Ublox SARA-N3 series User Manual
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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.
www.u-blox.com
UBX-19004195 - R01

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  • Page 1 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. www.u-blox.com UBX-19004195 - R01...
  • Page 2: Document Information

    EVK-N3 - User Guide Document Information Title EVK-N3 Subtitle SARA-N3 series Cellular Evaluation Kits Document type User Guide Document number UBX-19004195 Revision and date 08-Mar-2019 Disclosure Restriction This document applies to the following products: Product status Product name Type number...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    EVK-N3 - User Guide Contents Document Information ..........................2 Contents ................................3 Starting up ............................... 4 EVK-N3 overview ............................4 1.2 EVK-N3 block diagram ..........................5 1.3 Switches, jumpers and buttons ....................... 6 1.4 LEDs ................................7 1.5 Connectors ..............................8 1.6 EVK-N3 pin out ............................
  • Page 4: Starting Up

    EVK-N3 overview The EVK-N3 evaluation kits are powerful and easy-to-use tools that simplify the evaluation of u-blox SARA-N3 series Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) modules. The following evaluation kits are available with u-blox SARA-N3 cellular modules:  EVK-N300 evaluation kit is for evaluation of SARA-N300 ...
  • Page 5: Evk-N3 Block Diagram

    The SARA-N3 series pins are available on the Dual-In-Line male Board-to-Board connectors provided on the top layer of the cellular Adapter Board (J101 and J102), which are pin-to-pin compatible to the connectors on the bottom layer of the adapter board EVB-WL3.
  • Page 6: Switches, Jumpers And Buttons

    EVK-N3 - User Guide 1.3 Switches, jumpers and buttons Function Description Name Board Main Power Switch Power on / off of the whole evaluation kit SW400 EVB-WL3 Cellular VCC Jumper Jumper socket to provide the 3.8 V supply to the cellular module VCC input J404 EVB-WL3 Cellular Power-on Push button to switch on the cellular module...
  • Page 7: Leds

    EVK-N3 - User Guide 1.4 LEDs Function Description LED # Board Color Main Power Power supply plugged in the 9 - 18 V Power Input DL401 EVB-WL3 Cellular VCC Cellular module supplied. Main Power Switch must be switched on DL400 EVB-WL3 Cellular USB USB cable plugged in the Cellular USB connector for UART / UART FT DL501 EVB-WL3...
  • Page 8: Connectors

    RS232 interface DIL B2B headers Dual-In-Line Board-to-Board connectors for the cellular module interfaces J101, J102 ADP-N3 Cellular headset Audio headset jack connector (not supported by SARA-N3 series) J303 EVB-WL3 GNSS antenna SMA connector for the GNSS module antenna (GNSS Antenna) J103...
  • Page 9: Evk-N3 Pin Out

    J102 pins 7-10 J102 pins 7-10 J102 pins 7-10 Table 4: Interfaces of the SARA-N3 series module, as routed on the 42-pin Dual-In-Line Board-to-Board connectors (J101, J102) available on the ADP-N3 adapter board of the EVK-N3 evaluation kit UBX-19004195 - R01...
  • Page 10: Software Installation

    ☞ The pins / interfaces that are not supported by a specific SARA-N3 module product version should be not driven by an external device; see the SARA-N3 series Data Sheet for the list of features supported by each SARA-N3 module product version.
  • Page 11: Board Setup

    ☞ Interface to the GNSS module is not supported by SARA-N3 series modules. 4. Connect the AC / DC +12 V power adapter provided with the evaluation kit to 9 – 18 V Power Input connector (J400 on the EVB).
  • Page 12 EVK-N3 - User Guide Then, besides the specific serial connector used (case a. or case b.), run an AT terminal application (as for example, the u-blox m-center tool) by selecting the appropriate AT COM port with these settings: Data rate: 57'600 bit/s Data bits: 8 Parity: N Stop bits: 1...
  • Page 13: Appendix

    EVK-N3 - User Guide Appendix A Setting up AT terminal applications for communication with EVK-N3 The u-blox m-center cellular module evaluation tool is a powerful platform for evaluating, configuring and testing u-blox cellular products. m-center includes an AT commands terminal for communication with the device and can be downloaded free-of-charge from our website (http://www.u-blox.com).
  • Page 14: Bat Commands Examples

    EVK-N3 - User Guide B AT commands examples For the complete description and syntax of the AT commands supported by SARA-N3 series modules, see the SARA-N2/N3 series AT commands Manual [1]. For detailed AT commands examples for network registration and configuration, context activation, data connection management, SIM management, module interfaces configurations and other settings, see the u-blox NB-IoT Application Development Guide [3].
  • Page 15: D Current Consumption Measurement

    EVK-N3 - User Guide D Current consumption measurement Current consumption of SARA-N3 series modules can be measured on the EVK-N3 evaluation kits by removing the jumper socket from the Cellular VCC supply jumper (J404 on the EVB), as shown in...
  • Page 16: E Glossary

    EVK-N3 - User Guide E Glossary Abbreviation Definition Adapter Board AT Command Interpreter Software Subsystem, or attention Board-to-Board Connector Clear To Send Display Data Channel Dual-In-Line Evaluation Board Firmware Generic Digital Interface Ground GPIO General Purpose Input Output Inter-Integrated Circuit Light Emitting Diode Long Term Evolution NB-IoT...
  • Page 17: Related Documents

    EVK-N3 - User Guide Related documents u-blox SARA-N2 / SARA-N3 series AT commands manual, Doc. No. UBX-16014887 u-blox SARA-N3 series Data Sheet, Doc. No. UBX-18066692 u-blox NB-IoT Application Development Guide, Doc. No. UBX-16017368 u-blox SARA-N2/N3 series System Integration Manual, Doc. No. UBX-17005143 ☞...
  • Page 18: Contact

    EVK-N3 - User Guide Contact For complete contact information, visit us at www.u-blox.com. u-blox Offices North, Central and South America Headquarters Asia, Australia, Pacific Europe, Middle East, Africa u-blox America, Inc. u-blox Singapore Pte. Ltd. u-blox AG Phone: +1 703 483 3180 Phone: +65 6734 3811 E-mail:...

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