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KG100S TE-B User Guide Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk Version: 1.0.0 Date: 2023-03-25 Status: Preliminary...
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Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk At Quectel, our aim is to provide timely and comprehensive services to our customers. If you require any assistance, please contact our headquarters: Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. Building 5, Shanghai Business Park Phase III (Area B), No.1016 Tianlin Road, Minhang District, Shanghai...
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Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk About the Document Revision History Version Date Author Description 2023-03-25 Wain ZHAO Creation of the document 1.0.0 2023-03-25 Wain ZHAO Preliminary KG100S_TE-B_User_Guide 4 / 31...
Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk Contents Safety Information ............................3 About the Document ........................... 4 Contents ............................... 5 Table Index ..............................6 Figure Index ..............................7 Introduction ............................8 Product Overview ..........................9 2.1. Top View ............................9 2.2. Component Placement ......................11 Kit Accessories &...
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Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk Table Index Table 1: Components of KG100S TE-B ......................11 Table 2: Accessories List ..........................15 Table 3: Description of Power Supply Interface ..................16 Table 4: Description of Power Switch ......................17 Table 6: Description of USB-to-UART Interface ..................18 Table 7: Description of RF Connectors ......................
To help you to develop applications with Quectel KG100S conveniently, Quectel supplies corresponding development board (KG100S TE-B) to test the module. This document can help you quickly understand KG100S TE-B interface specifications, RF characteristics, electrical and mechanical details and know how to use it.
Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk Product Overview The KG100S TE-B is a stand-alone LoRa, FSK, and BLE protocol development board that supports UART and Jlink interfaces. The KG100S module integrates all of Amazon sidewalk hardware and software resources. 2.1. Top View...
DCDC Button J0102 J0301 S0102 D0203 D0205 D0201 D0202 Micro USB Power switch 50 mm Figure 3: Component Placement of KG100S TE-B Table 1: Components of KG100S TE-B Components RefDes. Description KG100S U0210 The KG100S module U0101, U0103 Voltage Conversion...
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Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk ⚫ USB power supply interface Micro USB J0301 ⚫ Typical supply voltage: +5 V Power Switch S0102 VBUS ON/OFF control RESET Button S0201 Reset the module USB-to-UART Interface J0301 Support UART interface RF Connectors J0211, J0215 RF SMA connectors D0203 Indicate the power on/off status...
Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk 3.2. Accessories List Figure 5: TE-B Kit Accessories KG100S_TE-B_User_Guide 14 / 31...
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Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk Table 2: Accessories List Items Description Quantity (pcs) Cables Micro USB cable Antennas LoRa & BLE antennas A sheet of paper giving instructions for TE-B Instruction Sheet connection, details of TE-B accessories, etc. KG100S_TE-B_User_Guide 15 / 31...
RF Connectors ⚫ Status Indicators 4.1. Power Supply Interface KG100S TE-B can be powered by USB Micro USB connector(J0301) The simplified power supply schematic of KG100S TE-B is provided in the following figure. Table 3: Description of Power Supply Interface RefDes.
3.3 V USB-to-UART 1.8 V U0103 1.8 V U0102 J0102 DC-DC 1.8 V DC-DC Figure 6: Power Supply for KG100S TE-B 4.2. Switch & Button Table 4: Description of Power Switch RefDes. Description S0102 VBUS ON/OFF control S0201 Reset the module...
J0301 is intended for communication between the module and the host application. It can be used for AT command communication, J0301 supports 115200 bps baud rate by default. The following figures show the block diagram of UART on KG100S TE-B. KG100S_TE-B_User_Guide...
ANT_BLE Figure 11: RF Antenna Connectors Block Diagram Figure 12: RF Connectors 4.5. Jlink Interface The KG100S TE-B can be used for firmware download. You can refresh the data by them. Table 7: Description of Firmware Download RefDes. Description J0302...
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Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk The following figure shows the firmware download: Figure 13: Firmware Download Table 8: Pin Definition of J0302 J0302 Pin No. Pin Name Description 3.3 V power supply VCC (optional) 3.3 V power supply 3, 5, 11 No connect SWDIO Bidirectional data interface...
Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk 4.6. Test Points The KG100S TE-B provides a series of test points. They can help you to obtain the corresponding waveform of some signals. The following figure shows the test points of J0203, J0204, J0213.
Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk Pin No. Pin Name Description Ground Ground 4.7. Status LEDs The KG100S TE-B comprises four status LEDs. The following figure shows the positions of these LED indicators. Figure 15: Status LEDs KG100S_TE-B_User_Guide 23 / 31...
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Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk Table 10: Description of Status LEDs Reference No. Description Power on/off indicator, it can indicate whether the power supply is ready. D0203 Light on: VSYS on Light off: VSYS off Power on/off indicator, it can indicate whether the power supply is ready. D0205 Light on: VMCU on Light off: VMCU off...
Power up KG100S according to the procedures mentioned in Chapter Connect the USB connectors of KG100S TE-B to PC with the USB cable, and the USB serial port number can be viewed through the PC Device Manager, as shown below.
Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk 5.3. Firmware Upgrade You can use the J-Flash V7.58b tool between the module and the PC via UART.The Module upgrades firmware via UART with specific steps as below. 5.3.1. JLink Configuration See Chapter 5.3 to connect the module to JLink. The module is connected to a PC via Micro USB, switch S0102 (Power Switch) to “ON”...
Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk Figure 19: JLink Configuration (2) 5.3.2. Firmware Download Based on Chapter 5.3.1, click “Target” and then click “Connect”. Connected successfully will be displayed in the log bar. Figure 20: Firmware Upgrade (1) Click ‘File’, and then select “Open data file”, and finally select the firmware you want to download. KG100S_TE-B_User_Guide 27 / 31...
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Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk Figure 21: Firmware Upgrade (2) Click on “Target”, and select “Manual Programming”, and then click “Erase Chip”, and finally click “Program & Verify”. Figure 22: Firmware Upgrade (3) If the firmware is successfully upgraded, the message successfully will also be displayed. KG100S_TE-B_User_Guide 28 / 31...
Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk Figure 23: Firmware Upgrade (4) 5.4. Reset the Module Press the S0201 (RESET button) for more than 100 ms then release it to reset the module. KG100S_TE-B_User_Guide 29 / 31...
Description Bluetooth Low Energy Band Pass Filter Bluetooth Cluster Communication Port Direct Current Evaluation Board Ground Liquid Crystal Display Light Emitting Diode Not Connected Private Computer QCOM Quectel Cluster Communication Port Radio Frequency SubMiniature Version A KG100S_TE-B_User_Guide 30 / 31...
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Wireless Module for Amazon Sidewalk UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver & Transmitter Universal Serial Bus Volt Current Condenser KG100S_TE-B_User_Guide 31 / 31...
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