qTop LTE GNSS BG95/BG96 AMC shield Data Sheet Abstract Data Sheet gives information about the qTop LTE GNSS BG95/BG96 AMC shield. Features and device description. IBT-QTC-BG9X-AMC-DS www.iot-bots.
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Table of Contents Revision History ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Features ...............................................................................................................................
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Revision History №№ Version 1 1.0 2 1.1 3 Date 03.01.2021 07.03.2021 IOT-BOTS.COM LLC Author Iotbotscom Iotbotscom IBT-QTC-BG9X-AMC-DS Description Initial Content update Rev. 1.
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Overview qTop BG95/BG96 (BG9x) LTE GNSS Arduino MKR Compatible Shields are the easiest way to bring the cellular wireless and GNSS location functionality to your Arduino MKR Compatible board DIY IOT project. qTop BG95/BG96 LTE GNSS shields are based on Quectel BG95/BG96 LTE CAT M1 / NB-IOT / EGPRS GNSS wireless modules correspondently.
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Description qTop BG9x LTE GNSS AMC Shields (Devices) are Arduino MKR Compatible PCB shields to be used for building DIY IOT project together with Arduino MKR Compatible IOT board to get cellular connectivity and GNSS location info for the system to be implemented. There are two options exists: - qTop BG96 LTE GNSS AMC Shield: based on BG96 Quectel Modem: Pic.1. qTop BG96 LTE GNSS Shield - qTop BG95 LTE GNSS AMC Shield: based on BG95 Quectel Modem: Pic.2.
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Pic.3. qTop BG9x LTE GNSS AMC Shield dimensions (mm) The main qTop BG9x LTE GNSS AMC Shield components highlighted at picture below. Pic.4. qTop BG9x LTE GNSS AMC Shield components IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QTC-BG9X-AMC-DS Rev. 1.
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Functional diagram The core part of BG95 shield is BG95-M3 and BG96 shield is BG96 Quectel modems. BG95/BG96 is an embedded IoT (LTE Cat M1, LTE Cat NB1 and EGPRS) wireless communication module. It provides data connectivity on LTE-TDD/LTEFDD/GPRS/EDGE networks and supports half-duplex operation in LTE networks. It also provides GNSS functionality to meet customers’ specific application demands.
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Shield supports nano-SIM card to be inserted into Hinged Lid SIM Card Holder type located at the top of PCB. All SIM-card traces are ESD-protected. Network indication LED, located in the center of the edge of the board lets observe modem network status. TPS63020 Buck-Boost Converter is used to power modem, so shield is fully functional even with input voltage drops down to 3.3 V.
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions drain interrupt line and Q_IO GPIO line to be used by qJam device as additional control or status signal. So, any qJam compatible device could be located at the top of the Shield to bring more feature to an IOT solution or project you are working on. Pinout Overview qTop BG9x LTE GNSS AMC Shields could be used with most Arduino MKR Compatible IOT boards (Main Board). The following picture and Table 1 detail the pinout of qTop BG9x LTE GNSS AMC Shield.
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Table 1 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Name RTC NC RI QINT CTS STATUS ENABLE NC DCD NC DTR NC RTS NC ON NC NC NC NC SDA SCL TXD RXD NC GND NC NC 5VIN Description RTC Voltage Not Connected Modem RI qJam Interrupt Modem UART CTS Modem STATUS Device Power On/Off Not Connected Modem DCD Pin Not Connected Modem UART DTR Not Connected Modem UART RTS Not Connected Modem On/Off Not Connected Not Connected Not Connected Not Connected
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions TXD : Modem UART TX line; RTS : Pin can serve several functions, based on PCB jumpers settings: o Modem UART RTS signal; o GPS receiver UART RX line; CTS : Pin can serve several functions, based on PCB jumpers settings: o Modem UART CTS signal; o GPS receiver UART TX line; Modem Control and Status DTR : Modem DTR signal; DCD : Modem DCD signal; RI : Modem RI signal; STATUS : Pin can serve several functions, based on PCB jumpers settings: o Modem STATUS signa
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Turn ON pin Off (LOW); Check URC and AT Commands reply on Modem UART or check STATUS line HIGH level (if line connected); To get Modem OFF these steps to be done: Turn ON pin On (HIGH) for 1 sec; Turn ON pin Off (LOW); Wait for “Power Off” UART message from Modem or check STATUS line LOW level (if line connected); Turn ENABLE pin Off (LOW); Remove the power from VIN & GND pins.
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Abbreviation “SO” – initially open. SP1 PCB jumper is used for Modem FW upgrade.
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DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions GPS TXD: SC1 Open / SO1 Closed / SO6 Open / SO7 Closed; Modem Control and Status To get Modem control and status lines available, these jumpers setting should be done: DTR : SO8 Closed; DCD : SO9 Closed; RI : SO10 Closed; STATUS : SO11 Closed / SO12 Open; qJam interface To get qJam interface QIO line available, these jumpers setting should be done: QIO : SO11 Open / SO12 Closed; To get qJam interface QINT line available, these jumpers setting should be done: QINT : SO14 C
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions I2C SCL : SO18 Closed; UID NVM chip Address To change I2C BUS address of UID NVM chip installed these jumpers setting should be done: “0xA4” : SC5 Closed / SO16 Open (Default settings); “0xA6” : SC5 Open / SO16 Closed; Network LED To get Network LED Enabled or Disabled these jumpers setting should be done: LED Enabled : SC7 Closed (Default settings); LED Disabled : SC7 Open.
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Pictures below show location of Test Points. Pic.10. qTop BG9x LTE GNSS AMC Shield Test Points (Top) Pic.11. qTop BG9x LTE GNSS AMC Shield Test Points (Bottom) IOT-BOTS.COM LLC IBT-QTC-BG9X-AMC-DS Rev. 1.
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Modem FW Update Each qTop BG9x LTE/GNSS AMC Shield contains Test Points to upgrade Modem FW. To make FW upgrade these equipment setup steps to be done: These Test Points to be connected to Host (PC) USB interface: o TP9 : USB_VBUS o TP10 : USB_DP o TP11 : USB_DN o TP13 : GND SP1 PCB Jumper should be closed; After Device and Modem power on, Modem will be enumerated as serial port; Follow Modem FW Upgrade steps, described in appropriate app note document.
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions Pic.12. qTop BG95 LTE GNSS AMC Shield Setup (Arduino MKR Zero Board) Several demos are implemented and published to get qTop Modem Shields up and running in a minute: qTop BG95 AMC Arduino MKR Demo: https://www.iotbots.com/blogs/news/bg95-arduino-mkr-shield-and-thingsboard-dashboard-newoption-from-iot-bots-com qTop BG96 AFC Adafruit Feather ESP32 Demo: https://www.iotbots.
DIY IOT Electronics and Solutions qTop BG9x LTE/GNSS AXC Shield are based on Quectel Module and use Quectel module’s FCC & IC identification numbers. Product SKU IBT-QTC-AMC-BG96 IBT-QTC-AMC-BG95 FCC ID XMR201707BG96 XMR201910BG95M3 IC ID 10224A-201709BG96 10224A-2019BG95M3 The FCC certificate could be found at the following link by searching for the FCCID listed above: https://www.fcc.
