MC Technologies MC55i-Q User manual

MC55i-Q
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User Manual
MC55i-Q
V1.0.0

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Content
General............................................................................................................................................ 4
Warranty provisions................................................................................................................ 4
Safety............................................................................................................................................... 4
Technical limiting values ......................................................................................................... 4
Obligations of the operator..................................................................................................... 4
Qualification of personnel....................................................................................................... 4
Guidelines for transport and storage...................................................................................... 5
Labels on the product.............................................................................................................. 5
Environmental protection ....................................................................................................... 5
Basic safety requirement......................................................................................................... 6
Content............................................................................................................................................ 6
Technical specifications................................................................................................................... 7
Technical Data ......................................................................................................................... 7
4.1.1 Physical properties .......................................................................................................... 7
4.1.2 Mobile network features................................................................................................. 7
Installation....................................................................................................................................... 7
Antenna................................................................................................................................... 7
Power supply........................................................................................................................... 8
Configuration via Putty............................................................................................................ 8
Configuration via STTY............................................................................................................. 8
Configuration via Minicom...................................................................................................... 8
Configuration via C/C++........................................................................................................... 9
Ports, display and operating elements.......................................................................................... 10
Power Supply......................................................................................................................... 10
RS232..................................................................................................................................... 10
LED Indicators........................................................................................................................ 11
AT Commands................................................................................................................................ 12
AT commands for SIM presence and status.......................................................................... 12
7.1.1 SIM Presence................................................................................................................. 12
7.1.2 SIM PIN Status ............................................................................................................... 12
Send SMS using AT commands.............................................................................................. 13
7.2.1 Setting up the device..................................................................................................... 13
7.2.2 Sending the message..................................................................................................... 14
7.2.3 Sending a Unicode SMS message.................................................................................. 15
Maintenance, repair and troubleshooting.................................................................................... 16
Maintenance.......................................................................................................................... 16

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Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................... 16
Repair .................................................................................................................................... 16
Disposal ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Return of the old equipment................................................................................................. 16

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General
These instructions enable the safe and efficient handling of the product. The instructions are
an integral part of the product and must be kept accessible at all times to installation,
commissioning and operating personnel.
Warranty provisions
Unauthorized use, non-observance of this documentation, the use of insufficiently qualified
personnel and unauthorized modifications exclude the manufacturer's liability for resulting
damages. Any modification to the device will void the manufacture’s warranty. The provisions of
our General Terms of Sale (AGB) apply. These can be found on our website (www.mc-
technologies.net/en/terms-and-conditions.php)
Safety
The Safety section provides an overview of the safety instructions to be observed when operating
the product.
The product has been constructed in compliance with the current valid rules of technology and is
safe to operate. It has been tested and has left the factory in perfect condition in terms of safety. In
order to maintain this condition during the operating time, the information in the applicable
publications and certificates must be observed and followed.
The basic safety instructions must be strictly maintained when operating the product. In addition to
the basic safety instructions, the individual sections of the documentation contain descriptions of
procedures and operating instructions with specific safety information.
Furthermore, the local guidelines for the prevention of accidents and general safety regulations for
the area of application of the device should be applied.
Only the consideration of all safety instructions enables the optimum protection of personnel and
the environment against hazards as well as the safe and trouble-free operation of the product.
Technical limiting values
The product is exclusively intended for use within the technical limits specified in the data sheets.
The following limit values must be observed:
•The surrounding temperature limits must not be exceeded or dropped below.
•The supply voltage range must not be violated under or above.
•The maximum air humidity must not be exceeded and condensation must be avoided.
•The maximum switching voltage and the maximum switching current load must not be
exceeded.
•The maximum input voltage and the maximum input current must not be exceeded.
Obligations of the operator
The operator must always observe the national regulations applicable in his country regarding the
operation, functional testing, repair and maintenance of electronic devices.
Qualification of personnel
Installation, commissioning and maintenance of the product may only be carried out by trained
personnel authorised by the system operator. The qualified personnel must have read and
understood this documentation and follow the instructions.

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The electrical installation and commissioning of the product may only be carried out by a person
who, due to his or her specialist training, knowledge and experience as well as knowledge of the
relevant standards and regulations, is able to carry out work on electrical systems and
independently detect and avoid possible hazards.
Guidelines for transport and storage
The following instructions must be observed:
•Do not expose the product to moisture or other potentially harmful environmental
conditions (radiation, gases, etc.) during transport and storage. Pack the product properly.
•Pack the product so that it is protected from shocks during transport and storage, e.g. by
using air-cushioned packaging.
•Before installing the product, check it for possible damage that may have been caused by
improper transport or storage. Damage in transit must be noted on the shipping documents.
All claims for damages must be made immediately and before installation to the carrier /
company responsible for storage.
Labels on the product
The type plate of the product is located as a sticker on one surface of the product. It may contain
the following markings, among others, which are explained in more detail here.
Dispose of old equipment in an environmentally responsible manner
This symbol indicates that old devices must be disposed of separately from
residual waste at suitable collection points. See also the disposal section in this
manual.
CE-label
By affixing the CE marking, the manufacturer confirms that the product complies
with the product-specific applicable European regulations.
Environmental protection
Dispose the product and its packaging in accordance with the relevant environmental protection
regulations. Refer to the disposal section of this manual for instructions on how to dispose the
product. Separate the packaging components made of cardboard and paper as well as plastic and
recycle them using the appropriate collection systems.

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Basic safety requirement
Electrostatic discharges can damage the product!
Damage the product.
Observe the general precautions for handling electrostatically sensitive
components.
Moisture and liquids from the surrounding area can get inside the
product!
Risk of fire and damage to the product.
The product must not be used in wet or humid environments or in the
immediate vicinity of water. Install the product in a dry place protected from
splashing water. Turn off the power before performing any work on a device
that has been exposed to moisture.
Short circuits and damage due to improper repairs and modifications
and opening of maintenance areas!
Risk of fire and damage to the product.
It is not permitted to open the product for repair work or modifications beyond
the removal and insertion of the plug-in cards provided for this purpose.
Overvoltage and voltage peaks from the power supply system!
Fire hazard and damage to the device due to overvoltage.
Install a suitable surge protection.
Distance between antennas and persons!
Too small distance between mobile phone antennas and people can affect
their health.
Please note that the mobile phone antenna must be at least 20 cm away from
persons during operation.
Content
The package includes the accessories listed below. Please check that all accessories listed are
included in your box. If a part is missing or damaged, please contact MC Technologies directly.
•MC55i-Q
•Quick Installation Guide
Optional accessories are not included. Among others, the following parts are available at MC
Technologies:
•DIN Mount Clip-in for DIN Rail
•DIN Rail
•GSM (LTE)-Antenna
•Power supply

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Technical specifications
The following specifications apply to all versions of the MC55i-Q. If these variants differ from one
another, the different values are indicated separately.
Technical Data
4.1.1 Physical properties
Physical characteristics
Value
Supply Voltage
8 V ... 30 V DC
Dimensions (W x H x D)
74 x 33 x 65mm
Operation temperature
-20°C to +70°C
Housing
Plastic
The extended temperature range allows temporary operation at increased temperatures. This
may result in functional restrictions (especially during data transmission). This serves to protect
the internal electronics.
4.1.2 Mobile network features
Technological feature
Description
Supporting networks
LTE Cat M1:
B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B66/B85
LTE Cat NB2:
B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B25/B28/B66/B71/B85
GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Transmission rates LTE-M
Cat M1: Up to 1119 kbps upload and 588 kbps download
Transmission rates NB-IoT
Cat NB2: Up to 158.5 kbps upload and 127 Kbps download
Cat NB1: Up to 70 kbps upload and 32 kbps download
Transmission rates EDGE
Up to 236.8 kbps upload and 296 kbps download
Transmission rates GPRS
Up to 85.6 kbps upload and 107 kbps download
Antenna connections
SMA (female)
Installation
The MC55i-Q is a series of multi-mode LPWA modem supporting LTE Cat M1/Cat NB2/EGPRS and
integrated GNSS.
Please follow the instructions step by step and configure the settings for the SIM card. An incorrect
PIN can lead to the SIM card being blocked.
Warning: user must be at least 20 cm away from the transmitting antenna during device
long-term operation.
Antenna
Mount the supplied antenna on the SMA connector of the MC55i-Q. Check whether there is
sufficient local network coverage from your mobile phone provider.

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Power supply
The MC55i-Q is operated with a supply voltage of 8 - 30V DC. Please connect an external DC power
supply with an output voltage of 8 - 30V DC to the power supply socket.
Please connect the power supply unit to the power supply or switch on the power supply.
Configuration via Putty
1. In Putty, “Serial” as a Connection type.
2. Choose the right Serial port for your USB-Serial connector.
3. Set the speed to "115200".
4. Expand the connection tab on the right side, then under “SSH” click on “Serial”.
5. Set "Flow control" to "None"
Configuration via STTY
You can use "stty" to configure your “tty” and connect to the Modem using "cat" and "echo".
1. Using Command Prompt, give the command:
stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 -crtscts 115200 cs8 -cstopb -parenb -echo –echon1
2. Execute cat /dev/ttyUSB0 in one terminal and echo "AT+CSQ" >/dev/ttyUSB0 in
another.
Configuration via Minicom
You can use the Linux command line tool minicom to connect to the MC55i-Q.
1Using Command Prompt, give the command:
minicom --device /dev/ttyUSB0 --baud 115200,8,N,1
2Disable flow control by pressing CTRL+A followed by O to get into configuration. Then go
down to "Serial port setup", press "Enter" to enter and press "F" do toggle "Hardware
Flow Control"
The Modem will now respond to AT-Commands.

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Configuration via C/C++
The following snipped should help you in order to get a connection to the modem:
Portname = "/dev/ttyUSB0";
serial_port = open(portname, O_RDWR);
// Check for errors
if (serial_port < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Could not open %s: %s\n", portname, strerror(errno));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
// Create new termios struc, we call it 'tty' for convention
struct termios tty;
memset(&tty, 0, sizeof tty);
// Read in existing settings, and handle any error
if (tcgetattr(serial_port, &tty) != 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error %i from tcgetattr: %s\n", errno, strerror(errno));
fprintf(stderr, "Could not get options for modem connection%s\n", portname);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
tty.c_cflag &= ~PARENB; // Clear parity bit, disabling parity
tty.c_cflag &=
~CSTOPB; // Clear stop field, only one stop bit used in communication
tty.c_cflag |= CS8; // 8 bits per byte
tty.c_cflag &= ~CRTSCTS; // Disable RTS/CTS hardware flow control
tty.c_cflag |=
CREAD | CLOCAL; // Turn on READ & ignore ctrl lines (CLOCAL = 1)
tty.c_lflag &= ~ICANON;
tty.c_lflag &= ~ECHO; // Disable echo
tty.c_lflag &= ~ECHOE; // Disable erasure
tty.c_lflag &= ~ECHONL; // Disable new-line echo
tty.c_lflag &= ~ISIG; // Disable interpretation of INTR, QUIT
and SUSP
tty.c_iflag &= ~(IXON | IXOFF | IXANY); // Turn off s/w flow ctrl
tty.c_iflag &= ~(IGNBRK | BRKINT | PARMRK | ISTRIP | INLCR | IGNCR | ICRNL); // Disable
any special handling of received bytes
tty.c_oflag &= ~OPOST;// Prevent special interpretation of output bytes (e.g. // newline
chars)
tty.c_oflag &= ~ONLCR; // Prevent conversion of newline to carriage return/line feed
tty.c_cc[VTIME] = 10; // Set timeout, returning as soon as any
// data is received.
tty.c_cc[VMIN] = 0;
// Set in/out baud rate to be 115200
cfsetispeed(&tty, B115200);
cfsetospeed(&tty, B115200);
// Save tty settings, also checking for error
if (tcsetattr(serial_port, TCSANOW, &tty) != 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error %i from tcsetattr: %s\n", errno,
strerror(errno));
fprintf(stderr, "Could not set options for modem connection %s\n", portname);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}

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Ports, display and operating elements
Port
Description
X1
RS232
Male DB9 Serial port connected directly to
Module UART interface
X2
Power
Power (RJ-11 connector)
X3
ANT
SMA antenna
X4
LED
Status LED
X5
SIM
Sim Card holder
Power Supply
Connection to an AC power supply must be made by using a suitable power supply unit. The DC
voltage must be between 8 and 30V, typical supply voltage is 12V.
Port
Signal
Description
1
Supply in
Supply in (8…30V)
2
dnc (IN)
Reserved, internally connected, must not be connected!
3
PD_IN
Not Connected
4
IGN (IN)
Ignition
5
dnc (IN)
Reserved, internally connected, must not be connected!
6
GND
Ground
RS232
Standard DSUB-9 female connector for RS232 communication.
Port
Signal
Description
1
DCD (out)
Data Carrier Detect
2
RXD (out)
Receive Data
3
TXD (IN)
Transmit Data
4
DTR (IN)
Data Terminal Ready
5
GND
Ground
6
DSR (out)
Data Set Ready
7
RTS (IN)
Request To Send
8
CTS (out)
Clear To Send
9
RI (out)
Ring Indicator
X5
X4

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LED Indicators
Logic Level Changes
Network Status
Brighting Red
Booting
Short flicker (200 ms High/1800 ms Low)
Network searching
Long flicker (1800 ms High/200 ms Low)
Idle
Flicker quickly (125 ms High/125 ms Low)
Data transfer is ongoing
Always high.
Calling

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AT Commands
AT commands for SIM presence and status
7.1.1 SIM Presence
1. Enable the extended error codes to get a verbose format:
AT+CMEE=2
OK
2. Now get the status of SIM presence:
AT+cpin?
+CME ERROR: SIM not inserted
Above AT command response indicates that SIM card is not present.
3. Verify that SIM is inserted properly and check again:
AT+cpin?
+CPIN: READY
OK
When the SIM card is ready, above AT response will be received from the module.
7.1.2 SIM PIN Status
1. Get the status of SIM PIN:
AT+CPIN?
Pin status can be:
•READY: SIM PIN is already unlocked or lock has been disabled.
•SIM PIN: This means SIM PIN is locked and code is required.
•SIM PUK: Maximum number to retries to unlock has reached. PUK code is required from
network provider
2. If SIM PIN is required enter the following command to unlock the SIM:
AT+CPIN=”XXXX”
Enter the SIM PIN instead of XXXX

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Send SMS using AT commands
7.2.1 Setting up the device
•Activate SMS text mode using the following command:
AT+CMGF=1
•In text mode there are some additional parameters that can be set. Using the following
command, we can read the current values:
AT+CSMP?
The device will respond with a string like this:
> +CSMP: 1,169,0,0
> OK
The first value is a combination of some option bits:
bit 7
RP
Reply path, not used in text mode
bit 6
UDHI
User Data Header Information
bit 5
SRR
Set this bit to request a delivery report
bit 3,4
VPF
Validity Period, set b4=1 if a VP value is present
bit 2
RD
Reject Duplicates, do not return a message ID when a message
with the same destination and ID is still pending
bit 0,1
MTI
Message Type Indicatorb1=0 & b0=0 -> SMS-DELIVERb1=0 &
b0=1 -> SMS-SUBMIT

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Bit 0 of the message is always set when sending messages (SMS-SUBMIT). So, the first value should
be 1 or higher. The second parameter sets the Validity Period of the message. This value is encoded
as follows:
0 - 143
(VP + 1) x 5 minutes
144 - 167
12 Hours + ((VP-143) x 30 minutes)
168 - 196
(VP-166) x 1 day
197 - 255
(VP-192) x 1 week
The third parameter contains the PID (Protocol Identifier). This parameter is only used for advanced
messaging. The fourth parameter contains the DCS (Data Coding Scheme). This parameter is used to
select the character set/message type. When setting the DCS parameter to '0' standard 7-bit text is
sent. When setting this parameter to '16' the message is sent as a flash message.
To send a message with a validity period of 1 day, the parameters have to be set like this:
Bit 0 and 4 of the first field has to be set, so the first value will become 1 + 16 = 17.
Send the following command to the modem to set these parameters:
AT+CSMP=17,167,0,16
If the modem responds with "OK", the modem is ready to send (flash) text messages with a validity
period of 1 day.
7.2.2 Sending the message
•To send the SMS message
AT+CMGS="[phone]"
•Replace the above phone number with the wanted phone number. The device will respond
with:
>
•Type the message text and send the message using the <CTRL>-<Z> key combination:
> Test! <CTRL-Z>
<wait>
> +CMGS: 62 Message was sent correctly

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7.2.3 Sending a Unicode SMS message
To check whether your device supports this mode, just type the following command:
AT+CSCS=?
This command displays the code pages supported by the device. The device will respond like this:
+CSCS: ("IRA","GSM","UCS2")
If this string contains "HEX" or "UCS2", Unicode seems to be supported. To specify that you will use
a UCS2 string to send the message, set the codepage to "UCS2" depending on the device response.
In our example we will set the device to "UCS2":
AT+CSCS="UCS2"
Next, specify the correct DCS (Data Coding Scheme) for Unicode messages, which is 0x08. Set this
value by changing the fourth parameter of the AT+CSMP command to '8':
AT+CSMP=1,167,0,8
The device is now ready to send messages as Unicode.

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Maintenance, repair and troubleshooting
Maintenance
The product is maintenance-free and requires no special regular maintenance.
Troubleshooting
If a fault occurs during operation of the product and you need assistance, please contact MC
Technologies support. You can reach our support department by e-mail at support@mc-
technologies.net.
Repair
Send defective products with a detailed error description to:
MC Technologies GmbH, Kabelkamp 2, 30179 Hannover
Before shipping the device:
•Call our support team and ask for an RMA (Return to Manufacturer Authorisation) number.
•Remove possibly inserted SIM cards.
•Back up the configurations on the device and any other data stored on it.
•Back up any applications running on the device.
It is not permitted to open the product for repair work or modifications.
Disposal
Return of the old equipment
In accordance with WEEE regulations, the return and recycling of old MC Technologies equipment
for our customers is regulated as follows:
Please send your old devices carriage paid to the following address:
MC Technologies GmbH
-Entsorgung-
Kabelkamp 2
30179 Hannover