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C030-R412M
LTE Cat M1/NB1 and 2G Mbed Enabled™ IoT starter kit
User Guide
Abstract
This guide explains how to set up the C030 Arm® Mbed Enabled™ Internet of Things Starter Kit to
begin evaluating u-blox LTE Cat M1 / NB1 cellular and GNSS modules.
www.u-blox.com
UBX-19010121 - R01

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  • Page 1 LTE Cat M1/NB1 and 2G Mbed Enabled™ IoT starter kit User Guide Abstract This guide explains how to set up the C030 Arm® Mbed Enabled™ Internet of Things Starter Kit to begin evaluating u-blox LTE Cat M1 / NB1 cellular and GNSS modules. www.u-blox.com UBX-19010121 - R01...

  • Page 2: Document Information

    The information contained herein is provided “as is” and u-blox assumes no liability for its use. No warranty, either express or implied, is given, including but not limited to, with respect to the accuracy, correctness, reliability and fitness for a particular purpose of the information.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Overview ..............................4 Using this guide ..............................4 Warnings and certifications ..........................5 Hardware description ........................... 6 2.1 C030-R412M block diagram ........................8 2.2 Buttons, jumpers and switches ......................10 2.2.1 Utilization of cellular modem USB sniffer ..................11 2.3 LED indicators ............................12 2.4 Connectors ..............................

  • Page 4: Overview

    C030-R412M - User Guide Overview The u-blox LTE Cat M1/NB1 and 2G Mbed Enabled™ IoT starter kit is a versatile development platform that allows quick prototyping of a variety of applications for low-power Internet of Things (IoT). The u-blox C030-R412M belongs to the u-blox C030 application board family, which consists of several variants based on the type of u-blox cellular module used: ...

  • Page 5: Warnings And Certifications

    C030-R412M application boards comply with the Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and the Council on the Restriction of Use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EU RoHS 2) and its amendment Directive (EU) 2015/863 (EU RoHS 3).

  • Page 6: Hardware Description

     u-blox SARA-R412M LTE Cat M1/NB1 and 2G module  u-blox ZOE-M8B concurrent GNSS receiver SiP for up to 3 GNSS (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, and BeiDou)  STM32F437VG Cortex-M4 ARM Host MCU with 1024 kB Flash, 256 kB SRAM and SWD connector 12 MHz crystal oscillator for system clock 32.768 kHz crystal oscillator for real-time clock...
  • Page 7 C030-R412M - User Guide Figure 1: C030-R412M application board overview UBX-19010121 - R01 Hardware description Page 7 of 27...

  • Page 8: C030-R412M Block Diagram

    C030-R412M. VSYS Figure 2: C030-R412M block diagram Figure 2 shows the major interfaces and internal connections of the C030-R412M. The major component layout of the board is provided in Figure 3. The C030-R412M consists of three sections:...
  • Page 9 Arduino Shields/expansion daughter PCBs. The application section could run standalone when the utility section is snapped off. Antenna section The C030-R412M has SMA Jack edge connectors for Cellular and GNSS antennas. The C030-R412M major component layout is provided in Figure...

  • Page 10: Buttons, Jumpers And Switches

    C030-R412M - User Guide 2.2 Buttons, jumpers and switches The C030-R412M is equipped with several buttons, jumpers and a switch that the user can easily utilize. The functions and locations of these components are provided in Table 1 and shown in...

  • Page 11: Utilization Of Cellular Modem Usb Sniffer

    2.2.1 Utilization of cellular modem USB sniffer The C030-R412M cellular modem USB sniffer provides two virtual UART COM channels to the connected USB master (development PC). The cellular modem USB sniffer USB VBUS 5VDC rail power the application section of the C030-R412M. The virtual COM ports are utilized as follows;...

  • Page 12: Led Indicators

    C030-R412M - User Guide 2.3 LED indicators The C030-R412M has a few LEDs to indicate the board status for generic application use. Due to the low power design of C030-R412M, if the C030-R412M is not connected to an external power source or is powered from battery only, all the LEDs except D3 (User RGB LED) are turned off.

  • Page 13: Connectors

    Arduino interface IOREF voltage level is set to higher than 3.3 VDC. Such usage could cause a permanent damage and/or a failure to an SD card inserted in the J2 socket and the C030-R412M’s Arduino™ interface level translators. (See R152 and R153 links in...

  • Page 14: Configuration Links / Components

    C030-R412M - User Guide 2.5 Configuration links / components The C030-R412M has multiple configurations links and components as SMT footprints, which require de-soldering/soldering these links or components on the PCB. The footprints of these configuration links, which are listed in...
  • Page 15 C030-R412M - User Guide Name Function Variant Description R412M IC19 BQ27441 BIN pull up link to BQVDD  Provisional HostMCU BOOT0 pull down  HostMCU BOOT0 10 kΩ pull down to ground for input setting to ‘0’ GNSS module backup supply by-pass ...
  • Page 16 C030-R412M - User Guide Name Function Variant Description R412M R132 InterfaceMCU level translator OE to  Links OE input of the level translator to 3.3VDC 3.3VDC R133 HostMCU USART2 virtual COM Rx link  Link to InterfaceMCU USART2 Rx signal through 1.8V to 3.3V...
  • Page 17 SDCard Detect signal pull up  Provisional pull up for PE8 R7122 Arduino™ interface A0 to MCUWKUP net  Provisional Table 4: C030-R412M HW configuration links and components Figure 5: C030-R412M configuration links and components UBX-19010121 - R01 Hardware description Page 17 of 27...

  • Page 18: Test, Break Out Points, And Debug Interfaces

    2.6 Test, break out points, and debug interfaces The C030-R412M has test and break out points to access key signals of the circuitry as well as interface and Host MCU debug interfaces placed on the bottom side of the PCB for easy access. These...

  • Page 19: Arduino™ Uno R3 Compatible Interface Pin Out

    C030-R412M - User Guide 2.7 Arduino™ UNO R3 compatible interface pin out C030-R412M Arduino™ compatible interface details are given in Table 6 and shown in Figure Conn. Pin Arduino Description HostMCU port assignment Alternate functions and notes N° naming n.c.

  • Page 20: Power Supply Options And Lipo Battery Usage

    Table 7: C030 power supply options and LiPo battery usage ☞ The C030-R412M could run on a single supply input from #1 debug USB or #3 serial USB sniffer. However, the cellular module transmission power demand might not be satisfied from these connections.
  • Page 21 C030-R412M - User Guide Figure 8: C030 power supply connection options UBX-19010121 - R01 Hardware description Page 21 of 27...

  • Page 22: Getting Started

    Similarly, the cellular modem USB sniffer USB port interface needs a driver, which is available at: http://www.silabs.com/products/interface/usb-bridges/classic-usb-bridges/device.cp2105 3.3 Getting started with Mbed Up-to-date information on how to operate the C030-R412M starter kit within the Mbed development environment is available at: ...

  • Page 23: Approvals

    Annex III of Directive 2014/53/EU, has been followed. Thus, the following marking is included in the product: There are no restrictions for the commercialization of the C030-R412M application boards in all the countries of the European Union.

  • Page 24: Us Federal Communications Commission Notice

    ⚠ The gain of the cellular system antenna used for the C030-R412M application boards (i.e. the combined transmission line, connector, cable losses and radiating element gain) must not exceed 5.63 dBi in the 700 MHz band (i.e. the LTE FDD-12 band), 5.94 dBi in the 750 MHz band (i.e. the LTE FDD-13 band), 6.12 dBi in the 850 MHz band (i.e.

  • Page 25: Appendix

    C030-R412M - User Guide Appendix A Glossary Abbreviation Definition Arm (Advanced RISC Machines) Holdings Certification Mark for EHS compliance in the European Economic Area Clear To Send eUICC embedded SIM Federal Communications Commission Frequency Division Duplex GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite System...

  • Page 26: Related Documents

    SARA-R4/SARA-N4 series System Integration Manual, Doc. No. UBX-16029218 u-blox Nested Design Application Note, Doc. No. UBX-16007243 ☞ For regular updates to u-blox documentation and to receive product change notifications, register on our homepage (www.u-blox.com). Revision history Revision Date Name...

  • Page 27: Contact

    C030-R412M - 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...

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