Wistron NeWeb LMA18Q7 LTE Module User Manual UMC A18Q7 Rev 01 201609026

Wistron NeWeb Corporation LTE Module UMC A18Q7 Rev 01 201609026

User Manual

Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 1 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document UMC-A18Q7 User Manual The document contains proprietary information which is the property of Wistron NeWeb Corporation and is strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed to others in whole or in part, reproduced, copied, or used as basic for design, manufacturing or sale of apparatus without the written permission of Wistron NeWeb Corporation.
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 2 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document Revision History Issue Date Version Description 2016/09/06 0.1 Initial Issued
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 3 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document Contents 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Test Setup .............................................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 Developing board ..................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 HW connection and power on sequence ................................................................................ 7 2.3 Connectors and switches ......................................................................................................... 9 2.4 The configuration by adjusting jumpers .............................................................................. 10 3. Interfaces..............................................................................................................................................11 3.1 UART port ................................................................................................................................11 3.2 Android ADB interface ........................................................................................................... 13 3.3 Qualcomm HS-USB Diagnostics 9025 (COM port) ............................................................... 14 3.4 Qualcomm HS-USB WWAN Adapter 9025 ........................................................................... 14 3.5 Qualcomm HS-USB Android Modem 9025 ........................................................................... 15 4. Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement ....................................................... 16 Appendix I ................................................................................................................................................... 18
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 4 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document 1. Introduction This User Manual of A18Q7 module is to describe how to use the following sections for lab test by specific qualified engineers or technicians. Furthermore, this module is NOT intended for commercial use but designed as part of Smart Meter product and M2M devices which mainly provide 4G LTE WAN access capability. FCC Interference Statement This module complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This module may not cause harmful interference and (2) this module must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Radiation Exposure Statement This module complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This module should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 20cm between radiator and human body. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the device.
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 5 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document 2. Test Setup 2.1 Developing board The location of A18Q7:
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 6 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document Top view: Bottom view:
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 7 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document 2.2 HW connection and power on sequence Connection: Procedures for powering on module: Step1: Connecting DC12V/5V adapter to the DC jack and sliding the switch to the “ON state” Supplied by power adapter 5V/1A or 12V/1A( either one)
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 8 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document Step 2: Check if power LED lights on, which indicates external power supplies to the interface board Step3: Press the button of power switch to enable module
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential 2.3 ConnectorsThe following pictures show the locations for all of User Manual Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Documentonnectors and switches The following pictures show the locations for all of connectors and switches. REV: 0.1 PAGE 9 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 10 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document 2.4 The configuration by adjusting jumpers Below figure shows the location of each jumper on developing board. And the configurations for all of jumpers are addressed in below table. The testers can change it by their own according to different test conditions. Jumper Description Comment JP1 Module Power Provide LTE module power when JP1 had connection. JP2 Force_USB_BOOT Force module into USB boot mode when JP2 had connection. JP3 USB detection Pin12: Enable USB detection, Pin23: Disable USB detection JP4 HSIC No used JP5 Power on LTE module automatic power on when JP5 had connection. JP6 RESERVE No used
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 11 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document 3. Interfaces This module offers following interfaces to communicate with module. Except UART console, before those USB emulated ports could be used, it requires to setup the Qaulcomm’s usb driver into your windows PC at first. After driver installation is finished, device manager will show below USB emulated COM ports. 3.1 UART port The UART port is Linux console port, where users could communicate with Linux via shell command. For current laptops, there is no external COM port connector. Recommend to use an usb-to-uart cable to connect with the UART port. Then it is required to install the corresponding driver in advance. After connecting with the cable, it should be able to see the COM port in device manager. For example, COM18 is found for usb-to-uart com port in Windows Device Manager in below figure. Any terminal emulated tool can be used to communicate with Linux via this port. Putty is an open source terminal emulator to be an example in following figure.
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 12 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document After simply configuring speed 115200, terminal will show login prompt. Default login account and password is shown in below figure.
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 13 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document Input Login/Password as root/oelinux123. 3.2 Android ADB interface If USB driver is installed successfully, the interface is available as below figure. The functionalities of this interface like UART port. It‘s required to install Android USB driver on PC/Windows to use adb tool. Adb tool provides an easy way for PC side to push Linux applications to run over the module. Command “adb devices” is often the first command to detect if any module connected with the adb link. And command “adb shell” could start a Linux shell to operate on module’s Linux system. Please refer to following figure.
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 14 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document 3.3 Qualcomm HS-USB Diagnostics 9025 (COM port) This port is created for modem debugging purpose and used by Qualcomm PC tools to communicate with the module. Qualcomm’s tool is protected by Qualcomm License. 3.4 Qualcomm HS-USB WWAN Adapter 9025 This port is created as a virtual network interface which could be used by PC to connect with Internet.
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 15 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document 3.5 Qualcomm HS-USB Android Modem 9025 This port is also called as modem port. Users could use PC terminal tool to connect with the port and send AT commands to control modem directly.
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 16 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document 4. Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 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. 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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:  Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.  Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help. FCC Caution:  Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.  This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 17 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. 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 the maximum antenna gain allowed for use with this device is +2.0 dBi. 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. However, the OEM integrator is still responsible for testing their end-product for any additional compliance requirements required with this module installed. IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event that these conditions cannot be met (for example certain laptop configurations or co-location with another transmitter), then the FCC authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC ID cannot be used on the final product. In these circumstances, the OEM integrator will be responsible for re-evaluating the end product (including the transmitter) and obtaining a separate FCC authorization. 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 FCC ID: NKR-LMA18Q7. The grantee's FCC ID can be used only when all FCC compliance requirements are met. Manual Information To the End User: The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove this RF module in the user’s manual of the end product which integrates this module. The end user manual shall include all required regulatory information/warning as show in this manual.
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 18 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document Appendix I Environmental Setup 1. Windows 7 x64 The environment setup was tested on Windows 7 x64 successfully. 2. Install Android SDK for adb, fastboot and USB driver To install the Android SDK platform and USB driver components on a Windows machine:  Go to http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html.  Follow the instructions for installing the SDK and USB driver.  Right-click My Computer, select Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables, and set the path to include the“C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools”if you installed Android SDK by using default path.  Now the “Windows Devices Managers” looks like the below because there is no QTI device VPD/PID in default installed USB driver.
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 19 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document  Modify C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\extras\google\usb_driver\android_winusb.infandroid_winusb.inf [Google.NTx86] ;Qualcomm FFA %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_05C6&PID_9025 %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_05C6&PID_9025&MI_01 %SingleBootLoaderInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_18D1&PID_D00D
Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 20 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document [Google.NTamd64] ;Qualcomm FFA %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_05C6&PID_9025 %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_05C6&PID_9025&MI_01 %SingleBootLoaderInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_18D1&PID_D00D In addition, make sure that there are matching entries under the [Strings] section: [Strings] SingleAdbInterface = "Android ADB Interface" CompositeAdbInterface = "Android Composite ADB Interface" SingleBootLoaderInterface = "Android Bootloader Interface"  Create a %USERPROFILE%\.android directory if it does not exist Create/edit the adb_usb.ini file as below contexts # ANDROID 3RD PARTY USB VENDOR ID LIST -- DO NOT EDIT. # USE 'android update adb' TO GENERATE. # 1 USB VENDOR ID PER LINE. 0x05C6  Then open “Windows Device Manager” and click right-button on “ADB Interface” and then toggle “Upgrade driver”. Then “Refresh driver” will pop up and installation procedure is shown on following pictures.
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Subject: UMC-A18Q7 User Manual REV: 0.1 PAGE 23 OF 21 Wistron Neweb Corporation Proprietary & Confidential Design Document 3. USB driver QUD.WIN.1.1 Installer-10037.3 will be needed to be installed for the following ports:  Qualcomm HS-USB Android DIAG  Qualcomm HS-USB Android Modem  Qualcomm HS-USB Android GPS (NMEA)  Qualcomm Wireless HS-USB Ethernet Adapter on a Windows 7 OS

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