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Getting Started
V1.2 Updated January 2020

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  • Page 1 OptConnect ema™ Getting Started V1.2 Updated January 2020...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Banyan Hills Canopy™ IoT Platform ema Modem UART Test Overview Configure ema:Play for S2USB Configure the S2USB Driver ema Modem Configuration and Test Packet Data Protocol (PDP) Test Troubleshooting Overview What’s Next? Revision History © OptConnect Management, LLC 2019. All rights reserved. Revision 1.2...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. Introduction Scope This document serves as a guide on how to get started using the OptConnect ema™ cellular modem. For demonstration purposes, OptConnect’s ema:Play Evaluation Kit will be used as the host system throughout this document. Furthermore, it is assumed that ema:Play’s on-board MCU (U16) firmware is executing the latest GettingStartedWithemaVx.x demonstration project.

  • Page 4: Additional Resources

    Additional Resources OptConnect ema™ is supported by a full range of documentation; including User Guides and Application Notes as well as an ema:Play User Guide and related code samples. The latest versions of these resources can be found at http://optconnect.com/ema . Suggested prerequisites for this document are the following: OptConnect ema™...

  • Page 5: Insert Ema Into Ema:play

    1. Orient ema so that it’s label is aligned with the ema logo that is printed on the ema:Play PCB as shown below in Figure 2. 2. Firmly press ema into the socket as shown in Figure 3. Figure 2 Figure 3 © OptConnect Management, LLC 2019. All rights reserved. Revision 1.2...

  • Page 6: Attach Antenna(S)

    The U.FL ends of these adaptors connects to ema’s X1 and X2 connectors. The SMA ends of these adaptors connect to the OptConnect Gemini antenna cables or other antennas. If ema:Play includes an ema (see section 1.3 for device p/n’s), then the adaptors(J3, J12) should already be connected to ema as shown in Figure 4.

  • Page 7: Apply Power To Ema:play

    Allow up to 30 seconds for these conditions to occur. Amber ema:Play status LED ON; STS • Green ema status LED ON; D1 • © OptConnect Management, LLC 2019. All rights reserved. Revision 1.2...

  • Page 8: Optconnect Summit Portal

    3. OptConnect Summit Portal Overview The OptConnect Summit portal is an online tool that allows users to manage and monitor their entire fleet of OptConnect cellular devices, and is included with the purchase of any OptConnect device. This section describes how to use the Summit portal for basic ema monitoring and management. This section assumes that the users’...
  • Page 9 2. Navigate to https://summit.optconnect.com/login and login to the portal. The landing page should look similar to Figure 8. All of the OptConnect cellular devices associated with this account will be qualified by the categories shown. Figure 8 3. Click the “CURRENTLY ONLINE” button. The view will switch and list all OptConnect cellular devices associated with this account that are currently online.

  • Page 10: Device Attributes And Location

    1. The “DEVICE ATTRIBUTES” section can be used to investigate ema’s Board ID, IP address, Last check-in, etc. Certain fields (Device ID, and Description) can also be edited accordingly. Reference Figure 10. Figure 10 © OptConnect Management, LLC 2019. All rights reserved. Revision 1.2...

  • Page 11: Events, Usage And Analytics

    2. The “APPROXIMATE DEVICE LOCATION” section can be used to view ema’s location. Reference Figure 11. Figure 11 Events, Usage and Analytics 1. The “EMA EVENTS” section can be used to closely monitor ema’s behavior over time. Reference Figure 12. Figure 12 © OptConnect Management, LLC 2019. All rights reserved. Revision 1.2...

  • Page 12: Banyan Hills Canopy™ Iot Platform

    Figure 13 4. Banyan Hills Canopy™ IoT Platform Every purchase of an OptConnect ema:Play Evaluation Kit includes a trial of Banyan Hills Canopy™ enterprise IoT platform. Its real-time dashboard, advanced features and configurable KPIs give you complete visibility into your network of data. Manage the overall health of your devices, address service issues before problems arise and delight customers with entirely new experiences.
  • Page 13 Figure 14 3. Direct ema’s modem UART signals (DIN/DOUT) to the S2USB port using dip switch SW2, by setting it to the S2USB mode as shown in Figure 15. Figure 15 © OptConnect Management, LLC 2019. All rights reserved. Revision 1.2...

  • Page 14: Configure The S2Usb Driver

    1. Install a terminal emulator Program for Windows, such as Tera Term. It can be downloaded here: https://ttssh2.osdn.jp/index.html.en 2. After installing Tera Term, run it. The startup window will look similar to Figure 16. © OptConnect Management, LLC 2019. All rights reserved. Revision 1.2...
  • Page 15 Tera Term window, and then select "Serial port...". Configure the settings in the dialogue that opens according to Figure 17. Do not change the "Port" setting, as this is already configured properly. © OptConnect Management, LLC 2019. All rights reserved. Revision 1.2...
  • Page 16 If ema responds to the above command as described, then the serial connection has been properly established. 6. Verify cellular signal quality. To verify that ema is receiving an acceptable cellular signal, issue the following command: AT+CESQ ema will respond in the following format: © OptConnect Management, LLC 2019. All rights reserved. Revision 1.2...
  • Page 17 -139 dBm ≤ RSRP < -138 dBm … … -46 dBm ≤ RSRP < -45 dBm -45 dBm ≤ RSRP < -44 dBm -44 dBm ≤ RSRP Not known or not detectable Figure 19 © OptConnect Management, LLC 2019. All rights reserved. Revision 1.2...

  • Page 18: Packet Data Protocol (Pdp) Test

    Where <cid> is replaced with "1" for AT&T users, and "6" for Verizon Users. Issuing this command will cease any ongoing data connections, and gracefully detach ema from the network. © OptConnect Management, LLC 2019. All rights reserved. Revision 1.2...

  • Page 19: Troubleshooting

    AT+CESQ 7. What’s Next? Now that the user has experienced how to exchange AT commands with the OptConnect ema™ modem and it has been properly set up and connected to the network, it is ready to be used for product development.

  • Page 20: Revision History

    8. Revision History Revision Date Description Author 6/3/2019 Initial Release 9/9/2019 Updated Section 3.4. CSQ->CESQ and tables. Added Sections 1.5, 3, 4. Updated Section 2 per ema:Play 5/11/2020 demonstration project. © OptConnect Management, LLC 2019. All rights reserved. Revision 1.2...

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