SimCom SIM7100x EVB User manual

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Document Title: SIM7100x EVB User Guide
Version: V1.01
Date: 2015-07-20
Status: Release
Document Control ID: SIM7100x_EVB_User Guide_V1.01
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Contents
General Notes..................................................................................................................................1
Copyright.........................................................................................................................................1
Contents ............................................................................................................................................2
Figure Index......................................................................................................................................3
Table Index........................................................................................................................................4
Ver si o n Hi st o ry .................................................................................................................................5
1 Overview........................................................................................................................................6
2 SIM7100x EVB .............................................................................................................................7
3 EVB accessories...........................................................................................................................10
4 EVB Interface ..............................................................................................................................12
4.1 Power Interface ..................................................................................................................12
4.2 Audio Interface...................................................................................................................13
4.3 USIM card interface...........................................................................................................14
4.4 Antenna Interface ...............................................................................................................15
4.5 RS232 Interface..................................................................................................................15
4.6 Operating Status LED ........................................................................................................16
4.7 USB interface .....................................................................................................................17
4.8 Switch interface..................................................................................................................17
4.9 IO interface.........................................................................................................................19
4.10 SD card interface..............................................................................................................22
5 Quickly start.................................................................................................................................23
5.1 Running..............................................................................................................................23
5.2 Connecting to PC ...............................................................................................................24
5.4 Download ...........................................................................................................................24
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Figure Index
FIGURE 1: EVB VIEW...........................................................................................................................7
FIGURE 2: EVB FUNCTIONAL ARCHITECTURE .............................................................................9
FIGURE 3: EVB ACCESSORIES .........................................................................................................10
FIGURE 4: THE ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM OF THE EVB AND ACCESSORIES ............................... 11
FIGURE 5: POWER JUMPER ..............................................................................................................12
FIGURE 6: AUDIO INTERFACE .........................................................................................................13
FIGURE 7: SIM CARD SOCKET.........................................................................................................14
FIGURE 8: ANTENNA CONNECTORS..............................................................................................15
FIGURE 9: SERIAL PORT....................................................................................................................15
FIGURE 10: STATUS LED ...................................................................................................................16
FIGURE 11: USB INTERFACE ............................................................................................................17
FIGURE 12: SWITCH INTERFACE.....................................................................................................17
FIGURE 13: THE TEST POINT OF THE IO INTERFACE .................................................................19
FIGURE 14: SD CARD SOCKET.........................................................................................................22
FIGURE 15: THE RUNNING STEPS OF THE EVB ...........................................................................23
FIGURE 16: THE DIAGRAM OF USB DOWNLOAD........................................................................24
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Table Index
TABLE 1: SIM7100X EVB KEY FEATURES........................................................................................6
TABLE 2: THE PIN DESCRIPTION OF THE J202 JUMPER.............................................................12
TABLE 3: THE PIN DESCRIPTION OF THE HANDSET AND HEADSET INTERFACES .............13
TABLE 4: THE PIN DESCRIPTION OF THE SIM CARD SOCKET .................................................14
TABLE 5: THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ANTENNA CONNECTORS..............................................15
TABLE 6: SERIAL INTERFACE ..........................................................................................................15
TABLE 7: THE DESCRIPTION OF THE LED STATUS .....................................................................16
TABLE 8: USB INTERFACE ................................................................................................................17
TABLE 9: THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SWITCH STATUS..............................................................17
TABLE 10: THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BUTTON STATUS...........................................................18
TABLE 11: THE PIN DESCRIPTION OF THE J302 ...........................................................................20
TABLE 12: THE PIN DESCRIPTION OF THE J304 ...........................................................................20
TABLE 13: THE PIN DESCRIPTION OF THE J305 ...........................................................................21
TABLE 14: MICRO SD CARD SOCKET.............................................................................................22
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Version History
Data Version Description of change Author
2015-07-20 V1.01 Origin Yang Hongliang
Li Ya
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1 Overview
This document gives the usage of SIM7100x EVB, user can get useful information about the
SIM7100x EVB quickly through this document.
NOTE: This document is subject to change without notice at any time.
Table 1: SIM7100x EVB Key Features
Feature Implementation
Power supply 1: DC 5.0V ~9.0V
2: USB 5.0V power supply
Interface  UART connector
 USB connector
 USIM card socket
 Micro SD card socket
 POWER on/off button and RESET button
 RF control(Flight mode) switch and UART enable/disable
switch
 Three antenna SMAs
 Headset and handset interface
 ADC/ ISINK/IIC/PCM/UART/GPIO/keypads test points
NOTE: For more details about SIM7100x series frequency bands. Please refer to the
“SIM7100_Hardware_Design” document.
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2 SIM7100x EVB
Figure 1: EVB View
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A: Main antenna SMA, Diversity antenna SMA, GPS/GLONASS antenna SMA
B: IO interface test points（including GPIO, Keypads, ADC, SPI,ISINK）
C: SIM7100x module
D: Power supply selection jumper
E: Micro SD card socket
F: USIM card socket
G: USB connector
H: IO interface test points（including PCM, UART,GPIO,LDO）
I: UART enable/disable switch, RF enable/disable (flight mode) switch
J: Reset button, Power on/off button
K: Headset connector
L: LED indicators
M: UART connector
N: None
O: Handset connector
P: Speaker test points
Q: JTAG test point
R: Power supply adapter connector
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The following figure shows block diagram of SIM7100x EVB.
Figure 2: EVB Functional Architecture
All hardware sub-interfaces of SIM7100x EVB are described in detail in following chapters.
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3 EVB accessories
Figure 3: EVB Accessories
A: GPS/GLONASS antenna
B and C: Main and Auxiliary antenna
D: USB cable
E: 5V DC adapter
F: USB-UART driver CD
G: USB-UART cable
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At normal circumstance, the EVB and its accessories are equipped as the below figure.
Figure 4: The assembly diagram of the EVB andAccessories
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4 EVB Interface
4.1 Power Interface
Figure 5: Power Jumper
Table 2: The Pin Description of the J202 Jumper
Pin Signal Name Description
1 Adapter_VBAT 3.8V/2A form DC 5V
2 VBAT The power supply for SIM7100x VBAT
3 USB_VBAT 3.8V/0.7A form USB
If user wants to use DC adapter as power supply, Adapter_VBAT should be connected to VBAT
on J202 through a jumper as following figure shows.
If user wants to use USB bus as power supply, USB_VBAT should be connected to VBAT on J202
through a jumper as following figure shows.
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4.2 Audio Interface
Figure 6: Audio Interface
J306 is the handset interface. X501 is the headset interface.
NOTE: The MIC’s polarity must be correct.
Table 3: The Pin Description of the Handset and Headset Interfaces
No. Signal Input/Output Description
1 MIC1_P I Positive microphone input
2 EAR_P O Positive receiver output
3 EAR_N O Negative receiver output
4 MIC1_N I Negative microphone input
5 GND Ground
6 HEADSET_MIC+ I Headset microphone input
7 HPH_L O Positive microphone output
8 HPH_R O Negative microphone output
NOTE:
1) Please refer Figure 1.The Pin 1 and Pin 2 of J501 are the SPK_M and SPK_P.
2) Audio cable must be away from the RF antenna, otherwise TDD noise may be occurred.
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4.3 USIM card interface
Figure 7: SIM card socket
Table 4: The Pin Description of the SIM Card Socket
Pin Signal Input/Output Description
1
V_USIM O
USIM Card Power output automatic
output on USIM mode，one is
3.0V±10%, another is 1.8V±10%.
Current is about 10mA.
2 USIM_RESET O USIM Card Reset
3 USIM_CLK O USIM Card Clock
4 GND Ground
5 USIM_VPP Not connect
6 USIM_DATA I/O USIM Card data I/O
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4.4 Antenna Interface
Figure 8: Antenna connectors
Table 5: The Description of The Antenna Connectors
Item Description
J101 Main antenna connector
J105 Auxiliary antenna connector
J106 GPS/GLONASS antenna connector
4.5 RS232 Interface
J205 is 9 pins standard RS232 UART interface. It can be connected to a PC directly.
Figure 9: Serial Port
Table 6: Serial Interface
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Pin Signal I/O Description
1 DCD O Data carrier detection
2 TXD O Transmit data
3 RXD I Receive data
4 DTR I Data Terminal Ready
5 GND Ground
6 NC NC
7 RTS I Request to Send
8 CTS O Clear to Send
9 RI O Ring Indicator
4.6 Operating Status LED
Figure 10: Status LED
Table 7: The Description of the LED Status
D301 Status Module Status
Off Module is not running
On Module is running, or voice call is connected
800ms On/ Off Module find the network and registered
200ms On/ Off Data communication
D201 Status Module Status
Off 5V DC adapter is not connected to EVB.
On 5V DC adapter has be connected to EVB.
D202 Status Module Status
Off The USB port of the EVB is not connected to USB
host.
On The USB port of the EVB has been connected to USB
host.
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4.7 USB interface
Figure 11: USB Interface
Table 8: USB interface
Pin Signal I/O Description
1 VBUS I 5V
2 USB_D+ I/O D+ line
3 USB_D- I/O D- line
4 GND Ground
4.8 Switch interface
Figure 12: Switch Interface
Table 9: The Description of the Switch status
S204 Status Description
Off The RS232 transceiver is closed.
On The RS232 transceiver is open.
S301 Status Description
Off The RF circuit of SIM7100x is closed.
On The RF circuit of SIM7100x is open.
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Table 10: The Description of the Button status
Item Description
SW302 The RESET button.
SW301 The Power on/off button.
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4.9 IO interface
Figure 13: The Test Point of the IO Interface
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