® Page 4 of 19 Cinterion Connect Shield User Guide 0 Document History Document History ® New document: "Cinterion Connect Shield User Guide" v01 Chapter What is new Initial document setup. connect_shield_ug_v01 2017-01-13 Confidential / Released...
Connect Shield with its module operates as a slave in an Arduino stack. To use the module with its Java features as a master in an Arduino environment there is a fur- ® ther device called the Cinterion Concept Board. For more information on the Concept Board, please see http://www.gemalto.com/m2m/development/cinterion-concept-board...
The common safety precautions that apply to mobile phones must also be observed at all times when using this Connect Shield. Failure to comply with these precautions violates safety stan- dards. Gemalto M2M assumes no liability for customer’s failure to comply with these precau- tions.
® Page 7 of 19 Cinterion Connect Shield User Guide 2 Interfaces Interfaces Overview Main antenna RX diversity USB power and antenna modem port Programmable button Cinterion® I2C interface module I2C temperature sensor Power supply Serial interface I2C interface I2C port extender with LED I2C light sensor Status LED SIM card ON/OFF holder button Figure 1: Connect Shield interfaces...
2.2 Application / Arduino UNO Interface Application / Arduino UNO Interface ® The Cinterion Connect Shield uses a few Arduino ONE interface signals, and it is possible to combine the Connect Shield with other Arduino shields. To occupy as few signals as possible,...
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® Page 9 of 19 Cinterion Connect Shield User Guide 2.2 Application / Arduino UNO Interface Table 1: Connect Shield’s Arduino UNO interface pin and signal description Name Modem Description Properties Reference Not connected IOREF Not connected RESET Not connected 3.3V...
5V/1A should be connected to resolves such power issues. Please note, this addi- tional supply is not fed toward the Arduino base board, meaning the Arduino has to be supplied in any case. Note: The micro-USB driver can be downloaded under developer.gemalto.com. 2.2.4 Arduino’s I C interface is connected to the modem as well as to a separate temperature sensor, ambient light sensor and a 4-bit port extender.
• Open the Windows Device Manager to check for the modem’s COM Port number: Modems > Cinterion <Modem name> Java Debug Modem USB > Properties > Modem > Port • Open your favorite Terminal program, and connect to Connect Shield using these settings: <...
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® Page 12 of 19 Cinterion Connect Shield User Guide 2.2 Application / Arduino UNO Interface The given addresses for the sensors and the port extender are 7 bit. Adding after the address a read bit R=1 or write bit W=0 changes the length to 8bit.
® Page 13 of 19 Cinterion Connect Shield User Guide 2.3 Buttons Buttons Pressing the ON/OFF button shortly starts the modem - indicated by the LED lighting up. Pressing the ON/OFF button for more than 3s switches off the modem’s power supply, i.e., powers off the modem, which is indicated by the LED going off.
® Page 14 of 19 Cinterion Connect Shield User Guide 3 RF Interference RF Interference When stacking up the Connect Shield with other shields as well the Arduino together with the PCB antenna, high power RF radiation from the high efficiency PCB antenna may interfere with other shields or the Arduino, especially in 2G mode with up to +33dBm output power.
® Page 15 of 19 Cinterion Connect Shield User Guide 4 Characteristics Characteristics Limits Table 3: Absolute maximum ratings Parameter Unit Supply voltage on USB ports -0.3 Voltage at 3.3V application supply interface (Arduino) -0.3 Voltage at 5V application supply interface (Arduino) -0.3...
® Page 18 of 19 Cinterion Connect Shield User Guide 5.1 Placement Placement connect_shield_ug_v01 2017-01-13 Confidential / Released...
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