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SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 Document Title: SIM7090G-EVB Kit User Guide Version: 1.00 Date: 2020-05-09 Status: Release GENERAL NOTES SIMCOM OFFERS THIS INFORMATION AS A SERVICE TO ITS CUSTOMERS, TO SUPPORT APPLICATION AND ENGINEERING EFFORTS THAT USE THE PRODUCTS DESIGNED BY SIMCOM. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS BASED UPON REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED TO SIMCOM BY THE CUSTOMERS.
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SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 Version History Date Version Description of change Author 2020-5-9 1.00 Origin Tu Hongjun www.simcom.com - 2 -...
SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 SCOPE THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES HOW TO USE SIMCOM EVB AND TE BOARDS TO DO TEST; USER CAN GET USEFUL INFO ABOUT SIM7090G QUICKLY THROUGH THIS DOCUMENT. THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE AT ANY TIME. www.simcom.com - 5 -...
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SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 A: Micro USB Connector B: UART Port jack C: PWRKEY D: Power switch E: MODULE F: Handset jack G: GNSS ANT Interface H: LTE ANT Interface P: POWER LED indicator T: STATUS LED indicator N: NETLIGHT LED indicator S:SIM Card holder www.simcom.com...
SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 3. Accessory Interface 3.1 Power Interface Both USB interface (A) and UART Port interface (B) provide power supply for EVB. Signal Description A and B USB power Input 5V/0.5A DC Source Input 3.2 Audio Interface Figure 4: Audio Interface www.simcom.com - 9 -...
SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 3.4 UART Port Interface EVB UART Port interface (B) can provide 5V power supply. This power supply is stepped down to 3.8V by LDO and then supplies power to VBAT of the module. EVB UART Port interface (B) could be imaged to two virtual ports. Enhanced COM port is for main UART. And Standard COM port is for DEBUG UART.
SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 3.5 USB Interface EVB USB interface (A) can also provide 5V power supply. This power supply is stepped down to 3.8V by LDO and then supplies power to VBAT of the module. This port is the USB2.0 interface of SIM7090G. Figure 6: Micro USB Port HS-USB AT Port 9205 is used for AT communication.
SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 3.5 Power Switch Both USB interface (A) and UART Port interface (B) provide power supply for EVB. After plugging in either USB cable, switch on SW201, then power indicator LED (LED201) will be keeps on. 3.6 PWRKEY Button After power on EVB, press the PWRKEY button for more than 1.5 seconds and release, the module will be powered up, and the STATUS LED (LED101) will be keeps on.
SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 4. Driver Installations 4.1 EVB KIT USB driver installation When USB Cable is plugged to a PC and connected,there should be several SimTech SIM7090 devices listed under other devices in Device manager like the following Figure. Figure 7: SIM7090 Devices Recognized by the Operating System Please right click on each of the “SimTech SIM7090”...
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SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 Figure 8: Browse for the drivers Please repeat same procedure for each of the listed “SimTech 7090” devices under “Other devices” until getting listed three SimTech devices under “Ports (COM & LPT) , one SimTech device under Modems and one SimTech device under Network Adapters as shown on the following figure.
SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 5. FW Update 5.1 Select module platform and firmware path SIM7090G can be updated from USB ports through SIMCom QDL tool on Windows PC. Open QDL tool and choose SIM7080-7900-8100-8200 Series option, then browse correct FW package folder. Figure 10: Select Platform Using Load Section Figure 11: Browsing FW Location Click start button, and power up the module, the tool will automatically detect the module port and start...
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SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 Figure 12: Start the update After FW update finished, QDL shows updating succeed like on the following figure. Figure 13: Update Success will be appear. Note: Before running QDL tool, please install QPST tool first. Attention: 1) During upgrade procedure, please do not power down module or unplug USB port to avoid damaging module .
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SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 directory. 3) Tool display “Waiting switch To Download Mode” long time, Please check the module driver in your device manager is all installed. 4) When you Select BacupRestorQcn, the qcn file will be backup into firmware path. www.simcom.com - 18 -...
SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 6. Using SIMCom Serial Port Tool SIMCom provides a serial port tool(SIMCom Serial Port Tool) for customer to test module through AT Commands. Serial Port Tool can communicate with modules after opening COM Ports on list. On following figure, every section of serial tool can be seen.
SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 7. Test Case Following will show some basic test with SIM7090 EVB,for more information, please refer to AT Command Manual. 7.1 PDN Auto- activation AT Command Response Description +CPIN: READY AT+CPIN? Check SIM Card Status +CSQ : 27,99 AT+CSQ Check RF Signal...
SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 "117.131.85.139",6004 on 0th connection. Return to URC the +CAOPEN: 0,0 first parameter is the identifier, the second parameter is the result of the connection, indicates success. > Hello Request to send 5 bytes of data Input AT+CASEND=0,5 data Data sent successfully +CASEND: 0,0,5...
SIM7090G EVB Kit User Guide V1.00 AT+SMSUB="information",1 Subscription packet >hello Send packet, 5 is packet length. Get AT+SMPUB="information",5,1,1 data on server +SMSUB: "information","hello" AT+SMUNSUB="information" Unsubscription packet AT+SMDISC Disconnect MQTT AT+CNACT=0,0 Disconnect wireless +APP PDP: 0,DEACTIVE 7.5 GNSS Function Test Open GNSS function AT Command Response...
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