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BLG840F/X LTE Gateways and BN60 LTE Beacon
OpenSource with Market Ready Enclosure
BLG840F/X gateways support Bluetooth 5, Thread, or
Zigbee radio protocols. Both LTE-M and NB-IoT are
supported on the network side. They are
in market ready enclosure and pre-
certified. OpenSource codes are available
to expedite your firmware development.
BLG840F Gateway
BLG840F integrates a long-range module
BT840F with nRF9160 SIP module.
Range between 2 BT840F modules (not
in enclosure) is 2300 meters at 125 Kbps.
GPS antenna is integrated. An external
LTE antenna is included.
BLG840X Gateway
Using BT840X with +22.9 dBm TX, BLG832X can
penetrate multiple walls or be used in wide area mesh
applications. Range between 2 BT840X is more than 4500
meters at 125 Kbps.
BN60 LTE Beacon
With integrated GPS receiver and LTE connectivity, BN60
can be used for wide area tracking.
Miscellaneous
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Gateway size: 60x60x22 mm.
•
Antenna length: 170mm.
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Includes AC adapter, USB cable, wall mount bracket.
DK-BLG840F Development Kit
Pre-loaded modem firmware supports both LTE-M and NB-
IoT. Pre-loaded non-secure application is AT command.
Additional AT command information is available at:
https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/
ref_at_commands/REF/at_commands/intro.html?
cp=2_1
Summaries
LTE Gateway
Network Interface
BLE module
FCC
Industrial Canada
QDID
BN60 Beacon
LTE-M, NB-IoT
None
To develop nRF91 firmware please download nRF
Connect for Desktop and install Getting Started
Assistant.
https://www.nordicsemi.com/?
sc_itemid=%7B49D2264D-62FD-4C16-811F-88B477833
C5D%7D
A Nordic nRF9160-DK
LTE Link Monitor of nRF Connect is not compatible, please
download and use Fanstel LTE PC tool for testing.
https://www.fanstel.com/download-opensource
Nordic nRF52 Development Environment
Nordic nRF52 development environment is used to develop
BT840F/X codes. Open source codes are available
http://www.fanstel.com/download-opensource/
BLG840F Gateway
LTE-M, NB-IoT
BT840F
108621
! 1
Draft Ver 0.51 May 2019
BLG840X Gateway
LTE-M, NB-IoT
BT840X
108621
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Summary of Contents for Fanstel BLG840F
- Page 1 Antenna length: 170mm. LTE Link Monitor of nRF Connect is not compatible, please • Includes AC adapter, USB cable, wall mount bracket. download and use Fanstel LTE PC tool for testing. https://www.fanstel.com/download-opensource DK-BLG840F Development Kit Nordic nRF52 Development Environment Pre-loaded modem firmware supports both LTE-M and NB- Nordic nRF52 development environment is used to develop IoT.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
BLG840F/X LTE Gateways and BN60 LTE Beacon Draft Ver 0.51 May 2019 Table Of Contents 1. Introduction ................................ Network Interface LTE-M and NB-IoT ........................ Bluetooth, Thread, and Zigbee Interfaces ......................2. Hardware Description ............................BLG840F/X Hardware ............................BN60E LTE Beacon Hardware Description ....................... -
Page 3: Introduction
Draft Ver 0.51 May 2019 1. Introduction BLG840F Series gateways integrate Nordic nRF9160 SIP module and Fanstel long range Bluetooth, Thread, Zigbee module BT840F or BT840X. BN60 has an LTE modem for wide area location tracking. All products are referred as BLG840F Series in this user’s manual. -
Page 4: Hardware Description
A micro USB connector for powering gateway • A push button Size of gateway is 60x60x22mm. BN60E LTE Beacon Hardware Description BN60E is BLG840F without BT840F BLE 5 module. With an integrated GPS receiver and LTE modem, it can be used for wide area location tracking. -
Page 5: Development Kit
A GPS antenna and signal amplifier is integrated. USB Connectors There are two USB connectors in DK-BLG840F. Development kit can be powered by connecting either one to a PC USB port. • J11 is for connection to nRF9160 module. -
Page 6: Nrf9160 Firmware Development And Testing
3. nRF9160 Firmware Development and Testing Set Up for Programming nRF9160 Both 4-pin and 10-pin programming interfaces are provided. A 10-pin cable is included for connection between DK-BLG840F and nRF9160. To program nRF9160 module, connect Debug out of nRF9160DK to JS2 (Debug in) of DK-BLG840F. -
Page 7: Modem Firmware
You can download nRF Connect desk top from following link. https://www.nordicsemi.com/?sc_itemid=%7B49D2264D-62FD-4C16-811F-88B477833C5D%7D BlueNor LTE PC Tools LTE Monitor features in nRF Connect is not compatible with Fanstel DK-BLG840F. To test Fanstel board, please download BlueNor LTE PC tools from Fanstel website. https://www.fanstel.com/download-opensource Unzip and install this application. - Page 8 BLG840F/X LTE Gateways and BN60 LTE Beacon Draft Ver 0.51 May 2019 • Press the reset button SW?. • Insert SIM card obtained from your local carrier into J5. Click on Refresh icon.
- Page 9 BLG840F/X LTE Gateways and BN60 LTE Beacon Draft Ver 0.51 May 2019 • Wait for one minute. • If everything is OK, the LTE icon becomes green and the signal strength is shown.
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Page 10: Modem Firmware Update
BLG840F/X LTE Gateways and BN60 LTE Beacon Draft Ver 0.51 May 2019 Modem Firmware Update To update modem firmware, follow the steps listed below. More instructions are available in README.rst inside nrf9160_mdm_dfu.zip. 1) Install DFU-tool (nrf9160_mdm_dfu.zip) 2) Run `nrf9160_mdm_dfu —update`. The modem will be installed to board. - Page 11 BLG840F/X LTE Gateways and BN60 LTE Beacon Draft Ver 0.51 May 2019 To install AT command application, type command as below. ! 1 1...
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Page 12: Nrf52840 Firmware Development
BLG840F/X LTE Gateways and BN60 LTE Beacon Draft Ver 0.51 May 2019 4. nRF52840 Firmware Development Set up for Programming BT840F or BT840X Both 10-pin and 4-pin programming interfaces are provided. A 10-pin cable is included. To program BT840F/X module, connect Debug out of PCA10056 (nRF52840DK) to JS4 (Debug in) of DK-... -
Page 13: Nordic Development Environment
BLG840F/X LTE Gateways and BN60 LTE Beacon Draft Ver 0.51 May 2019 Nordic Development Environment Nordic Semiconductor provides a complete range of hardware and software development tools for the nRF52 Series devices. nRF52 DK board is recommended for firmware development. Document and Software development tools can be downloaded by the following links. -
Page 14: Firmware To Control Power Amplifier In Blg840X
BLG840F/X LTE Gateways and BN60 LTE Beacon Draft Ver 0.51 May 2019 Firmware to Control Power Amplifier in BLG840X The following codes are used to set up and control power amplifier SKY66112 in USB840X. Codes can be downloaded from: https://www.fanstel.com/download-document Header files... - Page 15 BLG840F/X LTE Gateways and BN60 LTE Beacon Draft Ver 0.51 May 2019 #endif ..SKY66112 control codes. #include <stdint.h> #include <string.h> #include "pa_lna.h" #include "ble.h" #include "app_error.h" #include "nrf_drv_gpiote.h" #include "nrf_drv_ppi.h" void pa_lna_init(uint32_t gpio_pa_pin, uint32_t gpio_lna_pin) ble_opt_t opt; uint32_t gpiote_ch = NULL;...
- Page 16 BLG840F/X LTE Gateways and BN60 LTE Beacon Draft Ver 0.51 May 2019 if(gpiote_ch == NULL) err_code = nrf_drv_gpiote_out_init(gpio_pa_pin, &config); APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code); gpiote_ch = nrf_drv_gpiote_out_task_addr_get(gpio_pa_pin); // PA config opt.common_opt.pa_lna.pa_cfg.active_high = 1; // Set the pin to be active high opt.common_opt.pa_lna.pa_cfg.enable = 1; // Enable toggling opt.common_opt.pa_lna.pa_cfg.gpio_pin...
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Page 17: Revision History
BLG840F/X LTE Gateways and BN60 LTE Beacon Draft Ver 0.51 May 2019 Revision History • May 2019, Ver. 0.50: Initial draft release ! 1 7... -
Page 18: Contact Us
BLG840F/X LTE Gateways and BN60 LTE Beacon Draft Ver 0.51 May 2019 Contact Us United States: Fanstel Corp. 7466 E. Monte Cristo Ave. Scottsdale AZ 85260 Tel. 1 480-948-4928 Fax. 1-480-948-5459 Email: info@fanstel.com Website: www.fanstel.com Taiwan: Fanstel Corp. 10F-10, 79 Xintai Wu Road Xizhu, New Taipei City, Taiwan 22101 泛世公司...
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