GlobeTrotter PCI Express Mini Card Quick Start Guide Module Certification OPTION NV, Gaston Geenslaan 14, 3001 Leuven - Belgium Tel +32 16 317 411 Fax +32 16 207 164 http://www.option.
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2 OVERVIEW 1. SIM card holder 3. Audio CODEC chip reset button 2. SIM card eject mechanism 4. Small USB connector1 Figure 1: Pepijn Cradle bottom view 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step-by-step instructions: (1) Insert the module skew into the cradle and (2) push the module down, so it makes proper contact in the PCI Express connector. (3) Secure the module with the locking mechanism.
Figure 3: SIM card holder (7) Connect the external antenna (or SMA connector cable for test equipment) to the RF connector on the module. Figure 4: RF connector on the module (8) Connect the headset into the audio jack (MODULE WILL ALSO WORK PROPERLY EVEN WITHOUT THIS JACK). Next, (9) connect the power supply plug (the adapter should already be connected to the mains) to the evaluation platform. And when you are ready you can (10) connect the USB cable from the GTM cradle to your PC.
Figure 5: Top to bottom: USB cable, power plug and audio jack NOTES: In case a hard reset of the unit is necessary, unplug the power supply and wait until the power led (led closest to the fan) is fully extinguished before reconnecting the power supply (A large buffer capacitor on the cradle board needs about 10 seconds to discharge).
Figure 7: Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard (2) For Windows XP: on the first dialog (“Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software?”) select “No, not this time” (3) On the next dialog, select ”Install software automatically (Recommended)”. At this point make sure the CD-ROM with drivers is inserted into your optical drive.
Figure 9: Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) (4) If the drivers have been fully signed, an automatic process takes you further. If however the supplied drivers are not yet WHQL signed for Windows2, you will get a pop-up with signing warnings from Windows. Just click "Continue Anyway": Figure 10: Continue Anyway (5) Click “Finish” in the next screen “Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard” 2 Un-signed drivers are fully functional and have been thoroughly tested when released.
Figure 11: Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard (6) Repeat step 3 to 5 for all mentioned drivers. (7) On successful installation of all drivers the device manager will show following typical installed devices. Figure 12: Device manager after driver installation OPTION NV, Gaston Geenslaan 14, 3001 Leuven - Belgium Tel +32 16 317 411 Fax +32 16 207 164 http://www.option.
To get to device manager go to “Start” menu and select “Run”. In the next dialogue type “devmgmt.msc” as shown on the next screenshot: Figure 13: Run to device manager 5 HYPERTERMINAL This section describes briefly how to setup HyperTerminal to communicate with the PCI Express Mini Card by AT commands. (1) Go to device manager, and check which port is the Application port. In this example, the application port is COM6.
Figure 15: Location information (4) Just “OK” the next “Phone and Modem Options” screen. Figure 16: Phone and Modem Options (5) Enter a name for your HyperTerminal Connection and press OK. OPTION NV, Gaston Geenslaan 14, 3001 Leuven - Belgium Tel +32 16 317 411 Fax +32 16 207 164 http://www.option.
Figure 17: Connection Description (6) In the next window, change the “Connect using:” field to the Application Port (COM6 in this example). Click OK. Figure 18: Connect To (7) Now the next window will appear. Modify the Bit per second field to 115200 and click OK. OPTION NV, Gaston Geenslaan 14, 3001 Leuven - Belgium Tel +32 16 317 411 Fax +32 16 207 164 http://www.option.
Figure 19: Connection Properties HyperTerminal is configured and you are now ready issue AT commands to the PCI Express Mini Card module. Figure 20 shows a typical HyperTerminal session. If you don’t have visual feedback of what you are typing, you need to turn echo on by typing ATE1 followed by enter first as shown in below example. Figure 20: Typical HyperTerminal session When you close HyperTerminal, you have the opportunity to save your HyperTerminal profile.
