Connect The Power Supply And Usb Cable; Remove/Replace The Mini Card; Connect The Dev Kit And Host Device Using A Mini Card Host Extender - Sierra Wireless AirPrime MC Series Quick Start Manual

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Rev 2 Jun.14

Connect the power supply and USB cable

To install the power supply and USB cable:
1. Place the Dev Kit face-up.
2. Insert one end of the USB cable into the USB connector (beside the SIM
slot)—you will connect the other end to your development computer later (DO
NOT connect it yet).
3. Insert the power supply into the Dev Kit's power supply connector (below the
red banana plug, to the left of the UART1 connector)—the other end connects
to a standard power outlet.

Remove/replace the Mini Card

When you want to remove or replace the Mini Card:
1. Place the Dev Kit face-up.
2. Remove the connecting wire(s) from the Mini Card's antenna(s)—use the
connector tool, hook it under the RF connector and pull straight up.
Figure 2-11: Removing the antenna wire
3. Holding the Dev Kit firmly in place, pull both arms of the MINIPCI-E latch at
the same time toward the antenna connectors to release the module.
4. Pull the Mini Card out of the slot at a 45
Connect the Dev Kit and host device using a
Mini Card Host Extender
To test the Mini Card integrated with the host device, use the Mini Card Host
Extender and flat flex cable to connect the Dev Kit board and the host device:
1. Prepare the Dev Kit as normal—insert the SIM (for UMTS/LTE modems),
insert the Mini Card, and attach the antenna. (You can do these steps at any
time in this procedure.)
2. Insert the Mini Card Host Extender in your host device in the same way that
you would insert the actual Mini Card.
Note: For simplicity, the images in this example show the Mini Card Host Extender
unattached.
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