviationAdministration(FAA)regulations requireyoutohavepermissionfromacrewmembertouseyourmodemequipment whilsttheplaneisontheground.Topreventinterferencewithcellularsystems,local RFregulationsprohibitusingyourmodemwhilstintheair. Blasting areas:Toavoidinterferingwithblastingoperations,turnyourmodemOFF whenina“blastingarea”orinareasposted:“turnofftwo-wayradio“.Construction crewoftenusesremotecontrolRFdevicestosetoffexplosives. Potentially explosive atmospheres:TurnyourmodemOFFwheninanyareawith apotentiallyexplosiveatmosphere.Itisrare,butyourmodemsortheiraccessories couldgeneratesparks.Sparksinsuchareascouldcauseanexplosionorfireresulting inbodilyinjuryorevendeath. Areaswithapotentiallyexplosiveatmosphereareoften,butnotalways,clearly marked.Theyincludefuellingareassuchaspetrolstations,belowdeckonboats,fuel orchemicaltransferorstoragefacilitiesandareaswheretheaircontainschemicalsor particles,suchasgrain,dustormetalpowders.Donottransportorstoreflammable gas,liquidorexplosives,inthecompartmentofyourvehicle,whichcontainsyour modemoraccessories.Beforeusingyourmodeminavehiclepoweredbyliquefied petroleumgas(suchaspropaneorbutane)ensurethatthevehiclecomplieswiththe relevantfireandsafetyregulationsofthecountryinwhichthevehicleistobeused.

  • Page 39: Safety Recommendations

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Safety Recommendations PLEASE READ CAREFULLY Besuretheuseofthisproductisallowedinthecountryintendedandthe environmentrequired.Theuseofthisproductmaybedangerousandhastobeused withcautioninthefollowingareas:  »  W hereitcaninterferewithotherelectronicdevicesinenvironmentssuchas hospitals,airports,aircrafts,etc  »  W herethereisriskofexplosionsuchasgasolinestations,oilrefineries,gasworks Itisresponsibilityoftheusertoenforcethecountryregulationandthespecific environmentregulation. Donotdisassembletheproduct,anymarkoftamperingwillcompromisethe warranty. Werecommendfollowingtheinstructionsofthishardwareuserguideforthecorrect wiringoftheproduct.Theproducthastobesuppliedwithastabilizedvoltagesource andthewiringhastoconformtothesecurityandfirepreventionregulations. Theproducthastobehandledwithcare,avoidanydirectcontactwiththepins becauseelectrostaticdischargemaydamagetheproduct.Thesameprecautions havetobeobservedfortheSIMcardinstallation.DonotinsertorremovetheSIM whentheproductisinpowersavingmode.(AT+CFUN=5).

  • Page 40: Conformity Assessment

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Conformity Assessment TheZETA-NLPseriesofmodemsconformtotheR&TTEDirectiveforuseasastand- aloneproduct.Ifthemodemisinstalledincompliancewiththetelecomsinstallation instructionsthennofurtherevaluationisrequiredunderArticle3.2oftheR&TTE DirectiveandnofurtherinvolvementofanR&TTEDirectiveNotifiedBodyisrequiredfor thefinalapplication. TheZETA-NLPseriesofmodemsconformtothefollowingEuropeanUnionDirectives:  »  R &TTEDirective1999/5/EC(RadioEquipment&TelecommunicationsTerminal Equipment)  » LVD(LowVoltageDirective)73/23/EECandproductsafety  » Directive89/336/EECforconformityforEMC InordertosatisfytheessentialrequisiteoftheR&TTE99/5/ECdirective,theZETA-NLP seriesmodemsarecompliantwiththefollowingstandards:  »  G SM(RadioSpectrum).Standard:EN301511and3GPP51.010-1  » EMC(ElectromagneticCompatibility).Standards:EN301489-1andEN301489-7  »...

  • Page 41: Disclaimer

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Disclaimer TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentisproprietarytoSiretta.Siretta hasmadeeveryefforttoensurethattheaccuracyoftheinformationcontained withinthisdocumentisaccurate.Sirettadoesnotmakeanywarrantyastothe informationcontainedwithinthisdocumentanddoesnotacceptanyliabilityfor anyinjury,lossordamageofanykindincurredbytheuseofthisinformation. Sirettadoesnottakeresponsibilityforanyapplicationdevelopedusingthemodem characterizedinthisdocumentandnotesthatanyapplicationofthismodem mustcomplywiththesafetystandardsoftheapplicablecountryandcomply withtherelevantwiringrules.Sirettareservestherighttomakemodifications, additionsanddeletionstothisdocumentduetotypographicalerrors,inaccurate information,orimprovementstoequipmentatanytimeandwithoutnotice.Such changeswillbeincorporatedintoneweditionsofthisdocument. Allrightsreserved. ©2018SirettaLtd Siretta Ltd sales +44(0)118 976 9000 Basingstoke Road +44(0)118 976 9020 Registered in England No. 08405712...

  • Page 42: Definitions

    ZETA-NLP Series LTE Cat M1/NB IoT/GSM Ultra Low Power Modem Definitions Term Definition 2ndGenerationMobileTelecommunications SubscriberIdentityModule 3rdGenerationMobileTelecommunications SMA SubMiniatureVersionA AnalogtoDigitalConverter ShortMessageService AutomaticMeterReading TimeToFirstFix TTFF Attention Transistor-TransistorLogic CellBroadcastingService TransmitSignal CPLD ComplexProgrammableLogicDevice TransmitSignal CircuitSwitchedData UART UniversalAsynchronousReceiver/Transmitter EuropeanGeostationaryNavigationOverlay UniversalMobileTelecommunicationsSystem EGNOS UMTS Service (Sameas3G) Ground...
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