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Legal Notices The MultiTech products are not designed, manufactured or intended for use, and should not be used, or sold or re-sold for use, in connection with applications requiring fail-safe performance or in applications where the failure of the products would reasonably be expected to result in personal injury or death, significant property damage, or serious physical or environmental damage.
CONTENTS Contents Product Overview ..............................5 Overview ..................................5 Documentation ................................5 MTD-H5 Specifications..............................5 Dimensions..................................7 LEDs....................................7 Link Status LED ................................7 Signal Strength LEDs..............................7 Programming LEDs ..............................8 Power Draw................................... 8 Safety Notices and Warnings ........................... 9 General Safety................................
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CONTENTS Before You Begin............................... 18 Preparing the Modem for a Data Connection ......................18 Using the Radio IP Stack to Make a Data Connection ....................19 Using the Host System IP Stack to Make a Data Connection ..................19 Disconnect a Data Connection Using an Internal IP Stack..................19 How to Disconnect a Data Connection Using Host IP Stack ..................
Product Overview Overview The QuickCarrier USB-D is a cellular dongle designed and built for M2M applications. Documentation The following documentation is available on the MultiTech website at www.multitech.com/setup/product.go. Document Description QuickCarrier USB-D MTD-H5 User Guide This document. Provides an overview, specification, safety and regulatory information, and SIM cards and basic operations.
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW Category MTD-H5-xx Text mode and PDU mode per 3GPP TS27.005 set for SMS and CBS (cell broadcast) Mobile-Terminated SMS Mobile-Originated SMS Certifications and Compliance EMC Compliance FCC Part 15 Class B EN301 489-1 EN301 489-7 EN301 489-24 Radio Compliance FCC Part 22 FCC Part 24 FCC Part 27...
PRODUCT OVERVIEW Dimensions LEDs The QuickCarrier USB-D HSPA+ includes four LEDs; the three signal status LEDs are programmable. Link Status LED Link Status Description No power to unit. Continuously lit Powered on. Slow blink (-0.2Hz) Registered on network. Signal Strength LEDs Signal Strength Description One bar...
PRODUCT OVERVIEW Programming LEDs Signal strength LEDs are pre-programmed. However, you can change the pre-programmed settings with the AT#GPIO command. For details, refer to the HSPA+ AT Command Reference Guide Power Draw Radio Voltage Expected Current Values InRush Charge Current in Registration Pulse Steady State Steady State Peak Tx Coulombs/charge...
SAFETY NOTICES AND WARNINGS Safety Notices and Warnings General Safety The device is designed for and intended to be used in fixed and mobile applications. Fixed means the device is physically secured at one location and cannot be easily moved to another location. Mobile means the device is used in other than fixed locations.
■ Using accessories, such as antennas, that MultiTech has not authorized or that are not compliant with MultiTech's accessory specifications may invalidate the warranty. If the device is not working properly, contact MultiTech Technical Support.
SAFETY NOTICES AND WARNINGS User Responsibility Respect all local regulations for operating your wireless device. Use the security features to block unauthorized use and theft. QuickCarrier USB-D MTD-H5 User Guide...
GETTING STARTED Getting Started Getting Started Overview To use the MTD, do the following: Insert the SIM Card. Refer to Installing a SIM Card. Power up the device. Refer to Turning the Device On or Off. Install device drivers. Use the Connection Manager or follow instructions in the USB Driver Installation Guide for your model.
GETTING STARTED Verify that the SIM card fits into the holder properly and replace the cover. Removing a SIM Card To remove a SIM card: Warning: If the device is connected to a computer or power supply, disconnect it. Inserting or removing a SIM card with the device powered may harm the SIM card and the device.
■ Windows 2003 Server 32-bit version To download and install the Connection Manager: Go to www.multitech.com/connectionmanager.go. Click Connection Manger. Open or unzip the Connection Manager file and run the installer (.msi file). When prompted, plug the device into a USB port.
Each service provider has its own process for adding devices to their network. To find activation steps for your device: Go to http://www.multitech.com/support. Select your device. Scroll to Activation and click Download.
USING LINUX Using Linux Shell Commands Testing Serial Ports To test the serial ports created by the driver, type in a shell: # cat /dev/ttyACM0 & # echo –en "ATE0\r" > /dev/ttyACM03 # echo –en "AT\r" > /dev/ttyACM0 Note: Sending ATE0 is required, to avoid issues in the terminal output. It prevents the sending/receiving spurious characters to/from the modem when used with the Linux commands “echo”...
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USING LINUX # If you want to use the HSDPAGPRS link as your gateway defaultroute # pppd must not propose any IP address to the peer #noipdefault ipcp-accept-local ipcp-accept-remote # Keep modem up even if connection fails #persist # Hardware flow control crtscts # Ask the peer for up to 2 DNS server addresses usepeerdns...
BASIC OPERATIONS Basic Operations Interacting with Your Device Overview This section describes how to use AT commands to interact with your device. Using terminal software such as Kermit, you can issue AT commands to communicate with and configure your modem. The AT commands let you establish, read and modify device parameters and help you control how the device operates.
BASIC OPERATIONS Using the Radio IP Stack to Make a Data Connection Connect by issuing the command: AT#SGACT=1,1 (using PDP context #1). Using the Host System IP Stack to Make a Data Connection This device only supports packet data connections, such as dial-up networking. To make a data connection, you must use a PPP dialer.
BASIC OPERATIONS +CSQ: <rssi>,<ber> Where: <rssi> Received signal strength indication. (-113) dBm or less (-111) dBm 2-30 (-109) dBm - (-53) dBm / 2 dBm per step (-51) dBm or greater Not known or not detectable <ber> Bit error rate, in percent Less than 0.2% 0.2% to 0.4% 0.4% to 0.8%...
BASIC OPERATIONS The device is registered. If the device returns: +CREG: 0,2 The device is in a network searching state. Verify that Device Detects a Valid SIM Card If your device uses a SIM card, use the query SIM status command to verify if the device detects the SIM card. To do this, enter: AT#QSS? If the device detects that SIM card, it responds with one of the following:...
BASIC OPERATIONS Enter: AT+CMGR=1 Example response: +CMGR: "REC UNREAD","+16155554562z`z","","13/09/05,13:39:40-20" How are you? Sending Text Messages To send a text message in text mode: Put the device in text mode. Enter: AT+CMGF=1 The device responds. Enter the recipient's number and your message. Enter: AT+CMGS="##########"...
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BASIC OPERATIONS Deletes all read messages and sent and unsent device-orginated messages. Leaves unread messages. Deletes all messages. For example: AT+CMGD=1 (delete message at index 1) AT+CMGD=2 (delete message at index 2 ) AT+CMGD=1,0 AT+CMGD=1,1 AT+CMGD=1,2 AT+CMGD=1,3 AT+CMGD=1,4 QuickCarrier USB-D MTD-H5 User Guide...
REGULATORY STATEMENTS Regulatory Statements 47 CFR Part 15 Regulation Class B Devices This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
The above country-specific information does not cover all countries with specific regulations; they are included to show you how each country may differ. If you have trouble determining your own country's requirements, check with MultiTech’s Technical Support for assistance. QuickCarrier...
Substances) complements the WEEE Directive by banning the presence of specific hazardous substances in the products at the design phase. The WEEE Directive covers all MultiTech products imported into the EU as of August 13, 2005. EU-based manufacturers, distributors, retailers and importers are obliged to finance the costs of recovery from municipal collection points, reuse, and recycling of specified percentages per the WEEE requirements.
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament (Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment - RoHS). These MultiTech products do not contain the following banned chemicals ■ Lead, [Pb] < 1000 PPM ■...
ENVIRONMENTAL NOTICES REACH Statement Registration of Substances After careful review of the legislation and specifically the definition of an “article” as defined in EC Regulation 1907/2006, Title II, Chapter 1, Article 7.1(a)(b), it is our current view Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. products would be considered as “articles”.
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INDEX Index account activation............15 Industry Canada activation...............14 Class B ..............24 cellular devices............15 install AT Command documents..........5 SIM card ..............12 interférence des radiofréquences........9 internal IP stack.............19 Chinese hazardous substances Chinese version............30 English version ............29 LEDs.................7 Class B ................24 link status ................7 Industry Canada ............24 Linux command mode ............19...
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