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Ublox EVK-R5 Series User Manual

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EVK-R5
SARA-R5 series cellular evaluation kits
User guide
Abstract
This guide explains how to set up the EVK-R5 evaluation kits to begin evaluating the u-blox SARA-R5
series modules supporting multi-band LTE-M / NB-IoT cellular radio access technology and the
u-blox's leading GNSS technology.
UBX-19042592 - R13
C1-Public
www.u-blox.com

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  • Page 1 EVK-R5 SARA-R5 series cellular evaluation kits User guide Abstract This guide explains how to set up the EVK-R5 evaluation kits to begin evaluating the u-blox SARA-R5 series modules supporting multi-band LTE-M / NB-IoT cellular radio access technology and the u-blox’s leading GNSS technology. UBX-19042592 - R13 C1-Public www.u-blox.com...

  • Page 2: Document Information

    EVK-R5 - User guide Document information Title EVK-R5 Subtitle SARA-R5 series cellular evaluation kits Document type User guide Document number UBX-19042592 Revision and date 21-Jun-2023 Disclosure restriction C1-Public Product status Corresponding content status Functional sample Draft For functional testing. Revised and supplementary data will be published later. In development / Objective specification Target values.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    EVK-R5 - User guide Contents Document information ..........................2 Contents ................................3 Starting up ............................... 4 Appendix ............................... 14 Setting up AT terminal communication ..................14 Setting up cellular packet data connection on Windows ............15 AT commands examples ........................18 Current consumption measurement ....................

  • Page 4: Starting Up

    EVK-R5 - User guide Starting up 1.1 Overview The EVK-R5 kit is a powerful and easy-to-use tool that simplifies the evaluation of the u-blox SARA-R5 series LTE-M / NB-IoT cellular modules. The following evaluation kits are available with u-blox SARA-R5 cellular modules: •...
  • Page 5 EVK-R5 - User guide Figure 1 illustrates the main parts, connectors, switches, jumpers, buttons, LEDs of the EVK-R5 evaluation kit for SARA-R5 series modules. Cellular USB Cellular RS232 NEO-M8N GNSS (Single UART) antenna connector (Single UART) 9 – 18 V J501 J500 J208...
  • Page 6 EVK-R5 - User guide 1.2 Block diagram Figure 2 shows the main interfaces and internal connections of the EVK-R5 evaluation kit: Cellular USB (two UARTs) (J201 ) Cellular RS232 RS232 (J1 06) MiniUSB/DB9 On-board/B2B (main UART) UART switch switch UART (J500) converter USB/UART...
  • Page 7 EVK-R5 - User guide Other SARA-R5 series peripherals are available on the dual-in-line male board-to-board connectors (J103, and J104) and the 2-pins header connector (J107) provided on the top layer of the cellular adapter board. The lower board (EVB-WL3) is also designed to be used with other u-blox cellular adapter boards. It contains additional switches, jumpers, connectors, LEDs and parts that may be only partially described in Figure 1...
  • Page 8 EVK-R5 - User guide 1.4 LEDs Function Description LED # Board Color Main power Power supply plugged in the 9 - 18 V Power Input DL401 EVB-WL3 Cellular VCC Cellular module supplied. Main power switch must be switched on. DL400 EVB-WL3 Cellular USB USB cable plugged in the Cellular USB connector (J501) for access to DL501 EVB-WL3...
  • Page 9 EVK-R5 - User guide 1.5 Connectors Function Description Name Board 9 - 18 V power input Connector for the AC / DC power adapter of EVK IEC 60417-5172 J400 EVB-WL3 AC: 100-240 V, 0.8 A, 50-60 Hz / DC: +12 V, 2.5 A Class II equipment SIM card holder SIM card holder...
  • Page 10 EVK-R5 - User guide 1.6 Pin-out Table 4 lists the interfaces of the SARA-R5 series modules, as routed up to the 42-pin dual-in-line board-to-board connectors J103 and J104, the 2-pin header connector J107, the mini USB connector J105, the micro SD card connector J203 or the SMA connectors J106 and J112 available on the ADP-R5 adapter board of the evaluation kit.
  • Page 11 EVK-R5 - User guide Dual-In-Line Board-to-Board connector J104 Dual-In-Line Board-to-Board connector J103 Signal name Pin no. Pin no. Signal name Signal name Pin no. Pin no. Signal name Not connected Not connected Not connected RSVD Not connected Not connected Not connected Not connected Not connected Not connected...
  • Page 12 EVK-R5 - User guide 1.7 Board setup Insert a SIM card into the SIM card holder (J300 on the EVB-WL3). This step is not required for EVK-SARA-R500E. Connect the cellular antenna provided with the evaluation kit box to the Cellular antenna SMA connector on the ADP-R5 (ANT connector for transmission and reception of LTE RF signals).
  • Page 13 EVK-R5 - User guide Type of connections SW401 SW403 J248 Access to the main UART interface over the Cellular USB ON BOARD MINIUSB Jumper socket on pins 1-2 DL403 mini-USB connector on EVB-WL3 (J501) DL501 Access to the main UART interface over the Cellular RS232 ON BOARD DB9 Jumper socket on pins 1-2 DL405...

  • Page 14: Appendix

    EVK-R5 - User guide Appendix A Setting up AT terminal communication The u-blox m-center cellular module evaluation tool is a powerful platform for evaluating, configuring and testing u-blox cellular products. m-center includes an AT commands terminal for communication with the device and can be downloaded free-of-charge from our website (http://www.u-blox.com). For m-center example scripts, visit https://github.com/u-blox/m-center.

  • Page 15: B Setting Up Cellular Packet Data Connection On Windows

    EVK-R5 - User guide B Setting up cellular packet data connection on Windows ☞ This section does not apply to EVK-R510AWS. This section describes how to set up a packet data connection on Windows 10 using the operating system’s TCP/IP stack and EVK-R5. This is also referred to as a dial-up connection. B.1 Install a new modem from the control panel Open the Control Panel and select “Phone and Modem”, go to the Modems tab and...
  • Page 16 EVK-R5 - User guide Select “Standard 33600 bps Modem” and click “Next”. Select the COM port to use for data communication and click “Next”. This is the COM port on which the modem will be installed. In the next step, click “Finish” to complete the modem installation.
  • Page 17 EVK-R5 - User guide B.2 Configuring a new connection Open the Control Panel, go to the Network and Sharing Center, and select “Set up a new connection or network”. Select “Connect to the Internet” and click “Next”. Select “Dial-up” and, if requested, the modem previously installed.

  • Page 18: Cat Commands Examples

    EVK-R5 - User guide C AT commands examples ☞ This section does not apply to EVK-R510AWS. For further details on SARA-R510AWS modules AT commands, see the SARA-R510AWS application development guide and the AWS IoT ExpressLink programmer’s guide [7]. For the complete description and syntax of the AT commands supported by SARA-R5 series modules, see the SARA-R5 series AT commands manual [1].
  • Page 19 EVK-R5 - User guide When an external context is mapped to an internal PSD profile, make sure that the same protocol type (IP/IPV6/IPV4V6) is set both for the context and the profile, before the PSD profile is activated. On SARA-R5 products the default protocol type for external contexts is IPV4V6, while for internal PSD profiles is IP(v4).
  • Page 20 EVK-R5 - User guide Command sent by DTE (user) DCE response (module) Description AT+COPS=0 Register the module on the network. The cellular module automatically registers itself on the cellular network. This command is necessary only if the automatic registration failed (AT+CREG? returns 0,0).
  • Page 21 EVK-R5 - User guide Command sent by DTE (user) DCE response (module) Description AT+USORF=0,13 +USORF: 0,"185.215.195.137",7,13, Reading the message from the server. "TestNumberOne" Closing the socket. AT+USOCL=0 UBX-19042592 - R13 Appendix Page 21 of 25 C1-Public...

  • Page 22: D Current Consumption Measurement

    EVK-R5 - User guide D Current consumption measurement The current consumption of SARA-R5 modules can be measured on the EVK-R5 by removing the jumper socket from the Cellular VCC supply jumper J109 on the ADP-R5 board, as shown in Figure Cellular VCC supply jumper socket (J109) to be removed for SARA-R5 module current consumption measurements...

  • Page 23: E Declaration Of Conformities

    EVK-R5 - User guide E Declaration of conformities The equipment is intended for indoor usage. It is the user’s duty to verify if further restrictions apply, such as in airplanes, hospitals, or hazardous locations (petrol stations, refineries…). Any changes or modification made to this equipment will void its compliance to the safety requirements.

  • Page 24: F Glossary

    EVK-R5 - User guide F Glossary Abbreviation Definition Adapter Board AT Command Interpreter Software Subsystem, or attention Amazon Web Services Board-To-Board Clear To Send Data Carrier Detect Data Communication Equipment Direct Current Dual In Line Data Set Ready Data Terminal Equipment Data Terminal Ready Evaluation Board Evaluation Kit...

  • Page 25: Related Documentation

    EVK-R5 - User guide Related documentation u-blox SARA-R5 series AT commands manual, UBX-19047455 u-blox SARA-R5 series data sheet, UBX-19016638 u-blox SARA-R510AWS data sheet, UBX-22016999 u-blox SARA-R5 series system integration manual, UBX-19041356 u-blox SARA-R5 series application development guide, UBX-20009652 u-blox SARA-R510AWS application development guide, UBX-22017004 AWS IoT ExpressLink programmer’s guide, https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-expresslink/...

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