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  • Page 1 SIM18 _EVB Kit_User Guide_V1.01...
  • Page 2 Furthermore, system validation of this product designed by SIMCom within a larger electronic system remains the responsibility of the customer or the customer’s system integrator. All specifications supplied herein are subject to change.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    4 EVB and accessory equipment.....................15 5 Illustration ............................16 5.1 An example of USB driver installation ................16 5.2 Connecting and run ......................20 6 SIMCom NMEA GPS DEMO TOOL ..................21 6.1 Port setting .........................21 6.2 Click to RUN........................21 6.3 Position fixed ........................22 6.4 TTFF Test ...........................23...
  • Page 4 TABLE 6: TEST PIN DEFINITION ......................13 TABLE 7: DC_5V INTERFACE ......................14   Figure Index FIGURE 1: SIM18EVB-KIT CONTENTS....................7 FIGURE 2: SIM18-EVB FUNCTION AREAS DIVISION..............8 FIGURE 3: SIM18-EVB COMPONTS FUNCTION ................9 FIGURE 4: USB INTERFACE ......................10 FIGURE 5: RF INTERFACE ......................... 11 FIGURE 6: LEDS AND BUTTONS......................

  • Page 5: Version History

    SIM18 EVB kit User Guide Version History Data Version Description of change Author 2010-10-18 1.00 Origin Qiuju.Huang 2010-11-12 2.00 Modify figure 1, 2, 3, 9,17, Add SIM18-EVB Sally Schematics SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01 2010.11.16...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    SIM18 EVB kit User Guide 1 Introduction This document give the usage of SIM18 EVB-Kit, user can get useful information about the SIM18 EVB quickly through this document. This document is subject to change without notice at any time. 1.1 Acronyms and abbreviation...

  • Page 7: Contents Of The Sim18Evb-Kit

    SIM18 EVB kit User Guide 2 Contents of the SIM18EVB-Kit SIMCom supplies the SIM18EVB kit to assist the designer, during the developing project phase, to develop applications based upon the GPS modules.                                                         Figure 1: SIM18EVB-KIT Contents  ...

  • Page 8: Sim18 Evb Overview

    3 SIM18 EVB Overview 3.1 General Description of SIM18-EVB The SIM18-EVB includes two function areas: Demo Area and Test Area. In Demo Area, the USB interface is provided for customer easily doing SIM18 field verification. In Test Area, both 1.8V and 3V working domains are provided for customer easily connected SIM18 with their systems.

  • Page 9: Detailed Description Of Sim18-Evb

    B: RESET button, pressed to control SIM18-Z01 going into sleep mode. C: ON_OFF button, pressed to wakeup SIM18-Z01 from sleep mode. D: S301, select either USB VBUS or DC_5V to be the power source of SIM18-EVB. E: DC_5V power adapter interface.

  • Page 10: Usb Interface

    SIM18 EVB kit User Guide 3.2.1 USB Interface There is one Mini-USB interface on SIM18-EVB, which is transferred to UART by a USB to UART chip CP2103 on the EVB board. User need to install CP2103 driver in their PC first, then connect the EVB board to the PC by a USB cable, and set S301 switch be VBUS to power the SIM18-EVB.

  • Page 11: Man And Machine Interface

    Signal Description GPS signal input GPS signal input 3.2.3 Man and Machine Interface There are three LED indicators, two buttons and test interface on SIM18-EVB. 3.2.3.1 LED indicators and buttons Figure 6: LEDs and Buttons   SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01 2010.11.16...
  • Page 12 LED indicators: VCC_3V POWER: When SIM18-EVB is powered, the LED is on. WAKEUP: When SIM18 in full-on mode, the LED is on, while in sleep or KA mode, the LED is off. TIMEMARK: The LED is on after SIM18-Z01 firstly going to full on mode, Buttons: RESET: When RESET button be pressed, SIM18 will go into sleep mode.

  • Page 13: Dc_5V Interface

    For SPI: chip select input Note: all signals in above table are in 3V domain. 3.2.4 DC_5V Interface If SIM18-EVB board is powered via VCC_5V, the S301 switch should be set to DC_5V. Figure 8: DC_5V interface SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01...
  • Page 14 SIM18 EVB kit User Guide Table 7: DC_5V interface Signal Description Adapter input 5V/2.5A DC source input SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01 2010.11.16...

  • Page 15: Evb And Accessory Equipment

    SIM18 EVB kit User Guide 4 EVB and accessory equipment At normal circumstance, the SIM18 EVB and its accessory are equipped as the following figure: Figure 9: EVB and accessory equipments SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01 2010.11.16...

  • Page 16: Illustration

    5 Illustration User need to install CP2103 driver in their PC first before using SIM18-EVB. Please download the latest CP2103 driver according to the PC’s OS from the following link: http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers.aspx Or contact SIMCom support for it. 5.1 An example of USB driver installation Step1.Exectue Setup file (CP210x_VCP_Win_XP_S2K3_Vista_7)
  • Page 17 SIM18 EVB kit User Guide Figure 11: USB driver installition step2 Step3. Accept the license agreement and “Next” Figure 12: USB driver installation step3 Step4. Choose Driver Destination path SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01 2010.11.16...
  • Page 18 SIM18 EVB kit User Guide Figure 13: USB driver installation step4 Step5. Confirm Installation, select “Install” button Figure 14: USB driver installition step5 Step6. Launch the CP210x VCP Driver Installer SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01 2010.11.16...
  • Page 19 Figure 15: USB driver installition step6   Step7. Select “Install” button Figure 16: USB driver installation step7 Step8. Installation completed. Figure 17: USB driver installation step8   Step9. After completing CP2103 driver installation, connect SIM18-EVB to PC by the SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01 2010.11.16...

  • Page 20: Connecting And Run

    SIM18 default baud rates in NMEA mode is 4800 baud. (5) Press nRESET button to control SIM18 going into sleep mode (6) Set the PWR_IN S301 switch to DC_5V to power off the SIM18-EVB, the POWER led will be off.

  • Page 21: Simcom Nmea Gps Demo Tool

    Choose “Action/Run” option. If the $GPGGA/$GPGSA NMEA sentences appear in Debug View, the SIM18 is acquisiting the GPS signal. (Make sure that the ON_OFF button is pressed before clicking on “RUN” button and the WAKEUP LED on SIM18-EVB is on).

  • Page 22: Position Fixed

    SIM18 EVB kit User Guide 6.3 Position fixed After position has been fixed, the GPS information can be viewed in four methods: Radar View, Signal View, Information View and Debug View. Figure 21: Position fixed SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01 2010.11.16...

  • Page 23: Ttff Test

    SIM18 EVB kit User Guide 6.4 TTFF Test SIMCom NMEA DEMO TOOL supports SIM18 TTFF test, user can choose “Action/TTFF” option to test. The TTFF information is shown in the following figure: Figure 22: TTFF test SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01 2010.11.16...

  • Page 24: Sim18-Evb Schematics

    SIM18 EVB kit User Guide 7 SIM18-EVB Schematics SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01 2010.11.16...
  • Page 25 SIM18 EVB kit User Guide SIM18 EVB kit User Guide SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01 SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01 2010.11.16 2010.11.16...
  • Page 26 SIM18 EVB kit User Guide SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01 2010.11.16...
  • Page 27 SIM18 EVB kit User Guide Contact us: Shanghai SIMCom Wireless Solutions Ltd Add: SIM Technology Building A, No. 633, Jinzhong Road, Shanghai, P. R. China 200335 Tel: +86 21 3252 3300 Fax: +86 21 3252 3020 URL: www.sim.com SIM18_EVB kit_User Guide_V1.01...

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