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  • Page 1 Sequans Monarch Go-GPS BLE Datasheet Hardware Integration Guide Application Note - Revision 1.0 SEQUANS Communications Les Portes de la Défense – Hall A 15-55 Boulevard Charles de Gaulle 92700 Colombes - France Phone. +33.1.70.72.16.00 Fax. +33.1.70.72.16.09 www.sequans.com contact@sequans.com...
  • Page 2 All information contained herein and disclosed by this document is confidential and the proprietary property of SEQUANS Communications and all rights therein are expressly reserved. Acceptance of this material signifies agreement by the recipient that the information contained in this document is confidential and that it will be used solely for the purposes set forth herein.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ............................... 4 Product Datasheet ..........................4 1.1. General Description ........................4 1.2. Applications ..........................4 1.3. System Architecture ........................4 1.4. Mechanical Overview ........................5 1.5. Product Characteristics ....................... 6 1.6. Digital board-to-board connector ....................8 1.7.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction This application note is intended to help customers to successfully integrate and test their product based on Monarch Go-GPS BLE. It presents the datasheet of Monarch Go-GPS BLE device and the integration guidelines for:  All interface requirements of Monarch Go-GPS BLE with customer’s host board and device ...

  • Page 5: Mechanical Overview

    1.4. Mechanical Overview  Monarch Go-GPS BLE dimensions: 35 mm (1.38”) x 50 mm (1.97”) x 14.95 mm (0.59”)  Plastic enclosure, black color  Fixable with two M2 screws and two metal nuts soldered on customer’s PCB. They are delivered when ordering Monarch Go-GPS BLE ...

  • Page 6: Product Characteristics

    1.5. Product Characteristics LTE with internal Release 13 Cat-M1, 375 kbps uplink and 300 kbps downlink (peak) antenna TRP: 16dBm Band 13 TIS: -99dBm (700c) Band 4 TRP: 18dBm (1700/2100 AWS) TIS: -100dBm Radiation pattern Omnidirectional Polarization Linear Band GPS with internal antenna Sensitivity Tracking -162 dBm;...
  • Page 7 User interface (1.8V) UART 4-wires interface (RXD, TXD, RTS, CTS) is the physical interface for controlling Monarch Go-GPS BLE from an external processor, typically a MCU, with AT commands. The default baudrate is 115200bps with hardware flow control (RTS/CTS) RING signals the availability of URC...

  • Page 8: Digital Board-To-Board Connector

    It is mandatory for designing a compatible host board hosting either Monarch Go-GPS, Monarch Go-GPS BLE or Monarch Go (LTE only) version, at a degraded standby current. If the host board is only for Monarch Go-GPS or Monarch Go-GPS BLE, pull-up resistors are not needed.

  • Page 9: Electrical

    1.7. Electrical  VCC: Operating voltage supply min 3.1 V - max 5.5 V VCC power supply dimensioning peak 2.0 W  DC characteristics for digital I/O1.8V power group (main UART1, debug UART2 and other 1.8V signals) Input High level voltage min 1.26 V - max 3.6V min 0 V –...

  • Page 10: Mechanical Drawings

    1.9. Mechanical drawings Monarch Go-GPS BLE – A3 hardware version (dimension in mm) 150mm flex cable (dimension in mm) Confidential and Proprietary Monarch Go-GPS-BLE Datasheet and Hardware Integration Guide, Rev 1 10/28...

  • Page 11: Label

    1.10. Label The following identities are marked on a 30x12mm heat resistant label on Monarch Go-GPS BLE device: 1.11. Certifications The certifications apply to Monarch Go-GPS – A3 hardware version. Verizon Open Development Device Certification Verizon LTE cat-M1, band 13 and band 4...

  • Page 12: Ic Industry Canada Statement

    —Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. —Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. —Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. —Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 1.12.2.

  • Page 13: Export Control Certification Number (Eccn)

    This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 Cet appareil numérique de classe B est conforme à la norme ICES-003 du Canada 1.13. Export Control Certification Number (ECCN) ECCNs are five character alpha-numeric designations used on the Commerce Control List (CCL) to identify dual-use items for export control purposes.

  • Page 14: Integration Guideline

    If this signal is connected to a switch, having a pull-up resistor on host board is not mandatory as there is an internal pull-up in Monarch Go-GPS BLE. Warning: The host board design for Monarch Go-GPS BLE is not compatible with Monarch Go if there is no pull-up to an always-on supply on host board.
  • Page 15 Flow control : hardware (RTS/CTS)  RING signals the availability of URC from Monarch Go-GPS BLE modem and can be used to wake-up the MCU on the host board Warning: The host board shall be compliant with below high voltage level: Input High Voltage (UART1 TXD/RTS) min 1.26 V - max 3.6V...

  • Page 16: Bluetooth Low Energy Interface

    2.2. Bluetooth Low Energy interface Monarch Go-GPS BLE allows the user to send AT commands from the MCU to the product via BLE (on top of physical UART already supported). The product acts only as a BLE slave. It connects automatically and securely to a single master.

  • Page 17: Physical Integration

    2.3. Physical integration 2.3.1. Placement without flex cable When Monarch Go-GPS BLE is connected directly on host board, the host board shall be designed with  2 holes to solder the M.2 nuts  the board-to-board connector An example of placement on host board is illustrated below:...

  • Page 18: Placement With Flex Cable

     The best position of Monarch Go-GPS BLE device into the end product can be estimated by using AT command AT+CSQ that reports signal strength. The position with lowest value (highest signal strength) is the best one.

  • Page 19: Configuration

     AT+SQNLED=5 (default): Set BLE blink mode On. The BLE LED will blink according to the system state. Note that enabling BLE LED will prevent Monarch Go-GPS BLE to go in deep sleep mode during advertising mode. Confidential and Proprietary...

  • Page 20: Verizon Sim Sign-Up Procedure To Activate Thingspace Iot Sim

    Note: for security reason, Verizon sign-up procedure requires to have a USA mobile phone number to receive the mobile passcode from Verizon through SMS. Without this, you cannot activate the SIM pre- installed in Monarch Go-GPS BLE. Contact Verizon for further assistance. Then follow the below procedure.
  • Page 21 Step 3: Signup for a developer connectivity account Step 4: Fulfill the required fields with your personal information and get your Email passcode Confidential and Proprietary Monarch Go-GPS-BLE Datasheet and Hardware Integration Guide, Rev 1 21/28...
  • Page 22 Your Email passcode will be sent to you by Verizon to your Email address. Step 5: Enter your US phone number and get your Mobile passcode Confidential and Proprietary Monarch Go-GPS-BLE Datasheet and Hardware Integration Guide, Rev 1 22/28...
  • Page 23 Your Mobile passcode will be sent to you by SMS on your mobile phone. Step 6: Enter your email passcode and mobile passcode and get your ThingSpace credentials Confidential and Proprietary Monarch Go-GPS-BLE Datasheet and Hardware Integration Guide, Rev 1 23/28...
  • Page 24 Your ThingSpace credentials will be sent to you by email and SMS. Step 7: create your security profile and launch the registration of your device Confidential and Proprietary Monarch Go-GPS-BLE Datasheet and Hardware Integration Guide, Rev 1 24/28...
  • Page 25 Step 8: Verify and approve your security profile and go ahead Confidential and Proprietary Monarch Go-GPS-BLE Datasheet and Hardware Integration Guide, Rev 1 25/28...
  • Page 26 Step 9: Select your preferred data plan Step 10: provide your payment detailed and get your device register Confidential and Proprietary Monarch Go-GPS-BLE Datasheet and Hardware Integration Guide, Rev 1 26/28...
  • Page 27 After this step, your device will be register in the Verizon ThingSpace platform, ready to use ThingSpace services. Confidential and Proprietary Monarch Go-GPS-BLE Datasheet and Hardware Integration Guide, Rev 1 27/28...

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    4.2. Connecting a RF cable to LTE connector Monarch Go-GPS BLE has an SWG_VE series RF connector for LTE signal. It is located inside the enclosure. Once you remove the mechanical protection (top), you can connect a RF cable reference MXHQ87WA3000 orderable from Murata.

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