Ublox EVK-NINA-W13 User manual

EVK-NINA-W13
Evaluation Kit for NINA-W13 modules
User Guide
Abstract
This document describes how to set up the EVK-NINA-W13x
evaluation kits to evaluate NINA-W13 series stand-
alone
Wi-Fi
modules. It also describes the different options for debugging
and the development capabilities included in the evaluation board.
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Title EVK-NINA-W13
Subtitle Evaluation Kit for NINA-W13 modules
Document type User Guide
Document number UBX-17011007
Revision, date R04 12-Mar-2018
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Product name Type number Software version PCN reference
EVK-NINA-W131 EVK-NINA-W131-00 1.0.0 -
EVK-NINA-W132 EVK-NINA-W132-00 1.0.0 -
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Contents
Contents..............................................................................................................................3
1Product description ......................................................................................................4
1.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Kit includes........................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Jumper description ............................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 LEDs ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
1.5 Connectors......................................................................................................................................... 10
1.6 Buttons............................................................................................................................................... 10
1.7 Configuration options ........................................................................................................................ 11
2Setting up the evaluation board...............................................................................12
2.1 Evaluation board setup ....................................................................................................................... 12
2.2 Starting up ......................................................................................................................................... 12
2.3 Getting the latest software ................................................................................................................. 12
Appendix ..........................................................................................................................13
ALayouts........................................................................................................................13
BSchematic drawings ...................................................................................................14
CGlossary ......................................................................................................................18
Related documents and links ..........................................................................................19
Revision history................................................................................................................19
Contact..............................................................................................................................20

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1Product description
1.1 Overview
The EVK-NINA-W13 evaluation kit includes an evaluation board, which can be used as a reference design for the
NINA-W13 series Wi-Fi modules, a quick start guide and a USB cable. For the NINA-W131 module, the
evaluation board is prepared with a U.FL coaxial connector for connecting the external antenna. The NINA-W132
module has an onboard antenna; thus the EVK-NINA-W132 evaluation board does not have a U.FL connector.
The main features of the EVK-NINA-W13 are:
•Available in two variants - NINA-W131 and NINA-W132
•All of the NINA-W13 module pins are available at connectors or jumpers
•Can be powered through USB (J8) or external power supply (J23)
•Equipped with a Quad High Speed USB to Multipurpose UART/MPSSE IC (FT4232) that allows serial
communication and flashing over USB.
The EVK-NINA-W13 evaluation kits are available in the following two variants, depending on which NINA-W13
module is mounted on the EVK:
•EVK-NINA-W131 – Evaluation kit for NINA-W131 module, RF port available on U.FL connector (J21)
•EVK-NINA-W132 – Evaluation kit for NINA-W132 module with onboard antenna
This section describes the main connectors and settings that are required to get started. Figure 1 and Figure 2
show the two variants of the EVK-NINA-W13 evaluation board - EVK-NINA-W131 and EVK-NINA-W132.
Figure 1: EVK-NINA-W131 evaluation board

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Figure 2: EVK-NINA-W132 evaluation board
Take care while handling the EVK-NINA-W132. Applying force to the NINA-W132 module might
damage the internal antenna.
1.2 Kit includes
1.2.1 EVK-NINA-W131
The EVK-NINA-W131 evaluation kit includes the following:
•EVK-NINA-W131 evaluation board
•2.4 GHz foldable antenna (Ex-It 2400) with reverse polarity SMA connector
•RP-SMA - U.FL cable assembly, 100 mm length
•USB cable
•Quick Start guide
1.2.2 EVK-NINA-W132
The EVK-NINA-W132 evaluation kit includes the following:
•EVK-NINA-W132 evaluation board
•USB cable
•Quick Start guide

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1.3 Jumper description
Parameter Description Name Default
Enable SW1 Jumper at J5-1_J5-2 connects switch 1 to module pin-7 J5 
Enable SW2 Jumper at J6-1_J6-2 connects switch 2 to IO-27
(Jumper at J14-15_J14-16 must be populated to connect IO27 to module pin-18)
J6 
Enable RGB-LED
Jumper at J7-1_J7-2 connects RED LED to IO-23
(Jumper at J15-3_J14-5 must be populated to connect IO23 to module pin-1)
J7-1_2 
Jumper at J7-3_J7-4 connects BLUE LED to IO-21
(Jumper at J16-1_J16-2 must be populated to connect IO21to module pin-8)
J7-3_4 
Jumper at J7-5_J7-6 connects GREEN LED to IO-33 J7-5_6 
IO/Interface select Module pin to IO/Interface distribution J14 See Table 3
IO/Interface select Module pin to IO/Interface distribution J15 See Table 3
IO/Interface select Module pin to IO/Interface distribution J16 See Table 3
IO/Interface select Module pin to IO/Interface distribution J17 See Table 3
IO/Interface select Module pin to IO/Interface distribution J18 See Table 3
Enable VCC_IO Connects EVK internal 3.3 V to module pin-9 to supply module VCC_IO J25 
Enable VCC Connects EVK internal 3.3 V to modle pin-10 to supply module VCC J26 
Table 1: EVK-NINA-W13 jumper descriptions
Figure 3: Jumper positions on the EVK-NINA-W13
J15 (pin-1)
J16 (pin-1)
J17 (pin-1)
J14 (pin-1)
J7 (pin-1)
J26 (pin-1)
J25 (pin-1)
J18 (pin-1)
J6 (pin-1)
J5 (pin-1)

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Middle row jumper pin Connected to
J14-1 Module pin-28
J14-3 Module pin-29
J14-5 Module pin-1
J14-7 Module pin-21
J14-9 Module pin-20
J14-11 Module pin-16
J14-13 Module pin-17
J14-15 Module pin-18
J16-1 Module pin-8
J16-3 Module pin-27
J16-5 Module pin-25
J16-7 Module pin-24
J16-9 Module pin-31
J16-11 Module pin-35
J16-13 Module pin-32
J16-15 Module pin-36
Table 2: Available module pins at the middle row of jumpers J14 and J16
Connected to Left row
jumper pin
Middle row
jumper pin
Right row
jumper pin
Connected to Default
IO-5, J4 pin-3 J15-1 J14-1 J14-2 SPI_CS, U5-PB-3 [ J15-1_J14-1 ]
IO-18, J4 pin-6 J15-2 J14-3 J14-4 SPI_CLK, U5-PB-0 [ J15-2_J14-3 ]
IO-23, J4 pin-5 J15-3 J14-5 J14-6 SPI_MOSI, U5-PB-1 [ J15-3_J14-5 ]
reserved J15-4 J14-7 J14-8 J18 pin-1_3 [ J14-7_J14-8 ]
reserved J15-5 J14-9 J14-10 IO-22, J3 pin-6 (RTS) [ J14-9_J14-10 ]
reserved J15-6 J14-11 J14-12 IO-25, J3 pin-4 (DTR) [ J14-11_J14-12 ]
reserved J15-7 J14-13 J14-14 IO-26, J3 pin-3 (DSR) [ J14-13_J14-14 ]
reserved J15-8 J14-15 J14-16 IO-27, J3 pin-7 [ J14-15_J14-16 ]
reserved J17-1 J16-1 J16-2 IO-21, J2 pin-3 [ J16-1_J16-2 ]
reserved J17-2 J16-3 J16-4 IO-0, J3 pin-8 [ J16-3_J16-4 ]
reserved J17-3 J16-5 J16-6 reserved
reserved J17-4 J16-7 J16-8 reserved
Reserved J17-5 J16-9 J16-10 J18 pin-5 [ J16-9_J16-10 ]
Reserved J17-6 J16-11 J16-12 J18 pin-7 [ J16-11_J16-12 ]
Reserved J17-7 J16-13 J16-14 J18 pin-9 [ J16-13_J16-14 ]
Reserved J17-8 J16-15 J16-16 J18 pin-11 [ J16-15_J16-16 ]
Table 3: IO-allocation via jumpers J14, J15, J16, and J17
Connected to Left row
jumper pin
Right row jumper
pin
Connected to Default
J14-8 J18-1 J18-2 SPI_MISO, U5-PB-2
J14-8 J18-3 J18-4 IO-19, J4 pin-4 (CTS) [ J18-3_J18-4 ]
J16-10 J18-5 J18-6 IO-14, J4 pin-2 [ J18-5_J18-6 ]
J16-12 J18-7 J18-8 IO-13, J4 pin-9 [ J18-7_J18-8 ]
J16-14 J18-9 J18-10 IO-15, J4 pin-1 [ J18-9_J18-10 ]
J16-16 J18-11 J18-12 IO-12, J4 pin-10 [ J18-11_J18-12 ]
Table 4: IO-allocation via jumper J18

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1.3.1 Default jumper configuration
Figure 4: Jumper configuration to enable UART, IOs, and switches 1 and 2
1.3.2 RGB-LED Jumper configuration
Figure 5: RGB-LED to IO signals jumpers
J18
-
10 to IO15
Mod pin-21 to J18-3
SW2 to IO27
Mod pin-20 to IO22 (RTS)
Mod pin-16 to IO25 (DTR)
Mod pin-17 to IO26 (DSR)
3.3V to Mod pin
-10
3.3V to Mod pin
-9
J18
-6 to IO14
J18
-8 to IO13
SW1 to IO33
J18
-
12 to IO12
Mod pin
-31 to J18-5
Mod pin
-35 to J18-7
Mod pin
-32 to J18-9
Mod pin
-36 to J18-11
J18
-4 to IO19 (CTS)
Mod pin
-18 to IO27
Mod
pin-27 to IO0
Mod pin
-29 to IO18
Mod pin
-28 to IO5
IO33 to GREEN LED
IO21 to BLUE LED
IO23 to RED LED
Mod pin-1 to IO23
Mod pin-8 to IO21

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1.4 LEDs
Function Description Name Color
Power LED Supplied from the EVK 3.3 V DC/DC converter DS8 Green
UART TxD Flashing LED indicates UART Tx activity (output from NINA-W1) DS2 Green
UART RxD Flashing LED indicates UART Rx acitivty (input to NINA-W1) DS3 Amber
UART RTS LED indicates UART RTS status (output from NINA-W1) DS4 [ 1 ] Green
UART CTS LED indicates UART CTS status (input to NINA-W1) DS5 [ 1 ] Amber
UART DTR LED indicates UART DTR status (output from NINA-W1) DS6 [ 1 ] Green
UART DSR LED indicates UART DSR status (input to NINA-W1) DS7 [ 1 ] Amber
status RGB LED to present module satus DS9 [ 1 ] RGB
Table 5: EVK-NINA-W13 LEDs description
[1] To control the LEDs, the corresponding signal jumper(s) must be populated.
Figure 6: Position of LEDs on EVK-NINA-W132 and EVK-NINA-W131
DS2
DS4
DS8
DS5
DS6
DS9
DS7
DS3

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1.5 Connectors
The available connectors on the EVK-NINA-W13 evaluation board are shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7: EVK-NINA-W13 connectors
Connector Description
J1, J2, J3, J4 Connectors for accessing the NINA-W1 IO signals (GPIO)
J8 USB connector; type Micro-B
J10 Reserved
J21 RF-port at U.FL coaxial connector for external antenna (connector J21 is not populated on EVK-NINA-W132)
J22 RJ45 connector, reserved for future use (RMII to PHY)
J23 2.1 mm Power jack, positive center pin, 5 – 12 V
Table 6: EVK-NINA-W13 connector descriptions
1.6 Buttons
The EVK-NINA-W13 evaluation board has four buttons as explained in Table 7. Two of them can be connected
to NINA-W1 pins via jumper configuration.
Button Description
RESET Reset button, triggers the reset logic that pulls module pin-19 low
BOOT If reset is asserted pressing BOOT-switch will pull module pin-27 low
SW1 General function button connected to jumper J5 pin-2
SW2 General function button connected to jumper J6 pin-2
Table 7: EVK-NINA-W13 buttons descriptions

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1.7 Configuration options
Module pin
number
IO-
signal
Primary
function
Accessible at
Jumper/Connector
Module pin
number
IO-
signal
Primary
function
Accessible at
Jumper/Connector
1 GPIO-23 J14-5, [J4-5, J7-1]
( 1 )
20 GPIO-22 UART_RTS J14-9, [J3-7]
( 1 )
2 GPI-34 J2-3 21 GPIO-19 UART_CTS J14-7, [J4-4]
( 1 ) ( 2 )
3 GPI-39 J2-1 22 GPIO-1 UART_TXD J3-2
4 GPI-36 J2-2 23 GPIO-3 UART_RXD J3-1
5 GPIO-32 J2-6, J11-2 24 GPIO-4 J16-7
6,12, 14 GND J1-6,-7, J4-7, J12-1,-2 25 GPIO-2 J16-5
7 GPIO-33 J2-5, J5-1, J7-5 26, 30 GND J1-6,-7, J4-7, J12-1,-2
8 GPIO-21 J16-1, [J2-4, J7-3] ( 1 ) 27 GPIO-0 J16-3, [J3-8] ( 1 )
9 VCC_IO J25-2 28 GPIO-5 J14-1, [J4-3] ( 1 )
10 VCC J26-2 29 GPIO-18 J14-3, [J4-6] ( 1 )
13 RF-port Antenna J21 31 GPIO-14 J16-9, [J4-2] ( 1 ) ( 2 )
16 GPIO-25 UART_DTR J14-11, [J3-4] ( 1 ) 32 GPIO-15 J16-13, [J4-1] ( 1 ) ( 2 )
17 GPIO-26 UART_DSR J14-13, [J3-3] ( 1 ) 34 GPI-35 J3-5
18 GPIO-27 J14-15, [J3-6, J6-1] ( 1 ) 35 GPIO-13 J16-11, [J4-9] ( 1 ) ( 2 )
19 RESET-N RESET (J1-3 via logic) 36 GPIO-12 J16-15, [J4-10]
( 1 ) ( 2 )
Table 8: Module pin to IO signal conversion
(1) Connector/jumper placed inside the brackets indicates that a jumper must be positioned at the
corresponding position of the IO distribution jumpers J14 – J17 if the IO-signal is to be presented at the
designated connector/jumper as mentioned in Table 3.
(2) These IO signals require a second jumper to be positioned at the IO distribution jumper J18 as
mentioned in Table 4.
1.7.1 Power supply
The supply voltage to the EVK-NINA-W13 evaluation board can be sourced from the following connectors:
•USB (J8)
Depending on your USB source, the USB supply current may be insufficient.
•External power supply (J23): The external supply voltage must be in the range 5 – 12 V

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2Setting up the evaluation board
2.1 Evaluation board setup
The EVK-NINA-W1 is delivered with the u-blox connectivity software installed on the module.
Before connecting the module, download and install the latest u-blox s-center evaluation software from the
u-blox website.
Plug in external supply power at connector J23 or connect J8 (USB type Micro B) to a USB host using the USB
cable. The status light (DS8) will turn green, indicating that the internal EVK 3.3 V is on.
When using the EVK-NINA-W131, before powering up the EVK, ensure that you have connected
the 2.4 GHz antenna with the U.FL antenna connector (J21). Failing to do so may cause
undesired operation. The EVK-NINA-W132 has an onboard antenna.
Be careful to check polarity before connecting external power supply to the EVK-NINA-W13
evaluation board. Center conductor is positive (+) and the ring is negative (-).
The current consumption during startup of the EVK can be high.
The operating system will install the correct COM port drivers automatically. The drivers will need to be installed
only when you connect the unit to a new computer for the first time. For more information about the COM
ports and their configuration, see the FTDI FT4232H Datasheet [3].
One COM port will automatically be assigned to the unit by the Windows OS. To view the assigned COM ports
on Windows 7, follow the steps mentioned below:
•Open the Control Panel and click Hardware and Sound.
•Click Device Manager in Devices and Printers. This will open the Device Manager window where you
can view the assigned COM ports.
2.2 Starting up
Perform the following steps to enable communication with the module:
1. Start the u-blox s-center evaluation software.
2. Use the default baud rate 115200, 8N1 with flow control.
3. You will now be able to communicate with the module through AT commands.
For a list of available AT commands, see the u-blox Short Range AT Commands Manual [2].
2.3 Getting the latest software
Send an email to the support team email address for your area as listed in the Contact section for information
about the latest available software.

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Appendix
ALayouts
Figure 8: Primary and secondary side layouts of EVK-NINA-W13

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BSchematic drawings

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CGlossary
Name Definition
COM Communication
CTS Clear To Send
DSR Data Set Ready
DTR Data Terminal Ready
EVK Evaluation Kit
GND Ground
GPI General Purpose Input
GPIO General Purpose Input/Output
IO Input-Output
LED Light-Emitting Diode
PHY Physical layer
U.FL Miniature coaxial RF connector
USB Universal Serial Bus
RF Radio frequency
RMII Reduced Media-Independent Interface
RTS Request To Send
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
USB Universal Serial Bus
VCC IC power-supply pin
Table 9: Explanation of abbreviations used

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Related documents and links
[1] NINA-W13 Data Sheet, document number UBX-17006694
[2] u-blox Short Range AT Commands Manual, document number UBX-14044127
[3] FTDI FT4232H QUAD HIGH SPEED USB TO MULTIPURPOSE UART/MPSSE IC Datasheet -
http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/DataSheets/ICs/DS_FT4232H.pdf
[4] NINA-W1 System Integration Manual, document number UBX-17005730
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Revision history
Revision Date Name Comments
R01 22-May-2017 ovik, kgom Initial release.
R02 04-Jul-2017 ovik, mwej Updated Figure 7 and Table 8 due to pin swap on connectors J2 and J3.
Updated Figure 8and schematic drawing (Appendix B). Updated assigned COM ports in
section 2.1.
R03 09-Nov-2017 kgom Renamed this document as EVK-NINA-W13 User Guide and updated the content due to
the availability of a separate user guide for the EVK-NINA-
W10x evaluation kits
(UBX-17057549).
R04 12-Mar-2018 cmag Updated the software version to 1.0.0 in the last table on page 2 and the “Related
documents and links” section

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