Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 3 of 39 Contents Contents Document History ...................... 4 Introduction ......................... 5 Supported Products ................... 5 Related Documents ................... 5 Getting Started with 5G Modem Cards ..............6 Using USB Variant ..................... 6 2.1.1 Technical Requirements ...............
Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 4 of 39 0 Document History Document History Preceding document: “Getting Started with 5G Modem Card”, Version 03 New document: "Getting Started with 5G Modem Card" Version 04 Chapter What is new 3.1.2 Added Ordering Number for PCIe Starter Kit Revised Figure 8...
Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 5 of 39 1 Introduction Introduction This document describes a ready-to-use development and test environment for the Thales 5G Modem Card. The development and test environment comprises the following hardware components • 5G Modem Card MV31-W •...
- Four short 50 Ohms RF adapter cables with MHF4 type connectors to connect the appro- priate MHF4 type connectors on the 5G Modem Card Adapter Board (supplied by Thales) - Four external 50 Ohms RF antennas with SMA connector to connect the SMA connector on the 5G Modem Card Adapter Board (supplied by Thales) - USB 3.0 cable (supplied by Thales)
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 7 of 39 2.1 Using USB Variant Top side Pin 75 Antenna LTE & Sub 6G RX/GPS L1 mechanical ground pad Antenna LTE & Sub 6G RX/TX Antenna LTE & Sub 6G RX/GPS L5 Antenna LTE &...
- Four short 50 Ohms RF adapter cables with MHF4 type connectors to connect the appro- priate MHF4 type connectors on the 5G Modem Card Adapter Board (supplied by Thales) - Four external 50 Ohms RF antennas with SMA connector to connect the SMA connector on the 5G Modem Card Adapter Board (supplied by Thales) - FFC cable with M.2 Adapter Card...
Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 9 of 39 ® 2.2 Using PCIe Variant 2.2.2 Connecting MV31-W to the 5G Modem Card Adapter Board To properly connect the 5G Modem Card and all accessories to the 5G Modem Card Adapter Board please complete the steps listed below.
2.1.2, the 5G Modem can be used. Note: The driver package provided by Thales needs to be available. Extract and Copy the sup- plied driver files to a folder on the Windows computer. Be sure to use the latest driver software supplied by Thales.
Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 11 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 2.3.2 Manual USB Driver Installation 1. Start the Windows PC. 2. Open the Device Manager and select "View" and then "Device by connections". The "Generic Mobile Broadband Adapter" and "ADB Interface" are installed automatically by Windows 10.
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 12 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 5. Push button "Browse" 6. Go to the directory of the QUD driver (1), push button "OK" (2) and then push button "Next" (3). 7.
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 13 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 8. To install the second device "SDXPRAIRIE:MTP_SN88D231SF", repeat the steps 3 to 6 9. Driver for "Modem Port" is successfully installed under "Modems" and then push button "Close"...
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 14 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 10. Select the remaining device GPS and select from context menu "Update Driver Software". 11. Select "Browse my computer for driver software" 12. Push button "Browse" MV31_startup_guide_v04 2021-03-02 Public / Released...
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 15 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 13. Go to the directory of the GNSS driver (1) and push button "OK" (2) and then push button "Next" (3). 14. Driver for "GNSS QMUX" is successfully installed and then push button "Close" to finish the installation process.
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 16 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 15. Select the device "QUALCOMM_QMUX_CHLD_NODE_01" and select from context menu "Update Driver Software". 16. Select "Browse my computer for driver software" MV31_startup_guide_v04 2021-03-02 Public / Released...
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 17 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 17. Push button "Browse". 18. Go to the directory of the GNSS driver (1) and push button "OK" (2) and then push button "Next" (3). 19.
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 18 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card After successful driver installation the installed devices are listed in the Windows Device Man- ager (see Table Table 2: Installed Interfaces for USB Interface Device Type Generic Mobile Broadband Adapter Network adapters...
Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 19 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 2.3.3 Manual PCIe Driver Installation ® 1. Start the Windows PC. 2. Open the Device Manager and select "View" and then "Device by connections". 3.
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 20 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 4. Select "Browse my computer for driver software" 5. Push button "Browse" 6. Go to the directory of the MHI driver (1), push button "OK" (2) and then push button "Next" (3).
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 21 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 7. MHI Driver for "PCI Device" is successfully installed under "PCI Express Root Port" and then push button "Close" to finish the installation process. 8.
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 22 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 9. Select check box “include subfolders" (1) and push button "Browse" (2). 10. Go to the directory of the UDE driver (1), push button "OK" (2) and then push button "Next" (3).
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 23 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 12. The following steps 13 to 17 have to be repeated for each UDE Client to get the Interfaces • Cinterion PID 0x00B4 PCIe Modem •...
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 24 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 14. Select "Browse my computer for driver software" 15. Push button "Browse" 16. Go to the directory of the QUC_GNSS driver (1), push button "OK" (2) and then push button "Next"...
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 25 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 17. The device for "UDE Client" is successfully installed and then push button "Close" to finish the installation process. 18. With the installation of all UDE Clients you will a new unknown device below " Cinterion PID .
Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 26 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 2.3.4 Enter SIM and go Online The following steps will show how to enter the SIM PIN for going Online with MV31-W: 1. When the used SIM is locked by a PIN, Windows 10 will inform you, that the PIN is required. Click on this message or go to "Network Connections"...
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 27 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 3. After entering the PIN press button "Next" 4. After successful registration to the network Windows 10 will show "Connected" Now you can open a Internet Browser and go Online. MV31_startup_guide_v04 2021-03-02 Public / Released...
Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 28 of 39 2.3 Start Up the Modem Card 2.3.5 Reading MV31-W Properties To read the properties (Firmware version, IMEI, ...) of MV31-W go to "Network Connections" (Click on "Start" with left mouse button and select "Network connection" and then, "Cellular" (1).
Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 29 of 39 3 Appendix Appendix 5G Modem Card Adapter Board 3.1.1 Package content USB Variant The 5G Modem Card Adapter Board (Figure 4 A) will be delivered together with • 1 USB 3.0 cable (Figure 4 •...
Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 30 of 39 3.2 5G Modem Card Adapter Board Description 5G Modem Card Adapter Board Description PCIe M.2 Body SAR RESET PCIe Interface Interface Interface Interface (Golden Finger) J1025 USB2.0 (Debug) ANT0 LED1 POWER ANT1 USB3.0...
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 31 of 39 3.2 5G Modem Card Adapter Board Description The 5G Modem Card Adapter Board supports different interfaces depending on the version you have ordered. Figure 7 gives an overview of the digital interface part. mmWave_Enable_1 mmWave_Enable_2 mmWave_Enable_3...
Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 32 of 39 3.2 5G Modem Card Adapter Board Description 3.2.1 USB Variant The USB Variant communicates to the Host via a USB3.1 interface. Table 4: Available Controls USB Variant 5G Modem Card Adapter Board PCIe M.2 Interface SIM 1 Interface SIM 1...
Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 33 of 39 3.3 Resistor Matrix Configuration Table 5: Available Controls PCIe M.2 Variant 5G Modem Card Adapter Board PCIe M.2 Interface PCIe/USB Switch must be set to PCIe (off) Section 3.3 shows how to change the configuration of SIM 1 Interface and Controls/LED. 3.2.3 PCIe Golden Finger (Edge Connector) Configuration...
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 34 of 39 3.3 Resistor Matrix Configuration Table 7: PCIe Bus Configuration USB Variant PCIe M.2 Variant PCie Golden Finger (Edge Connector) REFCLKp REFCLKn PERp0 PERn0 PETp0 PETn0 PERp1 PERn1 PETp1 PETn1 Figure 8 shows the position of the Resistors for the PCIe Bus Configuration.
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 35 of 39 3.3 Resistor Matrix Configuration or to the PCIe M.2 Interface. Table 8 shows the possible configurations. Only one resistor in a row can be soldered, the other resistor must be removed. Table 8: SIM 1 Configuration SIM 1 Socket on Adapter Board PCIe M.2 SIM Socket on Host...
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Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 36 of 39 3.3 Resistor Matrix Configuration Table 9: Switch/LED Configuration MV31-W Interface Adapter Board PCIe M.2 Interface to Host Signal Resistor Switch/LED Resistor Signal RESET# R9962 RESET R9963 RESET# FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF# R9954 Power On R9955 FULL_CARD_POWER_OFF# W_DISABLE1#...
Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 37 of 39 3.4 Power Supply Configuration Power Supply Configuration The 5G Modem Card Adapter Board can be powered over USB (USB 3.0 and USB-C), PCIe interface or by an external power supply. For configuration see Table 10 Table 10: Power Supply Configurations Powered by USB3.0...
Getting Started with 5G Modem Card Page 38 of 39 3.6 Additional Connectors Additional Connectors J1025 (Table 13) and J1026 (Table 14) provide additional signals, which are not available at the standard interfaces. For the position of J1025 and J1026 see Figure Table 13: Signals at Jumper on J1025 Signal...
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