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Telus LTE-M IoT Starter Kit
Hardware User Guide
Version 3.2
Copyright © 2018 Avnet, Inc. AVNET, "Reach Further" and Avnet logo are registered
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  • Page 1 Telus LTE-M IoT Starter Kit Hardware User Guide Version 3.2 Copyright © 2018 Avnet, Inc. AVNET, “Reach Further” and Avnet logo are registered trademarks of Avnet, Inc. All other brands are the property of their respective owners. LIT#...
  • Page 2 Document Control Document Version: Document Date: 10/25/2018 Document Author(s): Peter Fenn Document Classification: Public Document Distribution: Public Prior Version History Version Date Comment 07/06/2018 Initial Release 09/10/2018 Updated photos (to show production version BG96 modem board) 10/23/2018 Updated photos and description of v2 starter kit MCU board details changed to that of NUCLEO-L496 Added P/N, product page and purchase page URLs (3.1) Contact Info and Technical Support info updated (16, 17)

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    BG96 Module Features ......................5 System-Level Block Diagram ................6 Telus LTE-M IoT Starter Kit .................. 7 Telus LTE-M IoT Starter Kit (v2) Info ..................7 Items Included in the Starter Kit ....................7 Configuration Switches ..................9 SW1: Selection of Input Voltage Source ................10 SW2, SW3: Selection of UART0 Connection to Arduino Pins ..........
  • Page 4 Figures Figure 1 – System-Level Block Diagram ..............6 Figure 2 – Location of Key Components on the BG96 Shield ........8 Figure 3 – Location of Slider Switches ................ 9 Figure 4 – SW2, SW3 Settings for NUCLEO-L496 ............. 9 Figure 5 –...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1 Introduction The Telus LTE-M IoT Starter Kit integrates three boards (stacked via their Arduino connectors):  Avnet Quectel BG96 Shield (LTE Cat-M1 and NB-IoT cellular modem and GPS board)  STMicro NUCLEO-L496ZG MCU Board  STMicro X-NUCLEO-IKS01A2 Sensor Board...

  • Page 6: System-Level Block Diagram

    2 System-Level Block Diagram Figure 1 – System-Level Block Diagram Page 6...

  • Page 7: Telus Lte-M Iot Starter Kit

    3 Telus LTE-M IoT Starter Kit Telus LTE-M IoT Starter Kit (v2) Info  Part Number: AES-BG96-IOT-SK2-G  Kit URL: http://cloudconnectkits.org/product/telus-iot-starter-kit  Buy Page: http://avnet.me/telus1-iot Items Included in the Starter Kit  Avnet Quectel BG96 LTE Modem Shield  X-NUCLEO-IKS01A2 Sensor Board ...

  • Page 8: Figure 2 - Location Of Key Components On The Bg96 Shield

    Figure 2 – Location of Key Components on the BG96 Shield Notes: The provided USB cable should be connected to the ST-Link/UART interface of the MCU board. The only time this USB cable can be connected to the BG96 board (as shown in above photo) is when the BG96 board is used standalone for eg.

  • Page 9: Configuration Switches

    4 Configuration Switches The slide switches (Wurth WS-SLTV series) on the BG96 board have "opposite-side connection"! ie. When red slider is positioned across pins 1-2, the circuit of pins 2-3 is bridged !!! The highlighted switch settings in the table below, match the red slider positions Table 1 –...

  • Page 10: Sw1: Selection Of Input Voltage Source

    SW1: Selection of Input Voltage Source Slider switch SW1 determines if the supply voltage to the BG96 module is from: a) the onboard 3.8V voltage regulator (which is supplied from 5V pin on Arduino connector), or b) the Pmod 3.3V pins or external battery connector For use in this Starter Kit, the output of the onboard regulator should be used SW2, SW3: Selection of UART0 Connection to Arduino Pins Note that for use with a NUCLEO-L496ZG microcontroller board, UART0 of the BG96 must be routed...

  • Page 11: Status Leds

    5 Status LEDs The BG96 Shield is equipped with three status LEDs. Interpretation of these LEDs is tabled below: Table 2 – BG96 Shield LEDs LED Color Ref Des Signal Name Function (New PCB) LED1 NETLIGHT Network Activity Blue LED2 VBAT_3V8 Power Regulator Status Green...

  • Page 12: Pwrkey Pushbutton Switch (S1)

    6 PWRKEY Pushbutton Switch (S1) The PWRKEY button switch provides two functions to the User. It can be used to:  Wake-Up or Power-Down the BG96 module  Manually exit the BG96 module’s Power Saving Mode (PSM) 7 SIM / eSIM Interface The BG96 Shield is fitted with a preconfigured Infineon eSIM device.

  • Page 13: Bg96 Shield - Arduino Connectors

    8 BG96 Shield - Arduino Connectors Figure 7 – Pinout of BG96 Shield Arduino Connectors Page 13...

  • Page 14: Pmod Connector

    9 Pmod Connector The BG96 Shield may alternatively be utilized as a Pmod-connected modem peripheral, for host boards that support a Pmod-compatible interface (BG96 Shield has a right-angle, male 2x6 Pmod connector) Table 4 – BG96 Shield Pmod Connector Pinout Pmod Pmod Signal Name...

  • Page 15: Lte Antenna

    10 LTE Antenna Taoglas LTE Wideband Flex Antenna (FXUB63) (fitted with an SMA-male connector) is included in the LTE-M IoT Starter Kit Figure 9 – LTE Wideband Flex Antenna (FXUB63) 11 GPS Antenna Taoglas GPS Flex Antenna (FXP611) (fitted with an SMA-male connector) is included in the LTE-M IoT Starter Kit Use of an active GPS antenna is not supported Figure 10 –...

  • Page 16: The Telus Lte-M Iot Starter Kit

    12 The Telus LTE-M IoT Starter Kit Assembly and deployment of the Starter Kit requires just three steps: 12.1 Assemble the Board Stack Stack the three boards together as shown below using their Arduino connectors: Top: Avnet Quectel BG96 Shield...

  • Page 17: Sensor Board (X-Nucleo-Iks01A2)

    13 Sensor Board (X-NUCLEO-IKS01A2) The LTE-M IoT Starter Kit ships with BG96 Modem Shield and X-NUCLEO IKS01A2 Sensor Shield already stacked together. Their jumpers and configuration switches are factory-set for quick out-of box deployment. Onboard the IKS01A2 Sensor Shield are the following sensors: •...

  • Page 18: Mcu Board (Nucleo-L496Zg)

    14 MCU Board (NUCLEO-L496ZG) The NUCLEO-L496ZG MCU development board from STMicroelectronics is used as the host processor. Three User LEDs (LD1, LD2, LD3) and a User Push Button switch (B1) are available for user applications. Figure 13 – NUCLEO-L496ZG MCU Board Page 18...

  • Page 19: Mcu Board Arduino Connectors (Nucleo-L496Zg)

    15 MCU Board Arduino Connectors (NUCLEO-L496ZG) Figure 14 – Nucleo-L496ZG Arduino Connectors Page 19...

  • Page 20: Figure 15 - Nucleo-L496Zg Arduino Pinouts (Left-Side)

    Table 5 – Nucleo-L496ZG User LEDs and User Button LED Color Ref Des STM32 GPIO Function User Defined Green User Defined Blue PB14 User Defined PC13 User Defined Figure 15 – Nucleo-L496ZG Arduino Pinouts (Left-Side) Page 20...

  • Page 21: Figure 16 - Nucleo-L496Zg Arduino Pinouts (Right-Side)

    Figure 16 – Nucleo-L496ZG Arduino Pinouts (Right-Side) Page 21...

  • Page 22: Contact Info And Technical Support

    Telus network connectivity support is available via TELUS online Live Chat at: https://www.telus.com/en/on/business/contact-telus 17 Disclaimer Avnet assumes no liability for modifications that the user chooses to make to their BG96 Shield or the STM32 NUCLEO and X-NUCLEO boards provided in Telus LTE-M IoT Starter Kits Page 22...

  • Page 23: Appendix-A: Standalone Lte-M Modem Test (Optional)

    Appendix-A: Standalone LTE-M Modem Test (Optional) Note! The following two optional “standalone tests” utilize just the BG96 Shield on it’s own. 1) Check the configuration switches are set to the default positions tabled earlier in this document 2) The BG96 Shield has been fitted with a preconfigured eSIM device. If needing to use a removable SIM card, then SW4 must be set accordingly and the SIM should be activated on the carrier’s website 3) To insert a SIM card, slide the metal retaining clip in direction of the Push-button switch, then lift this up and insert the SIM with notched corner facing outwards.
  • Page 24 12) Click on main pane of the console window, then exercise the board by entering the following AT commands… (These can also be sent using the BG96_FAT_TEST.TTL Tera Term macro file) AT+GSN AT+CFUN=1 AT+QCCID AT+COPS=0 AT+QCFG="NWSCANSEQ",020301 AT+QCFG="IOTOPMODE",0 AT+QCFG="BAND",0,80A,80A AT+CSQ AT+COPS=? 13) Responses to these AT commands should be similar to what is shown below…...

  • Page 25: Appendix-B: Standalone Gps Test (Optional)

    Appendix-B: Standalone GPS Test (Optional) The following three AT commands can be used to perform a quick check of the GPS receiver AT+QGPS=1 // Turn-on GNSS AT+QGPSLOC? // Acquire the positioning info AT+QGPSEND // Turn-off GNSS For a more interactive visual test of the GPS capability, it is recommended that you download a Windows GPS application such as VisualGPS or VisualGPSView http://www.visualgps.net/#visualgps-content...

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