NimbeLink Skywire User Manual
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Datasheet of NL-SWDK - DEV KIT SKYWIRE XBEE FORM FACTOR
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  • Page 1 Distributor of NimbeLink, LLC: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of NL-SWDK - DEV KIT SKYWIRE XBEE FORM FACTOR Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com Excellent Integrated System Limited Excellent Integrated System Limited Stocking Distributor Stocking Distributor Click to view price, real time Inventory, Delivery & Lifecycle Information: Click to view price, real time Inventory, Delivery &...
  • Page 2 Distributor of NimbeLink, LLC: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of NL-SWDK - DEV KIT SKYWIRE XBEE FORM FACTOR Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com Skywire™ Development Kit User Manual NimbeLink, Corp Revised: May 2015 PN 30005 rev 7 NimbeLink, Corp All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Distributor of NimbeLink, LLC: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of NL-SWDK - DEV KIT SKYWIRE XBEE FORM FACTOR Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com INTRODUCTION ............................3 ..........................3 RDERABLE UMBERS ............................3 RODUCT VERVIEW ..............................4 LOCK IAGRAM CONNECT TO KIT USING A PC ........................5 ............................
  • Page 4: Introduction

    The Skywire™ Development Kit includes one baseboard, antenna, power supply, SIM cards, and debug cables. Skywire modems must be purchased separately. The kit enables you to develop your application directly on the Skywire™ modem with three different ways to connect: ...
  • Page 5: Block Diagram

    Distributor of NimbeLink, LLC: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of NL-SWDK - DEV KIT SKYWIRE XBEE FORM FACTOR Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com 1.3 Block Diagram *X2 and X3 U.FL connectors not present on all modems. PN 30005 rev 7...
  • Page 6: Connect To Kit Using A Pc

    Distributor of NimbeLink, LLC: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of NL-SWDK - DEV KIT SKYWIRE XBEE FORM FACTOR Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com 2. Connect to Kit using a PC This section covers how to connect your development kit to a PC and provision the modem with your cellular plan.
  • Page 7: Skywire™ Placement

    Skywire™ connector X3. If you are not using your Skywire’s™ GPS or if your Skywire™ does not support GPS, continue to step 4. 4. Attach the U.FL cable to the top U.FL connector X1 on the Skywire™. If you are using a Skywire™ with the cellular diversity antenna option attach a second antenna to connector X2.
  • Page 8: Attach Antenna To Baseboard

    Distributor of NimbeLink, LLC: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of NL-SWDK - DEV KIT SKYWIRE XBEE FORM FACTOR Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com 2.3 Attach Antenna to Baseboard Antenna screws onto SMA connector with a clockwise rotation 2.4 Ensure header J6 is shorted with 2 pin Jumper This enables USB to UART communication between the PC and the modem.
  • Page 9: Plug In 12V Power Supply To Connector J15

    Distributor of NimbeLink, LLC: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of NL-SWDK - DEV KIT SKYWIRE XBEE FORM FACTOR Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com 2.5 Plug in 12V Power Supply to connector J15 2.6 Plug USB cable into connector J14 and PC PN 30005 rev 7 NimbeLink, Corp All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 10: Press And Hold Button S1 To Power On The Modem

    Distributor of NimbeLink, LLC: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of NL-SWDK - DEV KIT SKYWIRE XBEE FORM FACTOR Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com 2.7 Press and hold button S1 to power on the modem Please see the table below for the length of time needed to hold down button S1 for your particular modem.
  • Page 11: Open Tera Term Or Similar Terminal Emulator

    Distributor of NimbeLink, LLC: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of NL-SWDK - DEV KIT SKYWIRE XBEE FORM FACTOR Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com 2.8 Open Tera Term or similar terminal emulator If you do not have a terminal emulator program, you can get Tera Term here: http://logmett.com/index.php?/download/tera-term-486-freeware.html...
  • Page 12: Test Signal Strength

    Distributor of NimbeLink, LLC: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of NL-SWDK - DEV KIT SKYWIRE XBEE FORM FACTOR Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com 2.10 Test Signal Strength In the terminal program, type the letters: AT+CSQ followed by the Enter key, and the terminal should respond with:...
  • Page 13: Activate Modem (One-Time Step)

    NL-SW-HSPAPG NL-SW-LTE-TSVG NL-SW-LTE-TNAG NL-SW-LTE-TEUG If you are using a Skywire™ modem that uses a SIM card, you need to test to make sure the SIM is detected. In the terminal program, type the letters: AT#SIMDET? followed by the enter key. You will receive two responses:...
  • Page 14: Send Modem Activation String (1Xrtt And Evdo Only)

    Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com If you receive #SIMDET: 2,1, type the following letters into the terminal program: AT#SIMDET=1 followed by the enter key. This will enable the Skywire™ SIM detection. 2.13 Send Modem Activation String (1xRTT and EVDO only) Applies to:...
  • Page 15 Distributor of NimbeLink, LLC: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of NL-SWDK - DEV KIT SKYWIRE XBEE FORM FACTOR Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com To find the APN information, please contact your service provider or consult “Defining PDP Contexts and Message Service Centers”, located at the following URL: http://nimbelink.com/wp-...
  • Page 16: Test Network Communication

    Distributor of NimbeLink, LLC: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of NL-SWDK - DEV KIT SKYWIRE XBEE FORM FACTOR Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com as well as the other PDP context information on the device. To enable this setting, in the terminal program type the letters:...
  • Page 17: Common Next Steps

    Distributor of NimbeLink, LLC: Excellent Integrated System Limited Datasheet of NL-SWDK - DEV KIT SKYWIRE XBEE FORM FACTOR Contact us: sales@integrated-circuit.com Website: www.integrated-circuit.com +CREG: 0,1 or +CREG: 0,5 For all other responses, review network status responses online. Reset power, and repeat steps 2.5 through 2.15 (as applicable) before moving on to Section 3.

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