M o n a r c h P l a t f o r m - G M 01 Q - S T M O D R ev 4 D ra ft GM01Q-STMOD Test Kit User Guide SEQUANS Communications 15-55 Boulevard Charles de Gaulle 92700 Colombes, France Phone. +33.1.70.72.16.00 Fax. +33.1.70.72.16.09 www.sequans.com contact@sequans.
Preface Legal Notices Copyright © 2019, SEQUANS Communications D ra ft All information contained herein and disclosed by this document is confidential and the proprietary property of SEQUANS Communications, and all rights therein are expressly reserved. Acceptance of this material signifies agreement by the recipient that the information contained in this document is confidential and that it will be used solely for the purposes set forth herein.
Document Revision History Revision Date Product Application February 2019 First edition of the GM01Q-STMOD Test Kit User Guide. 2 June 2019 Second edition of the GM01Q-STMOD Test Kit User Guide. 3, 4 July 2019 Third, fourth edition of the GM01Q-STMOD Test Kit User Guide. Please see details in Changes in this Document on page iii.
About this Manual Purpose and Scope The purpose of this guide is to: Help GM01Q-STMOD Test Kit users to understand their kit. • Provide them with the set of procedures to start and configure the Test Kit, connect to the network and setup a data connection. Note: D ra ft • GM01Q-STMOD Test Kit is dedicated to LTE Category M1 networks only. ev 4 Who Should Read this Document This document is intended for any user of the Sequans’ GM01Q-STMOD Test Kit.
References Reference Document Title AT Commands Reference Manual ITU-T V.250 http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-V.250-200307-I/en SERIES V: DATA COMMUNICATION OVER THE TELEPHONE NETWORK Control procedures - Serial asynchronous automatic dialling and control 3GPP TS 27.007-13.5.0 http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/archive/27_series/27.007/27007-d50 .zip AT commands set for User Equipment 3GPP TS 27.005-13.0.0 http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/archive/27_series/27.005/27005-d00 .
Documentation Conventions The following typographic conventions are used in this document. General Conventions Important information requiring the user’s attention. Caution A condition or circumstance that may cause damage to the equipment or loss of data. Warning A condition or circumstance that may cause personal injury. Italics Italic font style denotes ft Note D ra • Emphasis of an important word; • First use of a new term; • Title of a document.
Table of Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Legal Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i Document Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents Chapter 4 Regulatory Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 4.1 European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 4.2 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4.3 Industry Canada Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 4.
1 1.1 GM01Q-STMOD Test Kit Presentation Test Kit Environment The requirement environment to run tests is as follows: One GM01Q-STMOD board (included in GM01Q-STMOD Test Kit) • One STM32 Discovery™ Board (not included in GM01Q-STMOD Test Kit). You can use your existing Discovery Board or buy one from https://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/stm32-mcu-discovery-kits.
GM01Q-STMOD TEST KIT PRESENTATION HARDWARE PRESENTATION 1.2 Hardware Presentation D ra ft Important: Please note that when the GM01Q_STMOD board is used as standalone and not plugged to any MCU discovery boards, the SIM card will not be detected, unless you connect manually the SIM multiplexer pins in the STMOD connector. Refer to Section 3.6 SIM Interface Multiplexing on page 15 for details.
GM01Q-STMOD TEST KIT PRESENTATION LIST OF SUPPORTED OPERATORS 1.3 List of Supported Operators The list of the operators predefined in the software and automatically configured when inserting their SIM card is presented in Table 1-1. Note: The SIM card will be read when the UE is in +CFUN=1 or +CFUN=4 states. When the SIM card is read for the first time, the modem will be reconfigured automatically and will reboot.
GM01Q-STMOD TEST KIT PRESENTATION LIST OF SUPPORTED OPERATORS Table 1-1: Supported Operators and Bands (Continued) Operator’s Name LTE Bands Comments B1, B3, B28 Untested Swisscom (Switzerland) B3, B20 Untested Telenor (Norway) B3, B8, B20 Untested Turkcell (Turkey) B20, B1, B3, B8 Untested Vodafone (New Zealand and The Netherlands) B3, B8, B28, B20 Untested R ev 4 D ra ft Spark (New Zealand) GM01Q-STMOD TEST KIT USER MANUAL PROPRIETARY SEQUANS Communications 4
2 2.1 Getting Started Prepare the Test Kit ft 1. Before plugging the discovery board for the first time to your laptop, install the en.stsw-link009 driver that can be downloaded on https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/stsw-link009.html. D ra 2. Connect the antenna or your SMA RF cable to the board LTE RF connector 3. Insert your 3FF SIM card in the SIM slot. R ev 4 4.
GETTING STARTED FLASH STM32CUBE TO DISCOVERY BOARD 2.2 Flash STM32CUBE to Discovery Board Please refer to https://www.st.com/en/embedded-software/x-cube-cellular.html for instructions to download the STM32 software and the related documentation. Connect to the Network Note: Initial Operations D ra 2.3.1 This section applies when you have access to a LTE network or simulator. ft 2.3 1. Connect the RF cable or the Antenna in the RF port of the Kit 2.
GETTING STARTED SEND DATA THROUGH THE TEST KIT Table 2-1: +CEREG= Response Details (Continued) Value Meaning Comment 3 Registration denied Possible causes:- Illegal mobile equipmentIMSI unknown at HLR- PLMN not allowedLocation area not allowed- Roaming not allowed in this location area- Network failureNetwork congestion 4 Unknown. Transitory value 5 Modem Registered in roaming mode c) It finally checks the SIM Card state with AT+CPIN.
3 3.1 Setup and Troubleshooting Setup Details Software Driver Installation D ra 3.1.1 ft In order to have access to the UART COM ports for troubleshooting, connect the USB port of the GM01Q-STMOD board to your computer with a micro USB cable. When you plug the USB connector for the first time in your PC, you need to wait for approximatively one minute, to allow the drivers auto-install on Windows. ev 4 The USB is used to power the board.
SETUP AND TROUBLESHOOTING SETUP DETAILS 3.1.2 Control the Installation After completing the drivers' installation, whenever you plug the USB cable you should be able to see the following, under Windows Control Panel -> Device Manager. ft Figure 3-2: Device Manager after Driver Install Setting of the COM Ports ev 4 3.1.3 Port enumeration can be different on your PC from the given example, depending on your local settings.
SETUP AND TROUBLESHOOTING SETUP DETAILS 3.1.4 Configuring and Checking COM Ports D ra ft After COM drivers are installed, open the Windows device manager, expand Ports (COM & LPT) label and click on each one of the USB Serial Port (COMx), tab Port Settings and enter the appropriate values as described in the COM ports overview Table.
SETUP AND TROUBLESHOOTING AT COMMANDS 3.2 AT Commands The test kit configuration and usage is all being done through AT commands In order to send AT commands to the test kit, you need to use a serial terminal program under Window such as TeraTerm freeware. To send an AT command to the kit, you need to connect your serial terminal to the "Serial 2" port, corresponding to COMa on Windows enumeration -please refer to the table in 4.1.
SETUP AND TROUBLESHOOTING CONSOLE TERMINAL 3.3 Console Terminal D ra ft Connecting a serial terminal to the COM port mapped on Serial 1 of the Test Kit, will allow you to access to the test kit Console. The console is a maintenance window, not necessary for regular operations, however it is useful to have it during maintenance phases, such as firmware upgrade or to observe the boot messages after hitting the reset button.
SETUP AND TROUBLESHOOTING CHECK THE SIGNAL STRENGTH 3.4 Check the Signal Strength When your Kit is connected to a network, you can check the signal strength and characteristics through the AT Command AT+CSQ. The response will be: +CSQ:, where represents the signal strength at the antenna and is the bit error rate in %.
SETUP AND TROUBLESHOOTING CONNECT TO AN UNSUPPORTED OPERATOR OR TO A TEST EQUIPMENT 3.5 Connect to an Unsupported Operator or to a Test Equipment When inserting test SIM card or a SIM card from an operator that is not part of the ones pre-configured and listed in Section 1.3 List of Supported Operators on page 3, the modem will automatically reconfigure itself in standard mode and reboot.
SETUP AND TROUBLESHOOTING SIM INTERFACE MULTIPLEXING 3.6 SIM Interface Multiplexing This section describes the different SIM interfaces available to GM01Q on GM01Q-STMOD Test Kit.
SETUP AND TROUBLESHOOTING SIM INTERFACE MULTIPLEXING When the GM01Q-STMOD Test Kit is used in standalone, the SIM multiplexer is in No SIM Hi-Z state by default. The user has to connect SIM_SEL0 and 1 to the ground to be able to use the local SIM. When the GM01Q-STMOD Test Kit is connected to a ST Discovery board, the SIM multiplexer is managed directly by the MCU. The configuration can be checked as follows. The corresponding logs are shown on Figure 3-8. 1.
R ev 4 D ra ft SETUP AND TROUBLESHOOTING SIM INTERFACE MULTIPLEXING Figure 3-8: Logs of ST Discovery Board Configuration in Standalone Mode 17 PROPRIETARY SEQUANS Communications GM01Q-STMOD TEST KIT USER MANUAL
4 4.1 Regulatory Statements European Union D ra ft Notice applicable to Evaluation Boards according to European Regulation For the European Regulation of the Evaluation Board, the applicable EU directives are considered, with a particular attention to the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU, the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2014/30/EU, and the Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU.
REGULATORY STATEMENTS FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT 4.2 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement Contains FCC ID: 2AAGMGM01QA This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
REGULATORY STATEMENTS FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions: 1. The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, and 2. The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna. As long as 2 conditions above are met, further transmitter test will not be required.
REGULATORY STATEMENTS INDUSTRY CANADA STATEMENT 4.3 Industry Canada Statement Contains IC: 12732A-GM01QA This device complies with ISED's licence-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d' ISED applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
REGULATORY STATEMENTS INDUSTRY CANADA STATEMENT This equipment complies with ISED radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with greater than 20cm between the radiator & your body. Déclaration d'exposition aux radiations: Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d'exposition aux rayonnements ISED établies pour un environnement non contrôlé.
REGULATORY STATEMENTS INDUSTRY CANADA STATEMENT End Product Labeling This transmitter module is authorized only for use in device where the antenna may be installed such that 20 cm may be maintained between the antenna and users. The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following: "Contains IC: 12732A-GM01QA".
REGULATORY STATEMENTS JAPAN REGULATORY CERTIFICATION 4.4 Japan Regulatory Certification R ev 4 D ra ft GM01Q is certified by regulatory authorities in Japan for both JATE and TYPE (TELEC).
A Glossary and Abbreviations Acronym Definition Access Control Mechanism AT Abbreviation for “Attention”, prefix of modem commands. COM Communication port on a PC FCC Federal Communications Commission (USA) HLR Home Location Register IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity D ra Long Term Evolution, or 4G. Standard is developed by the 3GPP www.3gpp.org.
Acronym Definition Unsolicited Response Code USB Universal Serial Bus R ev 4 D ra ft URC GM01Q-STMOD TEST KIT USER MANUAL PROPRIETARY SEQUANS Communications 26
