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VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB
CAT M/1/4 Cellular Card
User Manual
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  • Page 1 Vantron | Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB CAT M/1/4 Cellular Card User Manual Version: 1.5 © Vantron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
  • Page 2 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Revision History: Version Description Date V1.0 First release Oct. 20, 2021 V1.1 Modified AT commands Jan. 7, 2022 V1.2 Modified local IP address Mar.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Table of Contents Foreword ............................1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ..................... 5 Product Overview ......................6 Features ..........................6 Reference .......................... 7 Block Diagram ........................7 Specifications ........................
  • Page 4 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Disposal .......................... 34 Warranty ......................... 35 Appendix A: General AT Commands ................... 36 Appendix B: Network Commands ....................42 Appendix C: Firmware Upgrade Commands ................53 Appendix D: Regulatory Compliance Statements ...............

  • Page 5: Foreword

    Under no circumstances shall any part of this user manual be copied, reproduced, translated, or sold. This manual is not intended to be altered or used for other purposes unless otherwise permitted in writing by Vantron. Vantron reserves the right of all publicly-released copies of this manual.
  • Page 6 Please include the following information in your question: Product name and PO number; Complete description of the problem; Error message showing on the device, if any. Vantron Technology, Inc. Address: 48434 Milmont Drive, Fremont, CA 94538 Tel: (650) 422-3128 Email: sales@vantrontech.com...
  • Page 7 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions /Acronym Terminology Terminology/Acronym Description No connection Voltage common collector Ground Positive of difference signal N (-) Negative of difference signal Active low signal...
  • Page 8 Clean with a damp cloth Do not try to clean exposed electronic components unless with a dust collector Power off and contact Vantron technical support engineer in case of the following faults: The Product is damaged The temperature is excessively high...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...

  • Page 10: Product Overview

    World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.1 Product Overview Vantron VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB features an LTE CAT M/CAT 1/CAT 4 cellular card with an on-board SIM slot, offering an optimized solution for M2M and IoT applications. The card is based on Quectel BG95-M3/EG91 NAX DGR-128-SGNS/EG95 NAXD (data only) module that supports multiple FDD bands and employs a compact SMT form factor for size- constrained applications.

  • Page 11: Reference

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.3 Reference VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB uses Quectel BG95/EG91/EG95 module, so please refer to https://www.quectel.com/lte-iot-modules for the latest information on the module. 1.4 Block Diagram VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB | User Manual...

  • Page 12: Specifications

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.5 Specifications VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB RK3308GK, Quad-core ARM Cortex-A35, 1.2GHz (Max.) Memory DDR2 64MB (embedded) 32MB SPI NOR flash for OS & program Storage 2Kb EEPROM for parameters etc.

  • Page 13: Product Layout

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 1.6 Product Layout MASKROM Quectel® test points LTE module Micro USB antenna Nano SIM slot 1.7 Product Outlines VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 Interfaces And Connection

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 2 INTERFACES AND CONNECTION VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...

  • Page 15: Interfaces

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.1 Interfaces 2.1.1 LED indicator There is a power indicator on the front of the cellular card, which lights up when the cellular card is powered on.

  • Page 16: B2B Connector

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 2.1.5 B2B connector The cellular card implements a B2B connector (socket) to offer signals for power, UART, USB etc. It is reserved for mating with a mini PCIe adapter that has the pin headers (male).

  • Page 17: Setting Up The Cellular Card

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Ground UART_TX (3.3V) Serial data transmission VCC_3V3 3.3V DC power in UART_RX (3.3V) Serial data reception 2.2 Setting up the Cellular Card 1. Insert a nano SIM card to the SIM slot with the gold contacts facing down and the cut- off corner on the left;...

  • Page 18: Chapter 3 Getting Started

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 3 GETTING STARTED VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...

  • Page 19: Network Setup

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.1 Network Setup Typically, we send AT commands to the Micro USB interface (in the stand-alone configuration) or the serial port (in the stacked configuration) (both collectively referred to as “the serial console”) to control the cellular card and access the network via Remote...

  • Page 20: Kernel Setup

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.1.1 Kernel setup 1. Connect the cellular card and a Linux host via a Micro USB cable (for connection via the Micro USB interface) or a USB-to-serial adapter (for connection via the serial port with signals from the B2B connector), and enter the kernel source code directory;...

  • Page 21: Identifying The Devices

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.1.2 Identifying the devices 1. Type the command “lsusb” in the Linux terminal to identify the VID and PID of the cellular card;...

  • Page 22: Setting Up The Serial Console

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.1.3 Setting up the serial console For the purpose of sending AT commands, a serial communication program such as minicom or microcom could be used in the Linux system. If the cellular card is connected to a host PC running Windows system, terminal emulators such as PUTTY or MobaXterm could be used.

  • Page 23: At Commands To Activate The Network Connection

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.2.2 AT commands to activate the network connection 1. Figure out the device name of the serial console as instructed in 3.1.2 (assume the device name is /dev/ttyACM0);...
  • Page 24 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions ☆Query the registration status of the device AT+CEREG?;+CGREG? +CEREG: 0,1 “X,1” means registered to carrier’s network. The network connection is not set up if “X,0”, “X,2”,”X,3” is returned, then please check the APN and antenna connection, then try again.
  • Page 25 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions ☆Get the public IP address AT#GETPUBLICIP Get the public IP address #GETPUBLICIP:10.70.32.151 4. After all commands are sent, press the "CTRL" and "A" keys simultaneously to activate the microcom command mode;...

  • Page 26: Setting Up The Rndis Network Adapter

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.3 Setting up the RNDIS Network Adapter Once the network connection is set up with success, the next step is to configure the RNDIS network adapter properly.

  • Page 27: Accessing The Internet

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Accessing the Internet Once the RNDIS network adapter is set up, input the following command to check if the network connection has established properly.
  • Page 28 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions root@~ # microcom -s 115200 /dev/ttyACM0 ☆Enable the local echo ATE1 ☆Enable the automatic dial-up after reboot AT^AUTODIAL=1 After all commands are sent, press the "CTRL" and "A" keys simultaneously to activate the microcom command mode.
  • Page 29 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Below is a flow chart for bringing up the cellular card (“modem” equals the cellular card). Below is a list of the AT commands that could be used for querying the status of the cellular card (“modem”...

  • Page 30: Disconnecting Rndis Network

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 3.6 Disconnecting RNDIS Network AT commands primarily used to disconnect an RNDIS network are “AT^NDISDUP=1,0” and “AT^NDISSTATQRY?”. “AT^NDISDUP=1,0”: to terminate the cellular network connection “AT^NDISSTATQRY?”: to query the status of the cellular network connection...
  • Page 31 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Please note that: 1. The operation takes effect immediately. 2. After the de-activation, the cellular card will not establish a network connection anymore until you perform either of the following operations: •...

  • Page 32: Chapter 4 Firmware Upgrade

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 4 FIRMWARE UPGRADE VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...

  • Page 33: Upgrade With Androidtool

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4.1 Upgrade with AndroidTool Please be aware that using of AndroidTool for the firmware upgrade applies only to host PCs running Windows system other than Linux or other systems.
  • Page 34 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 5. If there is a prompt for having identified the MASKROM device at the bottom of the upgrade interface, release the MASKROM test points and click RUN to initiate the upgrade process;...

  • Page 35: Upgrade Via Local Network

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Upgrade Via Local Network When the cellular card is connected to a host PC and powered up, the firmware upgrade could be finished with AT commands or console login.

  • Page 36: Upgrade After Console Login

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 4.2.2 Upgrade after console login 1. Transfer the upgrade package ‘XOS_SelfUpgrade_VT-MOB-LTExxx_<Version>.tar.gz’ to the cellular card via TFTP. For example, please type the following command in a Linux host, and the package will be identified in the path /tmp of the cellular card: # busybox tftp -p -l XOS_SelfUpgrade_VT-MOB-LTExxx_<Version>.tar.gz...

  • Page 37: Chapter 5 Disposal And Warranty

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions CHAPTER 5 DISPOSAL AND WARRANTY VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...

  • Page 38: Disposal

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions 5.1 Disposal When the device comes to end of life, you are suggested to properly dispose of the device for the sake of the environment and safety.

  • Page 39: Warranty

    CUSTOMER’s location and no Product so inspected shall be returned to VANTRON unless the cause for the rejection or defect is determined to be the responsibility of VANTRON. VANTRON shall in turn provide the CUSTOMER turnaround shipment on defective Product within fourteen (14) working days upon its receipt at VANTRON.

  • Page 40: Appendix A: General At Commands

    World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Appendix A: General AT Commands Query the Software Version-AT#VERSION • #VERSION-Query Software Version Description: Query the software version of Vantron cellular card. Response(s): AT#VERSION <CR><LF><Version><CR><LF><CR><LF>OK<CR><LF> In case of an MT-related error: <CR><LF>ERROR<CR><LF> Description: Query the software version of Vantron cellular card.
  • Page 41 Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Query Modem Identity-AT#GETMM • #GETMM–Query Modem Identity Description: Query the identity of Vantron cellular card. Response(s): <CR><LF><Module Series>,<MCUNumber><CR><LF><CR><LF>OK<CR><LF> AT#GETMM In case of an MT-related error: <CR><LF>ERROR<CR><LF>...
  • Page 42 Set the Vantron cellular card to default settings. Response(s): AT#REDEFAULT <CR><LF>OK<CR><LF> In case of an MT-related error: <CR><LF>ERROR<CR><LF> Input: AT#REDEFAULT Example Output: OK The Vantron cellular card will reboot automatically soon after Note responding to this AT command. VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
  • Page 43 Reboot the Vantron cellular card. Response(s): AT#MREBOOT <CR><LF>OK<CR><LF> In case of an MT-related error: <CR><LF>ERROR<CR><LF> Input: AT#MREBOOT Example Output: OK The Vantron cellular card will reboot automatically soon after Note responding to this AT command. VT-MOB-LTEMQ/1Q/4Q-PB | User Manual www.vantrontech.com...
  • Page 44 • #MSYSNVM–Manage NVM Settings Commit Description: Confirm if the Vantron cellular card commits the changes of NVM settings to the flash. If you enable the Automatic RNDIS Dial-up feature for RNDIS network setup, there’s no need to set <commit> to 0; while if you issue AT commands to set Dial Number / PDP Type / APN /etc.
  • Page 45 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Issue Shell Commands to the Cellular Card -AT#MSYSCMD • # MSYSCMD–Issue Shell Commands to the Cellular Card Description: Issue shell commands from the host to the cellular card for...

  • Page 46: Appendix B: Network Commands

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Appendix B: Network Commands • Set the Dial Number-AT^SETDIALNUM ^SETDIALNUM–Set the Dial Number Description: Set the Dial Number. Parameter(s): <dial number> - specific of GPRS functionality and causes the MT to perform whatever actions are necessary to establish communication between the TE and the external PDN.
  • Page 47 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions AT^SETDIALNUM? Query the current settings Input: AT^SETDIALNUM=*99***1# Example Output: OK Note The settings are stored to system NVM by default. • Set the PDP Type-AT^SETPDPTYPE ^SETPDPTYPE–Set the PDP Type...
  • Page 48 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Set up RNDIS Dial-up-AT^NDISDUP • ^NDISDUP-Set RNDIS-Based Dial-up Description: Set RNDIS-based dial-up. Parameter(s): <cid> - a digit which specifies a particular PDP context definition (see AT+CGDCONT command).
  • Page 49 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Output: OK Deactivate the connection: Input: AT^NDISDUP=1,0 Output: OK This operation takes effect immediately to Activate/ Deactivate a network connection. The settings are stored to system NVM by default.
  • Page 50 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Query the status of the cellular data connection -AT^NDISSTATQRY • ^NDISSTATQRY-Query the status of the cellular data connection Description: Query the connection status of the RNDIS-based Dial-up.
  • Page 51 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Automatic RNDIS Dial-up after Reboot-AT^AUTODIAL • ^AUTODIAL–Set Automatic RNDIS Dial-up Description: Set the Automatic RNDIS Dial-up feature to be enabled or not for network connection after the cellular card reboots.
  • Page 52 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions AT^NDISSTATQRY?. At this point, these valid parameters will be stored in the cellular card. Next time the cellular card will set up network connection automatically after reboot when it receives command AT^AUTODIAL=1.
  • Page 53 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Query Public IP-AT#GETPUBLICIP • #GETPUBLICIP–Query Public IP Description: Query the Public IP address of the cellular card. Response(s): AT#GETPUBLICIP <CR><LF>#GETPUBLICIP:<Public IP address><CR><LF><CR><LF>OK<CR><LF> In case of an MT-related error: <CR><LF>ERROR<CR><LF>...
  • Page 54 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Set Link Heartbeat Checking Service-AT#HTBT • #HTBT–Set Link Heartbeat Checking Service Description: Set Link Heartbeat Checking Service Parameter(s): <n>: 0 - Disable the Link Heartbeat Checking Service...
  • Page 55 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Set the IP Addresses of Link Heartbeat Checking Service-AT#HTBTADD • #HTBTADD–Set the IP Addresses of Link Heartbeat Checking Service Description: Set the IP addresses of Link Heartbeat Checking Service.
  • Page 56 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Send Ping Request-AT#HTBTPING • #HTBTPING–Send Ping Request Description: Send Ping Request. Parameter(s): <IP address>- address of the remote host, string type. This parameter can be any valid IP address in the format: “xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx”...

  • Page 57: Appendix C: Firmware Upgrade Commands

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Appendix C: Firmware Upgrade Commands #MOBUPDAT-Firmware Upgrade Description: Upgrade the firmware of the cellular card. Parameter(s): <file_name> - The name of the upgrade file.
  • Page 58 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Input: tftp -p -l XOS_SelfUpgrade_VT-MOB-MPCIE-4G_VXXX.tar.gz 192.168.253.1 (Assume the default IP address of the cellular card is 192.168.253.1). 2. This command will restore to factory system NVM settings automatically during the upgrading process when the firmware revision is older than 2020-07-06.

  • Page 59: Appendix D: Regulatory Compliance Statements

    Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Appendix D: Regulatory Compliance Statements FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of FCC Rules.
  • Page 60 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions ESD Precautions While setting up an electronic system or handling electronic components, certain precautions and proper handling procedures should be followed to prevent ESD-induced failures. Handling the Product without proper ESD protection may destroy or damage it permanently.
  • Page 61 Vantron Embedded in your success, Embedded in your better life World-leading provider of embedded/IoT products and solutions Heat Related Concerns The Product may become very warm during normal use. It complies with the user-accessible surface temperature limits defined by the International Standards for Safety. Still, sustained contact with warm surfaces for long periods of time may cause discomfort or injury.

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