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NL-SW-LTE-QGB96
Quick Start Guide
NimbeLink Corp
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J uly 2019
PN 1002152 REV A
© NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 NL-SW-LTE-QGB96 Quick Start Guide NimbeLink Corp Published: ​ J uly 2019 PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.5.2. Selecting the Soldered-Down SIM (eSIM) 3.5.3. Setting up a PDP Context 3.5.3.1. Determining the APN 3.5.3.2. Determining the IP Type 3.5.3.3. Defining the PDP Context 3.5.4. Testing the Signal Strength PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 4.3. PPP 4.4. TLS Using AWS IoT 4.5. GNSS (GPS) Location Services 4.6. Power Save Mode 5. Appendix 5.1. AT Commands 5.1.1. AT Command Basics 5.1.2. Useful AT Commands PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Skywire modem will be referred to as, “QBG96” throughout this document. 1.1.1. NimbeLink Part Number This guide was written under the assumption that the user has obtained a NimbeLink Skywire QBG96 modem and either has their own development hardware or has access to one of NimbeLink’s compatible IoT development kits.

  • Page 5: Lab Environment

    Follow the link above and scroll to the section labeled, “Documentation”, which is also shown in the image below. PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 6: Quectel Resources

    Quectel BG96 AT Command Manual ⎻ 2.2. Quectel Resources Like the NimbeLink QBG96 product page, the ​ Q uectel LTE BG96 Cat.M1/NB1 product page also an excellent place to look for additional reference material. Please note that for the BG96 module, Quectel has one main At command manual and several additional AT command manuals.

  • Page 7: Getting Connected

    Note: The QBG96 modem uses a micro SIM slot, so please purchase either a Tri-Cut or 3FF sized SIM. For development, purchasing a SIM card and data plan through NimbeLink is recommended over purchasing directly from a mobile carrier. If the user has integration or deployment issues, PN 1002152 REV A ©...

  • Page 8: Purchasing A Data Plan

    NimbeLink is able to provide better debugging support when the SIM card and data plan are purchased through NimbeLink. 3.2.2. Purchasing a Data Plan Once you have either purchased a SIM card or decided to use the Verizon eSIM, it’s time to purchase a data plan and connect to your carrier’s network.

  • Page 9: Procedure

    At this point, you have the option to add a subscription plan, but it is not required in order for you to create a NimbeLink account. 2. Once you have created a NimbeLink account. Please login to the ​...
  • Page 10 Enter your IMEI and ICCID and when ready click, “Activate”. Please note that after you activate your device, you will begin to be charged for the selected subscription plan. PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 11: Soldered-Down Verizon Esim

    2. If you are using a SIM card and it has been activated, please insert the SIM card into the SIM card slot J3, located on the bottom of the Skywire modem. PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 12: Attaching The Antenna To The Baseboard

    U.FL end to connector X3 and the SMA end to the GPS antenna. 3.3.2. Attaching the Antenna to the Baseboard Screw the antenna into the SMA connector in a clockwise direction as shown in the image below. PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 13: Powering Up The Device

    3. Press and hold button S1 for approximately 1 second to power on the modem. After about 4 seconds, LED D1 should stay on. If LED D1 stayed on, you are ready to begin interfacing with your device! PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 14: Connecting The Modem To A Pc

    “Ports (COM & LPT)”, and record the COM port that was assigned to your device. In this tutorial, COM6 was assigned to the test device, as shown in the image on the right below. PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 15: Testing The Serial Communication

    Response: As you can see from the image below, AT commands are ​ n ot ​ c ase sensitive. b. Enable Error Result Codes and turn on Verbose mode PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 16: Connecting The Modem On The Network

    ⎻ SIM Card: If you are using a physical SIM card, but have yet to activate it, you will not be able to complete this section. Please refer to ​ S ection 3.2 before proceeding. PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 17: Selecting The Soldered-Down Sim (Esim)

    If you do not want to use the soldered-down SIM and would like to revert back to using a physical SIM card, issue the following commands in the order they appear below: a. Turn off cellular functionality: Command: AT+CFUN=0 PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 18: Setting Up A Pdp Context

    If you are unsure of your APN, your cellular data plan provider should be able to provide you with the correct APN. Otherwise, you can always contact NimbeLink Product Support at ​ p roduct.support@nimbelink.com​ to help identify your APN. Verizon PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.
  • Page 19 ​ G o.NimbeLink.com​ . Doing so gives you access to NimbeLink’s private network and therefore, an added layer of network security. In this case, the APN will be: NIMBLINK.GW12.VZWENTP Note ​ : There is no “E” in the Verizon APN above. The Verizon APN, “NIMBLINK”, ​ d oes not share the same spelling as the company name, “NIMBELINK”...

  • Page 20: Determining The Ip Type

    Besides the context ID, IP Type, and APN, all other information may be ignored. Example​ : ​ T he example below is for a Verizon data plan purchased through Go.NimbeLink.com​ PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 21: Testing The Signal Strength

    ⎻ sinr​ : The SINR or signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio is the power of the signal divided by the sum of the interference power (from all the other interfering signals) and the power of the background noise. PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 22: Power And Quality Of Signal

    Where ​ < n>​ = [0,1,2,4] and ​ < status>​ = [0,1,2,3,4,5]. The default is ​ < n>​ = 0. If network registration was successful, ​ < status>​ = 1 or ​ < status>​ = 5, where a 1 indicates that you PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 23: Activating A Pdp Context

    3.5.6. Activating a PDP Context If you set up the PDP context, checked your network signal strength, and confirmed network registration, you are ready to activate the PDP context. a. Activate PDP context: PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 24: Next Steps

    A socket has a typical flow of events. The socket on the server side waits for requests from a client. To do this, the server first establishes (binds) an address that clients can use to find the PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.
  • Page 25 TCP, to transfer data between your device (client) and dweet.io (web server). The socket dial flowchart, shown below, is a useful resource to reference while walking through the ​ S ocket Dial​ application note. PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.
  • Page 26 PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 27: Sms Messaging

    United States and owned by the U.S. government. It provides geolocation and time information to a GPS receiver anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to orbiting satellites. PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 28: Power Save Mode

    PSM mode - Low Power State and Wake State. Please see the QBG96’s ​ P ower Saving Mode application note for a detailed tutorial on how to set up and use the modem’s PSM features. PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 29: Appendix

    ​ + CFUN: 1 Command Tells you that CFUN is currently set to 1, meaning that the modem is set in full functionality mode. Command ​ : Write ​ A T+CFUN=4 AT+<x>=<...> PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.
  • Page 30 ​ + CGPADDR: 10.76.51.180 Returns the IP Address of the all defined PDP contexts. In this case only ​ C ID 1​ is defined and therefore, it is the only value returned. PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

  • Page 31: Useful At Commands

    Query current network operator (carrier and type of network) AT+COPS? Scan for visible networks AT+COPS=? Query RSRP and RSRQ from antenna AT+QCSQ Query network provided mobile device number AT+CNUM PN 1002152 REV A © NimbeLink Corp. 2019. All rights reserved.

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