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Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide 41110030 Rev. 6...
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Sierra Wireless accepts no responsibility for damages of any kind resulting from delays or errors in data transmitted or received using the Sierra Wireless product, or for failure of the Sierra Wireless product to transmit or receive such data.
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Preface ® ® Macintosh and Mac OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. ® QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Used under license. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Contact Information Sales information and technical...
® Linux operating system. You can use the FX30 as a simple USB modem, but its full potential is realized when you use it as an embedded cellular platform for IoT applications. With Ethernet, USB, I/O interfaces, and IoT Expansion cards, the FX30 can connect to many machines and infrastructures.
Range of GNSS and cellular antennas · Puck antenna (Cell & GNSS; part number 6001128) is recommended If you are mounting the FX30 on a DIN rail, you will also need 35 mm DIN rail clips. For more information, see...
Introduction to the FX30 Warranty The FX30 comes with a 3-year warranty. Reference Documents Document Title Number 4116440 WP75xx/WP8548 Product Technical Specification 4119652 WP76xx Product Technical Specification 41111420 WP77xx Product Technical Specification 4118047 WP8548/WP75xx/WP76xx/WP77xx AT Command Reference 4117166 IoT Expansion Card Design Specification...
2: Installation and Startup This chapter shows how to connect, install and start the Sierra Wireless FX30. It also describes the front panel LEDs and I/O functionality. Note: The FX30 must be installed by a qualified technician. Tools and Materials Required •...
Figure 2-1: Installing the SIM card 4. Reattach the cover. The FX30 has a slot for an IoT Expansion card that provides a standard hardware interface for sensors, network adapters and other IoT technologies. Using Legato, you can design host applications for the IoT Expansion Card. For more information, see Expansion Card on page 48.
Step 2—Mount and Ground the FX30 Chassis You can flat mount the FX30 or mount it on a DIN rail. An optional compatibility bar allows you to use existing mounting holes if you are replacing a Fastrack Supreme or a Fastrack Xtend programmable gateway.
Attachment point Attachment point Figure 2-3: Mounting Bracket, showing attachment points 2. Snap or slide the FX30 onto the bracket. Alternative: If access space is limited, slide the gateway onto the bracket. Recommended: Snap the gateway onto the bracket. Figure 2-4: Attaching the FX30 to the bracket Rev.
Figure 2-5 on page 14. Figure 2-5: Inserting the cable ties 2. Wrap the ties around the FX30 and insert the pointed ends of the ties into the blunt ends. Figure 2-6: Inserting the ends of the ties 3. Tighten and secure the ties around the FX30 and trim off the excess length of the ties.
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Installation and Startup Figure 2-7: Cable ties tightened and trimmed 4. You are now ready to flat mount the FX30 in a high vibration environment. If you are mounting it on a DIN rail, see Mounting on a DIN Rail on page 16.
1. Attach the DIN rail clips to the bracket as shown in Figure 2-8. If you are mounting the FX30 on its edge, attach one DIN rail clip to the side of the bracket. If you are mounting the FX30 horizontally or vertically, attach two DIN rail clips to the bottom of the bracket.
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Installation and Startup To attach the compatibility bar to the bracket: 1. Note the large and small raised tabs on the bracket. Each tab has a small hole in the center of the raised portion. Also note the large and small rectangular openings in the compatibility bar.
For DC installations (with a fixed “system” ground reference), Sierra Wireless recommends always grounding the FX30 chassis to this system ground reference. To ensure a good grounding reference, attach the FX30 to a grounded metallic surface. Step 3—Connect the Antennas Warning: This gateway is not intended for use close to the human body.
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Installation and Startup To install the antennas: 1. Connect the cellular antenna to the SMA cellular antenna connector. Mount this antenna so there is at least 20 cm between the antenna and the user or bystander. 2. If used, connect a GNSS antenna to the SMA GNSS antenna connector. Mount the GNSS antenna where it has a good view of the sky (at least 90°).
Sierra Wireless recommends using cable strain relief for installations in high-vibration environments. Place the cable strain relief within 200 mm (8 inches) of the FX30 to reduce the mass of cable supported by the power connector under vibration. Ideally, the strain relief mounting for the DC cable should be attached to the same object as the gateway, so both the gateway and cable vibrate together.
The FX30 supports an operating voltage of 4.75–32 V. Fusing The Sierra Wireless DC power cable has a 3 A fuse installed in the cable. If that cable is used, no additional fusing is required. Power and I/O Connections Table 2-1 describes the functions for the pins on the FX30 power connector.
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On/Off: Control line to turn the gateway on and off. Pin 3 must be connected either to the input power source or to an on/off switch between power and pin 3. The FX30 is off when this pin is low, but you also have the option to monitor this pin using GPIO 24, and holding the power on while a Legato-designed application executes.
Installation and Startup Wiring Diagrams In the following diagrams, FX30 refers to either FX30 and FX30S. Always On Installation For an Always On application, connect the wires as shown in Figure 2-15. FX30 Gateway DC power source 1 Power DC power source...
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• Optional—I/O 1, I/O 2, and I/O 3 An On/Off installation may also use a sensor with an open-collector NPN or PNP transistor. The transistor is the switch to turn the FX30 on or off, as shown in Figure 2-17.
Linux interface mapping of pin 3, I/O 1, I/O 2, and I/O 3. I/O Configuration The FX30 power connector has three pins you can use for I/O configuration: • I/O 1—Digital input only; allows wakeup from ultra low power mode •...
Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide I/O Pins You can use the I/O pins as: • Digital inputs (See Table 2-2 on page 26 and Figure 2-19 on page 26.) • High side pull-ups/dry contact switch inputs (See Figure 2-20 on page 27.) •...
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I/O 1, I/O 2, I/O 3 Figure 2-21: High Side Pull-up / Sensor and Transistor Input Analog Input Two analog inputs are available on the FX30. External I/O 2 on the power connector maps to ADC1 on the WP module. For more information, see Table...
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Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide Gateway FX30 V or 3.3 V 3.3V Internal pull-up I/O 2 on the power al Pull-up 10 kResistor connector Off (default) Off (default)* Solar panel or battery Figure 2-22: Analog Input Note: When using an analog input, the pull-up should be Off.
5 mA, 5 V Active Low — — Step 6—Check the FX30 Operation 1. On initial power up, the Power LED is red. When the processor boots up, the LED turns amber (by default). The Power LED can be controlled by Legato applications.
Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide LED Behavior User LED Power LED Table 2-5: LED Behavior Color / Pattern Description Power No power or input voltage ≥ 32 VDC or ≤ 4.75 VDC (Default Behavior) Solid Red Gateway is powered on, not attached to cellular network.
You can use the FX30 as: • A USB modem—You can use the FX30 as a USB bitpipe modem based on the Qualcomm proprietary RMNET interface. This can be done through AT commands using AT!SCACT to open and close the data session. For more information and a...
Open a LWM2M session to connect AirVantage: AT+WDSS=1,1 Warning: Do not use the AT+KSIMSEL command with the FX30. This command has the capability of asserting GPIO6 when setting the <sim_slot> parameter to 1, causing the FX30 to malfunction. Setup for Linux Shell Commands You can communicate with the FX30 using Legato shell commands.
1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio48/value Read the push button state cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio7/value Read the analog input value (in µV) cat /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/device/mpp_05 Linux Interface Mapping Table 2-7: FX30 Interface Mapping to the Linux Interface FX30 Interface Linux System GPIOs /sys/class/gpio/gpioxx Ethernet (FX30 only)
· If you are interested in building your own Legato apps, see docs.legato.io/latest/getStarted.html Legato Application Framework Before building custom applications for the FX30, you need to become familiar with Legato. The best place to start is legato.io. Click the Build Apps icon. This section contains: •...
/etc and /data, including the root password. Warning: Performing a factory reset could result in your FX30 no longer automatically connecting to AVMS. If you perform a factory reset, please issue the AT command AT+WDSC=3,60 to ensure your device checks in to AVMS every 60 minutes.
3: Specifications This chapter describes the FX30 gateway specifications. Table 3-1: Specifications Certification and Emissions / Immunity CE (Including EMC Test case for vehicle installation EN301489) • Interoperability ACMA RCM • • Industry Canada • Safety CB Report IEC 60950-1 •...
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• aluminum. For mechanical drawings, dimensions, and weight, see Mechanical Specifications RoHS2—The FX30 complies with the Restriction of Hazardous • page 42. Substances Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS2). This directive restricts the use of hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment.
Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide Table 3-1: Specifications (Continued) GNSS Technology Satellite channels Acquisition: 118 available Simultaneous tracking: 40 Support for predicted orbits Predicted orbit CEP- 5 meters 50 accuracy Constellations GPS L1 • Galileo E1 • GLONASS L1 FDMA •...
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Specifications Table 3-3: FX30 Radio Module WP7607-1 Radio Technology Band Frequency (Tx) Frequency (Rx) Band 1 1920–1980 MHz 2110–2170 MHz Band 3 1710–1785 MHz 1805–1880 MHz Band 7 2500–2570 MHz 2620–2690 MHz Band 8 880–915 MHz 925–960 MHz Band 20 832–862 MHz...
Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide Table 3-4: FX30 Radio Module WP7702 Radio Technology Band Frequency (Tx) Frequency (Rx) GSM / GPRS / EDGE Band 850 824–849 MHz 869–894 MHz Band 900 880–915 MHz 925–960 MHz Band 1800 1710–1785 MHz 1805–1880 MHz Band 1900 1850–1910 MHz...
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Specifications Table 3-7: Radio Module WP7607-1 Conducted Transmit Power Band Conducted Tx Notes Power (dBm) Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28 +23±1 Connectorized (Class 3) HSPA+ Band 1 +23±1 Connectorized (Class 3) Band 8 GSM/GPRS/EDGE E-GSM 900 33+1/-2 GMSK mode, connectorized (Class E4;...
Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide Mechanical Specifications Top view 60 mm 75 mm 82 mm End views SIM card/IoT card cover GNSS antenna connector Cellular antenna connector Power connector Weight: 158 g (5.57 oz.) LEDs Dimensions (l × w × h) Ethernet (FX30 only.
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Specifications 9 mm 16.1 mm 8.3 mm Mounting Bracket— side view 115 mm 12.7 37.1 62.7 77.4 mm 25 mm Compatibility bar 73.7 mm Mounting Bracket— top view Assembly Figure 3-2: Mounting Bracket Mechanical Specifications Rev. 6 September 2020 41110030...
Note: “Unit” refers to the gateway itself. FX30 with Ethernet port shown Figure 3-3: FX30 on mounting bracket Power Modes The FX30 is designed to handle extremely low power. It has three power modes: • OFF Mode • Ultra Low Power Mode on page 45 •...
30 seconds to complete. For example, if the ULPM timer is set for 60 seconds, Ultra Low Power Mode begins after 30 seconds, and the FX30 wakes up after an additional ~30 seconds. If the ULPM timer is set to less than 30 seconds, the FX30 may wake up immediately.
Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide Active Mode In Active mode the FX30 application processor is running and the modem is operating in one of the following modes: • Full function—The application processor is fully functional and the WWAN radio is on;...
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Specifications Table 3-10: Power Consumption — Active Mode FX30 Cat-1 (WP7607-1) Mode Conditions Voltage Max continuous Burst Active Idle USB and Ethernet cables are 2254 plugged in 2195 1977 Active Full Max Tx power (-18 dBm) 2680 Function LTE USB 103 Mbps...
1 × SDIO For IoT Expansion Card Developers When developing an IoT Expansion card to use with the FX30, be aware that the distance between the front SMA end plate and PCA front edge is 1.89 mm. Rev. 6 September 2020...
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Specifications XSEC0001 XSEC0001 Front end plate Front end plate Front PCA edge Section XSEC0001 - XSEC0001 1.89 mm Front end plate to front PCA edge Figure 3-5: IoT Expansion Card Alignment Rev. 6 September 2020 41110030...
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by Sierra Wireless could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
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Regulatory Information Device Frequency Band FCC ID/IC Number N7NWP76A/2417C-WP76A Maximum Antenna Gain (dBi) Sierra Wireless FX30 Device Frequency Band FCC ID/IC Number N7NWP76C/2417C-WP76C Maximum Antenna Gain (dBi) Sierra Wireless FX30 HSPA+ 2 HSPA+ 4 HSPA+ 5 FCC ID/IC Number N7NWP77B 2417C-WP77B...
WEEE Notice If you purchased your Sierra Wireless FX30 in Europe, please return it to your dealer or supplier at the end of its life. WEEE products may be recognized by their wheeled label on the product label.
A: Accessories DC Power Cable (Black Connector) Table A-1: DC Power Cable DC Power Cable Part Number 2001013 Product Release 2016 Components: 1 UL2464 20 AWG × 6 core cable 6 × Molex Micro-Fit 3.0™ series female crimp connectors (part number 43030-0001) ...
Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide AC Power Adapter (Black Connector) Table A-2: AC Power Adapter AC Power Adapter Part Number Product Release 2016 AC Power Adapter Input Table A-3: Input Specifications Minimum Typical Maximum Input Input Voltage 90 VAC 100–240 VAC...
Table A-5: AC Power Adapter Environmental Specifications (Continued) Relative Humidity 10% ~ 90% Vibration and Shock MIL-STD-810D, method 514 Reliability and Quality Control AC Power Adapter MTBF When the power supply is operating within the limits of this specification, the MTBF is at least 200,000 hours at 25°C (MIL-HDBK-217F).
Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide Energy Efficiency The AC adapter complies with International Efficiency Levels, as shown in Table A-7. Table A-7: AC Adapter Energy Efficiency Supplied Input No-load Power Average Active International Consumption Mode Efficiency Efficiency Level 115 VAC, 60 Hz Less than 0.1 W...
WP76xx/WP77xx AT Command Reference (document number 4118047) available at source.sierrawireless.com. To use the FX30 as a USB modem: 1. Ensure that your computer is set up to issue AT commands to the FX30. (See Setup for Windows on page 31.) 2.
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Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide c. Confirm the PDP context is active. ACTIVE data session: at!gstatus? !GSTATUS: Current Time: 7209 Temperature: 33 Bootup Time: Mode: ONLINE System mode: WCDMA PS state: Attached WCDMA band: WCDMA 1900 WCDMA channel: 662 GMM (PS) state:REGISTERED...
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IMS Srv State: UNKNOWN SMS,UNKNOWN VoIP The RMNET interface on the host computer should now be de-activated. The IP address should no longer be assigned, and data should no longer be flowing. Rev. 6 September 2020 41110030...
C: AT Commands Reference This appendix documents the AT commands that are specific to the FX30. For a complete list of AT Commands for the radio modules available for the FX30, refer to the WP8548/ WP75xx/WP76xx/WP77xx AT Command Reference (document number 4118047) available at source.sierrawireless.com.
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Table C-2: FX30 AT Commands Command Description GPIO AT Commands To Query: AT!FWD?GPIO Reads the current value of any input AT!FWD?GPIO,<GPIO #> or output GPIO. where <GPIO #> is any available GPIO, i.e.: 2,7,8,13,21–25,32–58 Returned values are: 0 (low) or 1 (high) •...
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Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide Table C-2: FX30 AT Commands Command Description To query: AT!FWD?GPIOCFG AT!FWD?GPIOCFG,<GPIO #> Displays the direction and pull settings for exported GPIOs, as read from where <GPIO #> is any available GPIO, i.e. 2,7,8,13,21–25,32–58 sysfs. If the GPIO is not exported, this Returned values are: command reports “NOT SET”.
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Table C-2: FX30 AT Commands Command Description Ethernet AT Commands To query: AT!FWD?ETHSPEED AT!FWD?ETHSPEED Queries the Ethernet link speed. The returned value is xxx, where xxx is the link speed on the Ethernet port negotiated by the connected devices. Example:...
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Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide Table C-2: FX30 AT Commands Command Description To set: AT!FWD=ETHADDR AT!FWD=ETHADDR,<ipv4 address>[,<ipv4 mask>[,<ipv4 gw>]] Sets the Ethernet IP address. Returned values are: OK (if Ethernet IP address is set as requested) • ERROR (if invalid IP address) •...
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Device Query AT Commands To query: AT!FWD?DEVTYPE AT!FWD?DEVTYPE Queries the device type Returned values are: FX30 (if device type is Ethernet device) • FX30S (if device type is Serial device) • unknown (if device type is unknown) • Example:...
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Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide Table C-2: FX30 AT Commands Command Description Factory Reset AT Commands For instructions on resetting the FX30 to factory default setting, see Reset to Factory Default Settings on page 35. To set: AT!FWD=FACTORYRECOVERY AT!FWD=FACTORYRECOVERY,<status> Enables or disables the factory default recovery mechanism.
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Table C-2: FX30 AT Commands Command Description To query: AT!FWD?FACTORYRECOVERY AT!FWD?FACTORYRECOVERY Queries the current status of the factory default recovery mechanism Returned values are: ENABLED (if the factory recovery is enabled) • DISABLED (if the factory recovery is disabled) •...
D: FX30 Linux Interface and GPIO Mapping This appendix documents FX30 Interface Mapping for the Linux Interface and radio module internal GPIO mapping. Table D-1 describes the Linux interface mapping to the external FX30 GPIOs and other configurable hardware features.
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Table D-1: FX30 Hardware Feature to Linux Interface Mapping Name Function Linux Interface Description GPIO/ On / Off (Pin 3) External On/Off GPIO24 /sys/class/gpio/gpio24 High: external On/Off signal is Low (in OFF Input state) (default) Low: external On/Off signal is High (in ON...
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Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide Table D-1: FX30 Hardware Feature to Linux Interface Mapping Name Function Linux Interface Description GPIO/ Power LED Red Power LED GPIO49 /sys/class/gpio/gpio49 High: Turns Power LED (Red) ON (default) Low: Turns Power LED (Red) OFF...
WP Module Internal GPIO Mapping Table D-2 shows the mapping of the FX30 function (or signal name) to the WP module GPIO pin number and to the WP module internal processor GPIO number. For example, the IOT DETECT function is GPIO25 on the WP module, which maps internally to GPIO73 on the MDM processor for the WP85 module and to GPIO51 for WP76/77 modules.
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Sierra Wireless FX30 User Guide Table D-2: WP Module Internal GPIO Mapping FX30 Function WP Module GPIO Processor GPIO WP85 WP76/77 ON/OFF MON GPIO24 GPS LNA EN EXT_GPIO_LNA_EN IOT PCM OUT PCM_OUT IOT PCM IN PCM_IN IOT PCM CLK PCM_CLK...
E: FX30 Factory Configuration eSIM support Some FX30 variants (such as FX30 Cat-1 WP7607-1) support eSIM. The external 2FF SIM slot is the preferred slot, but the internal eSIM will be used if no external SIM is inserted. You can change the slot using the AT command AT!UIMS or the Legato command cm sim select.
WP8548/WP75xx/WP76xx/WP77xx AT Command Reference for more information. Note: If you are experiencing issues with your FX30 not automatically checking in with AVMS, then query the AV Polling rate using AT+WDSC? If the result is +WDSC: 3,0 then AV Polling is disabled. Please enable polling using AT+WDSC=3,60 to set the polling rate to 60 minutes.
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