M10 EVB User Guide
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Rev. M10_EVB_User_Guide_V3.1
Date: 2013-09-23
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About the document
History
Revision
Date
Author
Description
1.0
2009-06-17
Tracy ZHANG
Initial
1.1
2009-11-12
Yong AN
1. Modified Figure 5, 6, 7 and 10.
2. Added some contents on how to better
operate module for customers when
module is set to autobauding by default
in Chapter 5.2.
2.0
2011-04-15
Roy CHEN
Added Introduction to UART in Section 5.6.
3.0
2013-05-03
Tony WU
Added SD card connector instead of LCD
display connector.
3.1
2013-09-23
Tony WU
Optimized Introduction description.
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Contents
About the document ................................................................................................................................... 2
Contents ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Table Index ................................................................................................................................................... 4
Figure Index ................................................................................................................................................. 5
1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 6
1.1. Safety Information ................................................................................................................... 7
2 Product Concept .................................................................................................................................. 9
2.1. EVB Top and Bottom View ...................................................................................................... 9
2.2. EVB Accessories ................................................................................................................... 11
3 Interface Application ......................................................................................................................... 12
3.1. Power Interface ..................................................................................................................... 12
3.2. Audio Interface ...................................................................................................................... 13
3.3. SIM Card Interface ................................................................................................................ 14
3.4. Antenna Interface .................................................................................................................. 15
3.5. Main Port and Debug Port ..................................................................................................... 15
3.6. UART3 ................................................................................................................................... 17
3.7. Switch .................................................................................................................................... 18
3.8. Indicator LED ......................................................................................................................... 19
3.9. Test Points ............................................................................................................................. 20
3.9.1. CON103 ......................................................................................................................... 20
3.9.2. CON101 ......................................................................................................................... 21
3.9.3. CON102 ......................................................................................................................... 22
3.9.4. CON401 ......................................................................................................................... 23
3.9.5. CON501 ......................................................................................................................... 24
4 EVB Accessories Assembly ............................................................................................................. 25
5 Illustration ........................................................................................................................................... 26
5.1. Power on ............................................................................................................................... 26
5.2. Communicate with Module .................................................................................................... 26
5.3. Firmware Upgrade through Main Port ................................................................................... 27
5.4. Turn Off .................................................................................................................................. 27
5.5. Emergency Off ....................................................................................................................... 27
5.6. UART3 ................................................................................................................................... 28
5.7. Useful Application .................................................................................................................. 28
6 60PINs Assignment ........................................................................................................................... 29
7 Appendix A Reference ....................................................................................................................... 31
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Table Index
TABLE 1: PIN DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................... 12
TABLE 2: PINS OF AUDIO CHANNEL 2 ........................................................................................................... 13
TABLE 3: PINS OF AUDIO CHANNEL 1 ........................................................................................................... 13
TABLE 4: PINS OF SIM CARD INTERFACE .................................................................................................... 14
TABLE 5: PINS OF MAIN PORT ....................................................................................................................... 16
TABLE 6: PINS OF DEBUG PORT ................................................................................................................... 16
TABLE 7: PINS OF UART3 ............................................................................................................................... 17
TABLE 8: SWITCH ............................................................................................................................................ 18
TABLE 9: INDICATOR LED ............................................................................................................................... 19
TABLE 10: PINS OF CON103 ........................................................................................................................... 20
TABLE 11: PINS OF CON101 ........................................................................................................................... 21
TABLE 12: PINS OF CON102 ........................................................................................................................... 22
TABLE 13: PINS OF CON401 ........................................................................................................................... 23
TABLE 14: PINS OF CON401 ........................................................................................................................... 24
TABLE 15: PIN DEFINITION OF THE 60-PIN DIP CONNECTOR ................................................................... 30
TABLE 16: RELATED DOCUMENTS ................................................................................................................ 31
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Figure Index
FIGURE 1: EVB TOP VIEW ................................................................................................................................ 9
FIGURE 2: EVB TOP VIEW .............................................................................................................................. 10
FIGURE 3: ACCESSORIES INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 11
FIGURE 4: POWER INTERFACE ..................................................................................................................... 12
FIGURE 5: AUDIO INTERFACE ........................................................................................................................ 13
FIGURE 6: SIM CARD INTERFACE ................................................................................................................. 14
FIGURE 7: ANTENNA INTERFACE .................................................................................................................. 15
FIGURE 8: MAIN PORT AND DEBUG PORT ................................................................................................... 15
FIGURE 9: UART3 ............................................................................................................................................ 17
FIGURE 10: SWITCH ........................................................................................................................................ 18
FIGURE 11: INDICATOR LED ........................................................................................................................... 19
FIGURE 12: CON103 POINTS .......................................................................................................................... 20
FIGURE 13: CON101 POINTS .......................................................................................................................... 21
FIGURE 14: CON102 POINTS .......................................................................................................................... 22
FIGURE 15: CON401 POINTS .......................................................................................................................... 23
FIGURE 16: CON501 POINTS .......................................................................................................................... 24
FIGURE 17: EVB AND ACCESSORIES............................................................................................................ 25
FIGURE 18: SWITCHES STATE FOR FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD ................................................................... 27
FIGURE 19: DIP CONNECTOR OF EVB .......................................................................................................... 29
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1 Introduction
In order to help you to develop applications with Quectel modules, Quectel supplies evaluation board
(EVB) for you to test our modules. This document can help you quickly understand the EVB interface
specifications, electrical and mechanical details and know how to use it.
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1.1. Safety Information
The following safety precautions must be observed during all phases of the operation, such as usage,
service or repair of any cellular terminal or mobile incorporating M10 module. Manufacturers of the cellular
terminal should send the following safety information to users and operating personnel and to incorporate
these guidelines into all manuals supplied with the product. If not so, Quectel does not take on any liability
for customer failure to comply with these precautions.
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2 Product Concept
2.1. EVB Top and Bottom View
Figure 1: EVB Top view
1. Some interfaces and test pins are reserved only for engineers to debug some functions not used for
customer.
2. Some functions are only supported in certain software such as T-flash card.
NOTES
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Figure 2: EVB Top view
A: Debug port
B: Main port
C: UART port 3
D: Adapter interface
E: POWER switch
F: VCHG switch (Not used)
G: D/L switch
H: PWKEY button
I: EMERG_OFF button
J: Loudspeaker interface (Not used)
K: Earphone interface
L: Handset interface of audio channel 2
M: Handset interface of audio channel 1
N: Test points
O: LED indicator (D203&D204 Not used)
P: 60 pins M10-TE-A interface
Q: Battery interface (Not used)
R: Fixture hole for RF cable connector
S: SIM card interface
T: Fixture holes for EVB poles
U: Screw holes for fixing the module
V: T-Flash card interface (Not used)
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2.2. EVB Accessories
Figure 3: Accessories introduction
A: 5V DC switching adapter
B: USB to UART converter cable
C: Antenna
D: RF cable
E: Earphone
F: Bolts and nuts for fixing module and EVB
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3 Interface Application
3.1. Power Interface
Figure 4: Power interface
Table 1: Pin Description
Pin
Signal
I/O
Description
1
Adapter input
I
5V/2A DC source input
2
GND
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3.2. Audio Interface
Figure 5: Audio interface
Table 2: Pins of audio channel 2
Table 3: Pins of audio channel 1
Interface
Signal
Pin NO.
Description
AIN2/AOUT2
MIC2N
1
Channel 2 for Negative microphone input
AGND
2
AGND of audio circuits
SPK2P
3
Channel 2 for Positive receiver output
MIC2P
4
Channel 2 for Positive microphone input
Interface
Signal
Pin NO.
Description
AIN1/AOUT1
MIC1N
1
Channel 1for Negative microphone input
SPK1N
2
Channel 1for Negative receiver output
SPK1P
3
Channel 1Positive receiver output
MIC1P
4
Channel 1Positive microphone input
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3.3. SIM Card Interface
Figure 6: SIM card interface
Table 4: Pins of SIM card interface
Pin
Signal
I/O
Description
1
GND
Ground
2
VPP
Not connected
3
SIM_DATA
I/O
SIM card data I/O
4
SIM_CLK
O
SIM card clock
5
SIM_RST
O
SIM card reset
6
SIM_VDD
O
SIM card power output
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3.4. Antenna Interface
Figure 7: Antenna interface
3.5. Main Port and Debug Port
Figure 8: Main port and Debug port
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Table 5: Pins of Main port
Table 6: Pins of Debug port
Pin
Signal
I/O
Description
1_1
DCD
O
Data carrier detection
1_2
TXD
O
Transmit data
1_3
RXD
I
Receive data
1_4
DTR
I
Data terminal ready
1_5
GND
Ground
1_7
RTS
I
Request to send
1_8
CTS
O
Clear to send
1_9
RI
O
Ring indicator
Pin
Signal
I/O
Description
2_2
DBG_TXD
O
Transmit data
2_3
DBG_RXD
I
Receive data
2_5
GND
Ground
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3.6. UART3
Figure 9: UART3
Table 7: Pins of UART3
Pin
Signal
I/O
Description
3_2
UART3_TXD
O
Transmit data
3_3
UART3_RXD
I
Receive data
3_5
GND
Ground
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3.7. Switch
Figure 10: Switch
Table 8: Switch
Part
Name
I/O
Description
S202
POWER
I
Control power supply via adaptor
S203
VCHG
I
Control charging if module has charging
function
S201
D/L
I
Pull to “ON” to download firmware
S204
PWRKEY
I
Turn on/off the module
S101
EMERG_OFF
I
Emergency button for shutting down the
system
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3.8. Indicator LED
Figure 11: Indicator LED
Table 9: Indicator LED
Part
Name
I/O
Description
D503
VBAT ON/OFF indicator
O
Lighten: VBAT ON
Extinguish : VBAT OFF
D502
GSM_NET status indicator
O
Flash with different frequency according to
different GSM network status
D504
LIGHT_MOS indicator
O
Specially for LIGHT_MOS demo
D101
Module status indicator
O
Indication of module operating status
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3.9. Test Points
3.9.1. CON103
Figure 12: CON103 points
Table 10: Pins of CON103
Pin
Signal
I/O
Description
1
DBG_RXD
I
Receive data
2
GND
Ground
3
VBAT
I
Power supply for module
4
STANDBY
Not used
5
DBG_TXD
O
Transmit data
6
GND
Ground
7
VBAT
I
Power supply for module
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3.9.2. CON101
Figure 13: CON101 points
Table 11: Pins of CON101
Pin
Signal
I/O
Description
1
RES5
Not used
2
ADC1
Not used
3
NETLIGHT
O
NETLIGHT driving output
4
DISP_A0
Reserved
5
LIGHT_MOS
O
Reserved
6
SDDATA
I/O
SD card interface
7
SDCLK
O
8
SDCMD
O
9
GPIO0
I/O
General purpose input/output Port
10
DISPRST
Reserved
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3.9.3. CON102
Figure 14: CON102 points
Table 12: Pins of CON102
Pin
Signal
I/O
Description
1
ADC0
I
Analog to digital converter
2
GPIO101_KBC5
I/O
Keyboard interface
3
KBR1
O
4
KBC0
I
5
KBC2
I
7
KBR0
O
8
KBR2
O
9
KBC1
I
6
VRTC
I/O
RTC supply
10
SIM_PRESENCE
I
SIM card detection
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3.9.4. CON401
Figure 15: CON401 points
Table 13: Pins of CON401
Pin
Signal
I/O
Description
1
RXD
I
Receive data
2
RI
O
Ring indicator
3
GND
Ground
4
TXD3
O
UART3 Transmit data
5
RXD3
I
UART3 Receive data
6
TXD
O
Transmit data
7
DCD
O
Data carrier detection
8
CTS
O
Clear to send
9
DTR
I
Data terminal ready
10
RTS
I
Request to send
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3.9.5. CON501
Figure 16: CON501 points
Table 14: Pins of CON401
Pin
Signal
I/O
Description
1
VCHG
I
Voltage input for the charging circuit
2
RES1
I
Reserved
3
RES2
4
RES3
5
RES4
6
STATUS
O
Module operating status
7
MCU_CL
O
Reserved
8
PWR_EN
O
Power enable Control
9
PWRKEY
I
Turn on/off the module
10
EMERGE
I
Shut down the module in emergency.
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4 EVB Accessories Assembly
Figure 17: EVB and Accessories
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5 Illustration
5.1. Power on
(1) Connect the M10-TE-A to the 60 pins connector on M10 EVB.
(2) Insert the plug of the 5V power adapter.
(3) Turn the Switch S202 to ON state, Switch S203 to OFF state, and Switch S201 to OFF state. The LED
D503 on the EVB will be lighted.
(4) Press the PWRKEY for about 2 seconds. The LED D101 will be lighted which indicates the module in
working status. With LED D101 is on, the module begins running. Otherwise, please check the circuit.
(5) The LED D502 will be flashing at a certain frequency. The GSM working status of the module can be
judged by the LED status.
Please refer to chapter 7in document [3] for detailed network status indication.
5.2. Communicate with Module
(1) Connect the Main Port of EVB to PCs USB port with the USB to UART converter cable.
(2) Open the HyperTerminal (AT command window) on PC. The location of the HyperTerminal in
windows XP is: START program →accessory →communication →HyperTerminal. Set appropriate
Baud Rate (such as 115200 bps) and COM number which can be checked by the Device Manager on
PC.
(3) Connect an antenna to M10-TE-A with an RF cable.
(4) Insert SIM card into the SIM card socket.
(5) Insert earphone or handset into audio interface.
(6) For Power On operation, please refer to chapter 5.1.
(7) After waiting for 2~3 seconds, customer should first input AT or at string once or more until
receiving OK from the module in the HyperTerminal.
The module is set to autobauding mode in default configuration. This operation is to synchronize the
baud rate between the computer and the module.
(8) Input AT command and the module will execute its corresponding function.
Customer can refer to chapter 7 in document [5] for the details of AT commands. For instance, when
input ATD112; an emergency call is established.
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5.3. Firmware Upgrade through Main Port
(1) Start the Firmware Upgrade Tool in the PC.
(2) Press the START button in the Firmware Upgrade Tool.
(3) Switch the S201 and S202 in the EVB to ON state as shown in Figure 18.
After these steps, the firmware refreshing process will be proceeding. For more details, please refer to
chapter 7 in document [4].
Figure 18: Switches State for Firmware Download
5.4. Turn Off
5.5. Emergency Off
Press the EMERG_OFF button for more than 0.1 second, the module will be shut down immediately.
After that, the module can be restarted by pressing the PWRKEY button. Please pay attention that
this operation is harmful to the whole module system and should only be done in emergency such as
failing to turn off the module through the PWRKEY button.
Press the PWRKEY button less than 1 second, the module will be turned off.
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5.6. UART3
5.7. Useful Application
Module provides two UART ports for achieving Dual UART. One is UART1 which is the main UART; the
other is UART3 which is the assisted UART.
AT+QEAUART=1 is used to enable UART3. For more details, please refer to chapter 7 in document [5].
If the module has been welded on your PCB, you can follow the steps below to connect the module with
our EVB. After that, URAT communication is ready.
Remove the resistance R102 to the place of the resistance R224 to change the power supply.
Pull out the module pins of TXD, RXD, VBAT, and GND to the EVB pins of TXD, RXD, VBAT, and GND
with 4 wires. Short-circuit the power key to GND for 1s and cut down the connection to run the module.
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6 60PINs Assignment
Figure 19: DIP connector of EVB
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Table 15: Pin Definition of the 60-pin DIP Connector
PIN NO.
PIN NAME
I/O
PIN NO.
PIN NAME
I/O
1
VBAT
I
2
GND
3
VBAT
I
4
GND
5
VBAT
I
6
GND
7
VBAT
I
8
GND
9
VBAT
I
10
GND
11
VCHG
I
12
ADC0
I
13
ADC1
I
14
VRTC
I/O
15
VDD_EXT
O
16
NETLIGHT
O
17
PWRKEY
I
18
KBR0
O
19
STATUS
O
20
KBR1
O
21
GPIO0
I/O
22
KBR2
O
23
BUZZER
Reserved
24
TXD3
O
25
SIM_VDD
O
26
RXD3
I
27
SIM_RST
O
28
KBC0
I
29
SIM_DATA
I/O
30
KBC1
I
31
SIM_CLK
O
32
KBC2
I
33
SIM_PRESENCE
I
34
LIGHT_MOS
O
35
GPIO1_KBC5
I/O
36
EMERG_OFF
I
37
DCD
O
38
SD_CMD
O
39
DTR
I
40
SD_CLK
O
41
RXD
I
42
SD_DATA
I/O
43
TXD
O
44
DISP_A0
Reserved
45
RTS
I
46
DISP_RST
Reserved
47
CTS
O
48
DBG_RXD
I
49
RI
O
50
DBG_TXD
O
51
AGND
52
AGND
53
SPK1P
O
54
MIC1P
I
55
SPK1N
O
56
MIC1N
I
57
SPK2P
O
58
MIC2P
I
59
AGND
60
MIC2N
I
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7 Appendix A Reference
Table 16: Related Documents
SN
Document Name
Remark
[1]
M10_AT_Commands Manual
AT commands manual
[2]
GSM_UART_Application_Note
The document of serial port application note
[3]
M10_Hareware_Design
Hardware design
[4]
GSM_FW_UPGRADE_AN01
Firmware upgrade application notes
[5]
GSM_DUAL_UART_Application_Note
GSM DUAL UART application Note
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