The purpose of this document is to explain the technical specifications and manual for using the 5G NB-IoT & GNSS USB Dongle. Document History Version Author Date Description 5G HUB 09.02.2022 Initial Document 5G HUB 03.07.2022 Add LTE/GNSS operation USB Dongle Rev 1.0...
1 Package contents: 1.1 Cat NB2 NB-IoT USB Dongle Package: • Cat NB2/Cat M USB dongle with LTE & GNSS antenna connectors. 1.2 Download Arduino software can be downloaded from the following website: 5G-NB-IoT/KitSketches at master · 5ghub/5G-NB-IoT (github.com) To use the board with Windows: Download and Install LTE&GNSS modem driver for Windows OS: https://github.com/5ghub/5G-NB-IoT/tree/master/Driver Download and Install QNavigator and QCOM tools for Quectel BG77 here:...
2 General Description 2.1 Overview The NB-IoT & GNSS USB dongle is a cellular and GPS USB stick form factor based on Quectel BG77 chipset. The BG77 is the world smallest modem integrating Cat NB2 LTE and GNSS. The USB dongle has on-board LTE & GNSS antennas. It features a wireless modem.
2.3 Overview Diagrams Figure 1: USB Dongle Overview Diagram – Top View Figure 2: USB Dongle Overview Diagram – Bottom View 2.4 Physical Characteristics The width and length of the USB dongle is 25 mm (width) by 59 mm (length). The board have four screw holes in opposite corner that allows to use the USB dongle inside an enclosure or to be attached to a surface or case.
2.6 Hardware Specification Table 1: Technical specification Technical Specification NB-IoT Module Quectel BG77 Dimension 25 mm (width) by 59 mm (length) Weight 18 grams Power Supply USB (5V) from USB port PWR, STAT LED, NET LED Interfacing Logic Voltage Level (Operating 3.3V Voltage) Voltage output...
2.7 PIN Description Table 2: PIN description DIRECTION Description USB Connector The USB dongle is powered from the USB port (3.8V-5V) LED (Power) LED on powering on the USB LED (NET) Indicate the BG77 operation status LED (STAT) Indicate the BG77 network activity status 3.3V generated by the on-board regulator.
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Figure 8: Modem port in Device Manager on Windows OS Launch QCOM tool and connect to COM45. In the command boxes, type the following AT commands to configure APN and make the modem registers on mobile operator network as shown in Figure 9 Quectel BG77 Revision: BG77LAR02A04...
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AT+CGDCONT? +CGDCONT: 1,"IP","m2mNB16.com.attz","0.0.0.0",0,0,0 Figure 9: Modem registration on mobile operator network To enable GNSS, open another QCOM instance and connect to the port “Quectel USB NMEA Port (COM46)”, and type the following GNSS AT commands. GNSS position will show up on the QCOM window as shown in Figure 10.
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